Tuesday, August 30, 2011
What should other journalists do, when faced with allegations of plagiarism?
"Journalists are accountable to their readers, listeners, viewers and each other.
Journalists should:
Clarify and explain news coverage and invite dialogue with the public over journalistic conduct.
Encourage the public to voice grievances against the news media.
Expose unethical practices of journalists and the news media."
http://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp
Journalists should:
Clarify and explain news coverage and invite dialogue with the public over journalistic conduct.
Encourage the public to voice grievances against the news media.
Expose unethical practices of journalists and the news media."
http://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp
What is Plagiarism?
...plagiarism is defined as "the deliberate or reckless representation
of another's words, thoughts, or ideas as one's own without attribution...
Did this information/idea come from my own brain?
Another couple of examples of plagiarism by The Rhino's John Hammer?
Records request unearths second opinion
on Perkins/Matheny trash recusal issue
Monday, August 29, 2011
Did John Hammer plagiarize the work of Keith Brown and George Hartzman?
"...Perkins is president of NAI Piedmont Triad, which has contracts with D.H. Griffin Companies
to sell property for them and reportedly to manage property.
Perkins has said he made a few hundred dollars off these contracts last year,
but it was deemed that a few hundred dollars was not enough to influence his vote.
to sell property for them and reportedly to manage property.
Perkins has said he made a few hundred dollars off these contracts last year,
but it was deemed that a few hundred dollars was not enough to influence his vote.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Citizens Against Government Waste Porker of the Month is Agriculture Sec. Tom Vilsack
Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) has named Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Porker of the Month for asserting in a television interview on August 16 that the Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, qualifies as “an economic stimulus,” explaining that “every dollar of SNAP benefits generates $1.84 in the economy in terms of economic activity.” Sec. Vilsack’s claims ignited outrage from many members of the political news media and blogosphere, several of whom compared the remarks to Senate Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) July, 2010 claim that unemployment insurance “creates jobs faster than almost any other initiative” and to White House Press Secretary Jay Carney’s August 10, 2011 statement that extending unemployment benefits will create “up to a million” jobs. “We are entering a brave new world for economics,” said CAGW President Tom Schatz. “If one takes the ludicrous analyses of prominent Democrats seriously, it is a shame that millions more Americans do not qualify for SNAP benefits. Indeed, the best course of action going forward would be to extend SNAP to all Americans, even affluent ones with huge salaries. That seems to be the administration’s pro-growth strategy.” For attempting to convince taxpayers that the road to prosperity is paved with food stamps, Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack is CAGW’s August, 2011 Porker of the Month. Read more about the Porker of the Month.
Greensboro District #3 Candidate Jay Ovittore Will Not Bow To The TREBIC CARTEL
Ovittore Will Not Bow to Real Estate
Greensboro, NC 8/28/11 – In a move to show his fellow District 3 neighbors and constituents his commitment to a change in how local government works, Jay Ovittore today announced he will not seek the endorsement of TREBIC’s joint election committee or the Greensboro Landlords Association.
Ovittore says, “For far too long, our local real estate developers have had a monetary stranglehold on our City Council giving them an unfair advantage over average citizens. I see serving as a Councilman as a job beholden to serve the citizens of my district. I have no problem sitting and listening to the real estate community, but they will not get any special treatment compared to my next door neighbor or the family that lives down the street. I am fully aware that our developers have a role in how our city grows, but their ability to usurp power via campaign donations has got to stop so we can fix our local problems and serve our citizens, not just a select few. I have heard from the public repeatedly that they want representation that wasn’t purchased by real estate developers. I will be that representation. Being true to myself and those I hope to represent, I will not seek the endorsement of TREBIC’s joint election committee or the Greensboro Landlord’s Association.”
“I do see real problems in our local real estate market. The very people I am not going to be a pawn for, lobbied our state house to repeal our RUCO (Rental Unit Certificate of Occupancy) program and others like it successfully. RUCO eliminated 80% of our sub-standard rental housing in Greensboro in 5 short years, all the while being fought by TREBIC and the Greensboro Landlords Association. RUCO didn’t only force rental property owners to keep their houses up to a minimum standard to live in, but ensured every Greensboro citizen that when they rented in our city they would be in a safe and habitable home. RUCO also kept property values in neighborhoods in a better position, which in turn kept tax revenue in a better position. Run down housing will bring down property values for houses that surround them, the same way foreclosures hurt entire neighborhoods.”
On skipping the questionnaires for TREBIC and GLA, Ovittore says, “There will be plenty of opportunities to answer questions for the public at local forums and in most local media. I look forward to debating my opponent in the coming months, giving the public a better option for Council and holding him accountable on issues I know my fellow constituents are upset about.”
For more information please e-mail Jay Ovittore at voteovittore@gmail.com or contact Jay through his Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/voteovittore
CONTACT: Jay Ovittore
336-790-6411
voteovittore@gmail.com
Greensboro, NC 8/28/11 – In a move to show his fellow District 3 neighbors and constituents his commitment to a change in how local government works, Jay Ovittore today announced he will not seek the endorsement of TREBIC’s joint election committee or the Greensboro Landlords Association.
Ovittore says, “For far too long, our local real estate developers have had a monetary stranglehold on our City Council giving them an unfair advantage over average citizens. I see serving as a Councilman as a job beholden to serve the citizens of my district. I have no problem sitting and listening to the real estate community, but they will not get any special treatment compared to my next door neighbor or the family that lives down the street. I am fully aware that our developers have a role in how our city grows, but their ability to usurp power via campaign donations has got to stop so we can fix our local problems and serve our citizens, not just a select few. I have heard from the public repeatedly that they want representation that wasn’t purchased by real estate developers. I will be that representation. Being true to myself and those I hope to represent, I will not seek the endorsement of TREBIC’s joint election committee or the Greensboro Landlord’s Association.”
“I do see real problems in our local real estate market. The very people I am not going to be a pawn for, lobbied our state house to repeal our RUCO (Rental Unit Certificate of Occupancy) program and others like it successfully. RUCO eliminated 80% of our sub-standard rental housing in Greensboro in 5 short years, all the while being fought by TREBIC and the Greensboro Landlords Association. RUCO didn’t only force rental property owners to keep their houses up to a minimum standard to live in, but ensured every Greensboro citizen that when they rented in our city they would be in a safe and habitable home. RUCO also kept property values in neighborhoods in a better position, which in turn kept tax revenue in a better position. Run down housing will bring down property values for houses that surround them, the same way foreclosures hurt entire neighborhoods.”
On skipping the questionnaires for TREBIC and GLA, Ovittore says, “There will be plenty of opportunities to answer questions for the public at local forums and in most local media. I look forward to debating my opponent in the coming months, giving the public a better option for Council and holding him accountable on issues I know my fellow constituents are upset about.”
For more information please e-mail Jay Ovittore at voteovittore@gmail.com or contact Jay through his Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/voteovittore
CONTACT: Jay Ovittore
336-790-6411
voteovittore@gmail.com
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--Some researchers now claim every hour of TV watched after the age of 25 may shorten one's lifespan
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Why would the Greensboro News & Record Editorial Board inject Race into the White Street Landfill Issue?
...Deliberate distortion is never permissible.
Diligently seek out subjects of news stories
to give them the opportunity to respond to allegations of wrongdoing.
Examine their own cultural values and avoid imposing those values on others.
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"The fact that there was any discussion at all was progress,
and it should have happened, ideally, oh, about a year ago.
It’s finally happening now...
There hasn't been conversation?
There hasn't been back and forth?
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Please re-elect the leadership that got us here? "Employment growth in the Greensboro-High Point metro area screeched to a halt in July"
"...In May and June, the growth rate slowed to 0.1 percent and then turned flat last month.
...the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina put the area unemployment rate at 10.8 percent...
“That’s consistent with an under performing, sickly labor market,”...
...“10.8 percent is a terrible level anyway you look at it.”
...employment in the metro area ...in July, ...dropped by 6,600, or 1.9 percent.
Of those, 5,800 were government positions.
...the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina put the area unemployment rate at 10.8 percent...
“That’s consistent with an under performing, sickly labor market,”...
...“10.8 percent is a terrible level anyway you look at it.”
...employment in the metro area ...in July, ...dropped by 6,600, or 1.9 percent.
Of those, 5,800 were government positions.
Did the City of Greensboro fire government employees
like firemen, police and social workers
to pay for lifeguards and principal and interest payments
for the GAC?
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Jordan Green plays with White Street Landfill numbers: "Brother, can you spare $12.50?
Greensboro property owners:
Are you willing to pony up $12.50 per year to keep the White Street Landfill closed?
That's how much the city manager's office
estimates that a homeowner could save on their taxes
assuming their house is assessed at $100,000 of valuation,
based on the "push and pack" option
to reopen the landfill that was approved by council last week.
The tax rate reduction that could be realized is 1.25 cents.
Staff ran the numbers in response to a question posed by Mayor Pro Tem Nancy Vaughan
at yesterday's briefing session.
...at-large Councilman Danny Thompson has been talking up the idea
of plowing the savings from reopening the landfill into a solid waste enterprise fund
to purchase an equity stake in a future regional landfill.
Jordan
Are you willing to pony up $12.50 per year to keep the White Street Landfill closed?
Why should Greensboro's taxpayers
have to pay for other's artificially inflated real estate values
after they bought property near the landfill at a discount?
Are most of those who purchased properties at a discount,
because the landfill was there when they bought in,
deserving of a premium funded by everyone else when they sell?
Could many in East Greensboro be recieving misreprested messages
from some who may profit from a particular outcome?
That's how much the city manager's office
estimates that a homeowner could save on their taxes
assuming their house is assessed at $100,000 of valuation,
based on the "push and pack" option
to reopen the landfill that was approved by council last week.
So if the average home in Greensboro is worth about $200,000
and the tax is $12.50 per year $100,000,
then is the average cost per homeowner really about $25 per year?
If per year is $25
and the landfill remains closed for 10 years,
then, all things remaining the same,
isn't the cost about $250 Jordan?
Should the question really might be:
Are you willing to pony up $250 to keep the White Street Landfill closed?
The tax rate reduction that could be realized is 1.25 cents.
Which equals how much actual money?
What if the price of gasoline etc... goes up?
How fast could the $12.50 per $100,000 turn into $20 per year?
$20 x average home value = $40,
x 10 years = $400.
Staff ran the numbers in response to a question posed by Mayor Pro Tem Nancy Vaughan
at yesterday's briefing session.
Which Nancy Vaughan?
...at-large Councilman Danny Thompson has been talking up the idea
of plowing the savings from reopening the landfill into a solid waste enterprise fund
to purchase an equity stake in a future regional landfill.
Jordan
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Why would D.H. Griffin Sr. give Robbie Perkins $2,500, and why would Robbie take money from someone looking to do business with the City of Greensboro?
Destruction
politics without principle
pleasure without conscience
wealth without work
knowledge without character
business without morality
science without humanity
Mahatma Gandhi
Will Nancy Vaughan compound prior miscalculations on the White Street Landfill? - With a little Trudy Wade
If both Don and Nancy Vaughan voted to close the White Street Landfill in 2001,
which cost Greensboro's taxpayers at least $25,000,000 since 2006,
why would Nancy want to continue millions of unnecessary taxpayer expenditures
by voting to keep the landfill closed?
which cost Greensboro's taxpayers at least $25,000,000 since 2006,
why would Nancy want to continue millions of unnecessary taxpayer expenditures
by voting to keep the landfill closed?
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
From the Greensboro City Council minutes of July 17, 2001 on the White Street Landfill, and the price of diesel fuel since then - Update 2
"...members present: Mayor Keith A. Holliday, presiding;
Councilmembers Claudette Burroughs-White, Sandra G. Carmany, Yvonne J. Johnson, Earl F. Jones,
Robert V. Perkins, Tom Phillips, Donald R. Vaughan, and Nancy Vaughan.
Councilmembers Claudette Burroughs-White, Sandra G. Carmany, Yvonne J. Johnson, Earl F. Jones,
Robert V. Perkins, Tom Phillips, Donald R. Vaughan, and Nancy Vaughan.
Monday, August 22, 2011
White Street Landfill, Protest Petition, and Yes! Weekly Interview with Nancy Vaughan
Jordan Green from Yes!Weekly is interviewing the candidates in the upcoming Greensboro municipal election and we see that Protest Petition has been brought up on the campaign trail. In this Yes! Weekly blog interview we have this from the article:
"While Vaughan was not on council at the time the body took action on the matter in 2009, she strongly advocated for the restoration of the protest petition in Greensboro.
Under current zoning, phases VI and V at the White Street Landfill can only be used for fill dirt, excluding use as a landfill. In addition to obtaining permits from the NC Department of Natural Resources, the city council would also have to hold a public hearing and take a vote to rezone the tracts before the city could begin accepting household waste in the two areas.
“At that point, it would fall under the protest petition,” Vaughan said. “Residents with adjacent property would have the opportunity to file for the protest petition. If that’s the case, in order to use IV and V they will have to have a super majority…. That means they need seven affirmative votes. Do you think there are seven council members who would vote for that?"
Four members of the nine-member council have recently prevailed to reopen the landfill against three members opposed. Councilman Zack Matheny, like Vaughan, has been conflicted out."
To see the whole interview CLICKHERE
If what we hear from what Nancy Vaughan is saying then the gang of four will not have a fighting chance of this ever passing the Greensboro City Council with the Protest Petition being used in the zoning process. Will we see any other media outlet pick up this interesting piece of the White Street Landfill issue? This is a huge story and we will see if the protest petition is used by the abutting neighbors . More to come on this issue.
Should the Greensboro News & Record show the numbers behind these amazing estimates?
"Visitor spending increased 7 percent to more than $1 billion in Guilford County last year.
How was this number figured?
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Saturday, August 20, 2011
$2.6 million less for Greensboro's Police Department and now we see this more often: "Two Suspects Hold Victims At Gunpoint"
"Officers say two men made their way into the apartment through an unlocked front door.
An amazing story of how local papers manipulate the news, via Ed Cone
"Before stepping down as ...Times-Record managing editor,
Lee Morris wanted to tell readers about what the out-of-state owner
...was doing to their newspaper:
...banned criticism of the city, and ordered the Times-Record staff
to cover Chamber of Commerce luncheons and ribbon-cutting ceremonies
Lee Morris wanted to tell readers about what the out-of-state owner
...was doing to their newspaper:
...banned criticism of the city, and ordered the Times-Record staff
to cover Chamber of Commerce luncheons and ribbon-cutting ceremonies
Friday, August 19, 2011
"North Carolina leans most on federal funding"
"North Carolina ranks No. 1 in its reliance on federal funding,
...putting it in a high-risk position as spending cut talks intensify in the nation’s capital.
...putting it in a high-risk position as spending cut talks intensify in the nation’s capital.
An email from my brother, who usually doesn't send stuff like this
"545 vs. 300,000,000 People
Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems
and then campaign against them.
Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits,
WHY do we have deficits?
Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems
and then campaign against them.
Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits,
WHY do we have deficits?
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Tony Wilkins mixed with a little Roch: "Who was source of N&R major blunder?"
He not busy being born is busy dying
Bob Dylan 1965
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
If Robbie Perkins supported RUCO, why would he vote to eliminate sampling inspections of multifamily properties?
"Ms. Dellinger moved to eliminate 2% sampling on multifamily property,
seconded by Mr. Sims.
The vote was tied 6-6.
(Ayes: Dellinger, Nelson, Placentino, Chaney, Sims, Perkins.
Nays: Akin, Rotruck, Cannon, Giles, Tuck, Smith.)
The vote died due to lack of a majority.
...Councilwoman Vaughan stated that the suggestion
to consider making RUCO a complaint driven system
occurred during City Council’s budget discussion.
Numbers showed that it was costing more money to inspect fewer properties,
and RUCO was looked at strictly as a financial issue.
...John Lowder, Executive Director of the Triad Apartment Association,
stated that it was a misrepresentation that the real estate industry representatives
were trying to eliminate the program.
MINUTES OF THE
GREENSBORO RENTAL UNIT COA ADVISORY AND APPEALS BOARD
REGULAR MEETING
OCTOBER 14, 2010
seconded by Mr. Sims.
The vote was tied 6-6.
(Ayes: Dellinger, Nelson, Placentino, Chaney, Sims, Perkins.
Nays: Akin, Rotruck, Cannon, Giles, Tuck, Smith.)
The vote died due to lack of a majority.
...Councilwoman Vaughan stated that the suggestion
to consider making RUCO a complaint driven system
occurred during City Council’s budget discussion.
Numbers showed that it was costing more money to inspect fewer properties,
and RUCO was looked at strictly as a financial issue.
...John Lowder, Executive Director of the Triad Apartment Association,
stated that it was a misrepresentation that the real estate industry representatives
were trying to eliminate the program.
MINUTES OF THE
GREENSBORO RENTAL UNIT COA ADVISORY AND APPEALS BOARD
REGULAR MEETING
OCTOBER 14, 2010
From: Marlene Sanford - TREBIC (E-mail) To: Knight, Bill; "Trudy Wade"; Mary Rakestraw; Danny Thompson; Kee, James; Zack Matheny
"From: Marlene Sanford - TREBIC (E-mail) To: Knight, Bill; "Trudy Wade"; Mary Rakestraw; Danny Thompson; Kee, James; Zack Matheny
From: Marlene Sanford - TREBIC (E-mail)
To: Knight, Bill; "Trudy Wade"; Mary Rakestraw; Danny Thompson; Kee, James; Zack Matheny
Cc: "Jon Lowder"
Subject: Council Agenda Item 44 - RUCO
Date: Monday, June 06, 2011 4:34:33 PM
Importance: High
From: Marlene Sanford - TREBIC (E-mail)
To: Knight, Bill; "Trudy Wade"; Mary Rakestraw; Danny Thompson; Kee, James; Zack Matheny
Cc: "Jon Lowder"
Subject: Council Agenda Item 44 - RUCO
Date: Monday, June 06, 2011 4:34:33 PM
Importance: High
A little economic reality by David Rosenberg: Commercial Real Estate, Europe, Asia, Layoffs etc...
"Challenger layoffs have surged 80% in the past three months.
That will lead to higher jobless claims in the near-term.
Consumer buying intentions for big-ticket items has sagged to recession levels.
Productivity has declined for two straight quarters and actually,
unless companies wilfully want their margins to implode,
will soon respond by shedding labour input.
That will lead to higher jobless claims in the near-term.
Consumer buying intentions for big-ticket items has sagged to recession levels.
Productivity has declined for two straight quarters and actually,
unless companies wilfully want their margins to implode,
will soon respond by shedding labour input.
Frank Serpico on fighting corruption
"The fight for justice against corruption is never easy.
It never has been and never will be.
It never has been and never will be.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
"North Carolina Budget Is NOT Balanced"
"North Carolina Budget Is NOT Balanced"
"What if you went to the grocery store,
charged the groceries to your account and ate the food.
"What if you went to the grocery store,
charged the groceries to your account and ate the food.
"THE BIG LEBOWSKI" - Carolina Theatre, Thursday, Aug 25, 7:30pm
"Walter Sobchak: I'm saying, I see what you're getting at, Dude, he kept the money.
My point is, here we are, it's shabbas, the sabbath,
which I'm allowed to break only if it's a matter of life or death...
The Dude: Will you come off it, Walter? You're not even ...Jewish, man.
My point is, here we are, it's shabbas, the sabbath,
which I'm allowed to break only if it's a matter of life or death...
The Dude: Will you come off it, Walter? You're not even ...Jewish, man.
Monday, August 15, 2011
"Perdue Stumps for NC Pre-K Program" after signing a law that harms children and may increase illegal immigration to North Carolina?
Gov. Beverly Perdue is visiting the Outer Banks to boost a new front
in her ongoing contest with legislative Republicans over education spending.
"What a great example of how the press manipulates elections." Will the Greensboro News & Record's Allen Johnson or the Carolina Peacemaker respond?
"City Councilwoman T. Dianne Bellamy-Small explains (sort of) her reasoning for withdrawing from the mayor’s race this week and running instead for a fifth term in District 1.
Bellamy-Small says in a letter in this week’s Carolina Peacemaker:
“I have decided I can strategically be more effective on the City Council
as a part of a tactical team to bring sensibility back to city government
by rescinding my filing for Mayor and becoming a candidate for District 1 for a fifth term.”
...she also makes it clear that she was not simply seeking publicity
by filing to ruin for mayor and that she was up to the task:
“I am as qualified as anyone running for mayor. To be mayor is just one way to lead.”
Bellamy-Small has always gone her own way,
with even her own distinctive style of leadership and even dress.
She isn’t always the easiest person to deal with one on one
(some of her fellow council members still say she can be very difficult),
but she has been a voice of reason in recent months
more often than many of us are willing to acknowledge.
No matter which office Bellamy-Small seeks when all is said and done,
this will be a pivotal election
that could significantly shift the balance of influence on the council
...even if only one seat changes hands.
Allen Johnson
Bellamy-Small says in a letter in this week’s Carolina Peacemaker:
“I have decided I can strategically be more effective on the City Council
as a part of a tactical team to bring sensibility back to city government
by rescinding my filing for Mayor and becoming a candidate for District 1 for a fifth term.”
If a sitting legislature lies to the public
should she be called out for it?
...she also makes it clear that she was not simply seeking publicity
by filing to ruin for mayor and that she was up to the task:
“I am as qualified as anyone running for mayor. To be mayor is just one way to lead.”
Bellamy-Small has always gone her own way,
with even her own distinctive style of leadership and even dress.
Sorry Allen, this was Bellamy-Small watching Robbie's left flank,
after announcing on the same day as her opponent had a press conference,
You know DJ was looking for a slow news day.
She tactfully trashed her opponent, misled the public,
and is now back to beat him, while you say this crap.
George Hartzman/Abner Doon
She isn’t always the easiest person to deal with one on one
(some of her fellow council members still say she can be very difficult),
but she has been a voice of reason in recent months
more often than many of us are willing to acknowledge.
What a great example of how the press manipulates elections.
Is the Carolina Peacemaker give DJ a chance to respond?
Are you going to give as much press to DJ as you have so puffilly for Diane?
George Hartzman/Abner Doon
No matter which office Bellamy-Small seeks when all is said and done,
this will be a pivotal election
that could significantly shift the balance of influence on the council
...even if only one seat changes hands.
Allen Johnson
Highlights of a comment thread at Guarino's: Tony Wilkins, Abner Doon, Bubba, George Hartzman, Elizabeth, Roch, Ab, on Matheny, Ovittore and Greensboro's establishmentarianism
...it would need to be a very strong candidate to beat Matheny
with his incumbency, name recognition,
and his support from the Melderec con Simkins crowd.
Joe Guarino
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Saturday, August 13, 2011
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--America headed for another recession
--Nearly 46 million Americans are now on food stamps
--Sen. Harry Reid called rise of Tea Party disconcerting
--Washington, D.C. started a bike sharing program for its citizens
--Tooth fairy pays kids an average of 40 cents less than last year
--For the first time since 1966, Jerry Lewis will not be on the Labor Day telethon
--Leonardo DiCaprio tops the list of highest paid actors
--Missouri teachers forbidden from friending students on Facebook
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Friday, August 12, 2011
$2.6 million cut from the Greensboro Police Department over the last two years, while more murder than all of last year?
"More people have been killed in Greensboro homicides so far this year than in all of last year
...There were only 16 homicides in the city in 2010, police said.
...In 2003, for example, Greensboro had 36 homicides.
In the Triad's other big cities, Winston-Salem has had nine homicides this year,
compared to six during the same time last year.
High Point has had two homicides this year, compared to three all of last year."
FOX
...There were only 16 homicides in the city in 2010, police said.
...In 2003, for example, Greensboro had 36 homicides.
In the Triad's other big cities, Winston-Salem has had nine homicides this year,
compared to six during the same time last year.
High Point has had two homicides this year, compared to three all of last year."
FOX
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Another reason I am not running for Greensboro City Council in District 3
I believe the planned Urban Loop I oppose
that may bring an anticipated 70,000 autos per day
through a good chunk of District 3
is very important to Zach Matheny's employer.
that may bring an anticipated 70,000 autos per day
through a good chunk of District 3
is very important to Zach Matheny's employer.
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--Obama celebrated 50th birthday
--Russia issued postage stamp celebrating Obama's 50th birthday
--VP Biden referred to Tea Party as terrorists
--Debt extension bill was signed in private
--Has Obama finally stopped blaming Bush?
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--Marvel killed off Spiderman
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011
"George Hartzman...argued that reform needs to be taken a step further."
“You have these people who are wanting to do business with the government,
and they’re paying for their election.
And then they get elected and they put a proposal
in front of the people that they paid to get elected.
and they’re paying for their election.
And then they get elected and they put a proposal
in front of the people that they paid to get elected.
Monday, August 8, 2011
Forget what you give, value what you get, return what you borrow, replace what you break, and forgive quickly.
If business’s are required to honestly report financial information,
and some assets and liabilities are not clearly included,
could some contrived inaccuracies violate the spirit of law?
Why would those controlling information dissemination
want to promote political candidates proposing tougher accounting enforcement,
military industrial accountability, high income and corporate taxation,
campaign finance reform and healthcare cutbacks?
What could happen to some elected officials
who vote to eliminate the real estate mortgage deduction?
When buying and selling are controlled by legislation,
the first thing to be bought and sold are legislators.
P. J. O'Rourke
Are taxpayers encouraged to over-consume
when capital is easily borrowed and/or expenditure deductible?
Could alternative tactics increase wholeness in the near-term, if more other than actions coincident with geopolitical, economic events rise as a percentage of the overall you?
If short term geoecopolitical volatility and/or uncertainty increases,
could something other than potentially reduce harm,
stabilize and harmonize?
Sunday, August 7, 2011
$2 Trillion "Dispute Over ‘Basic Math’", a Must Read Rating Cut Presentation, and Italy and Germany
"...John Bellows, the Treasury’s acting assistant secretary for economic policy
...found what he later called a $2 trillion “basic math error”
in ...a preliminary press release announcing S&P’s first-ever downgrade of U.S. creditworthiness.
...S&P...used figures from the Congressional Budget Office.
The discrepancy didn’t change the downgrade decision, S&P said,
because Treasury’s $2 trillion figure was derived by calculating government debt
over a 10-year period while S&P’s ratings are determined
using a three- to five-year time horizon.
...found what he later called a $2 trillion “basic math error”
in ...a preliminary press release announcing S&P’s first-ever downgrade of U.S. creditworthiness.
...S&P...used figures from the Congressional Budget Office.
The discrepancy didn’t change the downgrade decision, S&P said,
because Treasury’s $2 trillion figure was derived by calculating government debt
over a 10-year period while S&P’s ratings are determined
using a three- to five-year time horizon.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
"Thomas Jefferson Warned Us"
"...The U.S. government is not broken; it is dysfunctional.
That is, it functions, but in an unhealthy way, a way that needs to be corrected.
That is, it functions, but in an unhealthy way, a way that needs to be corrected.
"Postal Service posts $3B loss, warns of default"
"Reporting a $3.1 billion loss for its third quarter,
the U.S. Postal Service today warned that without congressional changes
it would default next month on a $5.5 billion payment to the federal government.
For the nine months that ended June 30,
the Postal Service lost a total of $5.7 billion.
...The default threat has raised the specter of a bailout.
..."Without changes in the law,
the Postal Service will be unable to make the $5.5 billion mandated prepayment
due in September."
The payment is for projected health care costs for future retirees.
Last month, the Postal Service announced it is considering closing 3,700 post offices
and ending Saturday service next year."
the U.S. Postal Service today warned that without congressional changes
it would default next month on a $5.5 billion payment to the federal government.
For the nine months that ended June 30,
the Postal Service lost a total of $5.7 billion.
...The default threat has raised the specter of a bailout.
..."Without changes in the law,
the Postal Service will be unable to make the $5.5 billion mandated prepayment
due in September."
The payment is for projected health care costs for future retirees.
Last month, the Postal Service announced it is considering closing 3,700 post offices
and ending Saturday service next year."
Friday, August 5, 2011
Newsbusted is new for 8-5-2011 Please Enjoy The Embedded Video Compliments of Newsbusters
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Topics in today's show:
--Unemployment rate going up
--Term "Great Recession" should be renamed
--Many illegal immigrants going back home where finding jobs and housing is easier
-Bachmann spends about $5000 on hair and makeup
--Women in Tampa found cameras installed in their apartment
--Florida school system has banned extreme hair styles
--CA man taken to hospital after trying to do surgery on himself
--Some support taxing of junk food
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S&P: "United States of America Long-Term Rating Lowered To 'AA+' On Political Risks And Rising Debt Burden; Outlook Negative"
"...The downgrade reflects our opinion that the fiscal consolidation plan that Congress and the Administration recently agreed to falls short of what, in our view, would be necessary to stabilize the government's medium-term debt dynamics.
To Greensboro City Manager Rashad Young from Finance Director Rick Lusk: "Greensboro 'Aaa' Bond Rating may be linked to US Rating"
http://edcone.typepad.com/files/ifyi-08.05.11.pdf
"How The Just Announced ECB Market Rescue Pledged 133% Of German GDP To Cover All Of Europe's Bad Debt"
...the EFSF [European Rescue Fund, will] have to be expanded (that much was known),
but that Germany, and specifically the outright economy,
will be on the hook by an unprecedented amount of money.
but that Germany, and specifically the outright economy,
will be on the hook by an unprecedented amount of money.
What is a Banana Republic: "Govt Officials: US Expecting S&P Downgrade -- Based on 'Serious Mistake' in Analysis*"
Banana republic is a pejorative term
that refers to a politically unstable country
...ruled by a small, self-elected, wealthy, corrupt politico-economic plutocracy or oligarchy.
"Two government officials tell ABC News that the federal government
is expecting and preparing for bond rating agency Standard & Poor’s
to downgrade the rating of U.S. debt from its current AAA value.
Official reasons given, one official says,
will be the political confusion surrounding the process of raising the debt ceiling,
and lack of confidence
that the political system will be able to agree to more deficit reduction.
"S&P warned White House of imminent downgrade - source"
"Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's
served the Obama administration with notice Friday afternoon
that it planned to downgrade the U.S. government's AAA credit rating,
an administration official told CNN.
But S&P has yet to make its ruling public,
and the source told CNN that the agency is reconsidering
after the administration challenged S&P's analysis of the government's finances.
The source, a senior official involved in the discussions,
said the agency was off by "trillions" in its economic model
and was now working to revise its analysis.
The official described the talks as a "moving target"
and said "it's clear some people there still want to go forward"
and downgrade U.S. debt.
...the two other major rating agencies have both said
the deficit reduction actions taken by Congress were a step in the right direction.
On Tuesday, Moody's said the United States will keep its sterling AAA credit rating,
but lowered its outlook on U.S. debt to "negative."
CNN Money
served the Obama administration with notice Friday afternoon
that it planned to downgrade the U.S. government's AAA credit rating,
an administration official told CNN.
Why would who pre-present a secret downgrade notice?
If the downgrade that was supposed to be secret isn't,
did the downgrade already theoretically happen?
But S&P has yet to make its ruling public,
and the source told CNN that the agency is reconsidering
after the administration challenged S&P's analysis of the government's finances.
How could it be even remotely possible
to not have your facts strait before downgrading
the most powerfull empire in the history of the world?
The source, a senior official involved in the discussions,
said the agency was off by "trillions" in its economic model
and was now working to revise its analysis.
With GDP growth of about 5%
when it's looking like less than 2%?
The official described the talks as a "moving target"
and said "it's clear some people there still want to go forward"
and downgrade U.S. debt.
So S&P says yes,
Obama says no,
and now someone has to man up?
...the two other major rating agencies have both said
the deficit reduction actions taken by Congress were a step in the right direction.
Really?
On Tuesday, Moody's said the United States will keep its sterling AAA credit rating,
but lowered its outlook on U.S. debt to "negative."
CNN Money
Norman B. Smith on Mayor Bill Knight’s prayers at City Council meetings
"Regarding ...Mayor Bill Knight’s attempts to have prayer at City Council meetings:
First, let me say I am a Christian and that Jesus Christ is my personal savior.
...Government meetings are held to conduct government business.
First, let me say I am a Christian and that Jesus Christ is my personal savior.
...Government meetings are held to conduct government business.
Is Greensboro Mayor Bill Knight going to have to go back to a moment of silence at the beginning of City Council Meetings?
"The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
has underscored an essential boundary between church and state.
has underscored an essential boundary between church and state.
Why would many not want an invocation
as opposed to a moment of silence at publicly funded Greensboro City Council meetings?
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Does the Rhino Times' John Hammer owe someone an apology?
— Tell the story of the diversity and magnitude of the human experience boldly,
even when it is unpopular to do so.
"Before he/she decided on a career in politics,
he/she was an outspoken atheist.
Self-dealing Skip Alston Style?
Self-dealing is a form of conflict of interest.
...“a situation where one takes an action in an official capacity
which involves dealing with oneself in a private capacity
and which confers a benefit on oneself."
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Newsbusted is New for 8-2-2011 Please Enjoy the Embedded Video Compliments of Newsbusters
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Topics in today's show:
--A debt ceiling extension deal has been reached
--Deal allows both parties to pretend to cut spending for years to come
--New data undermining global warming alarmists
--NFL strike has officially ended
--San Francisco's proposed anti-circumcision law has been struck down
--A woman in Monte Carlo crashed her Bentley into a Mercedes, a Ferrari, a Porsche, and an Aston Marton
--Walmart instructed a bikini-clad customer to put on a shirt or leave
--Kim Kardashian is suing Old Navy for using a lookalike girl in its commercials
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Did John Hammer scapegoat Joe Killian to cover for Mary Rakestraw and/or Bill Burkley among others, for the financial benefit of John Hammer, who may have violated The Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics?
— Clarify and explain news coverage
and invite dialogue with the public over journalistic conduct.
Noam Chomsky on the Rhino Times' John Hammer's rhetorical tactics of belittling unprofitable opponents
"Those who do not accept the fundamental principles of state propaganda,
are simply excluded from the debate.
(or if noticed, dismissed as "emotional," "irresponsible," etc…)"
Noam Chomsky
are simply excluded from the debate.
(or if noticed, dismissed as "emotional," "irresponsible," etc…)"
Noam Chomsky
Dear John Hammer of Greensboro's Rhino Times - The Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics; "Be Accountable"
"Be Accountable
Journalists are accountable to their readers, listeners, viewers and each other.
Journalists should:
— Clarify and explain news coverage
and invite dialogue with the public over journalistic conduct.
— Encourage the public to voice grievances against the news media.
— Admit mistakes and correct them promptly.
— Expose unethical practices of journalists and the news media.
— Abide by the same high standards to which they hold others."
The Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics
Journalists are accountable to their readers, listeners, viewers and each other.
Journalists should:
— Clarify and explain news coverage
and invite dialogue with the public over journalistic conduct.
— Encourage the public to voice grievances against the news media.
— Admit mistakes and correct them promptly.
— Expose unethical practices of journalists and the news media.
— Abide by the same high standards to which they hold others."
The Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics
Monday, August 1, 2011
Please call for North Carolina Senator Richard Burr to resign
"...This common-sense, but long overdue, action was absolutely vital
to stop the practice of ‘spend and borrow’
that has been commonplace for so long in Washington.
to stop the practice of ‘spend and borrow’
that has been commonplace for so long in Washington.
Lie.
"NC chicken plants closing, laying off 1,000"
"All North Carolina operations of a chicken processor
bought out of bankruptcy earlier this year are closing,
leaving more than 1,000 people jobless.
bought out of bankruptcy earlier this year are closing,
leaving more than 1,000 people jobless.
What Republicans and Democrats have agreed to on the debt ceiling.
"...It increases spending - every year.
Bogus and outright-fraudulent "baseline budgeting"
means that if they intended to boost spending $300 billion
but only increase it $200, that's a $100 billion "cut."
Bogus and outright-fraudulent "baseline budgeting"
means that if they intended to boost spending $300 billion
but only increase it $200, that's a $100 billion "cut."
WTF?
"Last month, [North Carolina's] public sector shed 10,200 jobs statewide.
In Greensboro..., last month’s jobless rate hit 10.8 percent,
equal to the rate a year earlier and up from 9.9 percent in January.
Should we continue to reelect the same under performing leadership?
Didn't Greensboro give out raises this fiscal year?
In Greensboro..., last month’s jobless rate hit 10.8 percent,
equal to the rate a year earlier and up from 9.9 percent in January.
Questionable journalism by the Greensboro News & Records Taft Wireback: "Landfill of the future: Turning trash into treasure"
"The EcoComplex is being developed with help from the state university system"
How much financial help is the university system providing?
"the EcoComplex operates in the black, not subsidized by property taxes or the county’s general fund. It pays for itself with landfill tipping fees"
So did Greensboro's.
How can an "EcoComplex" " being developed" operate in the black,
if it doesn't yet exist?
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