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Two men who have been in the headlines recently for allegedly making threats were both indicted Wednesday by a Boyle County grand jury.
The man who allegedly threatened to shoot five people including a judge was indicted on misdemeanor terroristic threatening charges while the man accused of threatening to blow up a school was indicted on a felony charge.
Bobby L. Wilson, 56, of 7919 Forkland Road, was indicted on five misdemeanor counts of third-degree terroristic threatening and a felony count of intimidating a witness.
According to the indictment, Wilson threatened to shoot Family Court Judge Bruce Petrie, Assistant County Attorney Lynne Coleman, his estranged wife Connie Wilson, her attorney Ephraim Helton and his daughter Jamie Cummins between Dec. 24 and Jan. 7.
Bennett Williams, 55, of 316 Twinbrook Drive, was indicted on a single felony count of second-degree terroristic threatening for allegedly threatening to blow up Danville Christian Academy on Dec. 14, the same day as the school massacre in Newtown, Conn.
Commonwealth's Attorney Richie Bottoms explained that Williams was indicted on a Class D felony, which carries a sentence range of one to five years in prison upon conviction, because he allegedly made a threat against a school. In 2001, Kentucky revised its terroristic threatening statutes to make threats against schools, school property, personnel or students a felony, Bottoms said.
In the Wilson case, making threats against individuals is a Class A misdemeanor under Kentucky law and carries a maximum sentence of a year in jail. The fact that one of the intended targets of the threat was a judge or other officer of the court doesn't increase the seriousness of the crime in the eyes of the law, Bottoms said.
Bottoms pointed out that there was another recent case in which Monty Bryant Jr. was indicted for first-degree terroristic threatening for allegedly calling in a bomb threat to the Boyle County Courthouse on Sept. 11.
In Kentucky, calling in a threat to detonate a weapon of mass destruction in a courthouse, school or other public place is a Class C felony carrying a penalty range of five to 10 years in prison, Bottoms said.
Williams did not call in a bomb threat to Danville Christian Academy. Police said another man overheard Williams say he should plant dynamite around the school and blow it up.


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This colorful dish makes a beautiful, hearty, rise-and-shine breakfast. The potatoes and pepper are tender; the poached eggs are perfect; and the flavor combination is wonderful. —Cathy Hall, Phoenix, Arizona
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Nutritional Facts 1 cup potato mixture with 1 poached egg and 2 tablespoons sauce (calculated without optional ingredients) equals 277 calories, 13 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 235 mg cholesterol, 585 mg sodium, 26 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 14 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 medium-fat meat, 1 starch, 1 fat.
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International Conference "Tackling climate change: The contribution of forest scientific knowledge"
- 21 May 2012 - 24 May 2012, Tours, France
This international conference will focus on the current state of knowledge on climate change impacts on forest ecosystems, services and activities. It will highlight methods and challenges to mitigate or tackle climate change impacts, both before they arise and once they have occurred. It will show... More information »
13th Congress of the International Society of Ethnobiology
- 20 May 2012 - 25 May 2012, Montpellier, France
For two decades, the International Society of Ethnobiology (ISE) has actively promoted and supported the inextricable linkages between biological and cultural diversity and the vital role of Indigenous and local peoples in stewardship of biological diversity and cultural heritage, which includes... More information »
Side-event at SBSTA 36: Status of knowledge on how agriculture can contribute to adaptation and mitigation
- 18 May 2012, METRO, Ministry of Environment, Maritim Hotel, Bonn, Germany
The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) will during the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) hold a side-event entitled "Status of knowledge on how agriculture can contribute to adaptation and mitigation". more.. More information »
Side-event at SBSTA 36: Insights in REDD+ realities Politics, MRV and Benefit Sharing
- 16 May 2012, WIND, Ministry of Environment, Maritim Hotel, Bonn, Germany
CIFOR, together with partners, will examine the politics of benefit sharing and reference levels based on a global comparison of country experiences, among them Indonesia and Brazil. We will identify opportunities and obstacles in the REDD policy and MRV arena and provide lessons for constructive... More information »
UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies session
- 14 May 2012 - 25 May 2012, Bonn, Germany
The Convention established two permanent subsidiary bodies: the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI). These bodies give advice to the COP and each has a specific mandate. They are both open to participation by any Party and... More information »
World Congress on Water, Climate and Energy
- 13 May 2012 - 18 May 2012, Dublin, Ireland
The Congress will explore the topics of resilient and sustainable cities with a focus on climate change adaptation and mitigation. The challenges of climate change adaptation and incorporating uncertainty into the city vision and infrastructure will be discussed together with the impacts and... More information »
International Seminar "Assessing Forest Governance in a Context of Change"
- 9 May 2012 - 11 May 2012, Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
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Fourth Meeting of the Working Group on the Review of Implementation of the Convention (WGRI-4)
- 7 May 2012 - 11 May 2012, Montreal, Canada
WGRI-4 will be held in Montreal, Canada, from 14-18 May 2012, to review the implementation of the new Strategic Plan for Biodiversity (2011-2020), including the Aichi Targets. Recommendations from WGRI-4 are to be submitted to COP-11 for its consideration and adoption. WGRI-4 includes "forest... More information »
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- 7 May 2012 - 8 May 2012, Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
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Geography International Symposium - Climate Change for Sustainability
- 4 May 2012 - 7 May 2012, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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Meh, I doubt it. PHA, unlike the RDA apparently, hasn't been too big on absorbing new land and doesn't have a block of property in PB like it did in Hawthorne after the towers came down. The big problem with the whole PB affordable housing plan is that there's no money floating around for much of anything that's going to have a big impact one way or the other, particularly given the increasing land values in that neighborhood.
Like you, I'm hesitant to start predicting how AVI will pan out. That said, I'm pretty skeptical that AVI will be as nuclear as some people are claiming now. My money is on them coming up with some watered down version, probably pasted together with a bunch of exemptions and appeals, that will squeeze some new tax money out of developing neighborhoods, but probably not anywhere near enough to actually slow down gentrification. As you said, while City Hall may be incompetent, they're not as stupid as people like to imagine. I seriously doubt a "kill the goose that laid the golden egg" scenario is in the future.
If I were in Johnson's shoes, I wouldn't be betting my political future on a city-crippling property tax coming through to incidentally gum up development in my home district, or magically getting enough NSP/fed money to somehow build myself more anti-gentrification constituents. I imagine he's probably just going to try to play both sides, making a big deal out of propping up some ghost affordable housing to appease one side, while not actually doing much to impede developers enough to have them rally yups against him. It's more or less how a fossil like Verna stuck it out in a district where "her people" (ie working class white ethnics) have long since become a minority.


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Recently news broke out that leading actor "Weir" Sakollawat Kanarot got drunk and passed out in the middle of the street and had to be taken to the police station to sobre up. At the opening ceremony of his upcoming lakorn "Pra Jun Lai Prayuk" Weir confesses, it's partly true..
"Honestly it was nothing. I went to work and had a bit to drink. Then I couldn't drive so I parked my car to take a nap and when I woke up I was at the police station because a taxi came to help me because he thought I might be in trouble and called the police and they drove me to the station"
"Honestly I wasn't that drunk to the point where I passed out on the street. The taxi driver told me I was sleeping in my car and the police carried me out of my car and put me on the street when they need to get into my car. Perhaps during that time someone saw and thought I passed out on the street but honestly it's nothing. They said it was a good thing I didn't keep driving cause I could cause an accident and I thanked the man who helped me"
From the incident people say your behaviour is inappropriate and not a suitable role model to younger generation
"Honestly I don't think so. People should look at the positive side, and the bad stuff they don't need to follow. I want to say when people are tired or drunk they shouldn't drive and should just park their car somewhere and sleep so they won't cause any accident. Honestly I wanted to park my car at the gas station but there were none in the area so I just parked whereever I was and it was lucky that someone came to help me"
"I do go to parties but not often. That night I was working too hard so that's why I was so tired and usually when I have parties, I always have it at home"
Weir says his girlfriend Pancake didn't say too much about the incident, she just said to drink less
"Nong Pan said to be more careful and try to think about other people before I do anything because so many people are worried about me and I said okay. But she didn't tell me not to drink she just said to drink less"
"Her mom didn't say anything either. She probably understands but she said to be careful because she is worried. As for the executives they probably know it was nothing. I didn't get punished or anything but in the future I won't let this happen again"
How do you feel about DJ Chao Chao announcing this on radio? He was the first to announce your drunken news
"As for P'Chao Chao I'm not going to get him in trouble. I think it's normal because it was an interesting news and I'm not upset with him. I feel nothing by this and I feel I should be more careful and I don't need to sort anything out with him. I blame myself for this, it was my fault"
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No book except perhaps Uncle Tom's Cabin had as powerful an impact on the abolitionist movement as Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. But while Stowe wrote about imaginary characters, Douglass's book is a record of his own remarkable life. Born a slave in 1818 on a plantation in Maryland, Douglass taught himself to read and write. In 1845, seven years after escaping to the North, he published Narrative, the first of three autobiographies. This book calmly but dramatically recounts the horrors and the accomplishments of his early years—the daily, casual brutality of the white masters; his painful efforts to educate himself; his decision to find freedom or die; and his harrowing but successful escape.
An astonishing orator and a skillful writer, Douglass became a newspaper editor, a political activist, and an eloquent spokesperson for the civil rights of African Americans. He lived through the Civil War, the end of slavery, and the beginning of segregation. He was celebrated internationally as the leading black intellectual of his day, and his story still resonates in ours.
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This is a book I finally decided I had to read following my last semester with American Literature. I learned relatively quickly that this is a book that is frequently referred to — and I needed to understand how it fit into all the other topics that were being discussed in my lit courses. I have been putting this one off for so long because I find the topic disconcerting. So when I finally picked it up and started reading I never would have guessed that I was about to find a new favorite book!
Frederick Douglass is an amazing man. His life and story are more than just engrossing — it is truly the solid foundation of history. And his ability with words simply makes this book live. From his first memories of slavery to his greatest orations this is a man that captivates readers and draws them in. He is a powerful speaker, and his surviving orations are as powerful and pertinent today as at the time of their first issue. But what I found most engrossing of this read was Douglass' charisma that resonates throughout the book. This is a man that does more than simply define "The American Dream." This is a man that turns that "American Dream" on its head. His humor, devotion, dedication, oratory skills, and intelligence redefined what it meant to be black in America — in a time when the blacks were still fettered in chains, both literal and figurative. But more than that — Douglass has a gift for giving life through the written and spoken word to what many of us today would like to consider a long dead topic.
Douglass' portrayal of slavery is both honest and moving. He presents it in the light of the crime it was, and opens the eyes of readers to not only the horrific moral stain it carried — but to the lasting consequences that continue to haunt our society today. This work is still as insightful and significant a read today as it was when first penned. Douglass clearly and decisively identifies the consequences of slavery — and how those consequences festered and grew to impact our world more than a hundred years later.
But Douglass is not your run of the mill abolitionist. He also insists that the cure for the racial difficulties our world struggles with can only be cured through mutual effort. He suggests that the whites need to move beyond their perception of indoctrination, and see the black race for the great and influential men and women they are. And the black race needs to step forward and work as hard as they ever did as slaves to define themselves, for themselves, as the great people they truly are and can become.
This book is a powerful and positive read. It deals with many moral issues and demands that we need to continue to work — even today — on improving the racial relations defined in the past. Douglass envisions a world where the blacks are accepted as Americans, with all the rights and privileges they are entitled to in conjunction with all other Americans. He also suggests that this is not a road that can be paved with the effort of only one race. The barriers of master and slave, black and white, bond and free, must all be obliterated. And on their ruins we need to start over in building a world that is no longer defined through race, color, religion, or ethnic origin. Rather, we need to reconstruct a society built on the efforts, abilities, strengths, and greatness of men and women.
For more information about this book and its author be sure to visit the following websites:
Frederick Douglass/History.com
Documenting the American South
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It's been several weeks since I visited the rather sensitive issue that is "Query Letters". Every aspiring writer wants to know, "What's the secret?" Every aspiring writer, at one point or another, thinks that there must be some secret to query letters or some secret code. Maybe you're supposed to say the word "sassafras" or "kerfuffle" or something at some point in your letter, and that will be the point when the agent reading your letter says, "He knows the code… send him a book deal." I don't know. If you want me to be honest, the key to what makes a perfect query letter is #3 behind The Da Vinci Code and the whereabouts of The Holy Grail on the list of the world's greatest mysteries. How mysterious is it? I have a strange feeling that Indiana Jones will be trying to find the perfect query letter if they ever make a fifth one of those movies: Indiana Jones and the Query Letter of Providence!
I just hope they bring back Shia Labeouf. What's that, Microsoft Word? Red squiggly lines under "Shia" and "Labeouf"?? That's because his name is like something out of a Canadian Dr. Seuss book.
In all likelihood, though—as much as it pains me to say this—the possibility of there being a "perfect query letter" is about as remote as the likelihood that Eddie Murphy will ever star in anything watchable again. There is no perfect query letter because there are no perfect agents. The querying process is a give and take, and your letter is going to be subject to an impossible range of factors over which you have absolutely zero control. An agent might pass on your project because the story of your book just happens to be close to something the agency has already taken. Your project might be passed up because Agent #17 just spilled hot coffee on herself, she's pissed off, and, frankly, she's taking it out on your book because what does she care? Your project might be passed up because it's 2:00 in the morning in New York and Agent #31 just decided to browse your letter on her I-Phone while enjoying drinks at a bar with some girlfriends and "Party Rock" is playing for the fifth damn time and, while she really, really LOVED your idea, in her drunken stupor she accidentally hit delete and was too intoxicated to notice. That could happen!
Or your project could be terrible. Like really, really terrible. Like if your book were a movie, even Eddie Murphy wouldn't star in it. Yes—that's TWO Eddie Murphy slams in one post and you know what's strange? I love Eddie Murphy. That's just the way the wind is blowing today, my friends.
I think I had too much coffee this morning.
Anyway, there are some strategies you can adopt to help hedge your bets when it comes to query letters. And for this letter, I'm not going to waste time telling you the obvious stuff that you should already know. You should already know that a query letter should never be longer than one page. Some agents will tell you a letter shouldn't be longer than 250 words, although I try to keep mine between 250 and 400. If an agent is too busy to give my project more than 250 words, I would suspect that agent is too busy to stick his or her neck out for me anyway, even I suspected I'd written the next To Kill a Mockingbird. I shouldn't have to tell you to research any agent you query and make sure that agent represents books in your genre and I shouldn't have to tell you to edit the crap out of your query letter. You should reread that bad boy no less than 10 times. So, with all the basic stuff out of the way, let's get to the good stuff.
Find New Agents: I don't divulge all of my secrets. The point of this blog is not for me to do all the research for you but rather to point you in the right direction. Rosters of new agents give you information about young, hip, and eager agents who have just entered the game and their appeal should be obvious to you. New agents are probably in the process of building client lists, which means they'll be taking on more projects. If you're young, there's probably a better chance that your interests overlap with new agents. I find that younger agents, for example, are far more likely to embrace sci-fi, dystopian fiction, urban fantasy, etc. than some of their elder counterparts because our generation has always embraced those genres. It could be easier for you to get your foot in the door with a young agent than with someone who already has a client list chock full of prolific, skilled authors who are already established names. I won't tell you where these listings are, but they shouldn't be too difficult to find.
Don't Spend Too Much Time Selling Yourself: This can be a surprisingly contentious issue. I have met some agents who say you shouldn't feel obligated to say anything about yourself in your query letter and I have met agents who say, "Well, of course, we need to know something about you!" What I can say is that I have seen no discernible benefits from listing all my degrees, my background in journalism, my work as an English teacher, my extensive international traveling, blah, blah, blah. You're trying to sell your book and, assuming you've written a good query, that should be the highlight of your query. Biographical information is just sort of the icing on the cake. My advice? See if the agency you're considering has anything really specific to say about query letter specs. If they tell you they want an absurdly short query letter (250 words), then your biographical info is what you put on the chopping block first. Several agencies will specifically request that you write something about your background and credentials. In that case, go for it, but keep it short—I'd say three sentences, unless you live a really dynamic and exciting life—and don't mention anything that isn't relevant to your book or your writing.
Ixnay on Ebut-Day: Pig Latin? Some experts claim that you should never mention that you're a debut writer or that you've never been published. I agree with most of this. With regard to the first part, use your own discretion on whether you mention a book is your debut attempt. My instinct is to say don't mention it at all, because the fact that you're a debut writer shouldn't have any bearing on the quality of your book. However, some agents have a soft-spot for first-time writers and, in those rare situations, mentioning that you're young and just starting out might make them nostalgic enough to give you a chance. If you're uncertain how an agent feels about debut writers, don't mention it. As I said, the fact that you're a debut writer isn't terribly relevant and does seem far more likely to work against you. You may not be a professional yet, but that doesn't mean you should sell yourself as an amateur.
As for mentioning that you've never been published, failure in the industry should not be seen as an indictment against your abilities. Who cares that you've never been published? That doesn't mean you're out of the game. Take my first book, The Notice, for example: I still believe that I wrote a fantastic book and reviewers on Amazon seemed to agree, giving it 20 five-star reviews and 5 four-star reviews out of 25, however, I will admit that a ghost story set during The Bosnian War may not have been the most marketable book I could have written. In that respect, I understand why agencies may not have wanted to take a risk on it. However, why should I put myself on the line by referencing the books I failed to get published in any query letter regarding a new project I'm pitching? How could that possibly help me? Trying to get published is the process of continually looking forward. Never put all your cards on the table and always keep your query letter focused specifically on the book you're trying to sell now.
Know What an Agent Does: Okay, I might be treading into "Obvious" territory here, but I still hear tons of stories from agents who receive letters from folks who are unclear what a literary agent does, and I am sympathetic to their plight. Nowhere in your query letter should you ever make a request for an agent to give you feedback on your project. You should not ask for advice or criticism. That is not what an agent does. You should not mention your payment expectations (probably not a good idea at any point in the publishing process) and you should not ask for advice on the promotion or marketing end. The first step in the game is for YOU to make your manuscript and query letter as pristine as possible, then you contact an agent strictly to attract their interest in hopes that he or she will help you pitch your project to a publisher. Leave all the business jargon and catchphrases out of your query letter. Keep it focused on your book, first, and then your credentials, if applicable.


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SECOND SUNDAY PUZZLE — Happy New Year! Welcome back to a whole new slew of brain puzzles: puzzles to pore over, puzzles to rhapsodize over, puzzles to shake a fist at, and puzzles you can use to show your friends how smart you really are.
We start off the solving year with a fascinating acrostic by the superhuman team of Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, or Hex, as they are sometimes known. Today's quote is from a book that examines the rise of our comic superheroes and is a well-thought-out sociological analysis of how we, as humans relate to, and see ourselves in, these fantastic characters.
Michael Sharp, better known to the crossword community as Rex Parker, is a professor of English literature at a university in the Northeastern United States, and his fascination with vintage sensational pop literature and comic books is well known. This quote was right up his alley, so I asked for his opinion on "Supergods":
"The book is a fantastic memoir/history by one of the most important comics writers of the past quarter century (I'm teaching the book in my Comics course this spring). The quote is funny; he's an interesting mix of realist and idealist, which is to say he can see the absurdity in the superhero genre and still embrace it as a means of expressing big and even hopeful ideas".
If you're interested in looking further into the genre, Mr. Sharp also recommends "We3″ (especially to animal lovers) and "All-Star Superman," which is a recent 12-issue graphic novel series, soon to be an animated film.
I've always loved the word MILQUETOAST, and it's here today clued to the archetypal milquetoast, Clark Kent. His alter ego, Superman, was of course, the polar opposite; it was Clark Kent's retiring personality — and a well-placed pair of glasses — that indicated that we were supposed to be completely fooled about his superhuman identity.
Did you ever wonder where superheroes shop for their uniforms? If you saw the 2004 Pixar film The Incredibles, you've met Edna Mode, designer to the superstars:
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Bill Clinton rose to the White House proclaiming himself a supporter of women's rights, but this shocking expose reveals a pattern of disturbing actions that render his rhetoric hollow. Combining in-depth research and first-hand accounts, Candice E. Jackson proves that Clinton used his political power to harass, intimidate and terrorize the women who got in his way. And while Jackson stops short of morally condemning the former president for his philandering, her research uncovers an undeniable link between his liberal beliefs and misogynistic behavior. It's a discovery that should concern women everywhere, given that Hillary Clinton, his eager accomplice, might one day occupy the Oval Office.
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Injured Louisville guard Kevin Ware receives huge support that comes in all shapes and sizes
There was a letter from Sean, an inmate in a supermax prison in Florence, Colo. Sean is serving a 39-year sentence for fire-bombing a synagogue in 2001, but wrote that he has renounced his racist skinhead past.
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Hurd's pledging to Vols...'It's just amazing'
Stay on top of Tennessee football recruiting with a subscription to InsideTennessee.com. Sign in now to read about this All-American that plans to be a Volunteer.
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Cville Police Investigate Attempted Robbery, Shooting Incident
Court documents show a man reported to police that he had been walking along the 900 block of South First Street when he was held up at gunpoint by two men on May 10.
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Top Prospects Slated for Blue Chip Challenge
Some of the top players in Virginia's 2014, 2015 and 2016 classes will be at Sunday's Blue Chip Challenge, where an invitation to the Chesapeake Bowl can be earned for class of 2014 prospects.
Car fire snarls traffic on I-69 near Lapel
Riding to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway helicopter is a perk of the privileged.
Redskins agree to deal with top pick Amerson
The Washington Redskins announced the signing of cornerback David Amerson, the team's highest selection in last month's NFL Draft, on Friday.
Pistons haven't scheduled interview with U-M's Burke - yet
Michigan's Trey Burke at NBA combine: Michigan's Trey Burke talks to reporters at NBA combine.
Jamardre Cobb is one of the best players in the west and knows what he wants in a school.
Delaware State player seriously injured in car crash
A Delaware State University football player was hospitalized in serious condition Thursday after his car was hit twice in an early morning accident.
They get all the attention and for good reason. A playmaker under center can be the difference in reaching a BCS bowl game.
Strong building something special with Cardinals
There weren't many people, perhaps not any, that gave Louisville much of a chance in the Sugar Bowl a year ago.
With sanctions lifted, Buckeyes eye BCS
However, against the odds, the program has more than just rebounded, emerging from the ashes of their 2010 improper benefits scandal to become one of the top contenders for the BCS national title in 2013.
Former Tulane standout joins San Diego State
Josh Davis, formerly of Tulane, was added to the San Diego State roster after the school granted him an Athletic Offer of Aid.
Doug Whaley officially named new Buffalo Bills GM
Buffalo Bills assistant GM Doug Whaley, seen at minicamp last week, previously worked for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Florida Gators guard Braxton Ogbueze transfers to Charlotte
Charlotte head coach Alan Major has announced that point guard Braxton Ogbueze has transferred from Florida to play for the 49ers.
Redskins Sign 5th-Round Draft Pick Chris Thompson
Thompson is a running back who was injured for much of his college career at Florida State.
Monmouth LB Sullivan ineligible for 2013
Monmouth University has declared senior middle linebacker Dan Sullivan ineligible for the 2013 season due to an undisclosed violation of team policy.
Sam Houston State hires DC from McNeese State
Sam Houston State has run a defense with some of the same structure as McNeese State, so the Bearkats expect a smooth transition in hiring defensive coordinator Mike Collins away from the Cowboys.
Running backs can carry heavy load
Indiana State's Shakir Bell pounded Drake for 349 yards - a Missouri Valley Football Conference record - in a game last season.
Full-Court Press: Kansas wins the lottery
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Local government in Northern Ireland
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Northern Ireland is divided into 26 districts for local government purposes. In Northern Ireland local councils do not carry out the same range of functions as those in the rest of the United Kingdom, for example they have no responsibility for education, for road building or for housing (though they do nominate members to the advisory Northern Ireland Housing Council). Their functions include waste and recycling services, leisure and community services, building control and local economic and cultural development. They are not planning authorities, but are consulted on some planning applications. The collection of rates is handled by the Land and Property Services agency. The councils of the 26 districts are variously styled 'district councils', 'borough councils', 'city councils' and 'city and district councils'.
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The current pattern of local government in Northern Ireland, with 26 councils, was established in 1973 by the Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 and the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 to replace the previous system established by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898. The system is based on the recommendations of the Macrory Report, of June 1970, which presupposed the continued existence of the Government of Northern Ireland to act as a regional-level authority.[1]
From 1921 to 1973, Northern Ireland was divided into six administrative counties (subdivided into urban and rural districts) and two county boroughs. The counties and county boroughs continue to exist for the purposes of lieutenancy and shrievalty.[2] This system, with the abolition of rural districts, remains the model for local government in the Republic of Ireland. See: List of rural and urban districts in Northern Ireland for more details.
Councillors are elected for a four-year term of office under the single transferable vote (STV) system. Elections were last held in May 2011 and are due again in May 2015. In order to qualify for election, a councillor candidate must be:
- at least 18 years of age, and
- a British, Irish, Commonwealth or European Union citizen.
In addition, he or she must either:
- be a local elector for the district, or
- have, during the whole of the 12-month period prior to the election, either owned or occupied land in the district, or else resided or worked in the district.
The results of the last election, held on 5 May 2011, are summarised below.[3]
Party | Seats won | Change from 2005 |
First Pref. % | Change from 2005 |
Democratic Unionist | 175 | -3 | 27.2% | -2.4% | |
Sinn Féin | 138 | +9 | 24.8% | +1.5% | |
Ulster Unionist | 99 | -16 | 15.2% | -2.7% | |
Alliance | 44 | +14 | 7.4% | +2.5% | |
Traditional Unionist Voice | 6 | +6 | 2.0% | +2.0% | |
Green (NI) | 3 | — | 1.0% | +0.1% | |
Progressive Unionist | 2 | — | 0.6% | -0.1% | |
Other parties | 0 | -3 | 1.3% | -0.1% | |
Independents | 27 | +6 | 5.1% | +1.6% | |
The districts are combined for various purposes.
Education and libraries
There are currently five education and library boards (ELBs) in Northern Ireland.
As part of the Review of Public Administration process, the library functions of the ELBs were taken over by a new body, the Northern Ireland Library Authority (branded Libraries NI) in April 2009.[4]
The education and skills functions were to have been centralised into a single Education and Skills Authority in January 2010, but this has been postponed.[5][6]
The boards are as follows:
Health and social care
There were four health and social services boards which were replaced by a single Health and Social Care Board in April 2009.[7]
The former health and social services boards were as follows:
Eurostat NUTS level 3
In the Eurostat Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS), Northern Ireland is divided into five parts at level 3
Proposed reform
In June 2002 the Northern Ireland Executive established a Review of Public Administration to review the arrangements for the accountability, development, administration and delivery of public services. Among its recommendations were a reduction in the number of districts.[8] In 2005 Peter Hain, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, announced proposals to reduce the number of councils to seven.[9] The names and boundaries of the seven districts were announced in March 2007.[10] In March 2008 the restored Northern Executive agreed to create eleven new councils instead of the original seven.[11][12][13] The first elections were due to take place in May 2011. However by May 2010 disagreements among parties in the executive over district boundaries were expected to delay the reforms until 2015.[14] In June 2010 the proposed reforms were abandoned following the failure of the Northern Ireland Executive to reach agreement.[15][16] However, on 12 March 2012, the Northern Ireland Executive published its programme for government, which included a commitment to reduce the number of councils in Northern Ireland to 11.[17]
See also
- List of districts in Northern Ireland by area
- List of districts in Northern Ireland by population
- List of districts in Northern Ireland by population density
- List of districts in Northern Ireland by community make-up
- List of districts in Northern Ireland by national identity
- ISO 3166-2:GB, subdivision codes for the United Kingdom
- Local government in England
- Local government in Scotland
- Local government in Wales
- Local government in the Republic of Ireland
- Political make-up of local councils in Northern Ireland
- ^ "Report of the Review Body on Local Government in Northern Ireland 1970. Chairman: Patrick A. Macrory, Esq. (Cmnd 546 )". CAIN Web Service - Conflict and Politics in Northern Ireland (University of Ulster). Belfast: HMSO. June 1970. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ The Northern Ireland (Lieutenancy) Order 1975 (S.I. 1975 No.156)
- ^ BBC. "Northern Ireland Council Elections". Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ http://www.ni-libraries.net/news/campbell-officially-launches-a-new-era-in-libraries/
- ^ http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/news/news-de/news-de-081208-assembly-supports-new.htm
- ^ http://www.esani.org.uk/docs/convergence_faqs_aug10.pdf
- ^ Health and Social Care Board
- ^ "Review of Public Administration". Northern Ireland Executive. Retrieved 8 July 2010.[dead link]
- ^ Major reform of local government, BBC News
- ^ Revised Recommendations for new council boundaries unveiled, press release, 30 March 2007
- ^ NI councils reduced from 26 to 11
- ^ Proposal for 11 new NI councils, BBC News
- ^ Foster announces the future shape of local government, NI Executive
- ^ "Plan to cut Northern Ireland councils may be delayed until 2015". Belfast Telegraph. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ "The executive fails to agree a deal on council reform". BBC News. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ "Local Government Association Incensed as Minister Stops the Reform Process". Northern Ireland Local Government Association. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ^ "Priority 5: Delivering High Quality and Efficient Public Services; Key Commitments". Programme for Government 2011-15. Belfast: Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
External links
- NI Direct - Local Council Websites
- NI Local Government Association
- Review of Public Administration NI
- Local Government Boundaries Commissioner for Northern Ireland
- DOENI - Local Government
- Macrory Report
- Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 1971
- Northern Ireland Councillor's Handbook
- Map of the UK counties and unitary administrations
- Map of all UK local authorities


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Post by PerSTAFF
Earthquake! Looks like all our servers survived it :)
Just a fun little feature we added today...
Go to the Watch & Listen section and you'll see a new "Random" menu choice at the top. Click on it and we'll find and play a completely random recording for you.
Have fun :)
Edited reply by --C_o_w_b_o_y--GOLD
Cool way to meet people you may never find on your own.. well done!
So the time/date is unknown?.... I just pulled a song from 2010...
A nice way to give peoples older songs' some recognition as well..
Reply by PerSTAFF
Earthquake! Looks like all our servers survived it :)
So the time/date is unknown?--C_o_w_b_o_y--
Yep, it's completely random.
Reply by CanadaBlondeGOLD
Trying it now, love it! :)
Feeling the need to explain how I found their songs as I've come across one all the way back to 2007, lol
(And going now to hide/get rid of a bunch of my own, hahahaha)
Edited reply by Katie-and-DennisGOLD
Watching SingDate......Eeek!.....
What a fantastic idea....I think it will be a lot of fun! :)
I just tried it and got one from 2007! :O lol......
Reply by softnsweet372006CHAT-ADMIN
I feel yekky .. ugh
Now this is a cool feature. And it gives the unknown a chance to be knownnnnn.. I love it!
Reply by JulesSPECIAL-EVENTS
Great idea! I wonder how many people will keep clicking until they get one of their own songs lol
Reply by singawayGOLD
"Ah, music. A magic beyond all we do here!" ~J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter
that's great Per:)
Reply by JubiGOLD
Sorry for lack in listens. Life got busy for me.
It took me to one from 2006. So glad I put my dud recordings in private, lol.
Reply by crazytamGOLD
Ima have to check this new feature out..should be Awesome..
Thanks Per...Singsnap just keeps getting better & better;)
This Site is Tops ...It cannot be beat..thats a fact;)
Reply by Meow_MeowGOLD
What a wonderful idea!!! This should be advertised more. I'm about to go to bed, but I will definitely try this once I've caught up on my listens tomorrow.
Loving all your ideas Per
Reply by Michael-WeatherlyGOLD
Is it raining where you are? r/beba5b0f8
This is a GREAT new feature. I've already found some new members that I enjoyed listening to.
Would it be possible to add Random to our own page?
Reply by ShandaGOLD
Heck to the yes! This is similar to the concept of WayBackMachine which I used earlier. I was able to look at SingSnap back when it was invitation only... I even checked out the TOU in early 2007. ;P
Reply by CanadaBlondeGOLD
Could you make old country songs stop coming up on mine please..... ;)
(kidding, of course, sort of.. haha, no disrespect to old country music lovers :)


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Aries You're feeling lucky this week, well, you are not. Black tie events are in your future, don't screw it up. Beware of large dogs bearing gifts on Friday. A chance meeting with a Scorpio will have you in a rage on the 27th. Stay away from psychic vampires this week.
Cancer The person you have latched onto as your meal ticket will be exiting the picture. Fear not dear Cancer, with some misinformation you could find yourself on easy street again. By mid week the voices in your head will be very persuasive, heed their advice on the 25th. A dark family secret will rear it's transgendered head by Friday.
Taurus If you're not careful those dust bunnies you've been ignoring for so long under the bed will prove to fatal. Clear out the dark corners in your life on the 23rd. Thursday will be an adventure and introduction to Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome. The yellow pages will reveal the answer to a question you've been pondering for some time.
Gemini This week could be the best you've had in years, full of romance, fortune and wonders, it could also be the worst week of your life thus far. Stay flexible and be prepared for anything that comes your way. Remember a positive attitude can only take you so far, Pharmaceuticals can take you the rest of the way.
Leo You will learn a valuable lesson on Wednesday, you should probably write it down. Corn dogs have no place in your life this week. Pay attention to your dreams on the 27th. It would serve you well to read up on the Hanta Virus. Perhaps you and Taurus should pool your resources and hire a cleaning lady.
Virgo Your body is trying to tell you something this week, On Wednesday you had better listen or pay the consequences. An encounter with an old friend on the 22nd will leave you with a sour taste in your mouth, it's thrush. The rest of the week will be smooth sailing for your Sims characters.
Libra Touch base with friends on Monday, but be careful not to touch their bases, they may take it the wrong way. You will find what you have been seeking this week. An old man will call you Sonny Jim on Friday, let him, it will prove to be profitable. Your attempts at astral projection will leave you stranded on another plane.
Scorpio Your fear of plushies, will no longer be unfounded. Now is the time to break out that bear mace you've been hanging on to. Do not mince words on Thursday or you will find yourself in hot water with the powers that be. You will make a connection between two unrelated incidents, this will prove to be embarrassing on a large scale. A foreign gentleman will ask you where the bathrooms are, do not mislead him or you will pay the price.
Sagittarius The planetary alignment suggests that you dear Sagittarius are in for some exciting news. Electrolysis on Wednesday will prove to be a wise investment on Friday. Take time this week to think about the things that you think are important to you, they really aren't. Go ahead and play the lottery this week, you won't win.
Capricorn You will find something that does not belong to you this week. It would be in your favor to keep this a secret for 7 years. You should not remain complacent this week in any aspect of your life. If you see something you want, take it. Beware of people who say they aren't cops.
Aquarius Start planning a trip on Tuesday, but stay away from the water. You will have an overwhelming urge to do good this week, deny this as best you can. Yield to your desires and you will be trampled, to death. Seek advice from your cat this week and it will be smooth sailing. Be cautious of oranges on Saturday.
Pisces Jupiter's alignments suggest that it would serve you well to stay away from drinking establishments this week, and dancers with dirty feet. You will be in for a surprise on Thursday, it's nothing wd-40 and $700 can't fix. This week is the perfect time to start a project, just don't expect to finish it. If you are not careful a bowel resection is in your future.
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Which Obama Executive Order Did the House Overwhelmingly Overturn Yesterday?
President Barack Obama made waves last Friday when — amid a fierce fiscal cliff debate — he signed an executive order ending the pay freeze on certain federal workers. Beneficiaries to see a pay boost included Vice President Joe Biden and members of Congress.
Though the raises were relatively modest (at least for a government that runs trillion-dollar deficits)– about $900/year for members of Congress and $6,000/year for Biden– the Weekly Standard writes that the executive order would cost the taxpayer roughly $11 billion over the next ten years.
On Tuesday night, the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation blocking the pay raise.
"Unbelievably, in the middle of talks this week on tax rates and sequestration revision, in the midst of high deficits and a growing national debt, the president has proposed pay increases for members of Congress," Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) summarized. "I have to say that nobody in this town saw this coming, and very few think it is warranted."
The measure received immense bipartisan support, passing 287-129, with 55 Democrats voting with Republicans against the president's proposal.
The Washington Post has more information:
The GOP-backed bill introduced late Monday would freeze the salaries of lawmakers and the nation's 2 million federal employees for the remainder of fiscal 2013. Currently, federal worker salaries are frozen through the end of a short-term spending agreement that expires in March. As part of efforts to curtail the deficit, federal employees have not seen a cost of living increase in their paychecks in more than three years.
The pay bill is cosponsored by Reps. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) and Darrell Issa (R-Calif.). [Emphasis added]
But Rep. Issa was quick to correct the impression that federal workers have been unfairly compensated. His office released a statement (via Twitchy):
"The President, the Senate Majority, and the House Minority have not been able to agree to even the most meager spending cuts," Issa said in the statement. "Yet the President's executive order gives all members of Congress a salary hike on top of the $174,000 a year we already earn."
…In January 2012, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued a study which found that total compensation for federal employees was 16% greater than comparable private sector employees.
"The President's across the board pay increase for white collar workers is not necessary to retain talented employees and just wastes taxpayer money," Issa continued. "Federal employees have continued to receive promotions and within-grade pay increases over the past few years of the supposed 'pay freeze,' and voluntary separations from the federal government are near all-time lows." [Emphasis added]
The bill will go to the Senate next, but according to the Hill it may not be considered due to language in the already-passed "fiscal cliff" bill blocking the $900 congressional pay raise.
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Posted on January 2, 2013 at 11:04amif obama would just forgo his vacations and use that money to give his buddies raises, I might be able to accept a 1 year pay raise for the idiots. Can't believe the S*B spent all that fuel to fly back to his vacation in Hawaii. Arrrogant bas***d. Remember when he said we need to turn algae into fuel??? Would like to see his AF1 take off the ground using algae. Maybe if we're luckey, the plane would crash. Only regret, the pilots might loose their lives also. Also I agree, the pic of him is as disgusting as he is…when I see that mug on TV or hear the voice, it's off for me. I refuse to listen to that traitor.
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Posted on January 2, 2013 at 11:46amYes and just heard he is now flying back to Hawaii to continue his "vacation". I also live in a no BHO zone .. you want to lose me as a viewer/listener just show his repulsive mug or play his voice.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 11:49amAmen
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 11:50amThe order was issued to put pressure on congress. It worked just as President Obama expected. So it is just one more in a long line of successes for the president, and one more defeat for the tea.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 11:53amFlying back and did not sign bill. It is just a game.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 12:30pmAgree, There should be no vacations, pay raises anything until a deal is done.
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Posted on January 2, 2013 at 12:35pmI turn it off whenever Oblamo, Reid, Pelosi, Biden speak and now I'm gonna have to add Boehner to the list (what a piece of work he is). Hope Cantor goes for the speaker position.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 12:43pmThis is not about an increase in pay.
This is for boehner to save face, this is were he will take a stand.
This has all been arranged before Christmas.
Remember politicians think we are stupid.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 1:09pmI agree. I'm a union/state employee and we haven't had a raise in 6 years and none with the new contract. That will be 9 years without even cost of living. None of these jokers deserve their current salaries let alone a raise!
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 1:25pmCabern. And yet you're still ahead of your private sector counterpart.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 2:05pmand seems he didn't even bother to wait to sign the bill, what when he can be spreading the wealth of Americans on HIS VACATION. And for those that voted for him, you get a vacation yet? Happy to pay for his??
Constantine Ivanov
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 2:31pmI am just curious: is there any chance that the emotions shown here (which, in my humble opinion, are perfectly justified and well-grounded) turn eventually into real actions, like demonstrating, picketing, petitioning, demanding, objecting, refusing, and all other civil means that are able to convert doleful groaning and whining of losers into triumph songs of victors?
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 2:37pmDon'y you folks know that Air Force One runs on Bio-Jet Fuel (100% Green). Because of this bill a lot of Government employees will have to pay off their Christmas credit card bill like the rest of the working class. As far as Jo Biden missing his $ 6,000 raise – tough cookies! If he needs it, he can dip into one of his off shore accounts.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 3:38pmOur house is also, along with millions of Americans, a no BHO zone. We all get physically ill when we see his face and we will never listen to a thing he says, because it's all lies.
When are we, as a people, going to stand up to this dictatorship?
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 3:44pmI always turn him off or sing real loud…doing a lot of singing!
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 3:47pmOLDPHOTO, are you really that stupid? Do you think ANYONE believes your ignorant post? You're an imbicele!
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 3:49pmOLDPHOTO, come on, thats stupid, even for an ignorant liberal idiot like you!!!!
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 4:21pmCouldn't agree with you more. Plus, have you ever noticed that most, if not all pictures of Obama he has that arrogant look? Hope that saying is true, what goes around – comes around. Time will tell!
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 4:28pmIt must be a key item on the job descriptions here…. that is create at least one negative report everyday regarding the PRESIDENT. What a waste of potential talent and blatant feeding the angry mob mentality.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 5:01pmI also have to turn off the t.v. when i see his face!
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 5:39pmAir Force 1 only costs $15,000 an hour to operate. Pocket Change for the emperor. It is just Change.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 5:40pmAll of you Neocons and Beckistanis on this site, deserve everything you get from Obama for the next 4 years! Its your fault for boasting obamas identical twin Romney! We tried to warn you with Ron Paul, but you demonized us and called us nuts, kooks, and tinfoil hat wearers If youd just look at the reflection in the mirror youll see the real kook. How does joining progressives defeat progressivsm?
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 6:26pmI heard today that the Algea research got several million to keep up the good work, lol
Mil Mom
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 6:43pmDid the Senate too, overturn the raises, or will the House's bill go no where? If they do, will obama simply veto the law?
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 6:48pmRemember before obama when no president ever took a vacation!
Mil Mom
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 6:58pm@DDD
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 12:35pmI turn it off whenever Oblamo, Reid, Pelosi, Biden speak and now I'm gonna have to add Boehner to the list (what a piece of work he is). Hope Cantor goes for the speaker position
Too likely Cantor's stance against the bill was an effort to have the establishment which rules boehner maintain control by highjacking the replacement effort. We need someone who's not liked by the establishment, King, bachmann, if the Speaker truly doesn't need to be a member of the House, Allen West, or I've seen suggested on Breitbart Mark Levin. (Great by me, C-Spann would be good enterainment with him and Pelosi under the same roof, I can imagine Feinstein trying to argue with him, and that big **** gal from TX would never stand a chance.) -
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 7:37pmYou are not alone..
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 9:59pmThey should have went farther and agreed to NO pay unless they produce a budget each year.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:00pmAt about 2 million dollars per round trip.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:36pmTO: Glenn Beck, Mr. Beck, I am sure you know Mr. Darrel Issa, Chairman of the House Oversight Committee! Mr. Issa should know the law, and the Twenty Seventh Amendment is the law, not Obama!
Mr. Issa, I am sure you know the that " No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect, until an election of representatives shall have intervened." (Amendment XXVII)! The following EXECUTIVE ORDER – ADJUSTMENTS OF CERTAIN RATES OF PAY is an " illegal order," under the Authority of the Constitution! I am sure you will correct this illegal order! God Bless you, and you will need God's Blessings!EXECUTIVE ORDER ———— ADJUSTMENTS OF CERTAIN RATES OF PAY
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
States of America, including section 114(b) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (Public Law 112–175), which provides that any statutory adjustments to current levels in certain pay schedules for civilian Federal employees may take effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning after the date specified in section 106(3) of Public Law 112–175, it is hereby ordered as follows:
Section 1. Statutory Pay Systems. The rates of basic pay or salaries of the statutory pay systems (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 5302(1)), as adjusted under 5 U.S.C. 5303, are set forth on the schedules attached hereto and made a part hereof:
(a) The General Schedule (5 U.S. -
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 11:51pmI TOO REFUSE to look at or listen to the BO TRAITOR undeservedly sitting in the White House! — oh wait, or is that on a golf course in Hawaii?! When he comes on MY TV, he's OFF before he can breathe his first lie! I'm DONE listening to the traitor and his cronies who are systematically destroying America and our Constitution piece by piece. It's bad enough his photo is everywhere we go now, on postcards, greeting cards, magazines, gov't offices, advertisements, between my favorite programs, on the web — that's what Communists do. They force themselves on the public and try to brainwash us.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 2:03pmI agree with you both! If he were a white man he would have been impeached long ago for TREASON! He has to go! He's killing the American Dream!
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 2:10pmI only look at his ugly mug to see if I can locate the 666 that must be etched in his head somewhere.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 5:01pm@Cabernet.
Not only have I not had a pay increase, my pay has been REDUCED by 100% over the last 20 years( in inflation adjusted dollars). No small thanks to the Government, our 'democracy' and the 'right to health care' philosophy.
Yep. You guessed right: I am a RICH Doctor. Pfft.
Now, to the point: Obamacommy is a narcissist, and a liar, which makes him an excellent politician in today's corrupted world. Nothing he does, or 'wins' suprises me. He is surround by sychophants, Marxists and other power hungry demagogues, whose only desire is to maintain their precarious foothold on their OWN power.
Its disgusting in its predictability.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 10:23pmFrom the man who point blank said that he would NEVER use executive orders and do an "end run around congress like George Bush did," signs yet another one. But then again, it's hardly his first lie, even of this year. Liberals always change the definition of everything. This video on the subject tells the whole story. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn7HlDqK3VM
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 1:29amI have to turn the volume down on the radio whenever he comes on..Just makes me want to puke whenever I hear more lies spewing from his clap trap.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 11:00amObama thinks the US government is just a huge union, and he thinks he is Jimmy Hoffa. Chicago politics at its worst, or best, depending on how you look at it. http://www.cnbc.com.qr.net/j36H/
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Posted on January 2, 2013 at 12:12pmWish he were Jimmy Hoffa. We all know how well that turned out….
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 12:25pmI hear that RIGHTUNITE!
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 2:56pm@SUBIC
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 12:25pm
I hear that RIGHTUNITE!
I keep wondering what its going to take to make that happen?
How much punishment are We The People going to take before rising up
and overthrowing this Communist Regime?Every single day the Chocolate Dicatator openly MOCKS this nation and its citizens
Barry Left town without signing the bill!
http://dailycaller.com/2013/01/02/will-white-house-use-autopen-again-to-sign-fiscal-cliff-bill/Senators Got 154-Page 'Fiscal Cliff' Bill 3 Minutes Before Voting on It
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/senators-got-154-page-fiscal-cliff-bill-3-minutes-voting-it -
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 6:25pmCorrection: AF1 costs $180,000 an hour. $ 15,000 is the price for.an F16. Also guys,.careful, the suits are listening, they are nice people. But you don't want them to visit your home, it is scarey..
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:44amSilly House didn't see it coming that Obama was going to give his gang raises while piling taxes on the American taxpayers.
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Remember Obama in Feb. 2011 telling taxpayers they needed to "sacrifice" for their country – "You may just want to put off that vacation," and "You may want to cancel going out to dinner."
Obama's hypocrisy knows no boundaries. And mesmerized Americans gave him four more years to harm our country and our allies.-
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 12:12pmNo one gave it to him it was stolen- by a media that has crowned him, by lie after lie on foreign policy(i.e.,Benghazi), lie after lie on domestic policy(i.e.Fair Share) and out right voter fraud, such as districts that had no opposition votes.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 12:18pmThe mesmerized low information voters?
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 2:50pmLet's get real. These Congress people come to D.C., sell their souls to the lobbyists, pack on the pork in every bill passed (so they can "bring home the pork" to those who voted for them) and most of them go home a millionaire from all the ill-gotten gains they worked for (instead of working for the citizens of the United States.)
It's time we understand how this whole thing works and how they are the ones telling us to bend over. -
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 3:36pmThe Republican party is no longer a party of integrity. They have reduced themselves to the same level as that knothead Ovomit that the me generation voted in. I've changed my party affiliation a long time ago, but that doesn't mean I can't vote them out and I will.
Boehner shall now officially be known as Benedict Arnold.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:43amWOW! Why the hell haven't they voted down all the other executive orders? Boehner says he is against Obamacare, but he is the one who could defund it and what does he do, cower in the corner and cry.
Encinom has the I.Q. of a turd. The public sector is making twice what the private sector is even without a raise. If you look up **** for brains in the dictionary there will be a picure of Encinom.
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Posted on January 2, 2013 at 11:23amYou're being generous with the IQ of a turd. I think the turd has a higher IQ than Encinom. You can at least flush a turd, he is the gift that keeps on spewing.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 1:16pmNONE of those in congress should be making any more than the average pay in their respective states. No more and no less. Their pay should change as the average wage changes in their states. If it goes up theirs also goes up. If it goes down their pay should also go down. Congress was never meant to be a full time job to begin with. Members of congress were expected to have actual jobs. the way we have perverted those positions is criminal. We only have ourselves to blame.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 1:21pmI would also add that each state should be paying their representatives salary NOT the federal government.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 7:42pmRedman
that's exactly what I thought when I read the headline. Why haven't these sorry bastards in Congress stopped any of the other unlawful ridiculous executive orders barry has shoved through? pink tie boehner is a worthless fraud. The idiot doesn't realize how much power he actually has, yet cowers and cries over everything. -
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 8:08pmEncinom must be a California libertard. He head is so far up his arse that lump in his throat is his nose.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 7:43amI've been wondering where they get the numbers that public sector employees are so grossly over payed. I have been a postal employee (Elec. Tech.) for 11 years and am at the top of my pay scale. My son in law just hired into Intel in the same exact job(maintaining process equipment) with only 2 years military experience in avionics at 10% higher annual compensation and a better benefits package than I have.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:34amIf Congress can overwrite that executive order, there are a whole bunch more they need to get on right away!!
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Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:47amThat's for damn sure. Congress you have some work to do. Get busy!
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 5:22pm@Alky – Congress ALWAYS has the power to overwrite/stop an EO. After an EO is written it sits on the federal registry for 30 days, sort of like a variance does waiting for someone to object to it. If NO objections it becomes law after 30 days. SO – why the hell have any of these EO's become law? Has Congress never objected? Do they know they can? Do they know how to do it? Do they know anything???? Really starting to wonder about all of them. Are they all just idiots or are they just acting like it? Was this all just an act to throw Boehner a bone so it looks as if he is "on our side". I mean really…??? Now after 1000′s of EO's ( and all way worse then a meesly pay raise ) all of a sudden Boehner is gonna jump in and stop it! So pathetic, we are being played by all of them. I suggest just not looking anymore and save yourself!
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:22amThe Renaissance has begun..Check out Obama peeing on the statue of liberty from an ebay painting…http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130829070557 Hillarious!!
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Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:49amMay God bless the republic of Texas & Oklahoma.
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Posted on January 2, 2013 at 12:25pmThe statue of Liberty need the inscription changed we don't need the poor downtrodden masses we
have our own home grown shiftless lazy parasites that we need to deport to France…….
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:14amRemember THAT FACE! We need a LOT MORE OF THAT LOOK over the next 4 years!!!
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Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:24amGee I thought that we needed pay cuts for members of Congress.Senate and the Presidents..(Bush included) for giving all those millions of dollars to CEOs that failed companies..and to force them into the same healthcare that they are forcing upon us..and to place them on Social Security in place of receiving all of those..what is it..hundreds of thousands after one or two terms..Now Jo Biden? Well he might be worth 6 thousand just for the entertainment..
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:25amIn the next four years it may be on our currency, flag, in every home and on every street corner. Dictators are like that you know.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:28amI commend both the Republicans & Democrats that voted to FREEZE their pay, and the pay of all federal workers (who earns 16% more then their private counter part) for the remainder of 2013 – now, if we could just make it permanent!
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:34am@ Salamander… That face, regardless of the expression on it, is one that I wish to forget. It is repulsive to me as is his voice. His election was the death knell of my beloved country and the constitution on which its' laws were founded. After last night I have lost all hope. We are surly doomed.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:47amI'd prefer not seeing or hearing that face at all.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:14am"we already make 174,000?" What is that like, uh, 4 or 5 times the average salary of the people you are supposed to represent? These b##sturds need a pay decrease! Better yet! Put them on unemployment and food stamps! Booya!
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Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:20amAgain the article is misleading, the COLA increase would have been for all Federal employees, not just Congress, the janitors and clerks have been without a COLA increase for 3 years.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:29amCry me a river Enemaman.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:33amOnce again Encinom shows us his complete stupidity.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:36amThere are janitors and clerks who have not had a job in 5 years. Screw the government workers.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:46am@Encinom……….That's terrible. For those poor unfortunate fed employees I say, "Tough t*tty!" I haven't had a COLA increase either. Wake up and smell the economy!
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 11:05amThe typical greed and jealously of the Tea Bagging Christian on display, will not fight for fellow Americans getting ahead or just breaking even. Too selifh, too consumed with his own to care about his fellow man.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 11:20amencinom, and other liberals, feel a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money.
Effectively used by our progressive overlords, fairness replaces and obliterates the unyielding, uncompromisable, nearly forgotten concept that this nation was founded upon: liberty. That's why a government focused on such a non-tangible subjective credo is so dangerous. There is literally nothing in its path to keep it in check. From Barack's pseudo communism to Fidel Castro's real deal, collectivist notions to rob you of your pay check, life and liberty at gunpoint always begin with selling "fair" to a non-thinking public unwilling or unable to weigh the trade off of socialism versus its antithesis: human freedom. -
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 11:22am@encinom , Tuff sh@t ,I haven't had a raise in 4 years ,my benefit cost keep going up while the coverage goes down and bonuses what bonuses ? All the while these azz clowns in DC keep printing money to service the debt and spend more money we don't have making every dollar I earn worth less . Yup it's a huge sh@t sandwich and we all have to take a bite even those precious government employees.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 11:29amHey encinom,
How about the unions stop collecting the dues from the workers???? That would be an increase in income and not take another dime of taxpayers money….. -
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 11:31amObama, go **** yourself! Same goes for you ENCEINOM.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 11:31amWow. " Tea-bagging Christians"…..any other category you radicals also hate ? Vile hatred: the mark of a Character Assassinating radical.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 11:37amHere's and idea if the poor federal worker doesn't like the way they are being treated or the salaries they receive let them come out in the private sector and TRY to find a job… Oh that's right.. the pi$$ poor economy obama has been responsible for the last four years has yielded no jobs….
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 11:40amNo Barber, no more PC, we are now getting into the gutter where you and your ilk have pulled us. We are calling you what you are and have stopped playing the nice card. BTW, flush yourself you commie POS.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 12:21pmEncinom- I'm playing the smallest violin in the world for those poor federal workers. How many of us in the private sector have had to forego raises for the past few years?
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 12:51pmLEL2007, you know the definition of a liberal, they are the first ones to give you the shirt off of someone else's back.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 1:10pmAmen!
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:14amObama had to put something in that was basically throwing them a bone! If they passed it, they would look self-serving. And, if the rejected it, Obama looks like a 'good guy' to those he tried to give a pay increase! The real putz's in this are ALL those taxpayers that THINK the 'payroll tax' is a tax! It is NOT, it was once known as FICA (Federal Insurance Contributions Act), a contribution to a national retirement plan known as Social Security, which was sold to Americans as a safety net to provide at least a poverty-level subsistence for those who failed to provide for their own retirement! By cutting the 'payroll tax' in half, it assured an earlier failure of the Social Security system, which has been stressed by 'mission creep' and increasing actuarial lifespan. Raising the retirement age would offer a reasonable fix, but ONLY IF employer-provided healthcare is CAPITATED, 'x' dollars a head, and not discriminated by race, gender, medical history OR AGE!!! Right now, a 64 year old 'costs' their employer twice as much as a 54 year old, thus PRICING THEM OUT OF THE JOB MARKET! It costs an employer about $10 an hour for the 64 year old and a mere $5 for the 54 year old! Thus, raising the retirement age, while denying viable employment is JUST ANOTHER BIG LIE!
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Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:34amI agree. Obama was throwing the House Republicans a bone to allow them to look like they have a backbone after having their faces pushed into the dirt over the so-called 'fiscal cliff' debacle.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:10amToo bad we can't get a "Cost of Living Raise" to cover the increase in taxes that were just passed!
Last night I watched an episode of House Hunters on HGTV. The wife was a "Supervisor for the Federal Gov.", her husband was a "Starving freelance writier". (He admitted that he was living off his wife's salary.) Their budget was for $475,000 in Little Rock, Arkansas. They ended up buying a house over their budget, (a spectacular house) and then the wife said she was getting ready to start having kids. How many people do you know with a budget like that? A SUPERVISOR getting paid like that? Not only that, we are going to pay her while she is on maternity leave, and have to pay for another supervisor while she is gone! THIS is why this country is broke!
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Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:36amActually, cost-of-living adjustments are a self-feeding feedback loop.
The cost of living goes up because people can afford higher priced items, b/c they got a cost cost of living increase b/c so they could afford higher priced items that went up the year prior, b/c they got a cost cost of living increase b/c so they could afford higher priced items that went up the year prior, b/c they got a cost cost of living increase b/c so they could afford higher priced items that went up the year prior, b/c…
Same is true of Unions and the Minimum Wage. MW sets a baseline for unskilled workers. The skilled workers in a Union index themselves in relation to it saying, "If unskilled worers get paid X, then why are we only getting paid Y? We demand Z." In most cases, they get it. Now that all of them get paid more, the cost of living increases for the same reason as above. Then, the unskilled workers ask for (and eventually get) a MW increase and the cycle starts over again.
Funny thing, the supply/demand curve… the more you can afford, the higher prices are. Adjust for it and it adjusts for you.
Then you get the the economically illiterate Left, wondering how it is that their state's cost of living is so much higher than others, while others actually trumpet the higher wages as a good thing and never consider the fact that the cost of living is lower in non-Union states while bloviationg about how Unions got them higher pay to cover their higher cost of living.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:10amoboma is hoping he can blame the republicans enough till democrats take back the house in 2 years and retain the senate then they can do what they want. if so we are doomed.
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Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:09amIt was pretty comical that Obama tried to give himself and his buddies big raises right in the middle of the fiscal cliff talks. The man has no shame.
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Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:08am"gives all members of Congress a salary hike on top of the $174,000 a year we already earn."
Earn? Don't you have to produce something before you can earn payment for it? That's not even to say that whatever was produced should be of at least some value(equal value being just a pipe dream).
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Posted on January 2, 2013 at 11:02amSo far I haven't seen a lot of "earning". In the private sector, all of them would be fired for failing to obtain low cost, efficient and effective budgets that don't drive additional spending.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:07amObama knows nothing about running a business or balancing a budget. He is a spend freak. Emphasis on freak.
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Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:18amThe GOP is again screwing the workers. The Federal government can not retain top talent, when they fail to pay employees salaries that match the private sector. The CBO study Issa sites has been largely panned as misleading. "Workers with a complete or incomplete college education or a master's degree tend to make about the same amount, again with more generous benefits. But highly educated federal workers earn less than their peers in the private sector. "
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/30/federal-pay-vs-private-sector-compensation/Of cause if your goal is to create an ineffective Federal Government, not pay top talent is one way to do it.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:29amEnc idiot
Amtrak, Postal Service, GOA, those types of top workers? Can't you even cry better than that? What a loser. -
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:37amI love how ENCINOM thinks the CBO is legit only when it supports his views.
"Top Talent" in the government…. lol
Pass the douchie, douche.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:50am@ Encinom…." Federal workers" = oxymoron. Nuf' said.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:55am@Encinom…..The argument that a pay increase is necessary to retain top workers is ridiculous. When fed workers already make much more on average than the private sector, please explain why government is run so inefficiently as a result of this top pay.
You are making the mistake of assuming that the fed is run the same as the private sector, but there's one big difference…..the fed doesn't have to keep it's books in the black. Fed workers don't perform as well so NO INCREASE.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 11:05amEncinom! That's funny!!!!! " if your goal is to create an ineffective Federal Government" it's like a time warp. Your caught in it, and your totally oblivious as to what your government has done to you for the past 40-50 years! A disfunctional and ineffective gov is the norm! And it's at its worst when the dems are in charge. Little Timmy Geitner for example. The " top talent" treasury secretary that couldn't figure out Turbo Tax! The best thing that could happen to us would be a government that did absolutely nothing for the next two years. For those in this administration, the terms "top talent", and "federal employee", can logically, not be used together!
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 11:38amEncinom, you must be one of those gubmin parasites living off the confiscation of the taxpayer, or just plain stupid. Wait,,,,,,those two are the same.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 12:17pmENCINOM, Top talent? Now that's funny. Fed workers are those slug non self starters that don't have the brains, discipline, tact, integrity, & the guts to make it in the private sector, yet collectivist Obama and your ilk believe they rate top pay? hahahahahahaha, to do what, sit around and milk the clock, pound your pud in the OPM or GOA offices?
Oh please DESERTROSE, give us a break slug!
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 12:24pmEncinom- Federal workers get fantastic benefits! Far better than anything your average private sector guy gets.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 4:11pmLOL…but ENCIDIOT..isn't Obama the best of the best? The brightest, smartest, most compassionate, honest, transparent, competent president ever isn't he? Will we lose him if we don't pay him more? Fingers crossed…
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 8:04amencinom
Moron, when in your lifetime have you had an effective federal government? If you think that you have ever had an efficient and effective federal government you are freaking dreaming or need to hit that bong again. We haven't had an effective federal government in at least 100 years. When they became full time politicians they decided that whatever was most profitable for them was best.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:05amAh, these people are ALL heart.
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Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:05amThrow a bone every now and then to placate the plebians.
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 9:52amAt least something got done that did not sink the nation. They passed this, and then ensured Obama won with the fiscal-cliff fiasco.
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Posted on January 2, 2013 at 12:26pmI'd say we're pretty well sunk either which way.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 9:51amIMPEACH THIS SOCIALIST AMERICNA HATER NOW.. e4nd the BS that is obamanation… hes taking america down… hes anti constitution PRO COMMUNISM.. hes anti oil PRO IMPORTING anti GUN will PANDER to ANY side to achieve hisw masters goal (SOROS) IMPEACH N REMOVE THIS NON AMERICAN BORN WEAK LEADER NOW FREE AMERICA FORM THE LEFT
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Posted on January 2, 2013 at 9:49amHad to get my wife get my AED going. You mean 55 Dems supported no spending. By June they will comeback with a vengeance and spend spend spend.
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Posted on January 2, 2013 at 9:48amSmoke and mirrors. Why don't they do something really significant like stop exempting themselves from living with all the laws they pass?
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Like good magicians having you watch the right hand while they do the dirty work with the left; its all part of the agenda:
If America goes down, the free world will go down with it and it will be finished for a very, very long time…-
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 4:51pmI agree. I think we could shut down several federal agencies and the country would not miss a beat.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 9:48amhe is an embrassment. most people in this country should not be allowed to vote.
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Posted on January 2, 2013 at 9:52amno habla
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 9:47amHave to wonder if we'll hear this from the MSM….
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Sharon Rose
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 9:47amMaybe the House did do something right!
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Posted on January 2, 2013 at 11:44amDid anyone here hear about what the House did to Hurricane Sandy victims? Did they do something "right" there?
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 9:45amHALLELUJAH! Congress, get on ALL the obummer's "executive orders" and repeal every one of them. As a matter of fact, repeal him!
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Sharon Rose
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 9:51amAmen!
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:01amExactly! This arrogant POS needs to be overturned.
Obama is a disgrace to this country.
Impeachment is the next step.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 9:45amDESERTROSE1960 will literally come unglued!! How dare Congress interfere with potential pay increase for she and her husband?
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Posted on January 2, 2013 at 9:51amMorning RJJ~~~ have enjoyed your posts this a.m. GOD BLESS AND PROTECT!
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 10:34amSo sorry to disappoint you. I figured this was coming, I figured it was coming some months ago. I also figure that the Republicans will go after step increases next. And the CBO may be perfectly correct in saying that the GS schedule for Federal employees is 16% above the average income of private sector employees, but it lacks context. Almost all of the lower pay functions that bring down the national average, janitors, low level typists, basic data entry, etc have been removed from the Federal system, they've been contracted out. To do my job, you have to have a four year college degree and a Master's equivelant in professional certifications. If I took my certificates to a private company, I'd be making between $15,000-$20,000 more money for the same job. The same report also says that Federal professionals are paid less than their private industry counterparts. Also, Issa's point about voluntary separations (that's quitting your job) being at an "all-time low" are a reflection of the unsteady economy more than anything. I knew several people who could have retired with 40 years of service two years ago, but they kept working because they couldn't afford to retire. There's one thing you learn when working for the Federal government, Congress loves to make you the scape goat to their constituents. Look tough by screwing up our pay and our pensions, we can't fight back and they know it. Oh, and that "big raise" was one half of one percent after three
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 11:49amIf the gubmin parasites got a 50% pay cut, had to fund their own retirement, like working people, they would still be over payed for their level of competence. Gubmin, the largest affirmative action scam in all of history.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 12:00pmKICKAGRANDMA, Thank you and I wish the same for you and yours as well.
DESERTROSE1960, You just proved my point, and here you are whining about it as expected. Just how many of the average workers out in the regular private sector have had even a whiff of a pay increase? How many will even come close as these skyrocketing taxes with 0bamacare go into effect? Just keep fooling yourself and continue to think that is such a great thing. Oh yeah, keep whining as usual too. -
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 12:14pmI'm not whining, I'm stating facts. Truthnstuff is typical of average Americans, they don't actually know any Federal workers, and they don't actually know what our working conditions are. We do have to fund our retirement. I have the equivelent of an IRA, it's called TSP (Thrift Savings Plan) and it depends on me setting aside a portion of my income for my retirement. The Govenment matches the first 5%. The rest of my retirement is dependent on Social Security, the same as other Americans. You can read about the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) in Wikipedia. It's thee same as what Congress has received since 1984. Average workers, at least the people at my level of responsibility pay less for their health insurance than I do and they get paid more. I choose to stay with the Government because I believe in serving my country. You apparently served in the military and had foul things to say about people like me. It's okay, I'll still keep serving, and I'll be at it after you've gone home and gotten another job.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 1:07pmNo no TOKYOROSE..the government doesn't match the first 5%..THE TAX PAYER matches it and the tax payer pays your salary too. This is how you lefty unionistas think..the government is the benefactor, just tax someone more if you can't afford your "meagre" benefits right?
Good job RJJING…you hit a nerve with the lefty troll and exposed the idiot for the duplicitious shill she is. .
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 1:14pmOh and TOKYOROSE…cry me a river sweetie. Darden Restaurants and others are reducing the hours of their employees so that they can afford to deal with the tax hikes of Obamacare. So go ahead and whine about the tax payer paying for 5% of your retirement each month while your salary is already paid with tax payer dollars. And the double whammy of course..these same employees who've had their hours reduced will have to find additional part time work to pay for the individual mandate in Obamacare. Oh you poor thing…..
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 2:03pm@AvengerK, So, how is your Pokemon collection these days? I've seen how some of the folks treat you here. You're not any more popular than I am, and I admit to being a troll. You can't hurt me, you have no power over me. Here's something for you to consider. Yes, the taxpayers do pay my salary, but guess what, I pay taxes, too. And because of my tax bracket I pay more in taxes than most other Americans, it's part of the deal. You do realize that Darrell Issa is worth somewhere between $195-$700 million, and that he voted to not raise his taxes and to increase the taxes on his Federal salary, right? You folks often confuse statements of facts as complaints. It doesn't back up your misconceptions, so it must be whining. It's like your tendency to name call and then squeal when someone calls you out on it. It's okay, I accepted the conditions when I signed up here. It amuses me, really.
The folks at Darden Restuarant are starting to regret their decisions, apparently their profits are down because the public is staying away from them. In many cases, corporations make wage and benefit cuts for their employees to give the corporate board higher compensation. But people catch on to them. You can condemn unions all you want, but unions built the Middle Class and has unionized labor has declined to a third of what it used to be, real wages have stayed what they were for our fathers and grandfathers. But corporations and the 1% now control 20% of the GDP,
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 4:08pmSpare me your "1%" unionista/occupy rote TOKYROSE. I don't begrudge success nor do I covet another's wealth. Your marxist classwarfare tactics don't work on me. Got that cupcake?
I don't give a toss what Issa is worth, more power to him.
The only squealling I see here is yours TOKYOROSE with.."oh I'm not whining".."oh my employer only matches 5%".."oh congress scapegoats us".."oh they screw up our pay and pensions". Yes…you're such a victim TOKYOROSE…where's a violin to play mournfully behind your tales of hardship and sorrow? Lefty creep you don't even realise the garbage you write.
And speaking of cupcakes….Let's talk about what the unions did to Hostess shall we?
LOL…You're an idiot TOKYOROSE…If you're referring to MONICNE/ENCINOM/SLEAZY HIPPO/KREGNEVA (yes your lefty cohort actually went to the extent of creating a screenname that's the reverse spelling of mine) and WANGO/HORSEDANCER/PANTLOADIAN/GLENNDA, they're actually two individuals, not eight. And I'm thrilled that I'm not "popular" with those two fellow trolls of yours. I'm not here for popularity, I'm here to stop lefties like you from poisoning these boards.
Sure you pay taxes TOKYOROSE..again from wages paid for by the tax payer. And again that "5%" retirement match your employer (read: the government) pays is STILL, tax payer money. You contribute no real growth to the country you merely leech off it.
Get better material clownshoes.
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 4:24pm@ Desertrose… O.K., pardon any mistakes I may make while writing this comment, I'm doing so through tear filled eyes after reading your post. To begin with if indeed your education and experience in your field could garner you $20,000.00 annually more than your "gubbmint" job does and, as you claim, you haven't secured that private sector job because of the poor economy, doesn't that fact reflect poorly on your party and its' leaders, most of whom have been running this country unchecked for the past 4 years? After all, they ALL insist that the economy is in the midst of a recovery……. except for the high unemployment problem which is as bad as when the slug took office, and the astronomical food and energy prices, oh and the ballooning welfare and food stamp roles, and the jump in permanent disability claims, and the almost 17 trillion in debt and the crappy housing market …….. and on…. and on… and on……….
Posted on January 2, 2013 at 4:32pmCOSETTE…you have to remember that TOKYOROSE has also claimed to be a teacher while regaling us at other times with tales of trips to Japan and other exotic (and expensive) locales. That's some suffering this poor downtrodden government worker has had to endure isn't it? And the poor wretch feels scapegoated and under-appreciated by her employers too.
Someone hand out the tissues..this is heartwrenching stuff TOKYOROSE suffers for us all.
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Protest targets coal-burning power plant
Sunday, August 5, 2012
PORTSMOUTH— "Clean air! Clean air! Clean air!" was chanted in unison by protestors who lined the brick cobbled sidewalk in Market Square on Saturday afternoon in an attempt raise public awareness about pollutants that the Schiller coal plant dumps into the environment.