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Letters to the Editor: Consolidation is Common Sense and More
ByKrystal Knapp November 2, 2011 Updated November 2, 2011
Consolidation is Common Sense
Princeton was once the nation's center of common sense. John Witherspoon taught Scottish common sense philosophy at the university and it had a great influence on our constitution. What would Witherspoon think if he could come back today?
Because he dared to settle on Cherry Hill Road, the poor old doctor wouldn't even be able to vote in the neighborhood named after him. In 1894 it had been partitioned in a dispute over school funding and his home was now in a different municipality. Though the school issue was finally settled in 1966, some folks still insist in 2011 that the partition must remain permanent in order to preserve the historic town.
The old man might wonder how cutting the heart of a town in half preserves it. He would see that as many historic neighborhoods are on one side of the partition as on the other. And almost as many citizens live in the historic core on one side as on the other. They live in the same kinds of houses, send their kids to the same schools, and share many of the same services. Over the years they have had to put up with confusion and complications about sidewalks, sewers, street paving, snow removal, emergency fire and medical services, and trash removal. The good doctor would have a hard time seeing any common sense in all this.
Oh, he'd be told, boundaries really don't matter. They always divide something. But he would see little common sense in a boundary that requires 12 residents living in community housing at Harriet Bryan House to vote in one municipality while their 58 fellow residents vote in another. And so many student bedrooms are split at Witherspoon's beloved university that in the year 2000 even the U.S. Census misreported where they live. This matters, Witherspoon would opine, because under the constitution the census count is used for legislative apportionment and those same numbers are used to allocate federal and state funds, no trivial matter.
He might be told that we have found ways to work around these problems—why we have 13 shared services! Well, Witherspoon might suggest, if you share that many services, what's the common sense in having two governments? Why not put the town back together, cut costs and red tape.
Ah, he might be told, but that means we would have fewer officials representing the historic core. Well, Witherspoon might respond, if you remove the partition, citizens in the united core would have sixty percent of the votes and you would be better off because you would not have to negotiate with another governing body about downtown matters.
Be sensible, the old doctor would insist. Take down that imaginary wall in the middle of town and put the boundaries back out in the Millstone River (Lake Carnegie) and open fields where they'll do less harm! The geese won't care.
Ralph Widner, Princeton Borough
Borough + Love + Township = Princeton
I would like to publicly thank the Borough and Township members of the Consolidation Commission for their service in studying, once again, whether to combine our two municipalities. Once again, the recommendation is yes, with 4 Borough members and 5 Township members in favor. Amazingly enough, the motives of these duly appointed Commission members are being impugned in public. In addition, as they now take the time to present their findings at numerous neighborhood meetings and focus groups, they are denigrated as "marketers" for wishing to help people understand their thinking. Why would a public study group who has come to a conclusion not wish to explain that conclusion? The l996 commission, of which I was a member, omitted this post-report process in the mistaken belief that the community would read our report from beginning to end and absorb our reasoning. This Commission is doing the right thing and should be applauded.
I am also puzzled by the arguments against consolidation that hinge on the notion that people in the Borough are, to a person, "different" from Township people in some inexplicable way that creates different priorities. In my 47 years living in both the Borough and the Township, the downtown was the center of my life, and I loved it. Yet fears are being raised that Township residents would run amok over the area and change its enchanting character forever – oh my! high rises! intense development! But: I ask you to look at reality. At the monumental size of the hospital in its final incarnation. At the claustrophobic housing development at the bottom of Palmer Square, which will now be low-ratable rents because the condos aren't selling. Does anyone else miss Toto's, Farr's, Hall's, Urken's, the diner, the bakery, the Prince Theater, the Clothesline, Saks for women, Langrock's, Logan's bookstore, Davidson's, LaVake's, Clayton's, Bellow's, and LaHiere's to name a few of the delightful establishments of my early years here? They created a true "downtown" that provided us with everything we needed for daily life. They're gone. What were the Borough's own priorities iin these past years?
We are not talking about the Rape of Troy here. This is consolidation: a coming together, a good idea agreed upon by many reasonable people in the Borough and Township. We are separately too small to be two communities, with two administrative buildings, two Public Works departments, two Police Forces, two attorneys, etc. Consolidation will achieve savings and efficiencies and lead to a larger set of resources with which to secure the future vibrancy and charm of the downtown we all care about.
We can be a BLT: Borough + Love + Township = Princeton. Or we can just be toast.
Vote Yes! for Consolidation on November 8.
Casey Lambert, Princeton Township
Another Inconvenient Truth
With this letter, I end a lifetime tradition of lack of involvement in local government. I never felt strongly enough about any particular issue to make the effort. However, the debate regarding Consolidation has not only captured my attention, but has forced me to take a position. I have a few friends who are very vocally against Consolidation, and while I respect their passion I cannot agree with them on any point other than my concern for Princeton.
For the last 8 years I have been running a private company with $1.2 billion in sales and 5000 employees. For the better part of this year, my company has been preparing for how to handle what we believe will be a long period of slow growth. While we continue to make investments for the future, we are looking hard at our expense base asking questions like "do we really need to do everything we have been doing?"
In my world, any opportunity to save 3.5% would be met with near giddy enthusiasm. To a lay person, 3.5% may seem paltry. But in mature organizations such as my company or any local government, a 3.5% decrease in expenses is ridiculously difficult to achieve. The Consolidation Commission has concluded that the INITIAL savings on consolidating the two governments could be as high as high as $3.2m or 6%. Opponents of consolidation have questioned this number and have suggested that such savings would only be $1.9m or 3.5%. In my world, 3.5% would be a no-brainer. But in my experience, there is usually more savings AFTER a consolidation when there is even greater flexibility to review expenses from the bottom up. I believe the $3.2m or $1.9m in savings (whichever you choose) will be just the beginning.
As hard as times currently feel, they are likely to stay this bad (or get worse) over the next few years. This means property values are likely to stay relatively flat (and in many cases, decline). Additionally, support from Federal and State sources will also decline. Sadly, as in business, even though revenues may be under pressure, expenses will certainly grow. Most of our local expenses are labor related and will grow by set formulas. Unfortunately, the rest is just math— slowing revenue coupled with rising expenses equals the need for more money— this is the real "inconvenient truth" of the next few years.
For the last couple of years we have been protected from these increases because our towns wanted to keep our taxes down and used surplus cash to fund the shortfalls. But that surplus cash is running out. When it does run out (if not sooner), our taxes will go up. And because we have been insulated the last couple of years, the tax increases are likely to be meaningful. As taxes continue to rise with property prices staying flat, Princeton will become less affordable to many people.
There are other options. We could increase the number of new taxable properties. Opponents of Consolidation within the Borough quickly mention the new units in Palmer Square and the other units which will come in the old hospital building. But ironically, many who want to preserve our historic Borough might then find themselves needing more development which will come with greater and greater compromises since the Borough really doesn't have the space. Additionally, new "taxable" properties don't come without increasing expenses either. There will likely be more kids to educate and new owners will require all the services the rest of us enjoy, all which come at a cost.
Even with Consolidation, we likely face financial pressures in this town greater than those seen in more than a generation. I don't believe Consolidation makes our problems just disappear. But I do believe that Consolidation represents our absolute best option to slow down expense increases. To me the alternatives represent a much greater threat to "our historic Borough"— increasing property taxes which make Princeton less affordable to many or increased development which will make it less of the town we all love. Neither option is acceptable to me and that is why I am now "involved".
Dinni Jain, Borough Resident
Date Set for Negotiations with Princeton Teachers Union
Op-Ed: Library Controversy Shows Consolidation Would Endanger Princeton's Downtown
Alexi Assmus says:
1.2B sales, 5000-employee company in the cable tv industry where there are economies of scale is very different from a 100-plus employee municipal government. The Police Department is regulated — evidence needs to be tracked in and out, SOPs and standards are needed to ensure police work is done consistently and can hold up in a court of law. Very different arena than a large corporation.


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Happy New Year everyone! I'm wearing the last bit of sequin sparkle while I can…I'm going to miss the holidays! But at the same time, I'm excited to heading into a new year. Instead of setting new goals as soon as the calendar flips to January 1st, I'm taking my time to really think about what I want to achieve this year. One of my goals is to focus on buying less and using more of what I already have. I'm getting a head start with today's outfit where 80% of it was purchased over 3 years ago…not bad, right?!
Here's to making 2015 the best year yet!
Happy New Year to you babe! Love this look and yes, totally trying to wear what I have and simplify my life and closet!


TS is absolutely lovely. I have never purchased any of her pieces, I may have to try this one. The price is fantastic.
i have loads of Joan's jewelry and some of her shoes and robe and slippers and PJ's. I love her. I have people stop me all the time wanting to see my bracelets and whatever I am wearing. She is my favorite designer and I always look forward to when she is on. Beautiful jewelry!
I BOUGHT JOANS 459 972 NECKLACE AND EARRINGS 459 855 GOT THE JONQUIL OR CANERY COLOR AND O MY THE SET IS BEAUTIFUL.
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I purchased the larger size and have no problems with it "rising up", I thought it would lay better and it does. I bought 3 colors in that TSV and matching bracelets. I love them.
I love the look of the TS but didn't order because I thought it may rise up. It sure was a good deal.
I am divided. On one hand, this does rise up – I had no clue what you meant before but now I do. When I lift my head, it lifts up off my chest and sticks out. On the other hand, it very smartly covers one of the most unsightly parts of me – the ugly fold/wrinkle/whatever between the neck and the chest; it lies right in it and is thick enough to disguise it. Pink is very pretty.
Couldn't resist. I have some JB pieces and really love them. I bought the silver/clear combo. Can't wait to get it!
I didn't think of that, but these large pink hoops would go nicely with my new pink hat! I am going to be a hipster, and in lieu of a hipster beard, wear a pink fedora.
My problem is that my head gets too hot in a hat. I need to get used to it.
I got it in 2 colors and I hope it's as pretty as it looks. I had tried a collar of Joans quite some time ago but I returned it because it didn't sit well. It stuck out horizontally on my neck, making me look bulky. This collar necklace looks like it sat well on the models so I hope the design is better.
I bought three colors, you can't go wrong with Joan Boyce.
I bit. It is a bit on the smaller and plainer side relative to what I usually wear, but it still sparkles plenty, and sometimes occasions call for taming down my resblingdor.
I will post my review after I receive and wear mine. I never saw Bobbi's lift up, however I think Bobbi is smaller than the usual person. She is just a little thing. I am surprised it fits her neck at all lol. She is so cute. Anyway I will see how mine fits. The cuff is cute but I am staying on my budget. I see a pair of her shoes I want.:smileyhappy: Have a nice day ladies.


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112th Congress Is One Of The Least Productive In Years
Freshman Republican Sen Kelly Ayotte is often asked what surprises her most about serving in the esteemed upper chamber of Congress. The earnest, 43-year-old conservative from New Hampshire has come up with an uncomplicated reply:
"I thought that we would vote on a lot more bills."
She most recently offered this answer from her Senate office at 3:45 on a Thursday afternoon. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) had just announced that the Senate was done voting for the week. Senators wouldn't be needed until the following Tuesday.
In the lobby outside Ayotte's office, a television tuned to C-SPAN was showing an empty Senate chamber. In offices up and down the hallway, aides were booking flights home.
So it goes these days on Capitol Hill, a place of many headlines and much drama but not a whole lot of legislating.
The 112th Congress is on pace to be one of the least productive in recent memory — as measured by votes taken, bills made into laws, nominees approved. By most of those metrics, this crowd is underperforming even the "do-nothing Congress" of 1948, as Harry Truman dubbed it. The hot-temper era of Clinton impeachment in the 1990s saw more bills become law.
There is no shortage of explanations for the apparent lack of legislative success. Political observers see hyperpartisanship and perpetual campaigning that makes once-routine steps politically perilous.
Experts cite the rise of a brand of conservatism that aims for a government that governs least. Historians note that it's not unusual for Congress to take a breather after a period of hyperactivity like the one Washington completed last year.
Lawmakers have a long list of politically tinged reasons: Republicans who control the House blame Democratic leaders in the Senate for refusing to hold votes that might prove problematic for members up for election next year; Democratic leaders in the Senate blame Republicans in both chambers for not working with them on legislation that has a shot of winning a presidential signature.
Perhaps the only group seeing a bright side is the Democratic minority in the House, which supports virtually none of the bills voted on in that chamber but doesn't have to worry about them ever becoming law.
President Obama called out Congress when he argued last week that members have to "be here" to make progress on its top priority: negotiating a deal on the debt that can pass the Republican-led House and Democratic-led Senate.
But it's not necessarily time spent in Washington where this Congress is falling behind. It's how little it accomplishes when it's here.
"I put it this way: no harm done yet," said Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Beverly Hills). "But nothing accomplished yet — with a lot of ominous things that still may happen."
To be sure, lawmakers are grappling with big issues, such as the Aug. 2 deadline to raise the government's debt ceiling. Action on that front, however, has been behind closed doors in on-again off-again budget negotiations. Nearly all other major priorities — tax reform or a 2012 budget — have been delayed while lawmakers work on a deal.
And so the legislative trickle has slowed to a drip. From January until the end of May, the last date for which comparable statistics are available, 16 bills had become law — compared with 50 during that period last year, or 28 in 2007, also a time of divided government.
The Senate has taken 84 "yea and nay" votes and the House 112, roughly half the number as in 2007. The Senate by the end of May had confirmed just over half the administration's nominees; recent congresses typically have been near the end of the list by this point.
The bills that have passed this year largely have been extensions of expiring laws. Also on this year's list was a must-pass deal to keep the government from shutting down, which essentially was a piece of unfinished business from the previous Congress.
Then there were three laws naming public buildings, a resolution appointing a member of the Smithsonian Institution and one extending the life of the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission.
The inertia might be best observed at the Senate Budget Committee.
When Ayotte was named to the committee after Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) abruptly resigned in April, it was a coveted "get" for a conservative who won office by promising to cut spending. She came out of her first planning meeting with a list of proposals, only to hear Reid say Democrats would not introduce a budget until after the deficit talks.
"I got appointed. I was excited about it. I had one good meeting and then it was done. That's been my experience on that committee," Ayotte said. The committee has not met since April 5.
But it's not just Democrats putting a drag on legislative activity. Republicans on Thursday boycotted a hearing on a series of free trade deals, derailing what was considered a bipartisan effort.
Meanwhile, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) held his own protest to highlight the Democrats' missing budget. Although Democrats say a budget plan is coming next week, Johnson used a procedural move to keep Reid from scheduling a vote on a resolution authorizing military involvement in Libya — the rare issue likely to find bipartisan agreement.
The "tea party" freshman, who says he's used to working in business "where you focus on accomplishing things," said he realized he was stalling "a very important issue."
"But the fact of the matter is it simply doesn't address the fact that we're bankrupting this nation," he said.
Much of this has been taken in stride by folks who've been around for a while.
"If you're not comfortable with delay, frustration and impatience, get out of the Senate," said Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.). "It's the nature of the institution, but I think we've taken it to an art form."
At the other end of the building, the House isn't exactly breaking records.
The 50 bills it has passed in the first five months of 2011 represent the lowest such number in more than 15 years. Republicans' anti-Washington rhetoric translated into a schedule intended to keep lawmakers out of Washington. The result has been fewer days in session and fewer votes.
Reid, borrowing the critique usually aimed at him, recently complained that Senate bills — a patent reform measure and reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration — had fallen into the "big black hole" of the House.
In fact, each side is piling bills on the other's doorstep while they wait for a deal to come out of the debt talks.
That package could prove that legislative activity doesn't necessarily correspond to substance.
"Obviously, if they reach some kind of deal that results in a sweeping change in the scope of government and the tax rates, they don't have to do much else to go down as a consequential Congress," said Norman Ornstein, an expert on Congress at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. "Most everywhere else, their influence is puny."
With an Aug. 2 deadline, it may take much of the summer to find out. After that, both bodies leave for a long summer break and return after Labor Day.
By: Kathleen Hennessey, Staff Writer, Chicago Tribune, July 3, 2011
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BCB 100 - Public Enemy
Postby geoffcowgill » 09 Oct 2006, 01:13
What a great act, and not just for the glory years of '88-'91. The last few records have been relatively disappointing, but Muse Sick N Our Mess Age, He Got Game, and There's A Poison Goin' On are all tremendously underrated and kick the crap out of the more acclaimed rap albums from the time they were released that I've heard. Yeah, now Flava Flav has gone beyond being a clown to being an embarrassment courtesy of his VH1 paychecks, but Chuck D is still a voice of righteous indignation and I can't yet count them out. Regardless of what the future holds, though, they made some of the most vital and visceral music I've ever heard and it has held up phenomenally well.
Fear of a Black Planet is my favorite rap album, period. Relentless rage, where even Flava's tracks are aflame with bile. Is there a punk album with anything approaching the tension, anger, and attitude of this record?
Favorite song for me is "Can't Truss It", their Middle Passage narrative. "Rollin' in my own leftover/When I roll over, I roll over in somebody else's". The production is incredibly dense, with sonic ideas and lyrical flourishes squeezed in to mirror the slaves on the boat. "Here come the drums" is announced as Flava shouts out "Confusion!". A sample seems to be screaming "I'll murder you!" over and over, sliced and scratched by Terminator X, and Flava matter-of-factly repeats "alright, alright", as if to say "well, violent revolution's comin'; don't say I didn't warn ya; c'est la vie, c'est la guerre". Your heart pumps, your blood boils, your brain just about gets done in.
Favorite Album - Fear of a Black Planet
Favorite Song - "Can't Truss It"
Uncle Spellbinder
My Spine Is The Bassline
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Postby Uncle Spellbinder » 09 Oct 2006, 01:22
Ahhh, Public Enemy. Without a doubt, the finest of the Political/Social rap acts.
Favorite Album: The debut, "Yo!, Bum Rush The Show"
Favorite Song: I agree with "Cant' Truss It". Excellent song.
"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible." - Frank Zappa
Penk!
Midnight to Six Man
Postby Penk! » 09 Oct 2006, 01:52
I think the only two albums I ever really got on with were the first two. FOABP never really did much for me - too patchy - and after that, meh.
But those first two are pretty monumental.
Album: It Takes a Nation of Millions...
Song: Louder Than a Bomb
fange wrote: One of the things i really dislike in this life is people raising their voices in German.
Davey the Fat Boy
Location: Applebees
Postby Davey the Fat Boy » 09 Oct 2006, 02:23
Album - Another vote for Fear of a Black Planet. Like Geoff I consider it the greatest hip hop album I've heard.
Song - Cliche or not, I'm taking "Fight the Power"
Great band. If any rap artists are to be remembered to history, it'll be Public Enemy.
"Remember I have said good things about benevolent despots before." - Jimbo
Postby king feeb » 09 Oct 2006, 02:29
I don't listen to them very much anymore. I dunno, maybe they're too much of a product of a specific time?
Album: Fear Of A Black Planet
Song: "911 Is A Joke"
Postby The Write Profile » 09 Oct 2006, 03:30
Davey The Fat Boy wrote:
I would hope (and indeed, expect) that they're not the only rap artist to be remembered in history, but they'll certainly deserve a footnote regardless what's happened since
Anyway, it has to be one of the "big 2" doesn't it, though Yo! Bumrush the Show has its moments, it's at once defiant and embryonic. It Takes A Nation of Millions, is an unrelenting and often brutal piece of work, full of contradictions and messianic protestations that sounds massive even today, but the Bomb Squad's production on Fear of A Black Planet just tips it over, I think- there's something about the opening three cuts, the way that refer back to their shattering predecessor and then tear it apart. Sure, it's probably a bit on the long side, but its heights- Brothers Gonna Work It Out, 911 is a Joke, Welcome to the Terrordome- are undeniable.
I think the problem is that Chuck needed Flava Flav's interjections to take his piousness down a notch, particularly on something like "Don't Believe the Hype" ("no you can't have it back- silly rabbit") or Rebel Without A Pause ("you're losing 'em, Chuck"). Actually, I've said this before but I see quite a bit of the clowning side of Flava Flav's personality in Andre 3000, particularly when the Outkast pair work in tandem. It's telling that their most powerful releases had the best production values as well, I wonder whether Chuck really did start to believe his hype.
Apocalypse 91...is good, if somewhat inconsistent, though "Can't Truss It" is pretty defining all the same.
As for their later stuff, I'll admit that I'm not very au fait with it, but then again, I'm not sure whether I need to be. Of course, I'd be willing to be proved wrong, but there's something I'll call the "Scary Monsters" syndrome about it. But yeah, their best stuff was vicious, for sure.
Postby bixhenry » 09 Oct 2006, 19:35
I was a pretty big fan in the '80s. Despite my misgivings about their ties to Louis Farrakhan, there was no more incendiary hip-hop outfit to me, and their music was revelatory. Their best stuff will definitely endure.
Album: It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Song: tie between 'Bring The Noise' and 'Fight The Power'
Postby KeithPratt » 09 Oct 2006, 19:46
LP : It takes a Nation
Song : Cole Cole Lampin with Flavor (no really!)
Sea Of Tunes
Postby Sea Of Tunes » 09 Oct 2006, 19:51
One of the groups I never could get 'into'. Despite listening attempts, reading some lyrics, all that jazz...
I find a lot about them not OK, and that is putting it very mildly. The artwork, the brutality, the sheer loudness... it just does not move me for one second.
Yet I hear a lot of knowledgeable people singing their praises.
To me it shall remain a question for ever.
Postby Leg of lamb » 09 Oct 2006, 19:52
So many sentimental favourites being added to the BCB 100 today!
And yeah, that's a crap way of putting it with Public Enemy.
Put it this way, hip-hop is now part of my bloodstream - before hearing Nation Of Millions, I'd happily deride it like a typically bookish whiteboy twat. FOABP is cool and has a surprisingly lush and layered production, but it'll always be the second album.
Favourite song? Probably 'Caught, Can We Get A Witness?'
'Your singers are spineless, as they sing their senseless songs to the mindless
Your general subject - love - is minimal
It's sex for a profit!'
Now, I'm a guy who likes a good love song more than most things but fuck that shit when I'm listening to PE.
brassneck..
Location: Morrow Bay
Postby brassneck.. » 09 Oct 2006, 19:54
LP : Fear of a Black Planet
Song : Can't do nuttin' for ya man They did have humour...and it's funky as fuck. Flav's finest moment?
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Postby nathan » 09 Oct 2006, 20:00
I really liked them when I was 13 because they were cartoonish and silly but whenever I hear them now I just find them incredibly annoying. Why putting out an LP with a goddamn shrill siren in every song was considered sonically groundbreaking still eludes me.
That said, I do kind of like some the of the stuff they did for that He Got Game movie from about 8 years ago now.
Postby mentalist (slight return) » 10 Oct 2006, 00:56
It Takes A Nation Of Millions
Night Of The Living Bassheads
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Postby bobzilla77 » 10 Oct 2006, 01:33
I especially like the line
They claim that I sample
But they should sample this - my pit bull!
Album - Nation of Millions
Song - She Watch Channel Zero
Jimbo wrote: I guess I am over Graham Nash's politics. Hopelessly naive by the standards I've molded for myself these days.
sloopjohnc
Postby sloopjohnc » 10 Oct 2006, 06:13
I remember seeing an interview with Russell Simmons when he heard PE for the first time and his response was, "What the fuck is this?'
As much metal as hip hop, I love Terminator X, he just attacks the decks. The only old skool act that comes close is early LL Cool J.
Their pairing with Slayer was perfect.
Their first three albums are essential to me just because they stood out from the crowd.
Don't fake the funk on a nasty dunk!
Sneelock
Postby Sneelock » 10 Oct 2006, 06:22
song: Night of the Living Baseheads
Jumper k
Postby Jumper k » 10 Oct 2006, 09:31
It Takes A Nation is an epochal record regardless of genre.
Its hard to pick a single track but I'm gonna pick Politics of Sneaker Pimps off the He Got Game Soundtrack
On the outs I lace up, the world I face up
To score on anybody, its war on everybody
The new guys come in blood shot between the eyes
As long as their sellin that merchandise
And one what goes in don't come back
The color may be green but its also black
And red I know many heads that spent bloodshed
Cursed in converses, dead in Pro Keds
Now every Tom, Dick, Harry or Joe Smith
Skip the spauldings, pony's, and k-swiss
High school and college coaches gettin
Kickbacks from scholarships and them slave ships
Hey Dr. J where you got those moves
Was it gettin high in the schools
Can it be the shoes?
Truth is truth, I tear the fuckin roof off the house
Expose them foes with my mouth
I see corporate hands up in foreign lands
With the man behind the man gettin paid behind the man
I hold the rocket stop the hand in my pocket
200 a pair but I'm addicted to the gear
They'll make me do things on the court to amaze ya
I heard they make em for a buck 8 in Asia
They came a long way baby since
Clyde Frazier had pumas, pullin mad consumers
Them Filas I'm feelin but I cant touch the ceiling
Them New Balance hits 120 million
The last thing I need is Adidas terminatin my contract
For wearing those old pair of wack
Reebok low tops covered up by floppy socks
Gave me a jump shot before I got jumped and shot
Duckin a word from my sponsor
Trying to end my year like Kwaanza
Been paid since the 8th grade
11th grader, pop the champagne
12th grade start the campaign
Gettin fame sign my name in the dotted frame
Nike got me pullin re's and g's
Shit, I can get shot for these
Please god give me 20 more years on these knees
To maintain without this game I gotta do keys
And I don't wanna go there because its fuckin everywhere
Factories wanna be me kids wanna see me
Behind the wheels and endorsement deals
Its the politics and the tricks behind the kicks
Postby toomanyhatz » 10 Oct 2006, 19:41
I'm surprised that people are picking the debut. Are we really that into being "underground"? The leap between the first and the 2nd & 3rd is staggering. Subject matter, rap skill, production- it all got tons better seemingly instantly. Millions... and Fear... are two of the greatest rap records ever made. Yo!... is nice. If that was all they'd ever done, we'd have forgotten about them by now.
What Bix said- I'm not necessarily comfortable with all the political stances they've taken, but the music pretty much always works. And like Geoff said, there's lots of good later stuff. Flav and Chuck D are quite a combo too, aren't they? The John and Paul ying and yang taken to extremes- the strident political guy & the goofball- they complement each other nicely.
Song: Chuck D led- Fight The Power - another song that no matter how many times you hear it, it retains its power. Flav led - Can't Do Nuttin' For Ya Man - cracks me up every time.
toomanyhatz wrote: I'm surprised that people are picking the debut. Are we really that into being "underground"? The leap between the first and the 2nd & 3rd is staggering. Subject matter, rap skill, production- it all got tons better seemingly instantly. Millions... and Fear... are two of the greatest rap records ever made. Yo!... is nice. If that was all they'd ever done, we'd have forgotten about them by now.
Chuck D and Flav are almost Shakesperean in their counterpoint. Chuck D is the angry, humorless protagonist and Flavor Flav is the fool, who's ridiculousness puts the brakes on the anger, but whose comments are no less sublime and pointed.
I love that Flav does 911 is a Joke vs. Chuck D.
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Re: BCB 100 - Public Enemy
Postby Daddy Longlegs » 20 Sep 2011, 17:06
Old thread but interesting insights. I would suggest anyone who is a fan of PE try Rebirth of a Nation, a "special project" done with MC Paris in 2006. City scoundscape is still there, but not to the detriment of the actual songs. Chuck D and Flav both in good form, and several lyrics and themes are reworked into new tunes. Flav is featured on several cuts, too. Below is one cut; not my favorite on the album but the only one available via YouTube.
For myself, I've never liked Yo! Bum Rush the Show. Thought the next three were great, but the group's personalities eventually got more press than their music, and it began to show. The first time I heard Rebel Without a Pause I was floored by the sound. It was a long time before I could even get around to the lyrics behind it.
"The fool who persists in his folly shall become wise."
- William Blake


Even though I'm nearly done with writing checks, I still receive one or two on a regular basis from rebates, payments, etc.
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Enter your deposit amount online.
Scan the front of the check, cropping for size and rotating appropriately.
Sign and scan the back of the check.
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In a perfect world, we'd all make ACH payments or PayPal transfers to each other and keep sending money paperless.


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Many people take retirement planning for granted. Many think that it is something that should be thought of sometime later in life. But that will only make things harder. There are many reasons why retirement planning is important. Here are just some of them.
While social security can provide future retirees with funds during retirement, it is never usually enough. Many people have the wrong notion of fully depending only on social security payments in order to survive retirement. But once they are in full retirement mode, they will painfully realize that social security alone will not be enough to survive. If people plan early of having added supplements to their retirement income, then they won't find themselves in such a regrettable predicament.
Another important reason why retirement planning is important is due to inflation. It is the sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services over a period of time. Inflation is the periodic reduction of money value. What people may spend today to survive may not be able to compensate for what future retirees are meant to be spending. Retirement planning enables people to consider inflation as part of their retirement and find ways to compensate for it.
Having a long life can be a blessing. But for those who have not prepared enough, it can be a curse. Due to advances in technology and medicine, more and more people are living longer. As average life expectancy improves, people may need to prepare for it, financially and emotionally. Retirement planning can help people prepare the financial aspect of living a longer life than expected.


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Save the date circulated for possible return of Annual Champagne Tasting
By Jo Gilbert
Published: 01 February, 2017
The Annual Champagne Tasting could be returning to London following the divisive decision made last year not to hold the event in 2017.
Harpers has been made aware that a save the date notification has been circulated to members of the trade, in which the Champagne Bureau UK said that it "will run a new, revamped Champagne event in London".
It went on to say that the date earmarked for the event was Wednesday, March 29, 2017.
However, it is still unclear what format the event would take, or if it is even going ahead.
Francoise Peretti, director of the bureau, was approached for comment this morning, but said that it was too early to discuss plans or confirm if an event or tasting would return in 2017.
Last July, the Champagne Bureau UK announced plans to "pause" activity in the UK - its largest export market by volume - in order to "explore other opportunities".
The save the date was sent after the central Champagne board Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin Champagne said it was reviewing the established format.
Prior to its cancellation, the Annual Champagne Tasting had run for over two decades in London.
The announcement of the cancellation drew criticism from members of the trade including Andrew Hawes, chairman the Champagne Agents Association, who urged the committee to reconsider its decision, stressing the important role that the event and London plays as "the principle shop-window from which to promote Champagne to a global audience."
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I feel like I haven't properly blogged in ages and so it's no surprise that I failed to write my June roundup last month. Lazy me tried to convince my Inner Monk that it's okay to miss out one monthly recap but as you can see in this post's headline, lazy me eventually lost – thanks, slacker!
But I have the best excuse for ignoring my books for so long since Maraia came all the way from America to visit first Crini and then me for a total of six and a half weeks and it was the best time ever since we did so many fun things and had such an amazing time!
The Last Star – Rick Yancey: What can I say, I can't hide a certain disappointment. Overall it was an okay read but the ending felt rushed and not satisfying at all.
A Head Full of Ghosts – Paul Tremblay: Definitely not a boring read but it felt like every other possession story and couldn't live up to my expectations due to a lack of any kind of new ideas.
Feed: Viruszone – Mira Grant: Exactly the kind of zombie story I like – not just dumb nonstop action and pointless splatter but an interesting plot, believable worldbuilding and relatable characters.
Mörderische Angst (The Dead Will Tell) – Linda Castillo: Another Kate Burkholder thriller, another Amish murder mystery. I've accepted the fact that Castillo's books don't offer any surprises anymore but I keep enjoying her crime novels every once in a while.
Der Code (Chain of Evens) – Fredrik T. Olsson: This one was a reread because I'm going to read the sequel soon and it was just as mind-blowing as the first time!
Die Blutlinie (Shadow Man) – Cody McFadyen: I'm glad I decided to reread the whole Smoky Barrett series before the new book comes out in September because these books are so freaking good – and so damn painful.
Der Todeskünstler (The Face of Death) – Cody McFadyen: I liked it a little less than the first book but it still had me on the edge of my seat until the shocking conclusion.
THE CONJURING: Re-watched this one for the second (or third?) time already since to prepare myself for the sequel which came out in June I was relieved to see that it's still one of my favorite horror movies!
BASTILLE DAY: To be honest the main reason I wanted to see this movie was Idris Elba and he once more proved that he's the coolest guy ever. I would cut off my arm to see him as the next Bond 😀 Besides the movie was surprisingly good and I really enjoyed the fast-paced story that had quite a few good twists.
INDEPENDENCE DAY: Talking about old movies… I watched this one actually on July 4th and it's another one of those movies that I could just watch over and over again.
INDEPENDENCE DAY 2: I also enjoyed the sequel a lot and was happy to see to many characters from the first movie but it couldn't live up to the "classic" which wasn't really a surprise for me. Still a good summer blockbuster though.
HUSH: I found this movie by chance on Netflix and didn't have any high expectations but "Hush" turned out to be a pretty good horror movie. It's about a deaf woman who (of course lives alone in the woods and) gets stalked by a killer and her handicap not only brought a fresh twist to this genre but I actually find the idea of being haunted by a brutal killer at home and not being able to hear him pretty terrifying.
FIREFLY: I'm trying so hard to love this series just as much as everyone else does but I can't help finding it just okay. I like the characters but am not really interested in most of the stories.
THE NIGHT MANAGER: I'm really glad I watched this show and didn't let myself get scared away by negative reviews because I really liked it a lot and I'm sad there were only 8 episodes.
PRISON BREAK: I made Maraia and Crini watch this show with me and even though I've watched the first season for the third time now I still find this show as thrilling and addictive as ever – I can't wait for the new episodes next year!
PUSHING DAISIES: It's been 7 years already since this show got canceled after just 2 seasons and I'm still not over it – how I wish that the "Pie Hole" was real and I could hang out with all these great characters, eat lots of pie and solve weird murder mysteries.
STRANGER THINGS: I had high expectations for this 80s style mystery/horror show since it came with such high praise and all the raving reviews didn't promise too much: I loved season 1, especially the characters and the dark atmosphere and can't wait for the next season.
ZOO: I started watching this show last summer and paused for almost a year for no apparent reason until I suddenly felt like continuing it a few days ago. It's not extraordinary but still makes for some good summer entertainment and I'm glad it got renewed for another season.
I'm still not entirely sure about how Last Star ended – I think I would have done the ending differently LOL. But at the same time I enjoyed it, just didn't LOVE it. I have heard such good things about the Feed series, I'm glad to see you liked it! I love horror movies but I haven't seen the Conjuring yet I don't think – I need to put it on my list if its really that good! Hush too, that sounds interesting. I'm glad you made them watch Prison Break!! I love that show but i've only watched it once through. I want to rewatch before the reboot comes out. I watched Stranger things recently and enjoyed that too! I'm excited they decided on a second season. But I haven't seen Twin Peaks yet even though I've heard good things. I don't think I knew there was a reboot though.


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Ukrainian Prisoner-Exchange Organizer Accused Of Plotting To Kill Poroshenko
Ukrainian authorities have arrested a key negotiator in prisoner exchanges with Russia-backed separatists and accused him of plotting to kill President Petro Poroshenko and other top officials.
Thousands Worldwide March For Rights, Denounce Abuse On Women's Day
Thousands of women marched in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Kosovo, Ukraine, and elsewhere around the globe on International Women's Day, demanding equal rights and denouncing harassment and abuse
Ex-Trump Campaign Chief Pleads Not Guilty To New Charges In Russia Probe
President Donald Trump's former campaign chief has pleaded not guilty to the latest set of criminal charges brought by the U.S. special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Women Demand Equal Rights In Kyiv March
Several hundred women marched in Kyiv on March 8, demanding equal rights in a demonstration on International Women's Day.
Putin Praises Trump, Assails Sanctions, Vows To Defend 'Great Power' Russia
Russian leader Vladimir Putin praised U.S. President Donald Trump as a "balanced" man he can negotiate with, but he also assailed the West for "illegitimate and unfair" Ukraine-related sanctions imposed on Moscow.
What's Ukraine Doing To Combat Russian Cyberwarfare? 'Not Enough'
A deputy head of the presidential administration and a "pro-Ukrainian" hacker say Ukrainian institutions remain unprepared for Russian cyberattacks and in some cases have ignored advice to bolster their defenses.
Name Your Poison: Exotic Toxins Fell Kremlin Foes
Suspicion that a Russian opposition activist was poisoned in Moscow just months after a pair of poisoning cases in Britain has brought attention to a string of toxic attacks carried out against Kremlin foes in recent decades.
Ukraine Authorities Urged To Ensure Safety Of Journalists
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is calling on Ukrainian authorities to investigate allegations that police attacked journalists covering a protest in the capital last weekend.
Ukraine Sees Russian Hand In Divisive Attacks On Hungarian Center
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EU Sanctions Against Ukrainian Ex-President Prolonged
EU ministers have prolonged sanctions against former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and 12 of his associates by another year, but lifted restrictive measures against former Justice Minister Olena Lukash and businessman Serhiy Klyuyev.
New Ukraine Cease-Fire 'Violated Almost Immediately'
The Ukrainian military has accused Russia-backed separatists in the eastern region known as the Donbas of violating a new cease-fire agreement shortly after it went into force.
Police Raid Protest Camp In Kyiv, Detain Dozens
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Crinan Ear
73.129 (2359) Crinan Ear Amphipoea crinanensis (Burrows, 1908)
Resident. Scarce.
Sir Arthur Duncan found the first in Closeburn parish on 28th August 1930, with further records during 1940 and a single in 1943. At Tynron he proved its presence with a number of specimens which are at the National Museums Scotland. There are thirty-one records to date (2010) of the Crinan Ear, which is our rarest "Ear," and all but one of those are from Dumfriesshire. The lone Kirkcudbrightshire record was from the Silver Flowe in the early 1970s and was checked by R. M. Palmer. The first for Wigtownshire was trapped at Glassoch Farm on 27th August 2013 and verified by K. P. Bland.
One generation. Overwinters as an egg. Larvae are found during May to July. Pupation site unknown.
Unknown in the wild.
Genitalia dissection required to separate from other Amphipoea species.
Moorland, unimproved grassland and coastal habitats.
Only take a minimum of specimens for determination at any new sites.
© Keith Naylor per A B Duncan, Closeburn, 16 August 1940
© Keith Naylor per A B Duncan, Tynron, 27 August 1951


Because it's still January, local gyms and health clubs are likely filled with people who made New Year's Resolutions to get in shape and loose some pounds.
As the treadmills and ellipticals are in overdrive, there's still an outlet that remains wide open.
Our local outdoor trails provide a great escape from the cramped fitness centers. And, thanks to a fairly mild winter, the trails have been easier to manage because there hasn't been much snow to keep people inside. Most days, it has actually felt more like spring than winter.
Hopefully, I didn't speak too soon.
But if the groundhog does see his shadow this week and there's six more weeks of winter, there is even more reason to get excited for April, May and June.
One local trail has just garnered a unique distinction.
The Montour Trail, just about 20 minutes away from most spots in the Upper Ohio Valley, has recently been named the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Trail of the Year.
Since its inception in the late 1980s, the Montour Trail has serviced millions of visitors because of its length and variety of terrain. In all, it is a 63-mile system that connects to the Great Allegheny Passage, which leads to Washington D.C. and other distinct spots on the east coast.
Getting there is easy, too. The Panhandle Trail, which has been open for nearly 17 years, connects to the Montour Trail near McDonald, Pa.
Many local residents, including Michael D. McElwain, online editor of the Herald-Star and The Weirton Daily Times, take advantage of the Panhandle Trail in Colliers and Weirton because of its nearly-perfect pathways. Most of the Washington County portion of the Panhandle Trail is paved and, this past summer, a public opinion petition was presented to the Weirton Park Board to pave the parts in Hancock County.
Paved or unpaved, the Panhandle Trail is relatively flat and easy to navigate.
The Montour Trail is paved for its locales in Washington and Allegheny Counties. One of the reasons it was named the Trail of the Year is because of its recent developments to connect more loose ends around Coraopolis, Pa. and South Park Township. Soon, it will connect in the Pittsburgh suburb of Jefferson Hills.
The Montour Trail is also one of the only outdoor trails located near a large city that connects to an international airport. Such is the case with the Pittsburgh International Airport in Findlay Township.
"Quality, benefits to the region, and a strong volunteer network and multitude of partnerships qualify Montour for this honor," Pennsylvania DCNR Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn said in a release.
If that's not enough to want to take advantage of such a great resource, I don't know what is.
Hopefully, the mid-winter motivation remains when the weather gets nicer, and stays nicer. It definitely will for those who maintain other trails in the tri-state region.
"With the publicity surrounding the honor comes a commitment from other trail groups to support their trail, improve it , if possible, and perhaps shoot for Trail of the Year honors in 2018," said Terry Brady of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Trail of the Year.
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Character grade engineered flooring, lightly distressed with a oil finish over richly stained colors. Specifications: 1/2" x 5" width or random widths of 3", 5" & 7" on some colors, random plank lengths of 1.5 to 4.5 ft., 3.2 mil layer and multi-ply Baltic Birch Substrate. Oil finished with a life time maintainable finish warranty and limited 25 year structure warranty. Available matching moldings include nosings and t-molds, reducers, and baby thresholds.
European White Oak have an exquisite rustic charm and elegance that are fulfilling modern architectural and designer's dreams. Wire brushed texture with a beautiful oil finish, a truly bold and aged appearance that captures the attention of anyone walking on it. Specifications: 5/8" x 7", plank lengths of 2 to 6 ft. (mostly 6ft!), 4-mil European White Oak wear layer, multi-ply Baltic Birch substrate. Wire brushed and oil finished with a life time maintainable finish warranty and limited 25 year structure warranty. Available matching moldings include nosings and t-molds, reducers, and baby thresholds.


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