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What is Really Happening in Syria?
June 5, 2012 November 24, 2017 Kevin Barrett
Watch this brand-new Press TV interview on Syria
Shortly after reports of the Houla massacre – all blaming the Syrian government – started blanketing the corporate media, Press TV asked me for a response. I replied:
It is so easy for people to rush to judgment in these situations and go with their first impressions based on their prejudices and I think that we have seen a lot of that with the conflict in Syria and we have seen it with other areas as well and in Syria, it is just so hard to know exactly what is going on because it is not a simple case of a peaceful Arab spring movement going up against the government.
It is a very complex mixture of peaceful protesters and some non-peaceful, some violent opposition members of various groups and terrorist mercenaries working basically for the US and the Zionists attempting to destabilize Syria and these operators typically use deception to cover their tracks and to stage events in a false flag manner.
We saw that with 9/11; we have seen it in many other instances. So we have a huge credibility problem coming from the Western leadership and that manifest itself with the UN personnel as well.
So we really need to be careful and try to get as many actual eyewitness reports as possible and work hard to try to figure out what is actually happening on the ground in Syria.
Having learned the hard way to ask "who benefits?" whenever media hysteria breaks out, I continued:
It is not obviously going to benefit the Assad government to be staging something like this right before Kofi Annan shows up.
Since then, the BBC has been caught faking "Houla massacre" photos and trying to suppress its own interviews indicating that anti-government forces were responsible for most of the deaths in Houla, and that the victims were government supporters.
One quick-and-dirty but reasonably accurate way to figure out the truth, and sort out the worse guys from the bad guys, is to listen to Paul Wolfwowitz and other neocons: Whatever they say, you can bet, is a lie, and whoever they favor is almost certainly the greatest of the evils. So when Wolfwowitz appeared in the same BBC interview calling for an invasion of Syria, it's a sure sign that all decent people should be opposing that prospect.
In my new Press TV interview, I cite 9/11 as precedent, blast the lying Western media, and opine that Houla was probably a false-flag operation designed to trigger an escalation of the Western-sponsored attacks on Syria:
http://presstv.com/detail/2012/06/05/244685/west-hypocritical-on-syrias-issues/
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Muhammad from Ifriqya
putting up 15 months of killings and still not able to go ahead with the supposed plan of invading syria or changing its regime with hesitant condemnations now and then ,I don't see much logic in this claim , my take is that US doesn't give a damn about Syria putting aside the protection of israel wich the actual syrian government fulfills amazingly
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Gordon Duff, Senior Editor at Veterans Today, seems to include Veterans Today featured writer Kevin Barrett in one of Mr. Duff's trademarked sweeping, unsupported, secret intelligence-based assertions:
"One issue, I am seeing endless phony reports, many we publish, trying to cover for Syria's mass murders. They are all real and those denying them are cranks. My question is to Assad himself, it being obvious that he is never going to be subject to the same pressures that led to Gaddafi's demise, why then is there so little realistic dialog and so many deaths on a daily basis? Despite claims to the contrary, expelling diplomats and hiring reporters who are no more than paid press agents is unlikely to prevent escalation."
– Quoted from Gordon Duff,"Friday, June 8, 2012 Checking In – Issues Foreign and Domestic", under subheading "More Issues".
While I sympathize with the anti-government protests in Syria and elsewhere, and do not doubt that the Syrian government is killing some of its opponents, I differ with Gordon in one important respect: Given the 9/11 big lie and the war on Islam it launched, the US and its allies have no business in the Middle East, period, until the time of truth and reparations; nothing the US and its allies say about this region should be believed, and the prime duty of everyone who cares about this region is to throw the US and its allies out, by any means necessary.
Gordon seems to think its fine having US-supported mercenaries, air support, etc. helping overthrow nasty regimes like those in Libya and Syria. I don't. The US has no credibility, and any mercenaries aligned with the US and its allies – starting with the hideously evil regimes in Israel and the Gulf, regimes that make Syria look like enlightened despotism – should be considered the worst kind of terrorist scum.
I know they believe they're fighting for Islam against an evil heretical tyrant. This belief is incredibly short-sighted. They are falling into the same trap that some with the same orientation fell into prior to 9/11. It's a huge strategic mistake.
Hi again ,
to me random shelling of cities like Homs demonstrates the ethics of this government in other words scornful vengeance against entire populations who dared oppose this same government (see personal videos on opposing pages like "http://www.facebook.com/HOOOMS"- I don't think projectile blasts are the work of special effects artists)
Richard D. Brinkman
I'm not convinced the West played any sort of major role during the first 12 months of the Syrian Revolution . Press TV, an Iranian propaganda machine cannot be trusted like most of the West's news media. The truth being the first casually of war – in this case a "civil war", the Governments in the West have failed ALL opportunities during the first 12 months of applying any non violent means of pressure on the Assad regime. To enter into Syria's civil war with military intervention by NATO / UN military at this stage would be careless with certain unfortunate consequences like in Libya. Humanitarian aid, medical supplies, food, water, heating oils and such are the best any one in the West can do to help ALL Syrians. Citizen news Youtube Reports, from Edmonton, Canadian rallies in support of the Arab Spring- A testament that the revolutionaries of the Arab Spring don't want any military intervention by the West. http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF7DDF0D5F316BF99&feature=plcp
Kevin, you are absolutely right about Syria.
to Muhammad from Ifriqya:
your self deception is amazing! the goal of the Zionist-USA alliance is clear about Syria: regime change just like Iraq and Libya, this is not a secret, it's well known from the nineties. To achieve this goal they are not putting troops on the ground (although it is the last option for them, http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2012/03/15-syria-saban
The US-Zionists are using the 1979 Afghanistan option in Syria today, using the same donkeys (Muslim Brotherhoods and the Salafi)they've used back then, and having the Gulf idiot Sheiks finance the whole gig for the benefit of Israel.


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"Hey Crappy,
Can someone explain the rationality of turning hundreds of parking spots along Vernon Boulevard into a bicycle lane?
Earlier this week, without notice, the west side of Vernon Boulevard, from approximately 45th Avenue all the way passed the Costco on Broadway, became a No Standing Anytime zone and bike lanes are being painted on both sides of the street, moving the center lane divider 3 feet over. Previously there were either no parking restrictions or a street sweeping restriction for just a few hours on Mondays on this mile and a half long strip. Hundreds of cars were regularly parked in these spots by power plant workers, area residents and park visitors. The competition for parking spots in the neighborhood had already increased with the loss of dozens of spaces next to and under the Roosevelt Island Bridge when restoration work began on the bridge last year, this latest move will only ratchet things up even further.
Why was this done? Why was it deemed more valuable to have an infrequently used bike path for leisure activity instead of vital parking spaces for workers and residents? Despite the claims of Mayor Bloomberg, Al Gore and the rest of the Eco-Gestapo, a car is a necessity if you live, work or want to shop outside of Manhattan. Why do bicycles suddenly need their own lane on these surface streets when I've seen bicycles happily pedaling along Vernon Boulevard without a problem for years? One more dumb question, why weren't the parking spaces between Borden Avenue and 45th Avenue similarly effected since the white markings of the bike path seem to extend for most of that strip of street? Oh that's right, there are parking meters on those spots.
Please tell me this is only temporary. Please tell me this isn't part of Gioia's "green-line" plan because perhaps he should come tour the area and see the beautiful industrial plants and brick wall that cyclists will be enjoying."
This is the "if we build it, they will use it" mentality, which is pretty stupid thinking. We have a mayor who sees cars as evils while the vast majority of people in Queens know they are necessities because our public transportation sucks. You can't haul your groceries home or take your kids to school by bike. If Mayor Bloomberg left his SUV home and made a trek out to Queens once and awhile by transferring to an overcrowded bus after enduring a hellish train ride, maybe he'd understand. Unfortunately, this decision seems to be permanent for the duration of the Bloomberg administration.
Please don't vote for yet another Manhattan-centric asshole next year. That's really all I can say.
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I've lived in Queens for 12 years and never owned a car. It is not a necessity. Get on the bus or subway.
My friends do take their kids around by bike, so I am glad they have a safer conduit now. When the Brooklyn-Queens Greenway is in place, it will be terrific to have a safer commute too. Queens deserves the kind of bike infrastructure that Manhattan enjoys. Segments don't seem to make sense, especially to people stuck in the old automotive mentality, but the completed and comprehensive system will be easier to grasp. As a Queens native and LIC resident, I am thrilled.
Viva La Bicycle
zero polluting vehicles are wonderful
This mayor doesn't care about Queens residents, we've already established that fact. He absolutely abhors anyone with a job that is not white collar or catering to white collar patrons. The fact that Queens was a liveable place before his royal highness took office, where you could afford a house and park your car are over. It is clear that he wants us out of here. He is killing this city. "Get on the bus or subway." That sounds nice on paper, but we NEED our cars in Queens. I work as a carpet cleaner, my wife works as a radiologist and we live near Vernon. We need to drive cars and park. How the hell are we supposed to lug our equipment onto the bus or strap it to our backs and ride bikes?
I live on Roosevelt Island and work on Long Island. I can't afford to park in the garage, but up until now, I was finding parking along Vernon by the bridge. Now it's a nightmare.
Yes, it was a little hard to find parking in Queens at times before Bloomberg, but not impossible.
- The first wave of illegal apartments made it more difficult.
- The sanctuary city policy has made it even more difficult.
- The upzoning of quiet neighborhoods made it damn near impossible.
Thank God there is only one more year left to this man's agenda. Plan 2010 should end in 2010. All it's been good for is driving hard working middle class from this city. But I guess that's what he wants.
In many Queens neighborhoods, the buses run once an hour or not at all at night. That's when I come home from work. I guess I should ride around in darkness on a bike.
Some people in government are so damn clueless about life in Queens, it's frightening.
How the hell can they call Vernon Blvd a "greenway"? Have they been up Vernon Boulevard? This is just more stupid-talk from the Bloomberg administration.
Actually a car is not a necessity. Ours was parked from one side to the other on cleaning days.if you need a car for a few ours there is Zip Car, quite affordabe. We sold car, got two scooters. Easy to park. Tie down and cover and you are done!
I agree though that the mayor is useless when it comes to us of limited income, can't wait to see him gone! I quit getting upset by his stupidity a long time ago.
Zip Car can be helpful but is not practical if you use your car every day, which many Queens people do.
I guess I should tell my elderly grandmother that I have seen the light and can't take her to doctors appointments or grocery shopping anymore. I'll get her Access-A-Ride because we've all heard how safe those drivers are and how convenient the service is!
>>>Segments don't seem to make sense, especially to people stuck in the old automotive mentality<<<
I enjoy biking, I don't drive, and have used a bike and mass transit for years.
But you know what -- a lot of people have the "automotive mentality" because they're not in good enough shape to go everywhere by bike, or you can't bring your PLOTSK Ikea cabinet home on a bike, or they're 65 years old and don't have the energy anymore.
Drill for more oil, run cars on sugarcane like the Brazilians, or build nuclear plants, but plopping everyone on a bicycle is not the answer.
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There is no reason why it couldn't have been a shared lane all the way up Vernon Boulevard as it is through the commercial district at the southern end.
Bicycle riding although healthier is not for everyone. I have three young kids that I must drive to different schools. I then go to work, before returning home I go to the supermarket, fruit store and many nights to the laundromat.Try carrying five loads of wash on a bicycle. Having less parking will truly infringe on my quality of life.
I don't think it's fair to say there was no notice. there just wasn't much. DOT released a plan and presented it to CB 1 & CB 2 in April 2008 detailing changes to Vernon.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/vernonblvd.pdf
As for no one bikes in Queens etc. I disagree, I ride to work (at St John's) when i can. I find it quite enjoyable, however its not for everyone. The few times I've driven into New Town/LIC, Queens lately I've seen more bikers than i can remember so something is changing.
As regards parking spots it makes it more difficult, yes. But I think it's silly to expect stuff like this to be free.
No matter how you cut it, Free Parking is a Government Subsidy. (You're using the governments land for free) I wouldn't expect that it will stay, when budget gets really tight over next few years, with the next mayor, expect munimeters to pop up everywhere. (or they could raise taxes for everyone)
This mayor doesn't care about Queens residents, we've already established that fact.
The community board, Team Gioia, the the local papers went along with this.
Why do you people always blame some shadowy father figure when the culprit is the jerk in front of you?
Nitwits.
How the hell can they call Vernon Blvd a "greenway"?
The same way local developments tout that Queensbridge Park is a local waterfront park perfect for that evening stroll with your honey.
Foreign money doesn't care.
Bikes are great, the problem are bike riders.
Streets are bad enough with some drooling knuckle dragging neaderthal driving a TLC, SUV or construction vehicle, now we have to dodge these bums who grew up in countries where macho men regard 'traffic rules' as 'traffic suggestions'.
Oh, with a series of 20 and 50 story buildings cutting off our waterfront from the community, everyone knows that Vernon will be totally inadequate for the traffic.
This is the first step to making it a four lane limited access road to serve the development.
The bike riders can go up 11th Street, its wide with little traffic, but instead, the all the other Green Groups and Boating Groups and the waterfront parks, the whole scene seems to have fallen into the hands of the developers.
I think someone needs to publicly ask both the community boards, and all the elected officials about this and for their long term view of the waterfront.
i do not understand why everyone is going crazy over a remote part of astoria and a warehouse at that steel equities place on 19th avenue and yet says nothing about the rest of the waterfront.
a few trucks are bad, thousands of people are insufferable.
Because Vallone is pushing that and its north of Astoria Blvd.
If it was off Broadway, they would not give a shit.
my wife works as a radiologist and we live near Vernon. We need to drive cars and park. How the hell are we supposed to lug our equipment onto the bus or strap it to our backs and ride bikes?
So your wife is hualing a x-ray machine into work each day? Get metrocard.
I live on Roosevelt Island and work on Long Island. I can't afford to park in the garage, but up until now, I was finding parking along Vernon by the bridge.
You my friend are exactly why I do not feel sorry. Park on Rosevelt Island where you live. Why are you taking spots in LIC?
There are hundreds of you guys who decent on our neighborhoods each day to find cheap parking. If the conestion tax went through we would have resident parking permits guaranteeing local residents a spot in their own neighborhood, but no one had the forsight to see that that was a good thing.
Remind me again why there is such opposition to the introduction of Residential Permit Parking? Why isn't it actively being pursued as a very-watered down version of Congestion Pricing?
Restrict parking, citywide, on residential streets to two hours unless you live, register your car and pay taxes locally. Stop the 60% of commuters into NYC who park for free on the streets; stop the illegal registering of cars outside the city (a law which is never enforced); increase tax revenues by forcing residents to play local taxes if they want to park for free.
What are the objections to permit parking? I can't think of any that hold water, especially if we pander to the poor and don't charge for it (which we should).
The greenway that they are refering to in the waterfront parks and esplanade that will extend from the QB bridge to brooklyn. At large swath of it is already in place or being developed currently. This is being made possible by all the development revitaling the long neglected waterfront and opening it up to the publc.
"So your wife is hualing a x-ray machine into work each day? Get metrocard."
Yes, asshole, as a matter of fact, she does. Next question?
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
Yes, putting a bike path on Vernon past the warehouses is opening up the waterfront. Oh, thank you, developers! The city could have made a real waterfront greenway, like there is in Bay Ridge, but this is much better.
Once again, HA HA HA HA HA
"How the hell can they call Vernon Blvd a "greenway"?"
Because if repeat anything over and over people will eventually start to believe it. Kind of like the "million more people" mantra.
Queens Crapper said...
Here's the thing about residential parking permits: Most of the city is so overdeveloped, that even with a residential permit, you wouldn't be able to park in your own neighborhood a lot of times.
This stretch of Vernon is pretty industrial, which allowed for the workers at the power plant and Roosevelt Islandlers to find parking. Now, there's an impractical bike path there. This is just dumb.
yeah, I can see the residential permits being rationed and handed out unfairly. Just as they do with everything else.
So how do the people from outside of our neighborhoods find parking every day? Your logic is flawed.
hoover factory said...
I'm surprised to see these bike lanes popping up, and curious as to who'll actually bother to use them, since most of the cretins around here ride their bicycles on the sidewalk. Oh, for a stick to jam in all of their spokes.
"So how do the people from outside of our neighborhoods find parking every day? Your logic is flawed."
Well, the people in my neighborhood have jobs and drive their cars to work, which allow people from outside the neighborhood to park when they are gone. The fun comes round 4-5pm, when the residents come home and the competition is between the locals for a place to park. I thought this was pretty obvious.
The 6 MILLION DOLLAR Greenway did need public input.
So they had a bike ride in Febuary a few years ago. Yes, the middle of winter.
It snowed. So they had it the next week. It snowed again. So they had it the next week. Four or five people took it, all dedicated bike people.
They then were able to take public testimony. Needless to say, the 'public' raved about it.
I like how the machine does business, don't you?
Crappy says:
Most of the city is so overdeveloped, that even with a residential permit, you wouldn't be able to park in your own neighborhood a lot of times.
But then goes on to say:
Well, the people in my neighborhood have jobs and drive their cars to work, which allow people from outside the neighborhood to park when they are gone. The fun comes round 4-5pm, when the residents come home and the competition is between the locals for a place to park.
Well which is it? First there no parking for resident, but them magically there is? Hope your head does not explode trying to answer this.
If we had congestion pricing those spots would be waiting for you at 5pm, because only residents would be able to use them.
My statement is consistent with previous statements.
Those spots would not be waiting for you at 5pm, because there are now too many residents and too few parking spaces. If you don't come home until 6pm or later, you're out of luck, now; with a parking permit, there would be no difference. This is not the answer.
The fact is that with zoning being the way it is, you have 3 and 4 family houses with one parking space in front, is what Crappy is saying. So when all those people come home, there is no parking. Get it?
I'm confused. Where were the cars parked to begin with? Stay with me here: 1 parked car at night belonging to a resident - 1 car when said resident goes to work + 0 outsiders parking due to residential parking permits = 1 spot availible when said resident comes back... unless they buy a new car and come back with 2 cars what is the issue. Can you explain?
There are more cars than parking spots on most blocks, so you have a situation where you are forced to either park in an area that is nowhere near your house or in a dangerous location, like next to a cemetery or park where they'll break in. Great for quality of life!
If you have 4 units in a house and only one parking spot (or in some cases no parking spots) in front, what do you think will happen?
The city planners in this city really need to be shot.
Maybe if we could persuade businesses that are closed at night to leave their large parking lots open, it would alleviate the parking problem. But that would represent a liability for them. They could make a lot of money off of it, though.
I hope one of you pecker head bike riders don't get in front of my car.
Whoever keeps asking these questions obviously never came home late and drove around looking for a parking space.
Typical politician solution for limiting access when too many people want something:
TAX IT!
Anyone who thinks residential parking programs mean there are enough parking spaces has their head up their ass.
I used to live in Hoboken which has such a program. It does nothing about the fact that there are way too many people and not enough parking. Like Queens, its getting worse as more development occurrs.
I am an avid bike rider and there are many in this city who are.
It will not go unused.
For anyone who thinks zipcar is the answer, looks like they serve exactly four neighborhoods in Queens. How many do we have, more than 80?
Great idea, but not a permanent answer for most of us.
If people need to have a car, they're going to have one. Taking away hundreds of spaces isn't going to make them all go out an buy bikes, its just going to make them more miserable.
City planners should not be shot, since its relatively painless. They should be burned at the stake.
Vernon used to be the safest surest route to or from Astoria / LIC going north south. Not a huge amount of traffic, and wide lanes.
Now all of that has changed. I drove up this way sat. night and was appalled at what they have done. One bike lane would have been more than enough here, but they've put in two - squeezing that lanes very narrowly and creating an even more dangerous situation - particularly at that curve by rainey park. I foresee either people driving in the bike lane there or more accidents - neither of which do anyone any good.
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this is great and i bet it's all gallagaher's fault.
take public transportation or just freaken leave this city all-ready you crybabies..
I have lived in the LIC/Astoria area for 5 years and have no need for a car.
I praise the city for the bike lanes and can only hope for more and more to come!
To quote anonymous from above: "Viva La Bicycle, zero polluting vehicles are wonderful."
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So why dont you SAY SOMETHING about the waterfront developer landgrab. If this was Manhattan they would have a big park on the WATERFRONT with plenty of space for bikes.
Instead you will get block after block of monster 20 50 story buildings.
Your bike lanes are being used by the developers to get ammenities. Once they are in place, you will be treated like the rest of the community.
They will say nothing because the bike guys are getting money from the politicans and the boro president.
They represent themselves, not the community.
Ridgewoodian said...
I think this is great. I've been a resident of Queens (two different neighborhoods) for going on 14 years now and I've never owned a car. In that entire time I've taken public transit or, when absolutely necessary, car services. During the transit strike I rode my bike to work (I work in Greenwich Village). I'd like to do that more except the ride is terrifying: while the bikeways on Vernon won't help me much I hope they'll be expanded.
Cars, especially in this city, are a really, really bad idea. They're massively inefficient as transport, they pollute the air, and their fuel contributes to terrorism and war. Oh, and they're quickly becoming too expensive to operate in any case. They're not going to disappear tomorrow but it is in the City's interest to plan for the day when they become simply untenable. And the Vernon bikeway is part of that. If it encourages a few people to forego cars or to even get rid of the ones the already own then it'll have done its job.
It's funny that most of the posts here haven't been about driving, per se, but PARKING. Where in the Bible or the Constitution do you find a right to free on-street parking? Isn't that a massive taking of public space for private, unproductive use? And isn't that just as bad, if not worse, than taking private property for public use? Here are some solutions: If the public transit in you neighborhood is bad, lobby to get it improved. If a bus comes once an hour and you need it more frequently, get on the MTA to improve its frequency. Yes, I know they're unresponsive, but organize your community and it can work. The local Ridgewood Property Owner's Association has been successful in getting some much needed changes in bus service, is working on others, and may be on the verge of upgrading the train service. If that doesn't work, move to a neighborhood with transit. If you don't want to do that and you absolutely have to drive get yourself some off-street parking. If there's none around, consider it a business opportunity and build a parking garage for you and your neighbors, you could well make a bundle.
Another great post ridgewoodian!
"Where in the Bible or the Constitution do you find a right to free on-street parking? Isn't that a massive taking of public space for private, unproductive use?"
Where in the Constitution or Bible does it say you have the right to any kind of service? Parking lanes have been provided by the city since the turn of the last century. Guess what? I am responsible for cleaning the parking space in front of my house and business. There are a lot of things public monies pay for private, unproductive use, like food stamps and housingprojects; that's the way it is. Deal with it.
People in Queens need cars. The bus system is rather inconvenient for a lot of people and doesn't go where you want it to go in many cases without 2 or 3 transfers, and subways all seems to be concentrated in certain areas but not in others. Unless I want to be sweaty all day and get my bike stolen, pedaling to work is not an option, either.
Why does the city of New York own so many cars if "green" public transportation is the way to go? When they give up their cars and go everywhere by MetroCard, I'll give up mine and do the same. I'm sick of hearing that I am the problem, when I can easily point to a million things the city is doing to waste money and be eco-unfriendly.
Why do they need bike lanes in both directions? What a waste!
Many parking spaces generate revenue for the city. Cars pay tolls. How much money do bike lanes and their users generate?
ANONYNMOUS: So we're agreed that there's no particular basic human right to free on-street parking. Not like life, liberty, etc. Excellent! Just because the city has allowed the practice for so long doesn't mean that it should continue to allow it, especially when the social costs of cars become more and more apparent every day. Again: We're not talking about banning cars or driving or parking, we're just talking banning free parking on public property. And only on one avenue of public property. I'm sorry, but I can't cry sincere tears for your loss.
As for unproductive things you pay for, like food stamps and public housing: while there are many, many problems with both programs as they have historically been administered the basic ideas behind them is hard to argue with: the hungry should eat, the homeless should have a home. I wouldn't define either of those as "unproductive" at all.
And if the government is going to allow building of multi-unit buildings without requiring on-site parking and not provide expansion of mass transit, then they need to provide space for the cars of residents who are the lifeblood of this city.
Besides, according to some, if a person lives in a place, then it is a "home"! And people will probably soon be living in their cars with the price of housing in this city.
CRAPPER: We're almost agreed. There certainly does need to be more mass transit. How about this: on those streets where onsite parking is allowed, auction off the spaces and charge a monthly fee. If you're the winner of the auction only you will be allowed to park in the spot you've reserved. If it's worth it to you, you'll pay. If not, you'll make other arrangements for yourself. Proceeds to go to improving and expanding the mass transit system. This is just an idea off the top or my head and I have no idea if it's been tried anywhere or how it would work in practice but it seems to me a thoroughly capitalistic solution to the problem of allocating a scarce resource.
I don't think that will work because there are many people who choose to rent instead of buy because they need to pump money into a car in order to get themselves to work. I don't think they'd be able to afford to bid on an auction. There are also a lot of legal issues with taking a lane of a public street and privatizing it and a lot of parking spaces in areas that are pretty desolate.
CRAPPER: I'm not married to the idea but something like it will probably become necessary in the future. And I think it would be reasonably fair, given enough lead time; it'd just be part of the price of owning a car in the city. Maybe there could be breaks for motorcycles or scooters, which take up less space and are usually more fuel efficient. Anyway, something has to be done or the freeloading will continue and I'm sure you don't condone that. End parking welfare!
No notice? The Vernon Blvd bike lane has been on the drawing board for months. There was only "no notice" for people who don't pay attention to what's happening in their community:
http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/04/08/dot-presentation-to-queens-community-board-2-on-vernon-boulevard-bike-and-pedestrian-improvements/
Also, and perhaps I wasn't clear about this, I don't envision the streets being privatized - they would still be public property. But the right to park in certain spots would be auctioned off. Sort of like buying season tickets at the ballpark - you don't buy the seat itself, just the right to occupy it.
And get used to bicycling, folks. We're entering the world of permanently expensive gasoline and NYC is an easily bikeable town once we reduce the number of private motor vehicles currently hogging our streets. We're lucky. The suburbs are going to be in a lot of trouble.
georgetheatheist said...
A legal question. Are pedicabs permitted in bicycle lanes?
Also, what is with the (for want of a better term) "semi-bicycle lanes" newly drawn on the streets of Woodside: a bicycle "lane" with the left stripe missing. E.g. the vicinity of 37th Avenue & 59th Street. Parking is permitted neighboring this so-called "lane". It definitely is something new.
"Anonymous said...
Monday, June 30, 2008"
Have fun riding your bike in the winter.
Q: Why are there lanes on both sides of Vernon?
A: Bikes are legally considered vehicles in NYC and should always ride in the same direction of traffic, whether they are in a bike lane or not. Thus, lanes on both sides of the road so that cyclists can travel north or south on Vernon.
Q: What are these bike lanes without the left stripe?
A: These are called "sharrows," or "shared lane markings." They're used on roadways that are too narrow to accommodate both a full striped bike lane and car travel lane. They encourage safe passing of bicyclists by motorists (which, by the way, we always appreciate - sharrow or not).
Happy bicycling, everyone! And remember: be predictable and visible!
yeah, i wish we still had winters in nyc, roberto.
climate change is another reason to get our obese asses out of our cars for local trips.
When gas hit $6 a gallon and it costs you $200 a week to fill up (as I predict it will) the bikes will rule the streets. All the people here making arguments about how a car is an necessity will soon find ways of making public transportation work. This is one good side effect of high gas prices. People will start cutting back, sell the extra cars, stop driving in these tanks posing as cars and get on the bus. If you think the price of gas will go back down to $1 and change you are in for an unpleasant surprise. If you are nice I will hold the subway door open for you. Be thankful that you live in NYC, you could live in LA or in one of the flyover states where there is no public transportation at all.
Truman Harris said...
Not everyone who drives or parks along Vernon lives in CB2 or reads Streetsblog. In fact, I would say the vast majority of people don't.
"But the right to park in certain spots would be auctioned off. Sort of like buying season tickets at the ballpark - you don't buy the seat itself, just the right to occupy it."
Sort of like owning land in Queens...You don't really own it, you just have the right to ocoupy it until some developer wants it.
"The suburbs are going to be in a lot of trouble."
Yes, and they'll all come back to Queens to live. Now you know where Bloombug's 20 million figure comes from.
If that's what you will accept, that's what you will get.
I got it, I got it, I got it!
City should work with Con Ed to install curbside docking stations at each parking spot which you will pay like parking meters. Then everyone can own an electric car! No more polluting vehicles and without resorting to the inconvenience of bicycling. All those gas stations will go out of business and that will free up land for parks within a 10 minute walk, fulfilling the Bloomberg promise. The city will make money, and people will save money on gas. It's a win-win-win-win!
Yes, and not only that, the excuse that we need congestion pricing in order to reduce pollution would go right out the window!
Chiquita -- Not sure if you're serious or not but it's a hell of an idea. Alas, it wouldn't really solve the problem of CONGESTION since those cars still take up a fair amount of space. But who knows, maybe we'll see something like that before we're in diapers again.
if bicycles are vehicles that are suppose to follow all traffic laws, why do so many cyclists run red lights, ride on sidewalks, etc? Why aren't cyclists required to register their bikes? get license plates? get insurance? I can't think of one person that I know that's worked in Manhattan that hasn't been nearly knocked over by idiot cyclists who do not obey traffic laws - and what's worse, they ride off and you can't even get a plate number to report them with...
I'd feel a bit different about you pro-bike people if your fellow riders weren't a bunch of sodding morons and outlaws menacing the streets. Until cyclists are required to meet the same standards that motorists are held to, I have zero respect.
On Vernon blvd, having 2 bike lanes is senseless and downright dangerous. The pavement isn't wide enough even with the parking lane gone. That is due to the DOT doing a terrible job painting the lanes. There's just plain too much buffer space wasted. And the curves by Rainey, Con Ed, and the astoria houses is just going to be a death trap for everyone.
There's a single bike lane on 20th ave and it doesn't disrupt traffic flow at all. A single lane on vernon would have been fine.
PS: if anyone is all that worried about your carbon footprints, there's always the suicide option. Eliminate your carbon footprint entirely. suicide is calling you.
"Please don't vote for yet another Manhattan-centric asshole next year. That's really all I can say."
GO TONY AVELLA!
where does electricity come from? why it comes from the burning of fossil fuels!
ANONYMOUS: That's true. But it's much easier to regulate the emissions of a few power plants than millions and millions of cars. Also, hopefully, we'll develop some alternate energy sources. (If we don't we're doomed.)
The Car Haters are posting like mad! How dare you not attack cars and embrace bicycles?
ANONYMOUS: I took a look at that site and here's the deal – as the old adage says, your right to punch ends at the tip of my nose. Or as our touchy-feely pagan friends like to put it, "so long as it harms no one, do as you will is the whole of the law." If driving were a solitary vice that had no affect on me – if it was like other people's sex lives, say – I wouldn't give a hoot about it; knock yourself out. But that's not the case. It pollutes my air. It congests my streets. It causes terrorists to attack me. I'm not okay with any of that. Luckily, unlike most Americans, we live in a city were cars are not absolutely essential for survival. I applaud any effort to make them even less necessary and to discourage their use.
"Luckily, unlike most Americans, we live in a city were cars are not absolutely essential for survival."
If there were no cars, the economy of this city would collapse. The loss of cabs alone would destroy it.
Let's not inject logic into this argument, Crappy. Let's remember that the Streetsbloggers called yellow cabs a form of mass transit back during the CP debate days.
s to work from astoria to greenpoint, and this bike lane helps people like me tremendously. This is certainly a well-used path for cyclists. A bike lane makes our route much safer. I always dread what I face in the morning because during rush hour everyone is driving all crazy. I feel a lot more confident with the bike lane and now look forward to riding to work. People with cars should have options as well, but its not fair to say this is useless or a waste because for those who do choose to ride and ride responsibly.. which is many of us.. deserve this.
90% of car owners in Queens shouldnt have been issued licenses in the first place judging by the poor quality of driving that I see on a regular basis. Surely if you can afford that new Escalade or S-Class you can afford to park it.
Viva La Bicycle indeed.
CRAPPER: If there were no cars, the economy of this city would collapse. The loss of cabs alone would destroy it.
Sure, if all cars were raptured into heaven tomorrow that would be a real problem for those of us left behind. But that's not going to happen. Like I said, we're lucky in that they're not absolutely, 100%, gotta have one or you're gonna DIE necessary here, as they are in most of the rest of the country. And hopefully they can be made even less necessary as time goes by.
Even though I only hire one every couple of years I actually have less of a problem with cabs than I do with private cars for the simple reason that cabs DO move a lot of people around. I have no idea how many people the average cab moves on the average day but I'm sure it's many, many times the number that average private car does. Now, if we could just convert the fleet to low or zero emissions….
When a private car is not in use, it is turned off and not burning fossil fuels. When a cab doesn't have a fare, it is driving around empty looking for someone or idling somewhere empty.
ANONYMOUS: Yes, but cabs don't go very long without fares. If they did they would pretty quickly go out of business.
Although, as I wrote before, I DO look forward to the day when they convert to a low or zero emissions fleet.
There are proposals to reduce the number of medallions. Supposedly doing so would free up traffic and actually increase service to passengers. I don't know if that's true - I haven't actually seen the math - but it bears looking in to.
#1 - I love the people who have lived in Queens beginning with the prosperity of the largest economic expansion in US history. They have not seen Queens through good times and bad, understanding the impact of crime on the sense of security of its residents. They'd be the first ones to scream bloody murder if they got robbed at knifepoint at 2am on the subway.
#2 - A bike is not the answer for everyone. Those that are in ill health and/or disabled can still use a vehicle modified for their needs. Much more difficult to do with a bike.
#3 - Not all areas of the city are mass transit accessible / bike friendly. Eminent domain needs to be a two-way street, and sorry, there are more cars than bikes. We are a selfish lot and how many of you would be upset if your material goods couldn't be delivered because of street restrictions for bike lanes?
#4 - Bloomie's version of NY is great until you realize that we don't have the infrastructure to support all this development. Are you willing to pay 40-60% of your salary or more in taxes to support the repair and development of such necessities? I didn't think so.
Queens Born and Bred
Crapper,
You're off your rocker. Do you think it's 1963 or something?
Our over-dependence on the automobile is what's holding back NYC's economy, making development so intolerable, and helping to turn our city -- your borough into particular -- into something that looks a lot like a third world backwater.
In many NYC neighborhoods, we could easily shift about 15% of our local trips from automobiles to bikes. We can wait until a $7 gallon forces us to do it. Or we can start planning for it. These Vernon bike lanes are a small start.
You want a city that's convenient for cars and parking? How about moving to Detroit? Go see what the automobile has done to that city, or what's left of it...
"Our over-dependence on the automobile is what's holding back NYC's economy, making development so intolerable, and helping to turn our city -- your borough into particular -- into something that looks a lot like a third world backwater."
HA HA HA HA Development is intolerable? Automobiles are making Queens a third world backwater? I haven't seen one development project held up because of cars. In fact, quite the opposite. Providing no parking seems to be in vogue right now. I have seen nice neighborhoods turned into slums because of rampant building and overpopulation, however. Until the city decides to address the fact that public transportation in Queens sucks because Queens was not developed like Manhattan and is more spread out, then people in Queens will continue to drive. Mass transit is not convenient if you live in Whitestone, Queens Village or Maspeth. Time to deal with it and stop blaming residents for doing what they have to in order to survive. You'll notice they aren't putting bike paths in neighborhoods that are lacking mass transit.
Which neighborhoods look the shittiest? Flushing, Corona, Elmhurst and soon, Astoria. Maybe it's just a coincidence, but public transportation is great there and they are the worst when it comes to overdevelopment. So that theory has pretty much been disproven.
give me a break. you only get mass transit if you have the density to support it and pay for it. you tony avella clowns are all so busy trying to downzone your neighborhoods and fight development that you end up with the worst of all worlds -- crappy development, more density and no transit improvements -- essentially an unplanned, third-world environment. you guys are sitting around whining about bike lanes while you watch your borough turn into a third world traffic sewer. amazing.
rather than just being a bunch of nimbys trying to preserve your fake tudors and convenient, free on-street parking, queens residents need to start a community-based planning process that gets you the development and transportation that you need.
continuing to just oppose and bitch about development about it will get you nothing but more of the same crap.
the long island city planning process is the example of what you should be seeking borough-wide.
but it first involves an acknowledgement that there is going to be development and tall buildings in places like flushing and forest hills, around the transit hubs that you do have. as long as you continue to refuse to acknowledge that, you end up being shut out of the process and you end up with crap.
"you only get mass transit if you have the density to support it and pay for it."
Density to support it? Have had that for decades.
Mass transit? Nope.
And every time a proposal is made to increase the amount of transit - e.g. the Queens "Super Express" in the 80's which would have connected Maspeth and other unserved and underserved neighborhoods to Midtown - the NIMBYs come out of the woodwork to defeat it. Don't want to make it too easy to get to the 'hood or dark hued people might show up. *BLETCH*
These bike nuts should be ignored but they are using our taxes that can be used for more useful things like schools and hospitals and sanitation, to say nothing about making a mess of the streets.
They have to be stopped. Feel free to write to letters to the editors, speak to your representative, and community boards.
Enough of this silliness.
I agree, they are taking up far too much time and attention to justify our discussions on this.
Their numbers are too small and are made large only because the city thinks (for some reason) they are important.
Reason enough for us to ignore them.
"Queens "Super Express" in the 80's which would have connected Maspeth and other unserved and underserved neighborhoods to Midtown"
The Queens Super Express was to use existing subway lines, none of which go through Maspeth.
There are professionals who have purchased condos by the waterfront.
I am one of them and need to carry equipment,groceries,etc. I also help my family move items such as trips to Ikea and Home Depot. Older people and those with responsibilitie need to have a car. Environmentalist,activist,factions,phalange groups do not need cars because they are too busy making life for working people difficult. If they worked and had certain responsibilities their outlook would be different
Truman Harris: My understanding is that the "Super Express" was supposed to run through the 63rd Street tunnel, down to the LIRR Montauk branch tracks - which would have become part of the subway system - and from there out to Jamaica. But a hue and cry went up and instead the 63rd Steet was connected to the Queens Blvd. lines. If I'm not mistaken Maspeth would have been one of the neighborhoods that would have benefited. In any case, it would have helped fill in that giant subway void in the middle of Queens.
If you have any other or different information - especially documented - as something of a budding metrophile I'd love to hear it.
Anyway, my point remains the same: additions to the system have been proposed and the transit situation in Queens COULD have been better than it is, more neighborhoods could have been served, but almost every time there's been community opposition. Somewhat shortsighted, in my opinion.
There is no way they would have had a subway line running at grade every 3 or 4 minutes through industrial Maspeth, which is where the tracks are.
Not to worry, Hemmerdinger will make the Montauk Branch a commuter line so he can have a stop at Atlas Park. And he'll raise the fare to $5 so he can do it.
Wake up kid. Its been that way for decades!
Look at what fantastic public transportation has done to Flushing, Corona, Jamaica and Elmhurst.
They become slums and then the city decides to upzone them to make them slummier. That's why there's opposition.
ANONYMOUS: There is no way they would have had a subway line running at grade every 3 or 4 minutes through industrial Maspeth, which is where the tracks are.
IS it at grade? In Ridgewood it's below grade.
ANONYMOUS: Hemmerdinger will make the Montauk Branch a commuter line so he can have a stop at Atlas Park.
Well, seeing as how they cut local service on it - what? - ten years ago that might be better than nothing. But not as good as it COULD have been.
ANONYMOUS: Wake up kid. Its been that way for decades!
Just because a mistake has been perpetuated in the past doesn't mean it should continue on into the future.
ANONYMOUS: Look at what fantastic public transportation has done to Flushing, Corona, Jamaica and Elmhurst. They become slums...
I lived on the Corona/Elmhurst border for many years. I wouldn't exactly call the transportation there "fantastic." More like "barely adequate." And I wouldn't call it a slum, either. Not a rich area, no, but not squalid, either.
The bicycles lanes are fine since I am a biker. Taking away the parking is not good for the growing residents of the area
You can keep the parking and still have the bike lanes
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Melissa is the Vice President of Human Resources for Sadoff Iron & Metal Company. Melissa has worked for Sadoff for over 27 years and has had a steady progression of responsibility over that time frame. As the leader of Human Resources she has overall responsibility for employee relations, employee development, company policies, benefit administration, wellness management, labor negotiations and performance management. She holds two certifications – one from the HR Certification Institute, Senior Professional in Human Resources and one from Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM), Senior Certified Professional.
Melissa served on the Oakfield Community Foundation Board for 5 years and served as the Vice President for one year and the President role for two years. She was also an avid volunteer for the Oakfield Recreation Department. Under her direction, Sadoff was awarded the WELCOA Gold Award twice and was recognized by the New North B2B as a Best Places to Work Honoree and Emerging Success in Wellness Award.
Melissa has been married to her husband Greg for 26 years and has three daughters (20, 18 and 15). Melissa has enjoyed following her children play fast pitch softball, basketball, volleyball and soccer. She also enjoys reading, vacationing and spending time with family and friends.
David Olig
David was born and lived most of his life in Fond du Lac. David followed in his dad's (who is his hero) footsteps choosing a career in law enforcement. David has work for the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office for eight years and is assigned to the detective bureau. David enjoys spending time with his family when he's not at work.
Kate Candee
Kate Candee currently serves as the Vice President of Student Engagement at Marian University, she had served as the Executive Director of the Office of Learning, Engagement and Retention and was the Principal Investigator/Project Director for the Department of Education Title III grant. Prior to this, she served as the Director of the Sport and Recreation Management program with the Marian University Business Division and Special Assistant to the President for Fitness and Wellness. Kate was also the Assistant Director of the Student Support Center working with the Community Involvement Program, Co-op/Internship Program and Career Services. In the early 90's Kate was also involved with the Marian Adult Accelerated Program as Coordinator of Program Services. She began her business career with A.C. Nielsen- the world's leading supplier of consumer marketing research information as a Senior Supervisor. She is an Associate with the Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes.
Betty Trent
A resident of Fond du Lac for over 40 years, Betty is widely known for providing high level, compassionate child care. From her first facility on Sheboygan Street (now the Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts) to the opening of the first Corporation Sponsored Day Care, Camelot Children's Center, Betty has touched the lives of many. After retiring in 2005, she turned to volunteering in reading programs, at Hospice Home, and serves on the boards of Mahala's Hope, Moraine Park Early Childhood, New Beginnings, and Family Resource Center.
The fact that the mission of Mahala's Hope deals directly with young women and their children suffering from addiction, the unique manner of treatment including the natural world and equine programs, and the passion of the founder are the main factors that drew Betty to Mahala's Hope.
Bradley Nielsen
Brad Nielsen presently serves as a Business Unit Financial Analyst for Grande Cheese Company in Lomira, Wisconsin. He is a graduate of St. Norbert College with a degree in Business Administration. Brad has seen how addiction and substance abuse affects families and is committed through his work with Mahala's Hope. He knows it will make a positive difference in the lives of others.
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WHATSAPP is scheduled to bring peer-to-peer mobile payments to its hugely-popular chat app, leaked screenshots have revealed.
WhatsApp plans to introduce peer-to-peer payments to its iOS and Android chat app, screenshots unearthed in the latest beta have revealed.
WhatsApp Payments was first spotted in the 2.17.295 beta version of the Android version of the Facebook-owned chat app.
It appears the upcoming feature will enable WhatsApp users to wirelessly transfer money within the messenger.
That promises to make it much easier to transfer money between friends and family, which could prove to be costly for some.
Facebook, which bought WhatsApp for a record $19 billion back in February 2014, has already added a peer-to-peer payment solution to its Messenger chat app.
Apple is set to introduce the ability to send money via Apple Pay within its iMessage chat service with the launch of iOS 11 this autumn.
WhatsApp recently announced that it had passed one billion daily active users.
The hugely-successful chat app was originally launched in 2009 by ex-Yahoo! employees Brian Acton and Jan Koum.
The service has gone from strength to strength, especially since the Facebook acquisition in 2014.
WhatsApp also confirmed that 55 billion messages and 4.5 billion photos were shared using the service each day.
Publishing its latest statistics, WhatsApp announced in a blog post: "Just last year, we shared that one billion people around the world use WhatsApp every month.
"Today, we are excited and proud to share that one billion people around the world use WhatsApp every day to stay in touch with their family and friends.
"Whether it's sharing personalised photos and videos, connecting through video calling, or keeping friends updated throughout the day with Status, communicating on WhatsApp has never been easier or more personal.
"We are humbled that so many people are using these new features to connect with one another in their own special way.
"As we celebrate this milestone, we're committed more than ever to bringing you more useful features to enjoy, while delivering the reliability, simplicity, and security you expect with WhatsApp. Thank you for your continued support."


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Tyga: Net Worth and Career of the Famous Rapper
Tyga Net Worth
Micheal Ray Stevenson, famously known by his stage name of Tyga (a backronym for Thank You God Always) is a famous American rapper, songwriter and actor. Co-incidentally, Tyga is straight outta Compton, California. Over the course of his young career, Tyga has produced hits like 'Rack City', 'Faded', 'Far Away', 'Still Got It' and 'Show You'. Tyga started his career with numerous independent releases. At a young age of 19, Tyga signed his major label deal with Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Republic Records in 2008. After a slew of poorly reviewed albums and low sales volume, Tyga released his hit single 'Taste' featuring Offset in 2018. That single climbed all the way up to number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. This was Tyga's first Top 40 single since 2015's "Ayo" with Chris Brown. "Taste" also served as the lead single for Tyga's 2019 album, Legendary. The music video of "Taste" has over 900 million views on YouTube. As a result of his renewed success, Tyga's net worth as of 2020 is $3 million dollars.
Tyga: Net worth, life and career
Where was Tyga born?
Micheal Ray Stevenson "Tyga" was born in Compton, California on November 19th, 1989. Tyga lived in Compton till the age of 12 when his parents moved to Gardena. He is of Jamaican and Vietnamese descent. His mother was born in Vietnam and her maiden name was Nguyen.
Who were Tyga's role models while growing up?
Tyga grew up listening to Lil Wayne, Fabolous, Cam'ron and Eminem. He saw them as his chief influencers and role models.
Tyga has claimed that he grew up in the low socioeconomic area of Compton, but in a leaked footage from the television show Bustas, he was caught saying that he grew up in a well to do home in the Valley and his parents drove a Range Rover. When asked about the information revealed in the video leak, Tyga said this in response via Twitter: "When u 14 an ambitious u don't give a fuk about anything. Scripted tv isn't that what we all live for.Hahahaha."
When did Tyga sign with Young Money Entertainment?
After the success of Tyga's debut album 'Young On Probation', he signed a recording deal with Lil Wayne's 'Young Money Entertainment'.
The song 'Deuces', which he performed with singer Chris Brown and Kevin McCall reached number #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number #1 on the Billboard Hot R&B list.
Tyga's cousin, MacCoy toured with Gym Class Heroes and made his first album 'No Introduction' in 2008. His track 'Diamond Life' featured in the movie 'Fighting' as well as the video games 'Need for Speed: Undercover' and 'Madden NFL 2009'.
Tyga made a number of mixtapes before he made his first studio album. By then he had already established himself and was recording for Lil Wayne's record label Young Money Entertainment along with Cash Money Records and Republic Records.
After his initial success with Lil Wayne's record label, he began collaborating with big names like Chris Brown, Rick Ross and Bow Wow. Tyga released 'Careless World: Rise of the Last King' in 2012 which peaked at number #4 on the US Billboard.
After some serious disagreements with Young Money, Tyga chose to release his fourth album The Gold Album: 18th Dynasty independently. It immediately became his worst selling album till date. It only sold 5000 copies in its first week. Tyga suffered from a string of poor commercial sales and bad critical reviews till his 2018 single with Offset called "Taste". That single peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
What is Tyga's net worth?
The 30 year old Tyga's net worth as of 2020 is $3 million.
Tyga: Career Highlights
Here are some of the highlights of Tyga's career:
Holla At Me (Song, 2010)
Grammy Awards (Best Rap, 2011) – Nominated
Do My Dance (Song, 2012)
Wait for a Minute (Song, 2013)
Molly (Song, 2013)
40 Mill (Song, 2014)
Hookah (Song, 2014)
Cash Money (Song, 2016)
U Cry (Song, 2018)
Taste (Song, 2018)
Tyga: Famous Quotes
As long as you know yourself and you got good people around you and you passionate about what you do, that's all that matters because, at the end of the day, you go to sleep with the people you love, you wake up with the people you love, and you spend your time with the people you love."
"A lot of people don't know I'm from the West Coast. My swag is different. Me being from Young Money, affiliated with them, some people think I'm from down South. They think maybe I'm from New Orleans like them. It's just good to show people and build outside of Young Money, build my brand outside of that."
"Sour Patch, Swedish Fish. I love candy, man. I can't go without candy. And when I'm recording, I always have a TV on with cartoons – on mute, though. When I'm recording, I like to look at the TV now and then and see some crazy, wacky stuff. When you're thinking creative, it just keeps you creative. Everybody got their way of making music."
"I don't follow trends. I'm a trendsetter. I represent all the younger generations; fly kids, creative kids – they look up to me. I got a program that's called ROAR. I go to all high schools everywhere we go, and I talk to all the kids, and I give away 30-35 tickets and passes to the kids doing good in school. Stuff like that means a lot to me."
"I'm definitely inspired by Michael Jackson. I watch all his videos all the time. And Busta Rhymes, early Busta Rhymes – I really was inspired by him. He's really the reason why I started rapping. Because of all his visuals. I loved his videos when I was younger."
Tyga has definitely made a name for himself in the hip-hop industry. Tyga's net worth as of 2020 is $3 million. He has been working with some of the best producers and artists and his album and songs have been sold worldwide. With renewed success and fame, Tyga's net worth is set to rise over the coming few years.
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Back to Neuromuscular system
Neuromuscular system
Neuromuscular system - Neuromuscular system explained
The combination of the nervous system and muscles, working together to permit movement, is known as the neuromuscular system.
There are many diseases that are classified as neuromuscular disorders.
Some of the known causes include inherited disorders, hormonal disorders and autoimmune disorders.
The brain controls the movements of skeletal (voluntary) muscles via specialised nerves. The combination of the nervous system and muscles, working together to permit movement, is known as the neuromuscular system.
If you want to move part of your body, a message is sent to particular neurons (nerve cells), called upper motor neurons. Upper motor neurons have long tails (axons) that go into and through the brain, and into the spinal cord, where they connect with lower motor neurons. At the spinal cord, the lower motor neurons in the spinal cord send their axons via nerves in the arms and legs directly to the muscle they control.
A typical muscle is serviced by anywhere between 50 and 200 (or more) lower motor neurons. Each lower motor neuron is subdivided into many tiny branches. The tip of each branch is called a presynaptic terminal. This connection between the tip of the nerve and the muscle is also called the neuromuscular junction.
The electrical signal from the brain travels down the nerves and prompts the release of the chemical acetylcholine from the presynaptic terminals. This chemical is picked up by special sensors (receptors) in the muscle tissue. If enough receptors are stimulated by acetylcholine, your muscles will contract.
Symptoms of neuromuscular disorders
The symptoms of neuromuscular disease vary according to the condition and may be mild, moderate or life threatening. Some of these symptoms may include:
Muscle wastage
Muscular cramps
Muscle spasticity (stiffness), which later causes joint or skeletal deformities
Swallowing difficulties.
Causes of neuromuscular disorders
Some of the causes may include:
Hormonal disorder
Metabolic disorder
Dietary deficiency
Certain drugs and poisons
Unknown factors.
Classifications of neuromuscular disorders
Some of the major diseases which affect the neuromuscular system are classified into four main groups, including:
Motor neurone diseases – for unknown or genetic reasons, the lower (and sometimes also the upper) motor neurons gradually die. Some of the different types of genetic (inherited) motor neuron diseases include infantile progressive spinal muscular atrophy (SMA1), intermediate spinal muscular atrophy (SMA2), juvenile spinal muscular atrophy (SMA3) and adult spinal muscular atrophy. The most common form of motor neuron disease, known simply as motor neurone disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Lou Gehrig's disease, is usually not inherited and its cause remains unknown.
Neuropathies – the peripheral nervous system (nerves other than those within the spinal cord) are affected. Some of the different diseases of the peripheral nerve include the genetic disease Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, the hormonal disorder diabetes (if poorly controlled), and autoimmune diseases such as chronic inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy (CIDP).
Neuromuscular junction disorders – in these diseases, the transmission of the signal to move (contract) a muscle is blocked as it tries to bridge the gap between the nerve and muscle. The most common of these diseases is myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disease where the immune system produces antibodies that attach themselves to the neuromuscular junction and prevent transmission of the nerve impulse to the muscle.
Myopathies including muscular dystrophies – many different types of muscular dystrophy (muscle wastage) are caused by various genetic mutations that prevent the maintenance and repair of muscle tissue. Some of the different types include Becker muscular dystrophy, congenital muscular dystrophy, Duchenne muscular dystrophy and facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy. Other diseases of the muscles (myopathies) can be caused as a rare side effect of medications (for example, the cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins), autoimmune disease such as polymyositis or polymyalgia rheumatica or hormonal disorders such as hypothyroidism.
Diagnosis and treatment of neuromuscular disorders
Depending on the condition, neuromuscular disorders are diagnosed using a range of tests, including electrical tests known as nerve conduction studies (to measure the ability of nerves to conduct electricity), electromyography (EMG) to examine the health of a muscle, blood tests, muscle biopsies and genetic testing.
Treatment varies widely, according to the individual disorder, and some conditions are more easily treated than others.
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The Finance Department provides services to members of the public and other departments within the City. The Finance Department is responsible for all financial record keeping, reporting and safe keeping of all municipal assets and investments in accordance with the provisions of Local Government act. As well, the department manages all Operating, Capital and Reserve Funds. The Finance Department prepares the Annual Budget & 5 Year Financial Plan along with the Annual Financial Statement and Statement of Financial Information.
Within the Finance Department seven clerical staff enable the City of Dawson Creek to run as smoothly as possible.
Payroll is an essential service within the City of Dawson Creek Finance Department. Payroll staff maintain approximately two hundred personnel files throughout the year, processes a bi-weekly payroll and administers benefits.
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Lund Family History
Lund Name Meaning
Scandinavian, German, and English: topographic name for someone who lived by a grove, Old Norse lundr; the word was adopted into northern dialects of Middle English and also into Anglo-Norman French. There are a number of places in England named with this word, as for example Lund in Lancashire, East Yorkshire, and North Yorkshire, Lunt in Merseyside, and Lound in Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, and Suffolk, and the surname may derive from any of these. The Swedish surname is probably more usually ornamental. When surnames became obligatory in Sweden in the 19th century, this was one of the most popular among the many terms denoting features of the natural landscape which were adopted as surnames, usually compounded with some other such term.
Similar surnames: Sund, Land, Lind, Lunt, Sand, Fund, Lunde, Long, Lundy, Mund
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49K Immigration Records
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Lund Family Origin
Where is the Lund family from?
You can see how Lund families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Lund family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Lund families were found in the USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 1,563 Lund families living in Yorkshire. This was about 52% of all the recorded Lund's in the UK. Yorkshire had the highest population of Lund families in 1891.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Lund surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
View Census Data for Lund
Lund Family Occupations
What did your Lund ancestors do for a living?
In 1939, Cotton Weaver and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the UK named Lund. 2% of Lund men worked as a Cotton Weaver and 51% of Lund women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Lund were Farmer and Incapacitated
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Cotton Weaver
Dairy Farmer
Incapacitated
Lund Historical Records
What Lund family records will you find?
There are 184,000 census records available for the last name Lund. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Lund census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.
Search 1891 UK census records for Lund
There are 49,000 immigration records available for the last name Lund. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.
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There are 25,000 military records available for the last name Lund. For the veterans among your Lund ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.
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You've only scratched the surface of Lund family history.
Lund Life Expectancy
What is the average Lund lifespan?
Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Lund life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 2002. The average life expectancy for Lund in 1945 was 22, and 77 in 2004.
View Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Lund
An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Lund ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.
Famous Lund Family Ancestors
Browse profiles of historical people with the Lund last name
Deacon Thomas Lund
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