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Before the year plays out, I need to correct a major injustice. One of my favorite people working the music scene today is Atlanta's own Francine Reed, a national treasure living right here in town. For some reason, I've never featured her on Friday Night Travelin' Music, so I'm taking the opportunity to do so now. Ms. Reed often tours with Lyle Lovett and his Large Band, which backs her up here as she performs the classic "Wild women Don't Get the Blues," written by Ida Cox, another Georgia girl and blues queen who never got her full due.
Take the time to enjoy, and if you see Francine Reed listed as playing somewhere within reach, do yourself a favor and go.
Happy New Year, y'all!
December 31st, 2010
3:50 pm
Jay: A safe and happy New Year to you and your family.
December 31st, 2010
4:01 pm
Everyone have an enjoyable and safe New Years eve and a wonderful New Year.
December 31st, 2010
4:17 pm
To all out there …………. difficult days lay ahead. When the time comes, I've got your back. I hope you will cover mine.
God bless …………………..
December 31st, 2010
4:44 pm
Truly an Atlanta treasure…I think she's been out on the west coast (Seattle?) for a couple of years.
December 31st, 2010
4:49 pm
gonna be a great new year. first grandson is on the way. hopefully tonight
December 31st, 2010
4:54 pm
To all, be safe and happy for the holidays and hope the New Year brings much prosperity and continued good health.
December 31st, 2010
4:57 pm
How's your daughter?
December 31st, 2010
6:28 pm
dudley… great way to start the new year .To be involved with the growth and development of a grand child is a joy!Bless you.
December 31st, 2010
7:14 pm
Congratulations Dudley! Your life will never be the same…but it will be better. One thing we all can agree on, Grandkids are GREAT!!!.. Heh, take it from me, I have 14 and two Great Grandkids…lovin' life.
December 31st, 2010
7:18 pm
Whatever it is, it can be handled. My sincerest best wishes to you, from Squid to Grunt.
December 31st, 2010
7:24 pm
Hey y'all,
This coming year, let's build a bridge…
December 31st, 2010
7:46 pm
Good luck all – like scout said it could get rough…that's the way…semper paratus
December 31st, 2010
7:48 pm
Remember to…
December 31st, 2010
7:54 pm
December 31st, 2010
7:59 pm
One for the New Year's because when the clock strikes twelve, this is what I'll be doing…
Early to bed, early to rise.
And, on the theme of homegrown talent, not a local group, but well known with GA roots.
Catch me if you can!!!
Check in with y'all next year!!!
Wishing everyone a safe and prosperous 2011.
December 31st, 2010
8:26 pm
That's some fine sweet music Jay, thanks for sharing. Happy 2011 everyone!
December 31st, 2010
8:36 pm
Nice call Jay! Love me some Francine!!!
December 31st, 2010
9:13 pm
I hear you.
Corpsman up !!
December 31st, 2010
10:06 pm
December 31st, 2010
7:14 pm
We have so many grands because we are OLD my friend. I have 19 but no greats YET.
Scout – We may disagree BUT we are still Americans and will always have each others back.
BTW – my brother was a corpsman Danang '68
Dudley – my first Grandson was born on the anniversary of my mommas death. He is my first and always has my heart. He will be 16 Jan 19th. How did HE get so old LOL. He wants to be a MARINE god help the US LOL. Godspeed and a happy New Year to All of us children here
December 31st, 2010
10:12 pm
Soco – can we close the border between Ga and Al – Lil'Barry is in Al this weekend so we need to have Customs and Immigration check for passports. If they can't howsabout cavity searches LOL
December 31st, 2010
10:15 pm
Happy 2011, everyone
December 31st, 2010
10:29 pm
Josef – I took your advise from the other night and I am extremely sore LOL.
Let the others guess at the advise
December 31st, 2010
10:31 pm
Hi Midori
Everyone is either partying and didn't invite us
or is already trashed and asleep
December 31st, 2010
10:42 pm
Common Sense:
He may have given me my shots when I left country in May, 1968 ………………
December 31st, 2010
10:56 pm
obama fills his first game of golf:)
December 31st, 2010
11:41 pm
Scout – one of the few stories he told of that time was on that day that he had to work late. He was heading to his bunk when the base came under attack. When he got to his bunk it had taken a hit (probably from a mortar attack). His upper bunk mate was in his bunk at the time(he only tells it when he is crocked). 5 minutes saved his life.
It was a different time even though I am a few years younger I still appreciate what others went through and that is why I will ALWAYS support OUR way of life. LET god sort out our differences thats why he is PAID the big bucks.
January 1st, 2011
12:00 am
count down.
Please kiss those near and dear to you.
And may god bless each and everyone one.
remember those who have passed from our mortal lives.
January 1st, 2011
1:09 am
Jay – you have had your break. Now back to work.
The numbers of employed may be misleading. I think you need to verify the TRUE numbers.
The employed for 2000 by salary range, thru 2009 . by age group 2000 thru 2009, and the overall effect on the economy (purchasing. income taxes paid, etc.)
I don't know for sure but I feel that you will find that the overall numbers will show that the US is in a drastic decline of our ability to sustain the tax cuts that have been recently extended.
I don't think we can be a SERVICE NATION any more , we need to create again. We have become a nation of innovation (to ship the plans offshore?). I am sorry if that makes me xenophobic (but I am really not). The US has been (for the most part) the leaders of the world now we create and send the plans offshore to be done CHEAPER. WHO benefits? The US doesn't, nor do the taxpayers in the US.
Then as a population WE buy the products we created and were made offshore at a price decided by the companies that supposedly are based in the US. Strange eh?
January 1st, 2011
7:59 am
Happy 2011, one and all!
January 1st, 2011
8:02 am
Let's make our resolution to make Congress to work togetther to get things done, like jobs and fixing out infrastructure. We can do it.
January 1st, 2011
8:45 am
January 1st, 2011
8:54 am
Happy 1-1-11
January 1st, 2011
9:04 am
January 1st, 2011
10:23 am
January 1st, 2011
10:26 am
Alright, enough of the New Year's "be nice to everyone/kissy-poo" stuff. Time to get back to business !
Jay, JAY !!
AJC Headline: "Base Bails on Dems in Droves" !
"Rebuilding to be tough as only a third of voters identify with party."
"Leaders seek growth strategies in a GOP world."
January 1st, 2011
10:27 am
Well, Happy New Year everybody. We made it to 2011. Just one more year till we can vote this Kenyan out of the White House.
Anyhow, I never made no New Year revolutions but the missus did. She's going to loose 100 lbs., or so she says. I told her it won't do no good to eat nothing but rice cakes if she eats 10 lbs. of them at a time. I plan to be away from home and at Billy Bob's while she's going on that diet. The missus is nobody you want to be around when she's hungry.
I guess it's PBR and football today. A shame about my Dawgs last night. It looks like they would loose to a pee wee team. We need to get a new coach that knows how to cheat legal-like. Old Vince had all those classes for dummys so he could bring great but dumb players. Maybe this Mark Richt would make a good missionary. It's for sure he's not our kind of coach.
Then I get the Sabbath off too and that means not doing much except going down to the Church of Holiness to listen to the Rev. Postlewaite jaw for awhile. The good news tho is I won't be spending as much money at Ryans, seeing as how she's on a diet.
Anyways, I hope everybody has a safe and happy New Year. Even the libruls.
January 1st, 2011
10:29 am
Has anyone ever noticed in almost all of the photos from Afghanistan/Iraq, etc. that the males in their nightgowns look so "Neanderthalish" ??
I read a good article the other day that said it's basically due to Islamic law allowing one to marry their first cousin. It's been going on for centuries now and alas ……….. you have the results of too much inbreeding.
January 1st, 2011
10:36 am
Headline: "Napolitano Meets With Karzai, Talks About Ways to Intercept IED Chemicals"
What the heck expertise does she have to do that when she can't even stop the flood at our border?
Pathetic !!
January 1st, 2011
10:48 am
Merry new year or whatever, this is for you-
Whether these changes are good or bad depends in part on how we adapt to them. But, ready or not, here they come
1. The Post Office. Get ready to imagine a world without the post office. They are so deeply in financial trouble that there is probably no way to sustain it long term. Email, Fed Ex, and UPS have just about wiped out the minimum revenue needed to keep the post office alive. Most of your mail every day is junk mail and bills.
2. The Check. Britain is already laying the groundwork to do away with checks by 2018. It costs the financial system billions of dollars a year to process checks. Plastic cards and online transactions will lead to the eventual demise of the check. This plays right into the death of the post office. If you never paid your bills by mail and never received them by mail, the post office would absolutely go out of business.
3. The Newspaper. The younger generation simply doesn't read the newspaper. They certainly don't subscribe to a daily delivered print edition. That may go the way of the milkman and the laundry man. As for reading the paper online, get ready to pay for it. The rise in mobile Internet devices and e-readers has caused all the newspaper and magazine publishers to form an alliance. They have met with Apple, Amazon, and the major cell phone companies to develop a model for paid subscription services.
4. The Book. You say you will never give up the physical book that you hold in your hand and turn the literal pages. I said the same thing about downloading music from iTunes. I wanted my hard copy CD. But I quickly changed my mind when I discovered that I could get albums for half the price without ever leaving home to get the latest music. The same thing will happen with books. You can browse a bookstore online and even read a preview chapter before you buy. And the price is less than half that of a real book. And think of the convenience! Once you start flicking your fingers on the screen instead of the book, you find that you are lost in the story, can't wait to see what happens next, and you forget that you're holding a gadget instead of a book.
5. The Land Line Telephone. Unless you have a large family and make a lot of local calls, you don't need it anymore. Most people keep it simply because they've always had it. But you are paying double charges for that extra service. All the cell phone companies will let you call customers using the same cell provider for no charge against your minutes
6. Music. This is one of the saddest parts of the change story. The music industry is dying a slow death. Not just because of illegal downloading. It's the lack of innovative new music being given a chance to get to the people who would like to hear it. Greed and corruption is the problem. The record labels and the radio conglomerates are simply self-destructing. Over 40% of the music purchased today is "catalog items," meaning traditional music that the public is familiar with. Older established artists. This is also true on the live concert circuit. To explore this fascinating and disturbing topic further, check out the book, "Appetite for Self-Destruction" by Steve Knopper, and the video documentary, "Before the Music Dies."
7. Television. Revenues to the networks are down dramatically. Not just because of the economy. People are watching TV and movies streamed from their computers. And they're playing games and doing lots of other things that take up the time that used to be spent watching TV. Prime time shows have degenerated down to lower than the lowest common denominator. Cable rates are skyrocketing and commercials run about every 4 minutes and 30 seconds. I say good riddance to most of it. It's time for the cable companies to be put out of our misery. Let the people choose what they want to watch online and through Netflix.
8. The "Things" That You Own. Many of the very possessions that we used to own are still in our lives, but we may not actually own them in the future. They may simply reside in "the cloud." Today your computer has a hard drive and you store your pictures, music, movies, and documents. Your software is on a CD or DVD, and you can always re-install it if need be. But all of that is changing. Apple, Microsoft, and Google are all finishing up their latest "cloud services." That means that when you turn on a computer, the Internet will be built into the operating system. So, Windows, Google, and the Mac OS will be tied straight into the Internet. If you click an icon, it will open something in the Internet cloud. If you save something, it will be saved to the cloud. And you may pay a monthly subscription fee to the cloud provider.
In this virtual world, you can access your music or your books, or your whatever from any laptop or handheld device. That's the good news. But, will you actually own any of this "stuff" or will it all be able to disappear at any moment in a big "Poof?" Will most of the things in our lives be disposable and whimsical? It makes you want to run to the closet and pull out that photo album, grab a book from the shelf, or open up a CD case and pull out the insert.
9. Privacy. If there ever was a concept that we can look back on nostalgically, it would be privacy. That's gone. It's been gone for a long time anyway. There are cameras on the street, in most of the buildings, and even built into your computer and cell phone. But you can be sure that 24/7, "They" know who you are and where you are, right down to the GPS coordinates, and the Google Street View. If you buy something, your habit is put into a zillion profiles, and your ads will change to reflect those habits. And "They" will try to get you to buy something else. Again and again.
All we will have that can't be changed are Memories.
19 Facts About The Deindustrialization Of America That Will Blow Your Mind
The United States is rapidly becoming the very first "post-industrial" nation on the globe. All great economic empires eventually become fat and lazy and squander the great wealth that their forefathers have left them, but the pace at which America is accomplishing this is absolutely amazing. It was America that was at the forefront of the industrial revolution. It was America that showed the world how to mass produce everything from automobiles to televisions to airplanes. It was the great American manufacturing base that crushed Germany and Japan in World War II.
But now we are witnessing the deindustrialization of America . Tens of thousands of factories have left the United States in the past decade alone. Millions upon millions of manufacturing jobs have been lost in the same time period. The United States has become a nation that consumes everything in sight and yet produces increasingly little. Do you know what our biggest export is today? Waste paper. Yes, trash is the number one thing that we ship out to the rest of the world as we voraciously blow our money on whatever the rest of the world wants to sell to us. The United States has become bloated and spoiled and our economy is now just a shadow of what it once was. Once upon a time America could literally out produce the rest of the world combined. Today that is no longer true, but Americans sure do consume more than anyone else in the world. If the deindustrialization of America continues at this current pace, what possible kind of a future are we going to be leaving to our children?
Any great nation throughout history has been great at making things. So if the United States continues to allow its manufacturing base to erode at a staggering pace how in the world can the U.S. continue to consider itself to be a great nation? We have created the biggest debt bubble in the history of the world in an effort to maintain a very high standard of living, but the current state of affairs is not anywhere close to sustainable. Every single month America does into more debt and every single month America gets poorer.
So what happens when the debt bubble pops?
The deindustrialization of the United States should be a top concern for every man, woman and child in the country. But sadly, most Americans do not have any idea what is going on around them.
For people like that, take this article and print it out and hand it to them. Perhaps what they will read below will shock them badly enough to awaken them from their slumber.
The following are 19 facts about the deindustrialization of America that will blow your mind….
#1 The United States has lost approximately 42,400 factories since 2001. About 75 percent of those factories employed over 500 people when they were still in operation.
#2 Dell Inc., one of America's largest manufacturers of computers, has announced plans to dramatically expand its operations in China with an investment of over $100 billion over the next decade.
#3 Dell has announced that it will be closing its last large U.S. manufacturing facility in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in November. Approximately 900 jobs will be lost.
#4 In 2008, 1.2 billion cell phones were sold worldwide. So how many of them were manufactured inside the United States? Zero.
#5 According to a new study conducted by the Economic Policy Institute, if the U.S. trade deficit with China continues to increase at its current rate, the U.S. economy will lose over half a million jobs this year alone.
#6 As of the end of July, the U.S. trade deficit with China had risen 18 percent compared to the same time period a year ago.
#7 The United States has lost a total of about 5.5 million manufacturing jobs since October 2000.
#8 According to Tax Notes, between 1999 and 2008 employment at the foreign affiliates of U.S. parent companies increased an astounding 30 percent to 10.1 million. During that exact same time period, U.S. employment at American multinational corporations declined 8 percent to 21.1 million.
#9 In 1959, manufacturing represented 28 percent of U.S. economic output. In 2008, it represented 11.5 percent.
#10 Ford Motor Company recently announced the closure of a factory that produces the Ford Ranger in St. Paul, Minnesota. Approximately 750 good paying middle class jobs are going to be lost because making Ford Rangers in Minnesota does not fit in with Ford's new "global" manufacturing strategy.
#11 As of the end of 2009, less than 12 million Americans worked in manufacturing. The last time less than 12 million Americans were employed in manufacturing was in 1941.
#12 In the United States today, consumption accounts for 70 percent of GDP. Of this 70 percent, over half is spent on services.
#13 The United States has lost a whopping 32 percent of its manufacturing jobs since the year 2000.
#14 In 2001, the United States ranked fourth in the world in per capita broadband Internet use. Today it ranks 15th.
#15 Manufacturing employment in the U.S. computer industry is actually lower in 2010 than it was in 1975.
#16 Printed circuit boards are used in tens of thousands of different products. Asia now produces 84 percent of them worldwide.
#17 The United States spends approximately $3.90 on Chinese goods for every $1 that the Chinese spend on goods from the United States .
#18 One prominent economist is projecting that the Chinese economy will be three times larger than the U.S. economy by the year 2040.
#19 The U.S. Census Bureau says that 43.6 million Americans are now living in poverty and according to them that is the highest number of poor Americans in the 51 years that records have been kept.
So how many tens of thousands more factories do we need to lose before we do something about it?
How many millions more Americans are going to become unemployed before we all admit that we have a very, very serious problem on our hands?
How many more trillions of dollars are going to leave the country before we realize that we are losing wealth at a pace that is killing our economy?
How many once great manufacturing cities are going to become rotting war zones like Detroit before we understand that we are committing national economic suicide?
The deindustrialization of America is a national crisis. It needs to be treated like one.
If you disagree with this article, I have a direct challenge for you. If anyone can explain how a deindustrialized America has any kind of viable economic future, please do so below in the comments section.
America is in deep, deep trouble folks. It is time to wake up
January 1st, 2011
10:53 am
Don't know where that came from but it is pretty much "right on" !
Or another way of saying everthing above:
"Our soldiers are at war, our politicians are robbing us blind, our country is going down the tubes and our citizens are at the mall."
January 1st, 2011
11:02 am
You left wing toadies are such pessimists, .."the glass is half empty…" types.
I prefer the optimism that comes with the dethronement of the dimwits in the House, and a major closing of the gap in the Senate, not to mention the fact that those left standing will be gasping for air and expiring in just another two years.
Happy New Year!
January 1st, 2011
11:20 am
Mick, Scout, Happy New Year!
January 1st, 2011
11:22 am
Travelin' music for the New Year ahead and predict soggy Jan 1 day
CCR ~ Who'll Stop the Rain
When interviewed by Rolling Stone magazine, John Fogerty was asked, "Does 'Who'll Stop The Rain' contain lyrically specific meanings besides the symbolic dimension?" His response: "Certainly, I was talking about Washington when I wrote the song, but I remember bringing the master version of the song home and playing it. My son Josh was four years old at the time, and after he heard it, he said, 'Daddy stop the rain.' And my wife and I looked at each other and said, 'Well, not quite.'"
January 1st, 2011
11:26 am
Sorry, but I broke the 24 hr. cease fire ………… just like the NVA.
January 1st, 2011
11:27 am
Wish you all a Happy 2011 . May more of us figure out that we derive our being and nature through mutual dependence
January 1st, 2011
11:54 am
January 1st, 2011
12:17 pm
Mick @ 10:48 Great Post! Where can I find that article?
January 1st, 2011
12:45 pm
Mick – STOP doing Jays research for him LOL.
And I thought that i didn't sleep enough geesh
To each and all a happy new year
As I was saying to friends and relatives last night. The 75% of us in the middle need to kick the SHYT out of the far far ones and take a stance that says youse guys are outta here.
We the people CARE about the USA and the politicians are screwing with our lives and OUR country
We the people have paid and do pay taxes every day. We are not being heard. The WH has a website. Send an email to them stating your views. PLEASE don't send trash, I hate you etc.. Send an email that makes sense.
January 1st, 2011
12:49 pm
In reference to Mick's 10:48
If a US company moves their manufacturing plant to another country and builds products to sell to us, why don't we charge them an import duty, when they bring those products into our country?
January 1st, 2011
12:58 pm
HD – No SHYT. we have given away our resources to the corporations so that we can but them back at inflated rates. If a flippin flip phone costs $7 to make why do we pay $70 or more for it and who is profiting
January 1st, 2011
1:13 pm
January 1st, 2011
1:28 pm
I once saw John Duffey perform in shorts, flip flops and a Hawaiian shirt because the airlines had lost his luggage. Didn't affect the music, though.
January 1st, 2011
1:29 pm
HD: too bad he died of a heart attack in 1996. What a waste!
January 1st, 2011
1:30 pm
that sounds like Jimmy Buffett on a good day
January 1st, 2011
1:30 pm
HD: if you actually saw The Seldom Scene that's really saying something! They didn't play very many concerts–hence the name.
January 1st, 2011
1:35 pm
I actually did see them, live and in the flesh. I think I saw them twice but don't remember for sure.
January 1st, 2011
1:38 pm
I had forgotten all about Seldom Scene, thanks for the reminder!
January 1st, 2011
1:38 pm
Common Sense
I saw Buffet open up for the Marshall Tucker Band, before Margaritaville. Richie Furay was on the bill, too, and it only cost $5. That was in the Omni.
January 1st, 2011
1:47 pm
Kamchak: That's a great song! For many many years I thought that was Grateful Dead's lead singer. (Before my Bluegrass days!) To my mind, the two sound very similar. Thanks for posting it. It'll be going to my "favorites" for sure.
January 1st, 2011
1:51 pm
HD and All – how many remember the Great Southeast Music hall in Buckhead. Jiimy Buffett, Steve Martin and so many others.
Buckets of beer and waiting in the mens room line with the Acts LOL. Found ou that the other JB is short LOL
January 1st, 2011
2:30 pm
Common Sense
The Great Southeast Music Hall had the best acoustics of any place, that I've ever heard music. And the place was so small that everybody got heckled by somebody. Somebody even ran on the stage when I was listening to The Earl Scruggs Review play. Broadview Plaza isn't there anymore, is it?
I was coming back from the bathroom there once and Alex Harvey (he wrote Delta Dawn, Reuben James, and others) was being hassled by some guy, who was trying to get him to hire his son, while he was trying to make his way to the stage, to go on.
January 1st, 2011
2:53 pm
HD – The Plaza is there but not the same as it once was.
When you saw ESR play I was probably there. I was the one drinking beer LOL.
Great place to see all the up and comers. I think it sat maybe 150 people. Thats why you could see the same people over and over. Uncomfortable seats but everybody was so close to the stage nobody GAS about it (might have been the beer LOL)
January 1st, 2011
3:41 pm
To those that came before:
2011 could be one for the ages. Get bin Laden and get out!
$7 = $70 soon because of value added. Not to mention marketing, which is more than 50% on some products.
January 1st, 2011
3:43 pm
Old Ponce. The good old days! How many of us passed through on our way to fame and fortune?
January 1st, 2011
3:45 pm
If a US company moves their manufacturing plant to another country and builds products to sell to us, why don't we charge them an import duty, when they bring those products into our country?
We can't charge them import duty because they move to countries that have a "Free Trade" agreement with the US. Since South Korea just signed one, you can bet that is the next place where jobs will be shipped. Our politicians are selling us out to their corporate donors left and right.
January 1st, 2011
3:54 pm
We're doing it to ourselves. Stop buying the imported junk. I was in a Ford dealership yesterday and the engine was made in Germany and the transmission in another foreign country on one of the vehicles. But that's what you get in a global economy. We just have to do it better than anyone else. We can't do it cheaper. Support your local businesses as well. The Walmart heirs are worth more than 100 billion. When is enough enough? Or too much?
January 1st, 2011
3:57 pm
hey SoCo , TnG. Happy to see you woke up today LOL.
SoCo – why aren't you at the I-85 Ga-Al border waiting for L'il Barry?
I promised him you would personally do the cavity search (he wanted the MAN to do it) LMAO
January 1st, 2011
3:58 pm
When is enough enough? Or too much?
According to some, when you work hard, enough or too much does not exist. You are simply being rewarded for "working hard".
January 1st, 2011
4:00 pm
I literally felt like I was in the belly of the beast today. Usually, I'll at least have a lunch break where I can peek my head in here to see what's going on. Today was not such a day. It was balls to the wall from the time I stepped into the airport until I stepped back out. If this is any indication of what my year will be like, 2011 is going to be one hell of a rollercoaster ride….
January 1st, 2011
4:01 pm
Yeah, we fooled them and made it through another year and another nght. Greetings!
January 1st, 2011
4:01 pm
TnG – I agree to a point. Germany has laws that require that imported goods/services are taxed. We don't have those tariffs/taxes in place. I don't see a lot of people bashing Germanys economy here. They seem to think they have the same open border/trade concept as we do.
January 1st, 2011
4:04 pm
SoCo – so I should send more or less H1bs thru the airport?
According to some you should make more money the harder you work LOL.
January 1st, 2011
4:12 pm
Fewer H1B's means less work for me. Either that, or they'll ramp up the number of L1's and J1's. On the issues of import tarriffs and taxes, just look at where our crap comes from vs who we have free trade agreements with. Bush was pushing hard for an agreement with Colombia. They don't have much of a manufacturing industry right now. Had that agreement been signed, Colombia would probably be flushed with new jobs from companies fleeing the US.
January 1st, 2011
4:34 pm
I hope y'all have your black-eyed peas and collard greens and corn bread under way so you will be set for a good new year.
January 1st, 2011
4:53 pm
Got a turkey being baptised in some hot peanut oil. Once the baptism is done, the greens and peas will be served.
January 1st, 2011
4:53 pm
SoCo – I thought we had an un-official trade agreement with Colombia already? LOL
One day I will relate to you a plan that someone I knew thought of.
Who the hell keeps negotiating those crap agreements anyway. The US always comes out as suckers.
January 1st, 2011
4:55 pm
Free the fowls
January 1st, 2011
5:00 pm
Glad to see the SEC starting to redeem itself. I was starting to think Auburn might not be nearly as good as they've looked and the conference just sucked.
Happy New Year everybody
January 1st, 2011
5:02 pm
Mick. The article is right on. The Washington Times also has an excellent article today on the downfall of America. As with any great civilization, it seems our days are numbered. We are consuming ourselves into oblivion without producing anything that the rest of the world can't produce cheaper. Without an industrial base in this country the vast majority of Americans quite simply will not have a means of survival because most of us aren't Harvard scholars, professional atheletes, successful musical artists, Wall Street Bankers/Brokers, politicians or movie stars. Most of us are just "plain Joes and Janes" and "plain Joe's and Jane's" must eat to. We have lived in fantasy land way too long now. The private sector in this country cannot sustain what the government is spending and I fear that we do not have politicians, of any ilk, with enough guts and fortitude to do what is right (which is to cut the mindless spending). To save our country, we are all going to have to suffer and do without the things we were raised to believe that we deserved JUST because we were Americans and because our leaders told us we deserved them. We either do it to the benefit of this country or this country is going to die. We simply do not have the money to keep paying for everything that we as a people think that we deserve. There is a lot wrong with us and there are many, many people to blame for it. Our leaders only gave us what we demanded, which was the easy way out so ultimately we ourselves are to blame for our country's present situation. Afterall, we elected these idiots.
January 1st, 2011
5:03 pm
Colombia has that agreement with pretty much the entire world. I think the negotiations are done by those high up on the food chain in these megaconglomerates. Any way to boost profits and bonuses, regardless what it does to those on the front lines.
Me too… I was beginning to worry about my beloved SEC.
January 1st, 2011
5:05 pm
Who the hell keeps negotiating those crap agreements anyway. The US always comes out as suckers.
It's mostly us in the Great Unwashed that come out the suckers. The folks who negotiate the crap agreements are doing just fine.
January 1st, 2011
5:37 pm
The private sector in this country cannot sustain what the government is spending and I fear that we do not have politicians, of any ilk, with enough guts and fortitude to do what is right (which is to cut the mindless spending).
The mindless spending is but only a small part of our problem. The spending wouldn't even be noticable had our politicians not sold out to corporate interests and allowed the wholesale loss of our manufacturing industry. People can cry all day about labor costs and such, but that is only a part of the issue.
Investors and speculators have caused our business leaders to go on a fool's quest for the lost city of gold. Instead of looking at long term implications of their decisions, they've become beholden to quarterly profits. Nothing can continually profit without loss. Instead of being satisfied with meager profitability, the mentality is to maximize profits at any cost.
Well, the chickens have come home to roost. The idea to increase profits by lowering labor led to a mass exodus of jobs. There is no way to recoup those jobs without incurring losses, and businesses are not going to accept even a minor loss. Our country is FUBAR, and there is no forseeable remedy in the near future. It doesn't matter about educational levels or anything. Without a major industry to provide for the masses, we're fu*ked. The service industry does not have the financial ability to support this country.
January 1st, 2011
5:42 pm
Investors and speculators have caused our business leaders to go on a fool's quest for the lost city of gold.
No…no…no…it was the evil unions.
Didn't you get the memo?
January 1st, 2011
6:27 pm
josef Nix:
Well, well, well ………………. the last time Alabama, Mississippi and Florida boys faced Michigan and Pennsylvania boys on the same day was in September of 1864 on Missionary Ridge, Chattannoga, Tennessee.
January 1st, 2011
6:28 pm
For all football Fons everyone…and a tutorial for UGA fans…
January 1st, 2011
6:37 pm
Didn't you get the memo?
Ooops… Forgot that point. Although I do hold unions responsible for the loss of jobs, but not for the same reasons as most do. When it was time to renegotiate contracts, they should have tried to leverage stock options as a part of their packages. Play the same game that the CEO's play. When the company does well, we all win. That way, even if they get the shaft, they have some stocks to help out with finances.
The only difference is those Southern boys today completely whooped ass!!!!
January 1st, 2011
6:45 pm
There is a Santa Claus !!
Headlijne: "The Sun Sets on the Kennedy Era"
"For the first time in 64 years, there will be no Kennedy in Congress."
January 1st, 2011
6:51 pm
I guess every NCAA college football team has the right to wear black jerseys ?
January 1st, 2011
6:51 pm
Southern Comfort
A whopping 7.2% of the labor force in the private sector belong to a union. Hard to imagine that such a small labor force can cower corporate America to off shore so much work.
As to the stock option thingie–the investor class started that kind of thing beginning in the early 80s when the traditional pension plan gave way to what I remember was called cafeteria investing where you cold allocate certain percentages of the company plan into stocks and bonds. Pretty soon that gave way to the 401k plans. As I see it, the only ones that were sure to make money off of retirement were the marketeers.
January 1st, 2011
6:52 pm
You got that right ……… it was really kind of embarrassing ! It's hard to believe there is that much of a gap in conferences.
January 1st, 2011
7:07 pm
I've posted this before but if you haven't seen it, you might find it interesting. It's about the history of the 401k.
January 1st, 2011
7:20 pm
Yeah, too bad we couldn't've just had a football game, eh? Oh, well, D-o Vendice!
And you can bet your last Judah P that emancipation would've come a lot quicker, too!
Funny, though, this should come up…I was doing some research today on the last of the inter-tribal conflicts before Removal settled by a ball game…Creeks vs Choctaw…the Choctaw won (them's some mean a33 stickball players for those of y'all who don't follow the sport)…course 500 braves went to the Happy Hunting Grounds before it was over with…!!
January 1st, 2011
7:27 pm
It's the Damned Northern Unions causing the trouble,
If those darnn NYC trash collectors would get rid of the snow all those wall streeters would be able to get the economy going again.
Damn those unions
January 1st, 2011
7:30 pm
Hey LITTLE joe(josef) has joined in. How is the brainache today LOL.
I still hurt and you are the cause
January 1st, 2011
7:39 pm
Common Sense
I'm just fine and dandy, thakee-ye!
So, why am I at fault here?
And, yeah, I've been thinking of changing my monniker to Little Gay Jew Boy… Surely there's nothing offensive about that, is there?
January 1st, 2011
7:46 pm
Josef – Your advice to do something other than IT that I enjoy.
I came up to East NC the other night. My stepson (youngest of my latest late wife's) needed a helper for a remodeling job. Had to replace the floor in an apartment (the right way).
I told ya I am too old for that SHYT. I hurt like hell today. But then again he is much younger and is sore also LMAO
I saw that LITTLE post the other day and damn near laughed myself stupid
January 1st, 2011
7:55 pm
Yeah, too bad we couldn't've just had a football game, eh? Oh, well, D-o Vendice!
And you can bet your last Judah P that emancipation would've come a lot quicker, too!
Funny, though, this should come up…I was doing some research today on the last of the inter-tribal conflicts before Removal settled by a ball game…Creeks vs Choctaw…the Choctaw won (them's some mean a33 stickball players for those of y'all who don't follow the sport)…course 500 braves went to the Happy Hunting Grounds before it was over with…!!
Nope, doesn't work LOL
January 1st, 2011
7:56 pm
THAT! Heh, heh! Good to have a younster feeling that way, too, though, eh?
And that Little thingie…the more I think about it. It was a topic of discussion last p.m. around here and it was sort of surprizing who took the most "offense."
I ran across a phrase today I had never heard which has gotten me intrigued…"diseased diversity." Your opinion on the term,..?
January 1st, 2011
7:57 pm
"Nope, doesn't work LOL"
Aw, why not?
January 1st, 2011
8:02 pm
Hillbilly Deluxe
Thanks. I haven't seen that before now and it figures that FRONTLINE would dig into the numbers behind the 401k investing. From the link: In my experience, the old formal pension plan costs the average company somewhere between 6 and 8 percent of payroll. If you had a $100 million payroll and had a formal pension plan, … you were paying $6 million or $8 million a year. … That was the pension industry before 401(k).
And in 401(k)?
The company's contribution generally was structured to be a match based on whatever the employee put in. They might say, "You put in a dollar, we'll put in 50 cents." Well, suddenly the company had a great deal to gain if not 100 percent of the people joined the 401(k) plan. Let's say only half the people joined and put in 4 percent of pay. Well, the company matched 50 cents on the dollar, so the company would be putting in 2 percent of payroll for half the people. That's 1 percent of payroll. …
So companies have been saving 6-7% a year for nearly thirty years.
OK. Good for them. Seems like that kind of savings could keep jobs here.
But here's where it really gets interesting: Now, the financial system — the mutual fund system in this case — will take about two and a half percentage points out of that return, so you will have … a net return of 5.5 percent, and your $1,000 will grow to approximately $30,000. One hundred ten thousand dollars goes to the financial system and $30,000 to you, the investor. Think about that. That means the financial system put up zero percent of the capital and took zero percent of the risk and got almost 80 percent of the return, and you, the investor in this long time period, an investment lifetime, put up 100 percent of the capital, took 100 percent of the risk, and got only a little bit over 20 percent of the return.
On any given day, one or more people here will start whinging about how the government, through taxation, is stealing their hard earned money.
When it comes to Wall Street taking 80% of their retirement?


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Dating issue 2011
Readers share the deal makers—and deal breakers—on their dating lists.
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He or she must accept my love of violent video games
Not comfortable with her punching and smashing and zombies? Next, please.
He must not be an investment banker
When his friends are complaining about St. Bart's being too hot, it's time to run.
He must eat more than chicken breasts
Can quirky eating habits kill a relationship? Yes.
New ways to date
From the good to the bad to the laundry, young singles have their own ideas of romance. Dinner and a movie need not apply.
Women's dating criteria | Stickies
We went to the streets to find out what women look for in a man. Here's what they want—in their own handwriting.
Men's dating criteria | Stickies
We went to the streets to find out what men look for in a woman. Here's what they want—in their own handwriting.
What I want
Readers divulge the traits they need in a mate.
He must be a good snowboarder
A man's on-slope style makes a big impact, one snow shredder finds.
She must have eclectic taste in music
Dead Heads need not apply.
Must roll her eyes—in just the right way
A single guy explains why the eye roll matters.
Why he can't live in my building
A Logan Square resident shares why the ultimate convenience may not be so convenient after all.
He must be a pop-culture junkie
This reader only gets goosebumps if you know what Goosebumps is.
He must use fewer beauty products than I do
A low-maintenance lady explains why it's hard to date a well-groomed guy.
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Ty Edward Mealey and Stephanie Vickers are wanted by the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office for a shoplifting that occurred at Walmart on Hilton Head Island.
The theft occureed at the 25 Pembroke Drive location on May 14.
The suspects were identified from surveillance video.
Video surveillance showed both suspects shoplifting various brand name cosmetics and nail polish, along with a four drawer chest and a Shark Rotator vacuum.
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A month?
A month?
A couple months??
Try I just got mine like a week and a half ago! Now I really want the red one. Convincing my wife I needed a $80 mouse was hard enough, how the heck do I pull that off twice!?!
To the people who are questioning the price, reviews don't lie. Check them out. Everyone who tries it, loves it. And it truely does chance the way your able to play.
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"One Halloween Night"
There's a old woman who comes out at night
A gray hair, black robe and a white rope too,
Just don't look at the window, is it fright?
The graveyard stands still, while she's by you!
Spirits roam through the grave and haunts about
They prance and dance with spooky shadows,
"Hurry and run, run, run", as the angel shouts.
Don't be scared, or you'll have to fight the battles.
Tonight is eerie with the moon and howling dogs,
Where ghosts and mummies are roaming in the night
And a black cat that creeps along the bridge in the fog.
Looking for Frankenstein and mummies are out of sight!
Having a Halloween night filled with scary thoughts too,
The excitement of spooky costumes, and many monsters
Filled with candies, games, parties, and some fun with you.
And don't forget the eerie grave of one who haunts her.
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Our Obsession With Stuff Is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities and Our Health
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This following is an excerpt from The Story Of Stuff: How Our Obsession With Stuff Is Trashing The Planet, Our Communities, And Our Health – And A Vision For Change by Annie Leonard. Excerpted with permission by Free Press, a Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. Copyright © 2010 by Annie Leonard.
So here we are. All sorts of stuff is lining the real or virtual shelves of stores, ready to slip into our shopping carts or be assembled and shipped according to our desires. Enter the consumer. Stage left, stage right, storming stores and online shopping portals, armed with credit cards and freshly cashed paychecks. This stage of the game is What It's All For -- at least that's what we're told. For a moment, as the almighty consumer makes her selection from a long menu of choices, the entire world revolves around her. She experiences a surge of power as she trades her hard-earned money for a piece of stuff and becomes its owner, either meeting a need, indulging a whim, shifting a bad mood -- or maybe all three at once. "When things get tough, the tough go shopping," as the bumper stickers used to say.
Lots of our favorite characters and cultural icons surround themselves with signature cool Stuff. Where would 007 be without his latest gadget, his perfectly tailored suit, or his (insert your favorite model of future car here)? What would the Oscars be without the gowns? How could we love Carrie Bradshaw without her outrageous brimmed hats and designer shades and glossy shopping bags full of ruffled dresses and sky-high heels? Would we recognize Holly Golightly without her infatuation with Tiffany's? We're attached to these characters' possessions and obsessions as much as to their personalities; it's all part of our national mythology. It only makes sense that we'd get attached to our own Stuff.
Before I go any further, I want to say that I'm not against all consumption. One irate viewer of The Story of Stuff film e-mailed me and said, "If you're against consumption, where did you get that shirt you're wearing?" Duh. Of course everyone needs to consume to live. We need food to eat, a roof over our head, medicine when we're sick, and clothes to keep us warm and dry. And beyond those survival needs, there's a level of additional consumption that makes life sweeter. I enjoy listening to music, sharing a bottle of wine with friends, and occasionally donning a nice new dress as much as the next person.
What I question is not consumption in the abstract but consumerism and overconsumption. While consumption means acquiring and using goods and services to meet one's needs, consumerism is the particular relationship to consumption in which we seek to meet our emotional and social needs through shopping, and we define and demonstrate our self-worth through the Stuff we own. And overconsumption is when we take far more resources than we need and than the planet can sustain, as is the case in most of the United States as well as a growing number of other countries. Consumerism is about excess, about losing sight of what's important in the quest for Stuff.
Do you remember Jdimytai Damour? In November 2008, on Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year, the holiday shopping season kicked off. Across the country, people left their Thanksgiving dinners early to sleep in their cars in store parking lots hours before scheduled store openings, which in many places were moved up to 5:00 a.m. Shoppers began gathering in the parking lot of a Wal-Mart in Valley Stream, New York, at 9:00 p.m. on Thanksgiving evening. By 5:00 a.m., when the store was scheduled to open, a crowd of more than two thousand people had gathered.
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With Labor Day weekend only 10 days away, the summer travel season is quickly coming to a close. And what a summer it has been. A heat wave greeted travelers all along the eastern seaboard, while threats of tar balls and oil slicks left many scrambling for alternative destinations or wondering if their Gulf vacations would be ruined.
Now that the oil is under control and the heat has begun to abate just a little, a getaway over this last long weekend of summer seems especially tempting. If you haven't already made travel plans for Labor Day weekend, here are a few ideas to consider before it's too late.
Orbitz has listed its top ten travel destinations for the 2010 Labor Day holiday, based on air, hotel and hotel-plus-air bookings made through Orbitz.com for travel between September 3 and September 6. Metropolitan areas throughout the United States, including the southeast's Orlando and Atlanta, dominate the list in large part because average hotel rates in these top ten
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First Lady Michelle Obama visits Children's National Medical Center in Washington D.C. to read "The Night Before Christmas". Joined by daughters Malia and Sasha, along with dog Bo, the First Lady continues this tradition of visiting with patients which dates back to Bess Truman.
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When You Can't Do It All: How to Avoid Overscheduling Your Kids
Is your child racing from soccer to gymnastics to piano lessons? Learn how to stop the madness and choose the right extracurricular activities for your child.
Why We Overschedule
Dr. Murphy encourages parents to examine their own motivations for scheduling, stating that parents may fall into the trap of overscheduling to accommodate a work schedule, submit to pressure to compete with others, or give their kids "an edge." Some parents even support activities that develop skills that they themselves lack. "Ask yourself if your child seems content," suggests Dr. Murphy. "Is he relaxed? Does he enjoy the activities he participates in? Does he have time to engage in independent play or entertainment on a daily basis? Do you find yourself hurrying him through his homework to get to multiple lessons, activities, or practices?" If you are concerned about any of your responses to these questions, it may be time to reevaluate your schedule.
Andrea Plotkin, a mother of three, carefully evaluates the extracurricular activities her children are involved in. "There are a lot of parents who pressure their children to participate in activities so that they can be the best or achieve mastery. We try to encourage our kids to participate in activities so that they can be well-rounded and acquire new skills they can find joy in and be proud of. The biggest evil is not how many activities your children are involved in, but the importance you place in their mastery of the activities."
Plotkin makes a conscious effort to allow for some down time, encouraging her children to chill out after a busy day at school. She says that while some activities such as religious instruction are non-negotiable, she is careful to listen to her children and gauge whether or not they are feeling balanced and successful. If her children begin to feel overwhelmed with their commitments, she talks with them to help sort out which activities to let go.
With so many wonderful extracurricular activities available to children these days, it can be daunting for parents to choose the right activities without going overboard. The following guidelines can help parents searching for a well-balanced and healthy extracurricular life.
How to Cut Back
Prioritize: Decide which extracurricular activities you would like your child to experience. There may be some activities you view as necessary, such as religious instruction or tutoring. Then think of your child's strengths and list activities that might play to those strengths. Enriching strengths can do wonders in building a child's self-esteem.


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SYCAMORE, IL, February 20, 2009 – IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC., a global leader in test and measurement technology, is bringing enhanced safety to contractors with its new 61-685 Infrared (IR) Thermometer, the non-contact way to capture the surface temperature of mechanical equipment, electrical breakers, and building systems from a distance, allowing for preventive diagnostics to be performed while machinery and circuits are in operation.
"Our IR thermometer lets contractors measure live circuits or moving parts from a comfortable distance to create a safer work environment," notes Dave Skowronski, Product Manager of IDEAL's Test & Measurement Group. "With its one-handed operation, the 61-685 is one of the simplest but most accurate IR thermometers on the market today, as well as one of the most affordable."
Completely portable, the 61-685 delivers performance characteristics typically found in more expensive thermometers. In addition to its 12:1 distance-to-spot ratio, it provides a wide temperature range of -76°F to 932°F (-60°C to 500°C), and a built-in laser pointer to identify the center of the measurement area. Adjustable emissivity enhances accuracy of its readings on reflective or non-reflective surfaces. Maximum, minimum, average and differential temperature readings are instantly displayed on its backlit LCD to allow for quick action. Plus, an operator can program high and low temperature points with audible alarm warnings that are activated when the temperature exceeds an established point.
Along with electrical troubleshooting and general maintenance applications, the 61-685 is an excellent solution in the HVAC, health and safety, and process control fields. To add to its versatility and value, a built-in socket supports Type K thermocouple probes allowing obstructed areas to be reached.
The IR thermometer further broadens IDEAL's full line of testing solutions to meet the diversified needs of electricians, maintenance engineers and data communications technicians with products suited to the specific requirements of each application.
The IDEAL 61-685 Infrared Thermometer is immediately available. Carrying case is included.
For more information, contact IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC., Becker Place, Sycamore, Illinois 60178. Or phone 1-800-947-3614, Fax: 1-800-533-4483. On the web, www.idealindustries.com.
IDEAL INDUSTRIES, INC. has been serving the electrical industry since 1916. IDEAL is one of the world's leading manufacturers of professional quality tools and supplies serving installation professionals in the construction, maintenance, data communications and original equipment manufacturing industries.
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In the past, a lot of instances felt like an awkward break from the flow of quests and lore.
One minute, you're killing yetis for precious furs, and the next youre killing ogres, demons and treants, for no other reason than the fact that they're there and someone asked you to.
Probably the best example in the past is the whole Defias quest lines in westfall, deadmines, stormwind and stockades.
When you're doing a quest line like the Sons of Hodir, it definitely feels epic learning about a titan, and experiencing his entire character arc without too much of a break in the story. So many quest lines in Wrath work so well because they culminate into such a fantastic ending. They just happen to be in an instance or a raid, which means they can be much more involved than activities in the overworld.


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Nice way to get people to use trashbins… have cute art on it.. I like this about Belgium though.. there are trash bins. In Korea I had to carry a plastic bag for the trash till I could get home to throw it. :/
No clue what that is o-o
off to class early today >_< see you later tumblr world (and yes I am just updating because I want to use this gif x)
omgosh that reminds me I had a random dream with Rupert Grint in it O_o… I have weird dreams… but I hope its one of those dreams that comes true I would be SUPER HAPPY if I could meet him x)
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Labour Market Policies and Unemployment in the OECD
AbstractThe massive increase in unemployment throughout the OECD since the early 1970s has led governments in many countries to introduce, or to expand, labour market policies such as training schemes, employment subsidies, public works or schemes of counselling or assistance in job search. Such programmes have the objective of reducing unemployment by improving the workings of the labour market. This paper first briefly describes the types of programmes that have been introduced in many OECD countries in recent years. It then suggests a model of the labour market, based on the relationship of unemployment and vacancies (or Beveridge curve), within which the rise in unemployment can be analysed and the effects of policies and of institutions examined. Using the framework, we then identify the main factors causing shifts in unemployment and vacancy rates in 14 of the main OECD countries over the period 1970-88. Our main results are that while corporatism remains the institutional features with the biggest single impact in sustaining low unemployment rates, labour market policies also have a significant and well-defined effect on unemployment which appears large relative to the budgetary costs of the programmes.
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National free WI-FI for the US
The FCC Chairman has suggested a national free WI-FI system that would be very powerful and available to all Americans.
The 198 Billion dollar cell phone, internet, etc .. industry is actively against this.
This could spur more innovation and WI-FI products.
What is the price tag for anything free from the government. Under Obamacare the government will have access to your bankaccount and this is a means of ensuring that .... and what else.
Just like Obamacare the question is would the federal government be joining a competative market for services. No doubt that we are being gouged, but it is a commercial competative private for profit industry.
Is this a good thing or another step to 1984 and Big Brother?
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Feb 8 2013: I do not think this would be a big benefit to most consumers. I can get free Wi-Fi at the local coffee shop and many other places. Everything electronic is dropping in price so quickly that the private sector might be giving us free Wi-Fi soon, just as a means to sell applications and other services.
The one aspect of this proposal that seems good to me is providing Wi-Fi to ALL areas of the country, including the most rural, and the remote villages of Alaska.
Another aspect of this idea is that the government may have to provide a Wi-Fi network to all parts of the country for government and scientific purposes. (For example, for taking the census.) To do this, it might be spending 90% of what it would cost to provide free Wi-Fi to everyone.
I think the government is already tapping into private Wi-Fi networks, so privacy is not much of an issue.
Feb 8 2013: Yeah, I think you are right the government is compiling all it wants. I am a computer user only ... I know very little about the WI FI, WLAN, etc ... To take anything to a single source, in my opinion is a dumb idea free or not. Competition always inspires updates and change. IF the government was the only provider could it then encript all IP uses to their frequency (or what ever its called) and enter the electronics market. If you do not join the "party" (government) then you could not play.
One of my fears is that we continue to move toward government encroachment into the free market such as Obamacare did to the insurance and health industries. Is this a direct attack on the free market and capitalism itself?
How would this impact our already failing economy? I can't see how it would help.
It would be great to have all of the country covered and access provided.
Thanks for the reply. Bob.
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Jessi Slaughter: A Teachable Moment
Dr. Michelle Golland: The parents of Jessica Leonhardt, the 11-year-old girl who recently posted an extremely offensive YouTube video, are in serious denial about the issues related to their young daughter. She is a troubled and angry tween who is clearly in need of counseling. Honestly, the parents also need some serious intervention as well. No child posts this type of video unless she is struggling with conflicts with peers or has low self-esteem. It seems that Jessi's young life was spinning out of control -- virally, no less. It also appears that Jessi had posted sexually explicit photos of herself, which is of serious concern given her very young age.
Dianne Leonhardt, Jessi's mother, was recently interviewed by momlogic -- and she appears to be in total denial. Jessi's father is out of control and unable to keep his anger and emotions in check, even on video. The fact that Jessi's parents posted a YouTube video in response to their daughter's viral video shows that they are modeling this immature behavior to their child.
I hope the Department of Children and Family Services becomes involved, because it can be an opportunity for these parents to receive counseling on the importance of being more connected and diligent parents to their young daughter. It seems that Jessi is desperately crying out for help in a very dangerous way. The lack of supervision seems unequivocal at this point.
It is disturbing that Dianne has not viewed the videos. Jessi must be held accountable by her parents for her behavior -- and how, as a mother, do you address any of the concerns without viewing what your child has actually posted?
The mother's complacency about not being able to watch her daughter 24/7 is an old excuse that, as we know, just doesn't fly anymore. There are many ways to control what your kids do on the computer, starting with: She doesn't use it unless you are in the room with her, no cameras are allowed, or the computer is simply taken away from her. Given what has taken place, it is obvious that Jessi should not be allowed on the computer at all.
As parents, we can use this as a teachable moment for our tweens and teenagers. I would suggest having a discussion about viral videos and how dangerous posting pictures of yourself can be. Videos and pictures can spin out of control, and the damage can never be undone. You could show parts of Jessi's YouTube video to your kids to illustrate how ridiculous and offensive Jessi is being. Ask them what they think of her attitude and behavior. You can discuss how it seems that she felt bullied as well, and how ineffective her response (and that of her parents) was. It could also allow you to ask about any bullying or cyberbullying they or their friends may have experienced.
Teenagers don't understand the consequences of their actions, and this story allows you to play it out for them in a very concrete manner. Will Jessi Slaughter's life EVER be the same?
@Coleen You can't be serious… this girl had it coming… I personally in no way feel sorry for her. What nobody talks about is how the VERY next day after her "break down" she was on stickam saying she didn't care and that she'll take "any kind of fame"… So I in no way feel sorry for her, and I am very angry that GMA made her look like a victim.
Ha. This is so gonna affect her.
It's gonna haunt her for the rest of her life.
Isn't the internet fantastic?
I'm glad this article gave the right information, unlike GMA. "The consquences will never be the same" for you, Jessi. :/
What a great resource!
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Something unusual happened near the end of the game the other night at Oklahoma City. J.J. took some contact on a turnover but didn't get a call and on the next play Kevin Durant got a call when J.J. went for a steal. The sequence wasn't unusual–Durant gets to the line a lot and J.J. doesn't. The rare part of it was Johnson's reaction: he punched his fist in the air and complained to officials.
I've only been around a month, but I'm told that might be the most anger Johnson has expressed about a call all season. He was visibly miffed about a call the next night against the Clippers, too. J.J. took eight free throws against the Thunder and 10 against the Clippers, the most attempts he's had in a two-game span this season. Some Hawks folks think that's no coincidence.
They wish J.J. would express his displeasure to officials more. They think he doesn't get the calls other star players get because he doesn't demand respect from officials. They wouldn't even mind if J.J. was hit with a technical from time to time.
But J.J. says it's just not his style. Plus, he thinks it's useless.
"I don't feel like I get the calls (other good players get)," he said. "But I feel like there is no no need to complain because I don't think it does any good. It don't get you better calls. So I gave up. And if they make a bad call, they can't take it back, so what's the difference?"
I've got to say that's probably the first time I've heard that approach to calls from anyone associated with the league. Back in 2007, I did a story about so-called "star" or "respect" calls because everyone was complaining about Dwyane Wade getting too many of them. The story can be summed up as:
1. Yes, there is such a thing as star calls though it doesn't happen as much as some perceive.
2. You have to earn them with an aggressive style of play.
3. Everyone just kind of accepts them because they are a part of the NBA's culture.
Some select quotes from that story:
"It's 100 percent real," Richard Jefferson said. "It's an unspoken thing."
"As far as close calls, if you have more star power, you probably get that call," Jason Richardson said.
"That hasn't changed," said Byron Scott. "That is something that has been around way, way before I came in this league. I don't think anybody in this league looks at it and says that's wrong. That's just how it has been."
"Star players have the ball much of the time, particularly at critical times," said NBA officials honcho Ronnie Nunn. "They are star players because they are adept at what they do. They certainly don't need the help of any officials.They summon the whistle of an official because they are capable of separating themselves from other players. It's about abilities and unique strengths on getting fouls called."
That brings us back to J.J., whose free-throw attempts per game have decreased from 4.6 last season to 3.6 this season. His shot attempts per game have actually gone up by 0.5. His minutes are down 5 percent from last season but his free-throw attempts are down 22 percent. What's up with that?
It doesn't seem J.J. has changed his style of play. According to game-tracking statistics at 82games.com, 20 percent of Johnson's shot are what it considers to be "inside" and 80 percent are jumpers. He finished last season at the exact same ratio.
Compare that to the guards who shoot at least one more free throw per game than Johnson (listed in descending order of free-throw attempts per game):
Dwyane Wade (34 percent shot attempts inside)
Kevin Martin (21 percent)
Chauncey Billups (23 percent)
Kobe Bryant (23 percent)
Brandon Roy (24 percent)
Tyreke Evans (53 percent)
Gilbert Arenas (21 percent)
Devin Harris (35 percent)
Rodney Stuckey (39 percent)
Deron Williams (26 percent)
Russell Westbrook (38 percent)
Eric Gordon (37 percent)
Tony Parker (40 percent)
Rip Hamilton (11 percent)
Chris Paul (20 percent)
Andre Miller (35 percent)
Ben Gordon (15 percent)
Allen Iverson (21 percent)
Baron Davis (35 percent)
You can see that by 82games.com's count, 16 of these 19 players attempt more inside shots than Johnson. But only Wade, Evans, Harris, Stuckey, Westbrook, Gordon, Parker, Miller, and Davis do so at a dramatically higher rate that might explain how they take so many more free throws than J.J. And only Wade and Bryant take more shots per game overall than J.J.'s 18.5.
So does all that mean J.J. doesn't get the calls he deserves and, if so, would he get more love if he harped at officials more? Does he just need to go to the rim more often? Does he need to get better at drawing and/or selling contact? Is it all of these things, none of them or something else?
– Over at Peachtree Hoops, hawksdawg boldly steps into a minefield by suggesting that racism may play a part in the Hawks not catching on the way they should in the city. I'm too new to have my own take on that (though I can say from experience this isn't the only NBA city where that conversation takes place) but Ps to hawksdawg for having the kind of set it takes to put it out there.
– A television crew from Rustavi 2 in Georgia (the country) is in town to do a lifestyle story on Zaza. He says it's the most popular channel there. The piece is for a show called "P.S.", which airs every Saturday night.
From the Web site: "Though the program has its staunch audience, the last public opinion poll showed that it is necessary to make it more attractive for the young Georgian viewers." So Zaza must be big with the kids back home, too.
– Super commenter northcyde has called on me to come up with a nickname for the "lethal combination" of Joe and Jamal. So far I can't get past anything that involves the use of the initials "J.J." and that keeps bringing me back to some play on J.J. Fad or J.J. Evans. Sorry, that's all I've got right now.
– Talk amongst yourselves, Hawks fans.
February 5th, 2010
4:55 pm
February 5th, 2010
4:55 pm
I think it boils down to this. The league dubbed these guys superstars and gave them commercials before they proved themselves One way to make a guy a "perceived" star is to up his scorring average, best way to do that is put them on the line for at least 10 free points per night. It's sickening and turns off real fans.
February 5th, 2010
4:58 pm
Joe & Jamal = HEAT CHECK!
February 5th, 2010
4:58 pm
I don't know where a debate featuring the "R" word may go on this blog, but truthfully speaking…I would be lying if I said that, that issue has never crossed my mind regarding the Hawks attendance issues. Hell the same could even be said about the Braves attendance issues. This is a funny city when it comes to that issue.
February 5th, 2010
5:00 pm
absolutely jlewis…
February 5th, 2010
5:00 pm
Great piece- full of facts and fiqures.I hereby dub thee: MC Bright
February 5th, 2010
5:02 pm
From the last blog. O'Brien I would do that trade but like Sautee said I doubt the Nets would go for it unless they just desperately want to dump both guys…. Astro I understood your point about the sf's I was just saying I think Hassell would have more to offer than George. And Adonal Foyle is still with Orlando.
February 5th, 2010
5:04 pm
jlewis, that's a very good observation!
February 5th, 2010
5:08 pm
cp, thanks. And I agree.
February 5th, 2010
5:09 pm
Yeah Josh Smith don't mind barking at the officials JJ should do it at least sometimes. Or at least chat with them and work them throughout the game. Ref when I do my floater he is pushing me look out for that or he hits me when I fade back. Refs dont see everything. I dont know what racism peachtree hoops are talking about. Please expound.
February 5th, 2010
5:09 pm
Repost from previos blog concerning this blogs topic:
As much as I hate to say it, because I really do repect the way Joe plays the game (no whining, and arguing about calls), and old statement comes to mind. "When in Rome, do as the Romans." All of the great players get calls because they scream at the refs. It is an NBA (Stern) thing, but it also is a form a psychology. If you convince the refs that everytime you miss a shot, someone had to foul you, they eventually start believing it. Another phrase that applies is "Quiet mouths don't get fed." In order to get more calls, Joe will have to change his approach or his demeaner. Name me one guy in the league, who is a superstar who does not bark at the refs constantly. I can think of one or two, and that's Tim Duncan and Durant, and they both still do it frequently.
February 5th, 2010
5:24 pm
How about "Joe & Jam", cuz you cant have one without the other lol.
February 5th, 2010
5:25 pm
With Noah out, Horford should have a big night. He always plays well against the Bulls. But perhaps some of that was getting up for playing against Joakim.
Without Noah's shot blocking, we should keep going inside over and over.
February 5th, 2010
5:29 pm
How about "jelly and jam"? Jelly for Joe's sweet jumper and Jam because "that must be jam 'cause jelly don't shake like that"
February 5th, 2010
5:41 pm
Sautee, cp
How about Boone and CDR for Mo Evans and our 1st (which will probably be in the early 20s). Is that too much for the Hawks to give up?
I disagree with JJ. Refs give makeup calls all the time, so although they can't take a bad call back, the next time down the court, they can give you a call that you might not have gotten otherwise.
And in the playoffs, with the game on the line, I would prefer for JJ to get the foul call and go to the FT line, as opposed to attempting a tough fadeaway shot at the buzzer.
How about "Ice-man and Maverick" for nicknames?
February 5th, 2010
5:48 pm
i think the home team never gets the calls. its just how we all feel. the opponent always seems to get the big breaks, or at least we remember it that way.
having said that, i cant think of another sport where the officiating is so contested and possibly bad.
personally i think the hawks dont get the calls as much, JJ got fouled several times last game, and didnt get calls, but ive seen some BS calls go our way too…..i just dont see why its so hard to call an even and consistent game.
as for racism – i dont see how that could be an issue for the hawks. It may be a culture issue, or a accessability/cost issue. Most average folks cant spend $100 for two on a regular basis to go to a game, black or white. My take is that folks who are into a team generally play that sport. Its a fact that a basketball court takes up a lot less space than a baseball field, thus there are more basketball courts in cities. More black folks live in cities generally, thus more exposure to basketball, thus more interest.
its not a race thing its an exposure thing.
baseball is mad that black baseball players have declined to under 10%. well is that a real surprise? its all about access….desides the black population of america is only 12-13%. not as much as a lot of folks think. so its only off a few percent in baseball…..its off A LOT more in basketball, but the other way around.. Again not surprising, but also not racism. Access.
ive been to a few hawks games – the percentage of attendees that are black is higher than the 12-13% for the US census. again not surprising.
Also – white suburbanites dont have as much access to play basketball (once out of school), plus going to a game is a long drive.
not that is matters but im white for those curious.
February 5th, 2010
5:51 pm
I'd have to give that some serious thought. I haven't seen much of Boone this year. And obviously if you acquired Boone, you'd need to move Zaza. (to Portland?)
Ready to do THAT?
February 5th, 2010
5:58 pm
-4pt plays are called "crawfords"
-joe and jamal can be called J Crew espeically if josh and jeff teague are on the floor
-as far as joe getting calls.. he doesnt finish hard… or agressively.. he shoots a lot of floaters like a smaller guard ie. tony parker, nash, rondo. if he went to the basket hard he would get more calls. agressive players get more calls. it makes the ref make a call. if you go in soft.. ie floaters… they will not call that. or if you shoot a lot of fade away shots.. you will not get calls
February 5th, 2010
6:05 pm
LaBron get so many calls it really takes the fun out of the game and I hate watching him play. The game against the Hawks, Josh Smith gets mugged in the lane, no call, the very next play Labron double-teamed in the lane, but throws his body into Josh to go to the lane. Not sure of a nickname, but I am very concerned this team will not go far with Marvin. I am trying to like the kid, but we could us a Michael Redd or another guy at small forward who can strech the defense. Have you heard ANYTHING about any trades involving the Hawks?
February 5th, 2010
6:15 pm
Playing off AstroJoe's nickname,
'Double H.C.'
Habitual – Heat – Check
February 5th, 2010
6:17 pm
Habitual – Heat – Check…funny
February 5th, 2010
6:19 pm
Maybe the Nets will take RandMo, Mo Evans, and a second round pick for Boone and CDR. That way we wouldnt have to move anybody.
But I am open to trading ZaZa, because maybe we could sign Camby this offseason with our mid-level exception. Or maybe we can trade ZaZa, Mo and pick for Camby, if the Clippers are willing.
February 5th, 2010
6:24 pm
Michael, That is funny you did a piece on Wade getting calls. You can start with the 24 FT's he took against the Hawks in December of '07, the game that later had to be replayed. Still kills me the league had the nerve to demand a replay of that game after the calls that were given to Wade.
JJ does get screwed by refs on a nightly basis. I don't think he should start yelling at refs, though. It just is not his style. As Popeye would say, "I yam, what I yam."
February 5th, 2010
6:26 pm
at habitual heat check
JJ needs an infusion of 20% of Josh's indignation at not getting calls. Then he would get more calls. It's a shame, but the refs are human. You have to play that human element. Then again, if he starts complaining on the regular I can no longer call him the Silent Assassin. It should be on his socks. Just the type of endorsement that fits a quiet guy like Joe.
@mountainman36 baseball umps seem to dish out a large pile of frustration on a nightly basis. Especially around the definition of the strike zone.
@ILL-logical I thinlk of our new beat writer as MC Blogs-a-lot 'cause baby got blogs
big blogs, small blogs, short blogs, long blogs
Gotta run. I want to be in the place for tip.
February 5th, 2010
7:06 pm
JJ & Jamal= The Closer & The Finisher!!!!!!!
February 5th, 2010
7:20 pm
Joe and Jamal can be called the "I.T. Dept."
I.T. = Iso-Twins
February 5th, 2010
7:25 pm
2nd that, Lacsho !
February 5th, 2010
7:49 pm
Jazzy Joe and the Fresh Prince
February 5th, 2010
7:49 pm
Iso twins lol made me spill my heineken ….
also liked The Closer & The Finisher !!
February 5th, 2010
8:12 pm
iso twins.. too damn funny .. still laughing … iso twins..hahaha
February 5th, 2010
8:27 pm
Thanks Mike, I have been preaching this over the last few games on these blogs. The last few Paul Pierce, D12, Durant, they all got Star treatment.
February 5th, 2010
8:34 pm
What a dunk by Rose. Wow.
Hawks defense looking good. I would like to see Woody run some plays for Marvin though.
Nets playing the Celtics close in Boston. I would love to see the Celtics lose to the Nets at home…
And then the Celtics play the Magic on Sunday, which is a win win for the Hawks.
February 5th, 2010
9:07 pm
The bulls are shooting badly from the outside but are exploiting the switching defence well.
February 5th, 2010
9:08 pm
Excellent defense by teague
February 5th, 2010
9:40 pm
It doesn't take a "set" to throw out the racism card… it takes a lack of creative writing ability and a need for attention.
February 5th, 2010
9:50 pm
Here's what I posted to respond to hawksdawgs' blog post on SB Nation (I didn't realize it was linked here or else I would have just posted it here):
First of all, I think money matters a lot more than racism. I've seen many people complain that they have to spend upwards of $100 at Hawks games, which is plainly not true, but the perception is there. But when it comes to racism (as it too often does in Atlanta), it involves the city of Atlanta more than the Hawks. Unfortunately, when you mention Atlanta to people in the suburbs, the reaction of too many people involves the words "unsafe", "crime", "black", and/or "thug" in some combination. Sure, with people who think this way, the fact that the NBA is majority black doesn't help, and there are probably some of these people who are willing to put aside these feelings to come see Brian McCann and Matt Ryan. I just think there are probably a lot more people who would probably give the Hawks a shot if they didn't have to come to downtown Atlanta to watch them.
And unfortunately, since Atlanta is unique in that the vast majority of its metro area residents live outside the city proper, Atlanta's sports teams have no choice but to rely on their support in order to succeed, which makes them too dependent on suburbanites' perception of things like MARTA and Atlanta crime. Convincing them of the city's merits is a task no sports team will be able to accomplish.
February 5th, 2010
9:51 pm
As for this game, it's pathetic that the Hawks are struggling so badly to put this team away when they are missing their best post player and rebounder. Derrick Rose has been the best player on the floor.
February 5th, 2010
9:55 pm
About Joe: yes, he does need to whine to the refs more, but there's a right way and a wrong way to do it. The wrong way is to just cuss them out whenever something goes against you, like Rasheed Wallace and occasionally Josh Smith do. The right way is to massage their egos and suck up to them when things are going well, so that when you don't get a call you want you can whine about it and it looks legitimate. This is what LeBron James does masterfully.
February 5th, 2010
9:59 pm
By the way, the Hawks are 12-11 over their last 23 games. That is one third of the season of complete mediocrity. Yes, they had a tough schedule in January, so some losses were expected, but they have also lost a LOT of winnable games, and you can add this one to the list if they continue playing with no energy or desire to win.
February 6th, 2010
2:40 pm
ND, you're wrong. The league and it's refs need to call All games right. Not some. No one should have to stroke some ones ego to get a call that should have gone the right way if the officials were really doing their jobs. It's their job! Lebron is a whiner, sure he's a great player but he fouls, walks, and cries like a 2 year old. Well I guess that doesn't make him great it makes him an average player with an infant mentality, in a linebackers body. Joe is a grown man. Grown men play basketball. Babies cry.
February 6th, 2010
7:07 pm
That Oklahoma-Durant game was B.arbara S.trisand. Even in an Sports Illustrated article they mentioned Jason Terry complaining about Durant getting all of the calls. Terry something along the line of, "Oh, I'm sorry the new Jordan is on the floor," after a weak "foul". They want to protect him from getting hurt, rightfully so, he's a hell of a player, but…….


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Condition: Used
Manufacturer: Meeuws Pewter
Pewter Cats on Rug Miniature Figurine
Lots of detail on this vintage pewter miniature figurine which features two cats playing with a ball on a scatter rug. The base measures approximately 3" x 2-1/4" and cats stand 1-1/2" high. Marked on base: Fine Pewter and initials PM? or AR?. MINT
Condition: Used
Manufacturer: Pewter
Royal Holland Pewter Candleholders - Pair
Royal Holland Pewter is some of the finest pewter sold. This vintage pair of candlesticks feature a satin finish grey patina, graceful round swirl design and measure 4" high, 2.5" diameter at top and 3.5" diameter at the base. They are marked: Royal Holland Pewter, KMD, Tiel, made in Holland. Excellent condition
Condition: Used
Manufacturer: Royal Holland Pewter
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I use Grid/Clique still, never had a reason to switch and I like how I have mine configured... Count me among those who would like to see a full comparison between the major healer raid frame addons (Grid+Clique, Healbot, and Vuhdo, primarily), because I've not yet found something that I'd like Grid/Clique to do that I can't make it do acceptably well.
"I don't have rage, runic power, or energy bars displaying. As a healer, its not really necessary nor is it relevant to what I need."
Your prerogative, obviously... Since I find having mana bars showing as useful, I go ahead and show rage/energy, etc as well. Energy and runic power aren't a concern to me, but I find there are times when it does help to know when a warrior or druid tank is rage-starved, as it puts me on heightened alert to watch for DPS pulling off of him.