20 Search Results for "property"

• Legal Neighbor Advice

  • From: Judge_Milian
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    Legal Neighbor Advice from Judge Marilyn Milian host of FOX 5’s “The People’s Court.”

    My neighbor’s tree is sprawling  branches over into my yard. I am tired of raking leaves and dropping form this eye sore! What are my rights?
    Generally speaking, you own the land below and the air above your property line. That means that if a neighbor’s otherwise healthy tree branch is growing over your property and providing a shade or dropping fruit or debris that you don’t want, you can cut those offending branches, but at your own expense. I say healthy because if a neighboring tree has some inherently dangerous aspect, such as rot that might cause it to fall in a storm and hurt you or your property, you have the right to go to court and force them at their expense to remove the tree.

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• Michael Connelly – Retired att

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    From Michael Connelly – Retired attorney, Constitutional Law Instructor, Carrollton, Texas
    
    Well, I have done it! I have read the entire text of proposed House Bill 3200: The Affordable Health Care Choices Act of 2009. I studied it with particular emphasis from my area of expertise, constitutional law. I was frankly concerned that parts of the proposed law that were being discussed might be unconstitutional. What I found was far worse than what I had heard or expected. 
                
    To begin with, much of what has been said about the law and its implications is in fact true, despite what the Democrats and the media are saying. The law does provide for rationing of health care, particularl y where senior citizens and other classes of citizens are involved, free health care for illegal immigrants, free abortion services, and probably forced participation in abortions by members of the medical profession.
                
    The Bill will also eventually force private insurance companies out of business and put everyone into a government run system. All decisions about personal health care will ultimately be made by federal bureaucrats and most of them will not be health care professionals. Hospital admissions, payments to physicians, and allocations of necessary medical devices will be strictly controlled. 
                
    However, as scary as all of that it, it just scratches the surface. In fact, I have concluded that this legislation really has no intention of providing affordable health care  choices. Instead it is a convenient cover for the most massive transfer of power to the Executive Branch of government that has ever occurred, or even been  contemplated. If this law or a similar one is adopted, major portions of the Constitution of the United States will effectively have been destroyed. 
                
    The first thing to go will be the masterfully crafted balance of power between the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of the U.S. Government. The Congress will be transferring to the Obama Administration authority in a number of different areas over the lives of the American people and the businesses they own. The irony is that the Congress doesn’t have any authority to legislate in most of those areas to begin with. I defy anyone to read the text of the U.S. Constitution and find any authority granted to the members of Congress to regulate health care. 
               
    This legislation also provides for access by the appointees of the Obama administration of all of your personal healthcare information, your personal financial information, and the information of your employer, physician, and hospital. All of this is a direct violation of the specific provisions of the 4th Amendment to the Constitution protecting against unreasonable searches and seizures. You can also forget about the right to privacy. That will have been legislated into oblivion regardless of what the 3rd and 4th Amendments may provide. 
                
    If you decide not to have healthcare insurance or if you have private insurance that is not deemed “acceptable” to the “Health Choices Administrator” appointed by Obama there will be a tax imposed on you. It is called a “tax” instead of a fine because of the intent to avoid application of the due process clause of the 5th Amendment.  However, that doesn’t work because since there is nothing in the law that allows you to contest or appeal the imposition of the tax, it is “definitely depriving someone of property without the due process of law”. 
                
    So, there are three of those pesky amendments that the far left hate so much out the original ten in the Bill of Rights that are effectively nullified by this law. It doesn’t stop there though. The 9th Amendment that provides: “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people;” The 10th Amendment states: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are preserved to the States respectively, or to the people.” Under the provisions of this piece of Congressional handiwork neither the people nor the states are going to have any rights or powers at all in many areas that once were theirs to control. 
                
    I could write many more pages about this legislation, but I think you get the idea. This is not about health care; it is about seizing power and limiting rights. Article 6 of the Constitution requires the members of both houses of Congress to “be bound by oath or affirmation” to support the Constitution. If I was a member of Congress I would not be able to vote for this legislation or anything like it without feeling I was violating that sacred oath or affirmation. If I voted for it anyway I would hope the American
    people would hold me accou ntable. 
                
    For those who might doubt the nature of this threat I suggest they consult the source. Here is a link to the Constitution: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html
    
    And another to the Bill of Rights:
    
    http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html
    
    
    There you can see exactly what we are about to have taken from us.
    
    Michael Connelly 
    
    Retired attorney,
    
    Constitutional Law Instructor
    
    Carrollton, Texas "

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• BREAKING THE CONSTITUTION

  • From: whisper1
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    From: Michael Connelly - Retired attorney,

    Constitutional Law Instructor,

    Carrollton, Texas

     

    Well, I have done it! I have read the entire text of proposed House Bill 3200: The Affordable Health Care Choices Act of 2009. I studied it with particular emphasis from my area of expertise, constitutional law. I was frankly concerned that parts of the proposed law that were being discussed might be unconstitutional. What I found was far worse than what I had heard or expected.

     

    To begin with, much of what has been said about the law and its implications is in fact true, despite what the Democrats and the media are saying. The law does provide for rationing of health care, particularly where senior citizens and other classes of citizens are involved, free health care for illegal immigrants, free abortion services, and probably forced participation in abortions by members of the medical profession.

     

    The Bill will also eventually force private insurance companies out of business and put everyone into a government run system. All decisions about personal health care will ultimately be made by federal bureaucrats and most of them will not be health care professionals. Hospital admissions, payments to physicians, and allocations of necessary medical devices will be strictly controlled.

     

    However, as scary as all of that is, it just scratches the surface. In fact, I have concluded that this legislation really has no intention of providing affordable health care choices. Instead it is a convenient cover for the most massive transfer of power to the Executive Branch of government that has ever occurred, or even been contemplated. If this law or a similar one is adopted, major portions of the Constitution of the United States will effectively have been destroyed.

     

    The first thing to go will be the masterfully crafted balance of power between the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of the U.S. Government. The Congress will be transferring to the Obama Administration authority in a number of different areas over the lives of the American people and the businesses they own. The irony is that the Congress doesn't have any authority to legislate in most of those areas to begin with. I defy anyone to read the text of the U.S. Constitution and find any authority granted to the members of Congress to regulate health care.

     

    This legislation also provides for access by the appointees of the Obama administration of all of your personal healthcare information, your personal financial information, and the information of your employer, physician, and hospital. All of this is a direct violation of the specific provisions of the 4th Amendment to the Constitution protecting against unreasonable searches and seizures. You can also forget about the right to privacy. That will have been legislated into oblivion regardless of what the 3rd and 4th Amendments may provide.

     

    If you decide not to have healthcare insurance or if you have private insurance that is not deemed "acceptable" to the "Health Choices Administrator" appointed by Obama there will be a tax imposed on you. It is called a "tax" instead of a fine because of the intent to avoid application of the due process clause of the 5th Amendment. However, that doesn't work because since there is nothing in the law that allows you to contest or appeal the imposition of the tax, it is definitely depriving someone of property without the "due process of law.

     

    So, there are three of those pesky amendments that the far left hate so much out the original ten in the Bill of Rights that are effectively nullified by this law. It doesn't stop there though. The 9th Amendment that provides: "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people;" The 10th Amendment states: "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are preserved to the States respectively, or to the people." Under the provisions of this piece of Congressional handiwork neither the people nor the states are going to have any rights or powers at all in many areas that once were theirs to control.

     

    I could write many more pages about this legislation, but I think you get the idea. This is not about health care; it is about seizing power and limiting rights. Article 6 of the Constitution requires the members of both houses of Congress to "be bound by oath or affirmation" to support the Constitution. If I was a member of Congress I would not be able to vote for this legislation or anything like it without feeling I was violating that sacred oath or affirmation. If I voted for it anyway I would hope the American people would hold me accountable.

     

    For those who might doubt the nature of this threat I suggest they consult the source. Here is a link to the Constitution:

     

    http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html

     

    And another to the Bill of Rights:

     

    http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights_transcript.html

     

    There you can see exactly what we are about to have taken from us.

     

     

    "Most of us wonder if our lives made any difference. Marines don't have that problem."

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• How Good People Get Bad Credit

  • From: Former member
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    I'd like to present a little case study of The poor credit Spiral. Debt costs can creep up on you like a vine, growing over time until you find yourself unable to breathe with the weight of its bulk. Let me paint a picture of what happens. Husband and wife have good jobs, and there is a child that is in school. Our home is proud to find bargains, and we have always bought used cars over new cars because of the additional savings. Our home loan payment was a burden, thats for sure, but we always seemed to manage and had maintained excellent credit for all our hard work. Our family had made it this way for a very long time, and we grew, and prospered and were happy. They never need think of bad credit or bad credit loans. Housing prices kept going up, and local comps were showing that we were developing a nest egg. When the market crashed, we watched as our nest egg declined and then raced into negative numbers. We felt that what goes down must go up and determined to wait out any market moves. The industry will find its legs again. Getting fired so that savings could be made overseas was not expected. The company has chosen to cut costs in the face of a tough economy, and they can save on labor costs elsewhere. We are now aware that we are in a grave position. We still have a little cash coming in, but it is not nearly adequate. In the face of these circumstances we buckle down, attempt to pay what bills as my husband looks for a new job. Our bills mount steadily and time passes with no relief in sight, slowly we are losing hope as what we owe grows to an incredible amount. Inevitably we reach a point where even necessities must be cut, heat or food, water or food. We waited too long to face our circumstances, and fell behind to a point that we could not fix our finances. We ravaged our credit and faced a seizure of our property by our companies. The slippery slope of poor credit is a painful process. The ruination of our financial reputation was bad, but worse was the lack of hope and understanding on how to fix things. The worse part about it is that if I knew what I know now, we could have avoided a lot of heartache and struggle. Our situation could have been improved if we looked into:

    • Credit card Settlement
    • Debt Reduction Strategies
    • Credit Repair

    Don't get me wrong, I am not implying that no credit financing would have saved us. Not a chance. It drives me to distraction to think that I was blind to the services and help that were all around that could have provided some semblance of relief. Financiers could have been assuaged with the help of advantages readily available and we could have worked to settle our bills for pennies on the dollar. We would have been less worried about poor credit and its effects if we were more aware of how we would be able to repair our credit report. If you can remove all the paranoia and unnecessary fear, you can address a trouble with more wisdom. Get the facts about bad credit ratings.know the truth prior to making any leaps.

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• Prisoner’s Property Form

  • From: Giovanna_Drpic
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    We were tipped off on this story by a mother who told us her son was taken into custody when he was picked up by cops while skipping school one day.  She says he was released to her custody and not charged with any crime, but she was still furious with her son for cutting class.

    But something else made her even angrier, she tells us when she read the N.Y.P.D. “Prisoner’s Property Form” handed to her son at Central Booking, she couldn’t believe her eyes, so she logged on to myfoxny.com and told Fox 5 News her story

    On the form, under the words PROPERTY – DESCRIBE there are boxes that can be checked off by an N.Y.P.D. police officer.  Included on the pre-printed form are general items like: shoe laces,  pen, lighter, hand bag, BELTS, KEYS, and NAIL CLIPPER, but the box for AFRO PICK has some people calling the document racist.

    Central Booking Prisoner's Property Form

    Should the term “AFRO PICK” be removed from the form?  Cast your vote in the Fox 5 News Poll  and sound off by leaving a comment below.

    You can check out the full video story by clicking here.

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• Corzine and Christie Need to G

  • From: SteveAdubato
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    Who says politics in New Jersey takes a rest for the summer?  The governor’s race is hotter and more intense than anyone could have ever imagined in the dog days of August.  You can’t watch television without seeing an endless stream of ads with Governor Corzine and Chris Christie attacking each other at every turn.  Corzine says Christie is George Bush’s best friend and was basically a lap dog for the Republican White House.  Why?  Because George Bush is a very unpopular figure in the Garden State.  Corzine wants Christie tied at the hip to George Bush.  Pretty unoriginal, don’t you think?

     

    Corzine has also attacked Chris Christie on the issue of ethics, accusing the former crime fighter of doling out no-bid contracts to friends and political associates.  And you can bet that the Democrats are going to make as much hay as possible about former Bush political guru Karl Rove saying that Christie discussed running for the governorship while he was serving as US Attorney.  Corzine will say that Christie’s judgment and motives while US Attorney now need to be seriously questioned, even though Christie had a conviction record that any U.S. Attorney in the country would envy, going after Democrats and Republicans with the same zeal.

     

    But, Chris Christie is getting down and dirty as well.  His TV spots attack Corzine blaming him for the state’s unemployment levels and basically saying that Jon Corzine never met a tax he didn’t love.  Chris Christie puts all of New Jersey’s economic ills at the governor’s doorstep, even though a national and international recession has had a devastating impact on every state in the union.  Just think—this is mid-August and the “real” campaign isn’t supposed to begin until after Labor Day. 

     

    But what would a meaningful, serious, and relevant campaign really look like?  Here’s what I would like to see.  Instead of dueling and largely irrelevant attack ads in which Corzine and Christie spend all of their money trying to destroy the other’s reputation, wouldn’t it be great if they could do a series of face to face conversations moderated by an objective third party?  Imagine, they can actually talk about serious issues in a serious way. 

     

    Take property taxes.  I’d love to hear the governor explain why he should be reelected given the fact that property taxes continue to go up, even though he promised when he was running that he would get them under control.  The governor could be specific as to what exactly needs to be done over the next four years to lower property taxes.  He could also say where he made mistakes in this area during his first term.  In a second term, would he be more aggressive in calling for the merging and consolidation of smaller municipalities to create more economies of scale?  Would he increase state aid to help struggling municipalities and if so, where exactly would he get the money to do this?  He could also be honest about how much the state really can do to stabilize property taxes, which are ultimately set by government officials. 

     

    As for Chris Christie, he could tell us EXACTLY what he would do differently if he were governor.  Railing about New Jersey having the highest property taxes in the nation is easy, but coming up with specific recommendations to deal with this problem is a lot harder.  I’d love to hear Christie say exactly where the governor has gone wrong.  Would HE call for mandatory consolidation of small towns?  If he cuts state aid to municipalities in his effort to reduce the cost of state government spending, wouldn’t that put more pressure on local governments who are struggling with diminished revenue already?

     

    And here is the best part.  Corzine and Christie could look each other right in the eye and if they want to accuse the other of being corrupt, inept or whatever, they couldn’t hide behind slick TV ads with distorted grainy video making the other guy look especially shady.  If they want to attack each other, these guys are tough enough and competitive enough to do it in person.  Their campaign advisors and so-called handlers will tell them such an approach is a terrible idea because there is too much to risk.  Why talk specifically about your position when you can get away with buying a bunch of TV spots (using a voiceover from a nameless, faceless professional announcer) that basically say the other guy is a bum?

     

    I’ll tell you why, because that is what voters want and what they need.  Enough is enough.  Campaign attack ads don’t work.  It is just that they are all that most advisors and candidates know.  They are predictable.  They are conventional wisdom, but there is not that much wisdom behind them at all.  They are safe and cowardly.  But right now New Jersey needs a lot more.  It needs a real conversation between competing candidates who dare to lead our state during these difficult and challenging times.  The ball is in Chris Christie’s and Jon Corzine’s court.  What they do with it is up to them.  What do you think?  Write to me at sadubato@aol.com 

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• Secaucus New Jersey real estat

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    Secaucus New Jersey real estate and some important facts that can really make a difference in how much you'll pay (or receive) are talked about in the following article.  You will see how knowing something as basic as the demographics of a region can play a very important role in home prices.  The information provided here will help you make sure you're making a good decision when purchasing or selling Secaucus New Jersey real estate.
    
    When you look at the data regarding the Secaucus New Jersey real estate market and compare it to the rest of the country, there are some differences you should be aware of.  It's always a good idea to spend a little time learning some in depth information about an area prior to looking for a realtor.  The average sale price of a home is one of the most important indicators, which happens to be $459,000 in the Secaucus real estate market.  And knowing the home appreciation rate is a good way to determine market volatility.  Currently that rate is -8.02%, according to available data.
    
    Whether you're selling your home or buying one, choosing a realtor who knows the Secaucus New Jersey real estate market well is always a good idea.  If you're selling your home in a different area, but you want to buy real estate in Secaucus New Jersey, then find an agent there to help you find a home.  Sometimes it will end up that you have to work with two separate agents.  Because if you want to buy property in the Secaucus real estate market, but you need to sell your current home in a different market, then having specialists in both places will be in your best interests.  That way you can be confident of coming out the best on both ends of the deal.
    
    Perhaps you want to move to the Secaucus real estate market from some other area.  If you're in the market for real estate in Secaucus but you're coming from a different town in New Jersey, then you'll want to know a few facts beforehand.  And it will probably be especially important to know some facts about the region if you're moving in from outside New Jersey.
    
    For the Secaucus New Jersey real estate area the average earnings for the population are $55,966.  Average earnings nationally are $44,684, to get some perspective on that number.  The average number of people in a household is 2.32 in the Secaucus real estate region.  Nationally, the typical household size is 2.6.  Looking at these two numbers will give you an indication of how many households have children.
    
    The population of the Secaucus New Jersey real estate market is 43,671.  And the average population density is 10,617.  The figure for the median age in the area is 38.5.  Also, 46.66% of residents are married, and 53.34% are single.
    
    Don't underestimate how important it is to work with a local agent when you're either buying or selling your home.  A realtor who is an expert on real estate in Secaucus can help you get the best deal whether you're buying or selling your home.  Someone who knows all the ins and outs of the Secaucus New Jersey real estate market will be your best bet finding a home you'll love.
    
    Making a home sale or purchase means that you'll have to give some serious thought to a lot of different aspects of your situation.  Besides the financial considerations, there can be many personal factors that come into play.  Now that you know how demographics can affect the liveability of an area, find out all you can about Secaucus New Jersey real estate in order to make a decision that you can live with for years to come.

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• REP PETER KING THE BULLY

  • From: hddet102
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    Congradulations Rep King, You have stooped to a new low. Kick a black man when he's down (DEAD). Your comments about the King of Pop, Michael Jackson were out of line. You offended not the Jackson family and myself ( I'm one of his biggest fans), you offended every BLACK person in America. Instead of coming down on a man who was cleared by the justice system and cannot deffend himself, help the resident's of  Nassau County and it's three (3) towns, reduce their property tax's. Michael Jackson achieved more in his lifetime than you will ever achieve Mr. King. He is the greatest entertainer of all time. Can you sing Mr. King. And being a man of some common sence, come on. The man was cleared by a court of law. Thats not good enough for you. I bet you were the big bully in school. That is the impression you i got from your interviews about Mr Jackson, I'm sorry you must have been a softee.

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• LIVE call in show July 2 2009

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     (Still cannot log into my original AKAMRX FOXblog of 2006 going to try from other compu'rs tonite)
     
     If one cannot see immediately below the LIVE show stream at 10PM Thursday July 2nd 2009 then please try one of th following other LIVE STREAM links below. WARNING , PARENTAL consent is advised as it is based around  LIVE NYC Call in audience.(One can watch previous shows at the "just.in" link if one wants BEFORE 10pm. Now on the default show playing till 10pm 20090702 has some nut you might have read FOXblogs of is on during the opening of last week's 0090625show titled:  VOLE round table) 

     

    Watch live video from TV STUDIO on Justin.tv

     

    (The reason for posting 3 LIVE links is as to the past few Months using (Just.in) but looking for a wider viewer base thus might try the other (LIVEVIDEO) or (USTREAM). So if one see no LIVE feed FIRT try this page:
    
    if nothing at the "just.in" url At 10:01PM Thursday July 2nd 2009 try this LIVEVIDEO url:
    http://www.livevideo.com/liveshow/TheGrubeTube
    
    if nothing at the LIVEVIDEO url  At 10:01PM Thursday July 2nd 2009 try this USTREAM url.
    http://www.ustream.tv/channel/thegrubetube
    
    
    Finally if none of the above have any LIVE streaming and ONLY FOR MANHATTAN,NYC people tune to ch. 35 Time/Warner (99 on only TV tuner connections)
    
    Again as i had post on my first AKAMRX fox blog sometime in 2006 ... (on the old AKAMRX blog i cannot log on to or it has been misplaced -check under FOX 5 cushions- or deleted by FOX. What you are reading is the same AKAMRX (NYC) but its missing 3+ year of my blogs) ... that i was hoping (since way back in 1986) to be part of the first LIVE International public access program (IPAP) where people from anywhere in he world discussed their local problems and got together to solve them. It was not till LIVE streaming became easier to access ~2004 that i felt it could be obtained as before that the only way to IPAP was to get people into TV studios thus not really a public conference of all people just those whom could afford or be near TV studios and in being amongst other people (Live studio audience)  one might not be as open to state real opinions. The idea i posted on FOXblogs also included a way to get more viewers from the TODAY show audience to watch their local Goodday programming and then from 9am to 10am to watch ONE Goodday feed (OF THEIR LOCAL 9AM!!! TIME ZONE)over all FOXBLOGs (then i thought Jodi Applegate's style would attract the most 9AM EST time zone blog viewers, now it might be Andy Adler)
    
     The LIVE show stream is property of TVSTUDIOINC/Mr. Gruberg feel free to CALL IN ON ANY SUBJECT, no need to give real names just call i and talk and relax. BTW The Grube Tube has been on for over 30 yrs,peace

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• Con Man Posing as Landlord

  • From: Arnold_Diaz
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    We've done lots of reports about housing problems. Most involve landlords not maintaining their property, forcing tenants to live with no bathrooms, no heat or hot water, broken elevators, bed-bug infestation, broken locks, lead paint, etc.

    But my report about a con man posing as a landlord raises a new red flag for people searching for housing. And so far he's getting away with it. The police told our victims it's a landlord-tenant issue, not a crime. But he's not the landlord!

    With more and more properties being foreclosed, leading to houses and apartments sitting empty as easy targets for con artists, we'll probably see more of this scam.

    What do you think should be done?

    >WATCH THE REPORT AND GET TIPS ON AVOIDING THESE SCAMS

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• Know the difference between NO

  • From: juljor123
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    Did you have a chance to read my last blog post about How to read NYC parking signs?  If yes, congratulations. You are ready for your Master Degree in understanding the difference between a NO PARKING, NO STOPPING and NO STANDING SIGN.  It will absolutely, positively save you money if you understand the difference between these three signs.

    Let's start with the definitions. NYC Traffic Rules, Section 4-01 defines:

    • Parking as "the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading property or passengers"
    • Standing as "the stopping of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than temporarily for the purpose of or actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers"
    • Stopping as "any halting, even momentarily of a vehicle, whether occupied or not"

    The NYC Department of Transportation Office of Public Information publishes a two page guide to 2009 Atlernate Side Parking Rules Suspension Calendar with a chart that clearly spells out why the difference between these three signs is important for the driving public to know. Here it goes:

                           No Stopping   No Standing   No Parking

    1. Can I stop to       NO            YES                      YES

    drop off or pick

    up passengers?

    2. Can I stop to       NO            NO                        YES

    load or unload a

    package or

    merchandise at

    curbside?

    3. Is waiting allowed?  NO       NO                        NO             

     

    Here's a quick "open sign" test

    Can you drop off or pick up a passenger where NO STOPPING is prohibited?            NO

    Can you drop off or pick up a passenger where NO STANDING is prohibited?            YES

    Can you stop to unload a package at curbside where NO PARKING is prohibited?      YES

    Can you drop off a passenger and wait for her to cross the street?                          NO

    Can you ever wait for a passenger to finish shopping?                                           NO

     

    I'll bet you passed with flying colors!  Next week, let's go for your Ph.D.

    

     

    I will be happy to answer any questions. Please leave a comment.

     

     

     

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• The Bay Ridge Wall

  • From: Johndeutzman
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    How would you feel if your neighbor put up a huge wall two inches from your house? What would you do about it?
    
    Here's the catch: Unless there's some immediate threat to health and safety, the city can't come on the property and tear down the wall. So conceivably, the wall could stay up forever.
    
    Your thoughts?
    
    John

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• DR. COMMANDER SELVAM WRITING A

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                                                          Spirituality.

    By the gracious blessings of the Almighty and Swamiji we discussed the spirituality of Ashtavakra Geetha in the last issue.  As it is a very great work, I wish to discuss the same in this issue also. There is no use in simply reading all these things. But we should at least try to practice a little bit of the spirituality taught by the great scholars. By practicing the spiritual life we can have a comfortable living. We can develop wonderful humanitarian relationships. Swamiji Sri.Selvam Siddhar often used to say “you will live according to your thoughts”. If our thoughts are high, we can live a higher life style.

     

    After hearing the explanations of the great saint Ashtavakra, the great student Janaka asks a long question to the master. The question is, “It is in the infinite ocean of myself that the world bark wanders here and there, driven by its own inner wind. I am not upset by that. Let the world wave rise or vanish of its own nature in the infinite ocean of myself. There is no increase or diminution to me from it. It is in the infinite ocean of me that the imagination called the world takes place. I am supremely peaceful and formless, and as such I remain. My true nature is not contained in objects, nor does any object exist in it, for it is infinite and spotless. So it is unattached, desire less and at peace, and as such I remain. Truly I am but pure consciousness, and the world is like a conjuror's show, so how could I imagine there is anything there to take up or reject? For this long question the master Ashtavakra replies as follows. “Bondage is when the mind longs for something, grieves about something, rejects something, holds on to something, and is pleased about something or displeased about something. Liberation is when the mind does not long for anything, grieves about anything, rejects anything, or holds on to anything, and is not pleased about anything or displeased about anything. Bondage is when the mind is tangled in one of the senses, and liberation is when the mind is not tangled in any of the senses. When there is no 'me' that is liberation, and when there is 'me' there is bondage. Considering this earnestly, do not hold on and do not reject. Knowing when the dualism of things done and undone has been put to rest, or the person for whom they occur has, then you can here and now go beyond renunciation and obligations by indifference to such things.

     

    The great master continues his explanation further. “Rare indeed, my son, is the lucky man whose observation of the world's behavior has led to the extinction of his thirst for living, thirst for pleasure and thirst for knowledge. All this is impermanent and spoilt by the three sorts of pain. Recognizing it to be insubstantial, contemptible and only fit for rejection, and one attains peace. When was that age or time of life when the dualism of extremes did not exist for men? Abandoning them, a person who is happy to take whatever comes attains perfection. Who does not end up with indifference to such things and attain peace when he has seen the differences of opinions among the great sages, saints and yogis? Is he not a guru who, endowed with dispassion and equanimity, achieves full knowledge of the nature of consciousness, and leads others out of samsara? If you would just see the transformations of the elements as nothing more than the elements, then you would immediately be freed from all bonds and established in your own nature. One's inclinations are samsara. Knowing this, abandon them. The renunciation of them is the renunciation of it. Now you can remain as you are. Abandoning desire, the enemy, along with gain, itself so full of loss, and the good deeds which are the cause of the other two - practice indifference to everything. Look on such things as friends, land, money, property, wife, and bequests as nothing but a dream or a three or five-day conjuror's show. Wherever a desire occurs, see samsara in it. Establishing yourself in firm dispassion, be free of passion and happy. The essential nature of bondage is nothing other than desire, and its elimination is known as liberation. It is simply by not being attached to changing things that the everlasting joy of attainment is reached. You are one, conscious and pure, while all this is just inert non-being. Ignorance itself is nothing, so what need have you of desire to understand? Kingdoms, children, wives, bodies, pleasures - these have all been lost to you life after life, attached to them though you were. Even though you have enough of wealth, sensuality and good deeds, in the forest of samsara the mind has never found satisfaction in these. How many births have you not done hard and painful labor with body, mind and speech? Now at last stop! Unmoved and undistracted, realizing that being, non-being and transformation are of the very nature of things, one easily finds peace.

    At peace, having shed all desires within, and realizing that nothing exists here but the Lord, the Creator of all things, one is no longer attached to anything. Realizing that misfortune and fortune come in their turn from fate, one is contented, one's senses under control, and does not like or dislike. Realizing that pleasure and pain, birth and death are from fate, and that one's desires cannot be achieved, one remains inactive, and even when acting does not get attached. Realizing that suffering arises from nothing other than thinking, dropping all desires one rids oneself of it, and is happy and at peace everywhere. Realizing, 'I am not the body, nor is the body mine. I am awareness', one attains the supreme state and no longer remembers things done or undone. Realizing, 'It is just me, from Brahma down to the last clump of grass', one becomes free from uncertainty, pure, at peace and unconcerned about what has been attained or not. Realizing that this entire varied and wonderful world is nothing, one becomes pure receptivity, free from inclinations, and as if nothing existed, one finds peace. Only after learning all these things thoroughly, Swamiji Sri.Selvam Siddhar got enlightened. Not only by the learning but by the continuous practicing he has attained such a higher place in the society.

     

    After understanding the long answer from the great master, the humblest but great student Janaka starts his talks. Devoted Guruji, First of all I was averse to physical activity, then to lengthy speech, and finally to thinking itself, which is why I am now established. In the absence of delight in sound and the other senses, and by the fact that I am myself not an object of the senses, my mind is focused and free from distraction - which is why I am now established. Owing to the distraction of such things as wrong identification, one is driven to strive for mental stillness. Recognizing this pattern I am now established. By relinquishing the sense of rejection and acceptance, and with pleasure and disappointment ceasing today, I am now established. Life in a community, then going beyond such a state, meditation and the elimination of mind-made objects - by means of these I have seen my error, and I am now established. Just as the performance of actions is due to ignorance, so their abandonment is too. By fully recognising this truth, I am now established. Trying to think the unthinkable, is doing something unnatural to thought. Abandoning such a practice therefore, I am now established. He who has achieved this has achieved the goal of life. He who is of such a nature has done what has to be done. The inner freedom of having nothing is hard to achieve, even with just a loin-cloth, but I live as I please abandoning both renunciation and acquisition. Sometimes one experiences distress because of one's body, sometimes because of one's tongue, and sometimes because of one's mind. Abandoning all of these, I live as I please in the goal of human existence. Recognizing that in reality no action is ever committed, I live as I please, just doing what presents itself to be done. Yogis who identify themselves with their bodies are insistent on fulfilling and avoiding certain actions, but I live as I please abandoning attachment and rejection. No benefit or loss comes to me by standing, walking or lying down, so consequently I live as I please whether standing, walking or sleeping. I lose nothing by sleeping and gain nothing by effort, so consequently I live as I please, abandoning loss and success. Frequently observing the drawbacks of such things as pleasant objects, I live as I please, abandon the pleasant and unpleasant. He who by nature is empty minded, and who thinks of things only unintentionally, is freed from deliberate remembering like one awakened from a dream. When my desire has been eliminated, I have no wealth, friends, robber senses, scriptures or knowledge? Realizing my supreme self-nature in the Person of the Witness, the Lord, and the state of desirelessness in bondage or liberation, I feel no inclination for liberation. The various states of one who is empty of uncertainty within, and who outwardly wanders about as he pleases like a madman, can only be known by someone in the same condition”. While a man of pure intelligence may achieve the goal by the most casual of instruction, another may seek knowledge all his life and still remain bewildered. On hearing these words from the disciple the Guru starts telling his ideas on liberation and how to live happily.

     

    Liberation is distaste for the objects of the senses. Bondage is love of the senses. This is knowledge. Now do as you please. This awareness of the truth makes an eloquent, clever and energetic man dumb, stupid and lazy, so it is avoided by those whose aim is enjoyment. You are not the body, nor is the body yours, nor are you the doer of actions or the reaper of their consequences. You are eternally pure consciousness the witness, in need of nothing - so live happily. Desire and anger are objects of the mind, but the mind is not yours, nor ever has been. You are choice less, awareness itself and unchanging - so live happily. Recognizing oneself in all beings, and all beings in oneself, be happy, free from the sense of responsibility and free from preoccupation with 'me'. Your nature is the consciousness, in which the whole world wells up, like waves in the sea. That is what you are, without any doubt, so be free of disturbance. Have faith, my son, have faith. Don't let yourself be deluded in this. You yourself are the Lord, whose property is knowledge, and are beyond natural causation.

    The body invested with the senses stands still, and comes and goes. You yourself neither come nor go, so why bother about them? Let the body last to the end of the Age, or let it come to an end right now. What have you gained or lost, who consist of pure consciousness?

    Let the world wave rise or subside according to its own nature in you, the great ocean. It is no gain or loss to you. My son, you consist of pure consciousness, and the world is not separate from you. So who is to accept or reject it, and how, and why? How can there be birth, karma or responsibility in that one unchanging, peaceful, unblemished and infinite consciousness which is you? Whatever you see, it is you alone manifest in it. How could bracelets, armlets and anklets be different from the gold? Giving up such distinctions as 'This is what I am', and 'I am not that', recognize that 'Everything is myself', and be without distinction and happy. It is through your ignorance that all this exists. In reality you alone exist. Apart from you there is no one within or beyond samsara. Knowing that all this is an illusion, one becomes free from desire, pure receptivity and at peace, as if nothing existed.

    Only one thing has existed, exists and will exist in the ocean of being. You have no bondage or liberation. Live happily and fulfilled. Being pure consciousness, do not disturb your mind with thoughts of for and against. Be at peace and remain happily in yourself, the essence of joy. Give up the practice of concentration completely and hold nothing in your mind. You are free in your very nature, so what will you achieve by working your brain? The Guru further continues telling his ideas on being happy and living a comfortable life.

     

    My son, you may recite or listen to countless scriptures, but you will not be established within until you can forget everything. You may, as a learned man, indulge in wealth, activity and meditation, but your mind will still long for that which is the cessation of desire, and beyond all goals. It is because of effort that everyone is in pain, but no-one realizes it. By just this simple instruction, the lucky one attains tranquility. Happiness belongs to no-one but that supremely lazy man for whom even opening and closing his eyes is a bother.

    When the mind is freed from such pairs of opposites as, 'I have done this', and 'I have not done that', it becomes indifferent to merit, wealth, sensuality and liberation. One man is abstemious and averse to the senses, another is greedy and attached to them, but he who is free from both taking and rejecting is neither abstemious nor greedy. So long as desire, which is the state of lack of discrimination, remains, the sense of revulsion and attraction will remain, which is the root and branch of samsara. Desire springs from usage, and aversion from abstention, but the wise man is free from the pairs of opposites like a child, and becomes established. The passionate man wants to be rid of samsara so as to avoid pain, but the dispassionate man is without pain and feels no distress even in it.

     

    He who is proud about even liberation or his own body, and feels them his own, is neither a seer nor a yogi. He is still just a sufferer. If even Shiva, Vishnu or the lotus-born Brahma were your instructor, until you have forgotten everything you cannot be established within.

    He who is content, with purified senses, and always enjoys solitude, has gained the fruit of knowledge and the fruit of the practice of yoga too. The knower of truth is never distressed in this world, for the whole round world is full of him alone. None of these senses please a man who has found satisfaction within; just as Nimbi leaves do not please the elephant that has a taste for Sallaki leaves. Not attached to the things he has enjoyed, and not hankering after the things he has not enjoyed, such a man is hard to find. Those who desire pleasure and those who desire liberation are both found in samsara, but the great souled man who desires neither pleasure nor liberation is rare indeed. It is only the noble minded who is free from attraction or repulsion to religion, wealth, sensuality, and life and death too. He feels no desire for the elimination of all this, nor anger at its continuing, so the lucky man lives happily with whatever means of sustenance presents itself. Thus fulfilled through this knowledge, contented and with the thinking mind emptied, he lives happily just seeing, hearing, feeling, smelling and tasting. In him for whom the ocean of samsara has dried up, there is neither attachment nor aversion. His gaze is vacant, his behavior purposeless, and his senses inactive.

     

    Surely the supreme state is everywhere for the liberated mind. He is neither awake nor asleep, and neither opens or closes his eyes. The liberated man is resplendent everywhere, free from all desires. Everywhere he appears self-possessed and pure of heart. Seeing, hearing, feeling, smelling, tasting, speaking and walking about, the great souled man who is freed from trying to achieve or avoid anything is free indeed. The liberated man is free from desires everywhere. He does not blame, does not praise, does not rejoice, is not disappointed, and neither gives nor takes. When a great souled one is equally unperturbed in mind and self-possessed at the sight of a woman full of desire and at approaching death, he is truly liberated. There is no distinction between pleasure and pain, man and woman, success and failure for the wise man that looks on everything as equal. There is no aggression or compassion, no pride or humility, no wonder or confusion for the man whose days of running about are over. The liberated man is not averse to the senses and nor is he attached to them. He enjoys himself continually with an unattached mind in both achievement and non-achievement. One established in the Absolute state with an empty mind does not know the alternatives of inner stillness and lack of stillness, and of good and evil.

     

    Free of 'me' and 'mine' and of a sense of responsibility, aware that 'Nothing exists', with all desires extinguished within, a man does not act even in acting. He whose thinking mind is dissolved achieves the indescribable state and is free from the mental display of delusion, dream and ignorance. Today many people are envying Swamiji Sri.Selvam Siddhar. They say that he is living in a very big mansion house, he drives expensive and luxurious cars ad so on etc. My only answer to all of them is, even though he has everything, he is not attached to anything. He is a practical example for all. Swamiji Sri.Selvam Siddhar often used to say, “I work for my great boss lord Shiva. He has given me all kinds of commodities for a happy and comfortable living. I should work hard to keep up the position given by my boss”. Everybody can become as Swamiji Sri.Selvam Siddhar. It needs faith, liberation and spiritual life. I thank Almighty and Swamiji Sri.Selvam Siddhar for giving me an opportunity to share my thoughts on Spirituality. In the next issue also we will meet with the ideas of Spirituality of different sages or rishis.

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• TEA Party: Rhetoric is Easy...

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    On April 15 in New Jersey and across the country, there were "TEA parties" where citizens who were "mad as hell and not going to take it any more" gathered to let the government know they've had enough.
     
    They had banners and placards reading "Stop Rewarding Bad Behavior" or "Change...It's all that's left in my pocket," and of course, "TEA" which stands for "Taxed Enough Already."

     Clearly, people in New Jersey are angry.

    The question is, what do you do with that anger?

    Who do you direct it toward? Who do you blame for our economic situation?

     If you've lost your job, you've got to be able to vent and tell the politicians you've "had enough."

    And if you are having a hard time finding work, it's pretty convenient to hold up a sign and chant "no tax money for illegal aliens."

     I understand the frustration. I understand the anger.

    I am angry and frustrated when I see grotesque federal government bailouts of AIG and other bad corporate players who have done the wrong thing and now are begging the federal government to come in and rescue them.

    The feds are rescuing the auto industry, which continues to pay the price for years of negotiating overly generous deals with the labor unions.

    Countless banks are bordering on closing their doors unless the government keeps propping them up and keeping them on life support.

    Many angry folks in New Jersey and across the country are saying that government has screwed things up so badly that it is time for some sort of revolt.

    That's why signs like "Clean House in 2010" resonated on such a visceral level.

    I also noticed that at some of the New Jersey TEA rallies, Republican candidates for governor like Chris Christie and Steve Lonegan were there to throw out some choice red meat to the throngs.

    Lonegan said, "How about we cut the size of government and take back America?" Christie railed against high taxes.

     Countless other speakers got up to microphones at dozens of locations across the state to say, "enough is enough."

     But while I understand the anger and frustration, here is the catch.

    Railing and complaining about government spending is one thing; but actually doing something about it is quite another.

     I noticed, and I am wondering if it is just a coincidence, why is it that no one that spoke at all these TEA rallies railed against the ridiculously expensive and administratively cumbersome property tax rebate program in New Jersey?

     Clearly, the state can't afford it.

     Isn't it "pork" to send checks to tax payers with the names of politicians on them trying to score a few cheap points at election time? Obviously, it is.

     But, while speaker after speaker at these TEA rallies dumped on the so-called "pork" in the Obama Stimulus Package, none of them criticized the pork that they were getting in these property tax rebate checks.

     So, I guess what one man sees as pork, another man perceives to be his reward from the government.

    When the government came in to bail out certain financial giants on Wall Street, I didn't love it, but it stopped the Stock Market from totally tanking and kept us from losing even more in our 401Ks.

     When people have a flood in their community, they want FEMA to come in and bail them out.

     When people want to send their kid to college, they are looking for government sponsored loans, or better yet, grants, to make it more affordable.

    And what about municipal aid?

    When Corzine proposed cutting municipal aid (you might just call that pork going from one level of government to another) people went nuts.

    They were smart enough to know that.

    These same TEA party protesters are smart enough to understand that if state government cuts back on municipal and school aid, this will mean higher property taxes for them.

     Well, why is that pork okay?

     Is it because the people at the TEA party benefit from it?

     So, let me get this straight. Pork is bad unless the people at the TEA party are eating the pork that they're going to wash down later with all that extra tea.

    Well, like I said, I get the anger, and the rhetoric is easy.

    But it is a hell of a lot harder when the rubber actually meets the road and you start asking people to look in the mirror to figure out how fat they've become by eating so much pork that comes from, yes, government.

     I hate to say it, but is Social Security pork?

    I don't know; ask somebody who is living on it just to stay alive.

    Is Medicare pork? You tell me. When the government builds a road to prop up the local economy in your town, is that pork or do you call it "economic development?"

    I get the anger; but screaming, yelling and pandering is a piece of cake.

    Balancing a budget and getting things done is not quite so easy.

    I'm sure that argument will go over real well with the revelers at this week's TEA party.

     

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• Haunted House Forces Cop To Mo

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        The recent release of the movie Haunted in Connecticut has increased the public’s interest in the unknown.  . Connecticut seems to have its share of haunted and active areas. Some may even say that Connecticut is the most haunted state in the United States.Now 826 Paranormal/ James Myers takes a look at the unknown through a cop's eyes.
        I was recently approached by a co-worker about his experience at a rental home in Monroe, Connecticut. Mark is a K-9 officer who is used to dealing with scary situations. This time Mark had a hard time talking about what he faced every night when he would come home from work. Mark stated that when he moved into the house on Main Street , he was very excited to have a great place for a cheap rent. Soon after he moved into the home the activities began.
        Mark was supposed to have work done on the kitchen floor by the previous tenant. The job was to be completed by the time Mark returned home from work that evening. Mark returned home that night to find his doors wide open, lights all on, tools left out, and no one there working on the floor. Mark called the man and asked why he left the house in such disrespect. The man stated that he had a family emergency. Mark did not think anything about this. Over the next week Mark experienced very cold spots in the home, periods of time when it felt like something was draining his energy and causing the sensation of hair standing on end along with pins and needles all over his body. Mark also would hear a guitar playing in the night time when there was no source for the sounds. There were times when his K-9 would not want to enter certain areas of the house. The K-9 also would separate people away from certain areas, by stepping in between them.
        Mark stated that his Niece was over the one day and the K-9 started in work mode stepping behind her and barking at the wall. Some of my other co-workers who happen to help Mark do some work on the house , stated that while working on the plumbing system, they heard a guitar playing from the distance. Mark also felt like while in the home that someone was watching him all the time. Mark was fed up , there had to be something supernatural going on.
    
        Mark called the previous tenant to ask if he ever had any unusual experiences in the house. The man stated that he was really sorry, my conscience is really getting to me. He stated that the reason for leaving that night was not a family emergency. The man stated that while he was working on the kitchen floor , he heard the door open and someone walk in. He stated that he thought it was Mark coming in from work. A few minutes went by and no one was there. The next thing he knew something brushed against him.  The man looked to say hello to Mark. He thought it was odd that Mark did not say hello. He then walked into the next room to see if he was there, but he was not. He then started to work on the floor again. This time when something brushed up against him he looked and he saw an unbelievable extremely scary sight. It was a full figured apparition in a dark haze. He then ran out of the house .
        The man also told Mark of stories of his wife having someone leaning over her shoulder while near the babies crib. He also stated that they constantly felt like people or something was watching them. There was also stories of strange sounds and weird feelings. Mark told him he was so sick of the daily paranormal activity. Mark stated to the man that “ It is trying to pass through me right now.” Mark stated that he could feel the energy , pins, needle, along with a extreme cold spot. Mark called the landlord, and he did not seem to know anything going on at the house.
        Mark had his girlfriend sleeping at the house and she claimed that something started to touch her. She also complained of similar incidents to the others that had experienced the supernatural events.
        Mark was going to have work done in the home.  He told the worker that the fuse box was in the basement and that there was a lot of things piled up in front of it. The worker , who was also a cop called Mark,  told him that the table and the items were stacked across the room from where he said they would be located. Mark was now thinking this is becoming a poltergeist situation.  When he returned that night from work the K-9 would not go in the house. Mark moved out the next day. He could only stay at the house for 31 days and he had enough.
    
    When we looked into the background on the house it came back to some very interesting coincidental situations. One of the previous tenants was part of a motorcycle group involved in heavy narcotics trafficking. The previous tenant, we will call Jon, was investigated by the Bridgeport Police Narcotics and Vice unit. The house in Monroe was part of numerous stake outs and search warrants. The word on the street was that Jon possibly talked to the police giving up some information in exchange for an early release from jail. This could never be confirmed.
         The one night Jon went to his family watering hole in Bridgeport. This was also connected to the illegal narcotics trafficking. Jon left the bar in a good mood and was going to visit a relative a couple blocks from the bar. Jon was found dead in his car inside the garage . The police investigated and concluded that this was a suicide. Many that could not speak officially stated that they believed there might have been foul play in the death , but it was never proven. It was later learned that the truck belonging to the person from the Monroe address was seized and being used as a department vehicle in the training division. To add to the coincidences in this case one of the officers that I was working for raised the kids of Jon like his own.
        Mark told me that after he abandoned the rental property there were 4 different families that rented the property. All of these tenants left within weeks of moving in. Is this just a coincidence or is there truly something paranormal going in this house?
    
        Mark told me that I should never go there by myself, “It is evil.” I decided to go up to the property after my shift one night. It was about 2315 hour when I arrived. I walked up the long driveway and stopped half way to set up the tri pod. As I stopped I suddenly got a blast of an extreme cold feeling on my back. It was not a cold night and there was no wind. A second later I got the phenomena of pins and needles on my neck and back. I immediately put the camera over my shoulder and snapped 2 photos. Later when examining the photos I saw a white haze over my shoulder and the next one looked like a large white skull. I continued through the property and took approximately 500 photos. If I could say that this house did not give me the creeps , I would be lying. The feeling like someone was watching and following me was so strong .I took video ,digital, and 35 mm. photos. I returned to the house numerous times and had no true experiences that I could say was anything out of the ordinary.
        I contacted the real-estate company about the property and they told me that the owner was looking to clear the property and turn it into a commercial development. He then told me that they were looking to make the land into a strip mall. I also attempted numerous times to contact the owner of the property , but there was never a return phone call.
    
        While I was examining the photos , I left the computer for a second. My wife then asked me , where were you last night? I told her that I was at Mark’s house. She said to me , well I thought Mark’s house was abandoned. I stated it is why? My wife said well who are these people playing cards? I said what are you talking about, she then showed me a photo. The photo looks like a white male with a mustache and bandanna leaning over handing someone a card. The photo also shows a side view of a white male looking out of the window. There was also 2 other faces that appeared to be around a large table with metal plates and a bong in the middle. The people in the photo looked like bikers playing cards. I showed Mark the photo without telling him anything about it. He immediately walked out of the room and yelled for me to come outside. Mark stated “that is the face I have been having nightmares about for the last year and a half.” We then looked up the arrest photo of Jon. Mark could not believe it, this was the guy in the photo I had taken and who he had nightmares about.
        I told Lorraine Warren about the house and my investigation. Lorraine then went to the property by herself at approximately 11:00pm and she told me that she felt pure evil. She told me that she held her hand against the walls and felt as if something did not want her there. We were going to conduct a complete investigation and even have Ryan Buell, from A &E Paranormal State, walk the property. Before we could do any of this I get a phone call from Mark telling me it was gone. I asked him what was gone? Mark stated the house burned down. I called Lorraine since she lives less then a mile from the location and told her that the house burned down. Lorraine told me that she heard a lot of fire trucks from the distance , right after I left her house the night before. I told Mark that I went by the property that same night and the house was still there.
    
        I called the city of Monroe , and the police department to find out what happened. They stated that it was a controlled burn by the request of the owner. That is all they said. They could not answer why. I attempted to call the property owner and there was no response.    
    
        Two days after the house burned down  I returned to the location and snapped a bunch of photos. The atmosphere was weird, it was so quiet.  There was not any noises at all. I wondered to myself , why did they burn this property? Do they really think this will get rid of the supernatural element that exists there?
    
        Whatever occupies the Monroe property does not seem to want anyone to stay on the land. After taking all of the stories and the photos, I have to say that this property has an attachment to the paranormal realm. I spoke to Lorraine Warren about the entire case, and she told me that she believes that there is something of the supernatural there. If the owner thinks by burning the house down will get rid of the paranormal element , they are wrong.Mark still finds it hard to speak about the 31 days he lived in the Monroe house. He now knows and believes that there is something to the paranormal realm , and knows to respect it.

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• Bloomberg’s Millions May Be Hi

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    Being an incumbent politician is an impossible job these days.  When someone loses their job, or the stock market eats away at their 401(k), someone has got to take the blame.  If property taxes are going through the roof, and your company is going through a bad time, somebody is taking the hit. 
    
    So it’s no secret that New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, New York Governor David Paterson, and even super manager, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg are taking big-time hits to their reputation and approval ratings.  Paterson’s poll numbers are worse than Elliot Spitzer’s at the height of his call girl scandal.  Corzine’s poll numbers are as bad as any time in recent history in New Jersey, including when former Governor Jim Florio tried to raise the income tax and thousands of voters raised hell at the State House. 
    
    But Michael Bloomberg?  In the mayor’s case, his poll numbers are dropping not only because the economy is bad and people are worried, but also because, as respected as Bloomberg has been as a competent manager, many feel he is overreaching for a third term.  For years, Bloomberg’s very deep pockets and seemingly unlimited supply of cash (to fund his own campaigns) have been a positive thing.  But now?  But now, when people are suffering, it’s another story.
    
    More and more people see Michael Bloomberg’s ability to spend tens of millions of dollars on winning a political campaign as just a bit gauche and cavalier.  Me included.  Just in the last two months, Bloomberg has spent over 3 million dollars getting ready to run for a third term.  In 2005 he spent over 80 million dollars to win re-election.  80 million dollars.  Many of us can’t get our heads around this number, but to Bloomberg, we’re talking about walking around money…pocket change.  Spending that kind of money in a political race just looks bad in difficult and painful times like these. 
    
    Michael Bloomberg has worked hard to be seen as a regular New Yorker who may be rich but understands the concerns and needs of everyday New Yorkers.  And while there is no doubt Bloomberg has been a solid administrator, who has learned to communicate under constant pressure, his political Achilles heel might be his inability to understand why his staggering wealth may turn off the millions who are struggling.
    
    Filthy rich businessmen who turn into politicians just can’t buy elections the way they used to, even in Michael Bloomberg’s case.  He has every right to do it as an American citizen, but New Yorkers have every right to feel resentful and envious, and ultimately want their mayor to feel a little bit of their economic pain.  That’s right, you begin to know how bad the economy is and how much people are suffering when more and more voters are angry at a rich politician’s ability to spend his own millions getting elected— even though Bloomberg isn’t asking voters for a penny.  In times like these, most of us want to see you struggle just a little bit, suffer just a little bit, in order for us to believe you can appreciate our pain and suffering.  In Michael Bloomberg’s case, having his kind of money, even though he earned every cent of it, this may be impossible.

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• We are all responsible

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    We loved Wall Street when they were making money for us.  We now hate them.  It's unfair that they are making more money than we are even though we chose to pursue the vocation we are now in.  It's not fair that others are making more than I am?  Why not distribute all the money to all of us equally? 

    Sounds an awful lot like the views expressed in Russia just before their communist revolution and they abolished private ownership of property, individual rights, and distri

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• Frequently Asked Questions Abo

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    Frequently Asked Questions About IRS Problems (FAQs)

    Should I hire a professional to help me with my IRS Problem or can I handle my own Case?

    Do I have any rights as a taxpayer, and if so what are they?

    I received a notice from the IRS, what should I do?

    I filed my tax return late and was shocked when I saw my tax bill. How does the IRS compute penalties?

    What should a business owner do who owes delinquent payroll taxes?

    Can the IRS go after me personally if I owe payroll taxes?

    You owe the IRS back taxes. What can you do if you cannot pay it all right now?

    What Is “Currently Not Collectible?”

    What are Installment Agreements (IAs)?

    Who can file an Offer in Compromise?

    What is the most common reason for the large tax liabilities that force taxpayers to file Offers in Compromise?

    Can penalties and interest be compromised under an OIC?

    How likely is it that the IRS will accept an Offer in Compromise?

    How long does it take for an Offer in Compromise to be approved by the IRS?

    How does the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act (TIPRA) of 2005 affect the OIC program?

    Will an Offer in Compromise show up on my Credit Report?

    How difficult is it to get the IRS to classify me as “temporarily uncollectible?”

    Can the property and wages of a spouse without a tax liability be factored by the IRS to determine the “ability to pay” of the tax liable spouse in an Offer in Compromise (or other solution)?

    Are there any other solutions to tax problems other than an Offer in Compromise?

    Are Offers in Compromise open to public inspection?

    What taxes are dischargeable in bankruptcy?

    What property can the IRS get after bankruptcy?

    Can you file an OIC if your bankruptcy does not discharge your taxes?

    Can the IRS seize or levy a taxpayer’s property without advance notice?

    When will the IRS release a levy?

    How do I know if I am legally required to give information to the IRS?

    What is the difference between a revenue officer and a special agent?

    What will happen if I fail to file a delinquent tax return after repeated demands to do so by the IRS?

    What if my tax return is due but I don’t have the money to pay the tax?

    Does the IRS share tax information with state taxing agencies?

    Is conversation with a tax professional “privileged”?

    What is meant by an “innocent spouse”?

    Will I get a warning before the IRS seizes my property?

    Can the IRS seize and sell my home or car? What about my bank accounts? What about social security?

    Will I receive a refund if I currently owe federal taxes?

    Can a taxpayer demand to see his or her tax files?

    What is the statute of limitation on IRS collections?

     

    If you have a question about your tax problem you are having trouble finding the answer to, please don't hesitate to contact me or if you feel your tax problem requires professional representation, don't hesitate to ask for a free, no obligation consultation.

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• Pharmaceuticals vs. Tobacco in

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    April 1st, the Excise Tax is supposed to go into effect to add $6.17 to a Carton (10 pks) of Cigarettes...According to the News, some Brands have already went up $7.00 a Carton....... That effectively means that some of the cheaper brands will actually double in price. I recall years ago when the "Luxury Tax" went into effect....That good Aged Whiskey, and Sports Cars, SUVS, and Luxury sedans (Lexus, Cadillac) - as usual, the People that could afford it didn't basically care, they were just glad it was no more than that (I forget the % of the Tax itself).... "They" said that would cover the Road Repairs for DECADES....right, sure, no problem... THAT didn't last long, did it? - The justification for going after Luxury Vehicles was BECAUSE it was "for the Roads" - Liquor was squeezed in then as a "Sin Tax"...Cigarettes were, also, as well as Wine and Beer......(just because they deserved it) - If you Disagreed, you were obviously on the side of the Devil, a Communist, and probably tortured small animals in your daily chemically -induced rages (LOL)....Still, Public Opinion is a powerful thing....... Truth be told, I'm not up on the Details (nor am I going to investigate) of buying Mail-Order Cigs, Prescriptions, or whatever........I know Prescriptions from Canada or Mexico is a no-no, and Cigs from out-of-State the same way (or ANYTHING being non-Taxed by NC) - After all, that's how NC finally got the Lottery...NC was losing too much MONEY to SC and VA....so they said "great, we'll call it the EDUCATION LOTTERY, and it'll slide right on through the nay-sayers - After all, it's for a GOOD CAUSE, right?" - Anybody read yet this morning how much of that "EDUCATION" money is going for the STATE GOV".......you're not really surprised, are you? - I mean, we all know that it's NECESSARY, because times is HARD, right? - UH-HUH......... Some will stop smoking, some will find alternatives, some will continue just for spite....probably be the biggest Black Market (again, just for spite) we ever saw this side of the Vietnam War.....I can see it now, people sneaking out of the House in the Dead of Night......"Honey, where ya goin'?"...."Gotta make a run to the DEALER, Baby"....and she's gonna say "Bring me a Carton of WINSTONS, if he has any, Honey!" - LOL! Does anybody really believe it'll stop here? NC is now telling it's STATE EMPLOYEES to MAIL-ORDER their Prescriptions whenever possible.....at an average saving 15%, they're planning on saving $90 Million a year for THEMSELVES....Wow, guess that Goose and that Gander really DO have different Standards, after all..... ya think? Maybe it's just me, Paranoid after all this lost sleep, worrying about not Working for 10 Months now, after "They" let the Economy pop like a damned Bubble in a Bathtub..... The Pharmacists are worried (this very Morning's News) about being literally "put Out-Of-Business"...That's a direct quote, Friends and Neighbors. What's next, after they piss that away? (don't forget, Tax on a Gal of gas is already 5 times the Profit the Oil Co.s make off each Gal)....Hospitals are laying off Veteran Nurses to the Point of "Danger" (their words, not mine), Colleges and Tech Schools are taking one Helluva hit just to stay open....I get the feeling the used Textbook Business is BOOMING.....If Property taxes go up anymore, half the People will lose their Homes, and there's alot of Grandkids who will NOT be starting College this Fall.....you at least used to have the Option of more Schooling OR going into the Workforce to get some hands-on first - What's gonna happen when you can't do EITHER? - MORE Unemployment, MORE Food Stamps, MORE Welfare......MORE Taxes -Hell, even I can see that on the Wall.... I freely admit to Smoking like a Chimney, and People SHOULD have the Right not to deal with my habits........a decent Restaurant, even I don't want smoke in my Face while I try to enjoy my Dinner, but that doesn't seem to be the Issue here...They can force that Tax because Smoking's not popular right now, anyway, with the General Public, and they know it's quick cash - After that? Well, lessee here.......TIRES? - every Vehicle MUST have them, and look at the Pollution and Carcinogens generated!...they could push that that through pretty easy - after all, they DID "Bail-Out" (giggle) the Auto Industry, so THEY'RE sure as Hell not gonna make a fuss....Maybe Coffee, Tea, and Sugar?....Soft Drinks, Fast Food? (Luxury Tax) - How about NASCAR, Athletic Tickets, CONCERT Tickets soaring even higher than now? - LUXURY TAX!...for who? How long will it be before you have a LUXURY TAX for taking your kids to a Doctor that's not in your HMO Plan? - IMPORTED Fruit, cars, steel....what happens when THAT"S not enough? Think it through before you laugh....... And could somebody tell me why the HELL we owe CHINA money?.......I've gotta BAD FEELING about this.....

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