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NMSA & OSHA - Longshore Safety Video #1 - Top Loader NMSA & OSHA - Longshore Safety Video #1 - Top Loader Longshore industry safety video developed through National Maritime Safety Association and OSHA depicting longshore worker killed by top loader Rated: 4.3333335 Duration: 345 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Sun, 04 Jan 2009 10:44:58 PST	Coastal Systems: Longshore Beach Features Coastal Systems: Longshore Beach Features In thefield with Simon Haslett, Professor of Physical Geography at the University of Wales, Newport, and author of Coastal Systems (2008 ... Rated: 4.9 Duration: 445 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Fri, 01 May 2009 09:39:20 PDT	Nate Longshore Extended Highlights Part 2 Nate Longshore Extended Highlights Part 2 Nate Longshore Extended Highlights Part 2 Class: RS Senior Hometown: Canyon Country High School: Canyon HS Height / Weight: 6-5 / 233 Position: QB ... Rated: 5 Duration: 265 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:45:01 PDT	"Free The Charleston 5" - The Struggle Of The ILA 1422 Longshore Workers "Free The Charleston 5" - The Struggle Of The ILA 1422 Longshore Workers 13 min. 41 MB "Free The Charleston 5", the video takes us to the battle on the Charleston docks in January 2000 when the South Carolina ... Rated: 5 Duration: 769 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Tue, 03 May 2011 07:44:01 PDT
Paul Longshore and friends at 5 points music house Paul Longshore and friends at 5 points music house Paul Longshore / Larry Benefield / Caleb Smith / Angie / Bobby / and many more musicians names I am searching for . Rated: -1 Duration: 236 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:44:16 PST	Longshore Drift - Orford Ness - Bob Breeks Audiorama - Longshore Drift - Orford Ness - Bob Breeks Audiorama - Musical interlude for report no.5 on Robert Garnham's Google Blog "Brown Sauce with everything". Music by Audiorama, from the album ... Rated: -1 Duration: 669 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Sun, 13 May 2012 10:57:56 PDT	Building Emma Maersk - Part 4 of 5 Building Emma Maersk - Part 4 of 5 From freightforum.com There's two stories going on; one covers the construction of Emma Maersk, the largest container ship in the world ... Rated: 4.9565215 Duration: 506 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Thu, 01 Jan 2009 14:01:17 PST	Extreme Engineering - Container Ships Part 5 of 5 Extreme Engineering - Container Ships Part 5 of 5 Longshoreman and what they do at the port of Long Beach, Ca... at the same time they show a Maersk ship under construction. (more) Rated: 4.8732395 Duration: 546 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:52:19 PDT
Extreme Engineering - Container Ships Part 1 of 5 Extreme Engineering - Container Ships Part 1 of 5 Longshoreman and what they do at the port of Long Beach, Ca... at the same time they show a Maersk ship under construction. Rated: 4.7876105 Duration: 552 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:47:36 PDT	Extreme Engineering - Container Ships Part 2 of 5 Extreme Engineering - Container Ships Part 2 of 5 Longshoreman and what they do at the port of Long Beach, Ca... at the same time they show a Maersk ship under construction. Rated: 4.7580647 Duration: 495 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:08:31 PDT	Extreme Engineering - Container Ships Part 4 of 5 Extreme Engineering - Container Ships Part 4 of 5 Longshoreman and what they do at the port of Long Beach, Ca... at the same time they show a Maersk ship under construction. Rated: 4.725 Duration: 505 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:41:55 PDT	Extreme Engineering - Container Ships Part 3 of 5 Extreme Engineering - Container Ships Part 3 of 5 Longshoreman and what they do at the port of Long Beach, Ca... at the same time they show a Maersk ship under construction. Rated: 4.7 Duration: 573 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:34:39 PDT
Halo 3: ODST Mythic Maps : : Heretic, Citidel, and Longshore Gameplay. Halo 3: ODST Mythic Maps : : Heretic, Citidel, and Longshore Gameplay. This is gameplay for the maps. I LOVE YOU Bungie. These maps look AMAZING! EDIT!: This video acheived 1000 views on my birthday. Aug 22 EDIT!#2 ... Rated: 3.9791667 Duration: 534 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:56:21 PDT	Building Emma Maersk - Part 1 of 5 Building Emma Maersk - Part 1 of 5 From freightforum.com There's two stories going on; one covers the construction of Emma Maersk, the largest container ship in the world ... Rated: 4.62766 Duration: 553 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:36:17 PST	Crash by Terry Longshore Crash by Terry Longshore This is a Multiple Percussion solo written by Terry Longshore of Southern Oregon University. I played it at my district solo competition in March ... Rated: 5 Duration: 291 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:54:03 PDT	Boom by Terry Longshore and Brett Reed performed by Percussive Artistry 5 30 2009 Boom by Terry Longshore and Brett Reed performed by Percussive Artistry 5 30 2009 This is a Multiple Percussion solo written by Terry Longshore of Southern Oregon University. I played it at my district solo competition in March ... Rated: 5 Duration: 291 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:54:03 PDT Rated: 3 Duration: 346 seconds Video type: YouTube Hosted by: www.youtube.com on Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:41:44 PDT

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corrupt unions make the economy poor?

do you think that they make workers lazy? i know of a ILWU (longshoreman) who is one of the laziest guys to ever pick up a fat paycheck. How about you?
Answer: The unions are dated and unfair to most workers that aren't in a union - one reason being they push the idea that just by joining any union organization life will become instantly better. My brother-in-law is a slacker, would not do the required work , refused to keep a log book , was fined thousands of dollars, cost the company he worked for tens of thousands of dollars and even delivery contracts but the one thing he did religiously was pay his union dues. It took the trucking company 5 years to get rid of him and I truly feel sorry for my sister , their children and the company that hired him. But while most people would be thanking their lucky stars to be working - he didn't like the job even though he applied to them right out of trucking school - at times he would drive out of a yard , park and take an 8 hr nap then call and laugh about it , he hated the hours didn't even care about the money - just enjoyed the fact he could get away with anything. While the unions may be helpful to some - they really need to clean up their act & stop protecting the jerks hiding in the work force. Until then, I see no reason to give them a what is in essence a free pass.
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Is a corporation required to provide workers compensation insurance for its employees if (see details):?

1) It is chartered in Wisconsin 2) Employees are compensated with equity shares only (i.e. no salaries or wages)
Answer: WHO IS COVERED BY THE WORKER'S COMPENSATION LAW? All employees working for an employer (other than farmers) with three or more workers are protected immediately by the Worker's Compensation Act. Employers with fewer than three workers come under the law if they pay wages of $500 or more in any quarter of a calendar year. Their workers are covered 10 days after the end of that quarter. Farm workers are covered if the farm employer has six or more employees on 20 or more days in a calendar year. Nearly all workers in Wisconsin are covered. This includes both public and private employers. Nearly all private and public employees in Wisconsin are covered under the Act, including employees who are family members (except for farmers in some cases), minors, part-time employees and corporate officers. There are a few classes of workers who are covered by federal laws and are not covered by the Act. Employees of the federal government (such as postal workers, employees at a veteran's administration hospital, or members of the armed forces) are covered by federal laws. People who work on interstate railroads are covered by the Federal Employers Liability Act. Seamen on navigable waters are covered by the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, and people loading and unloading vessels are covered by the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Worker’s Compensation Act. The only employee exceptions to the Act’s insurance requirement are: (1) domestic servants, (2) any person whose employment is not in the trade, business, profession or occupation of the employer, (3) some farm employees, (4) volunteers, including volunteers of non-profit organizations that receive money or other things of value totaling not more than $10.00 per week, (5) religious sect members that qualify and are certified for an exemption, (6) employees of Native American tribal enterprises (including casinos), unless the tribe elects to waive its sovereign immunity and voluntarily become subject to the Act. Virtually all other workers and employers are subject to the Act.
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Was the Vietnam war considered a success in any way?

Reasons please?
Answer: Good Evening Kr_811, . Great question, Kr_811. First, you must understand who I am. In 1967, I was working for four years as a Longshoreman (I.L.W.U). I was happily married. I had my own small business. I was going to start my junior year at USC (University of Southern California). In May, I was drafted. I was assigned to an Assault Helicopter Company as an Intelligence NCO deep in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam during Tet 68’. I made rank faster than any drafted US Soldier in the army. I saw plenty damage. I went from Private E-1 to Sergeant E-5 in eight (8) months. I was honorably discharged with full military honors and benefits after serving 19.7 months. After finishing college, I could not even put down “served in Vietnam” on an employment application. One interviewer smiled and actually asked me out right, "How much marijuana did I smoke?" For forty-two (42) years I believed the United States gained nothing from the Vietnam War. Two months ago, my Vietnam buddy, who lives in Pennsylvania, mailed me a copy of a letter he received. After reading this letter, I can now answer your question. I do believe the Vietnam War did do one thing. Since you asked, Kr_811, I thought I would share this letter with you. ..........THE LETTER……………………………………………………… A Thank You to Vietnam Vets from a Marine in Iraq. A guy gets time to think over here and I was thinking about all the support we get from home. Sometimes it's overwhelming. We get care packages at times faster than we can use them. There are boxes and boxes of toiletries and snacks lining the center of every tent; the generosity has been amazing. So, I was pondering the question: "Why do we have so much support?" In my opinion, it came down to one thing: Vietnam. I think we learned a lesson, as a nation, that no matter what, you have to support the troops who are on the line, who are risking everything. We treated them so poorly back then. When they returned was even worse. The stories are nightmarish of what our returning warriors were subjected to. It is a national scar, a blemish on our country, an embarrassment to all of us. After Vietnam, it had time to sink in. The guilt in our collective consciousness grew. It shamed us. However, we learned from our mistake. Somewhere during the late 1970's and into the 80's, we realized that we can't treat our warriors that way. So, starting during the Gulf War, when the first real opportunity arose to stand up and support the troops, we did. We did it to support our friends and family going off to war. But we also did it to right the wrongs from the Vietnam era. We treated our troops like the heroes they were, acknowledged and celebrated their sacrifice, and rejoiced at their homecoming instead of spitting on them. And that support continues today for those of us in Iraq. Our country knows that it must support us and it does. The lesson was learned in Vietnam and we are better because of it. Everyone who has gone before is a hero. They are celebrated in my heart. I think admirably of all those who have gone before me. From those who fought to establish this country in the late 1770's to those I serve with here in Iraq. They have all sacrificed to ensure our freedom. But when I get back, I'm going to make it a personal mission to specifically thank every Vietnam Vet I encounter for their sacrifice. Because if nothing else good came from that terrible war, one thing did. It was the lesson learned on how we treat our warriors. We as a country learned from our mistake and now treat our warriors as heroes, as we should. I am the beneficiary of their sacrifice. Not only for the freedom they, like veterans from other wars, ensured, but for how well our country now treats my fellow Marines and I. We are the beneficiaries of their sacrifice. Semper Fidelis, Major Brian P. Bresnahan United States Marine Corps ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Send you asked a question about Vietnam, I did enclose another yahoo question I answered last month. It does link to others in case you want to read. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Asp9ROpYdBaGhe6qGyHkxIXty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20100313153728AAyEPUo&show=7#profile-info-YR8DmLL8aa Well, Kr_811, what do you think? Good luck. You and your family have a great weekend. Peace, from Los Angeles.
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Looking for unique restaurants in Seattle for vegetarians.?

Could you give me the name and the price range?
Answer: SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/food/215401_vegrest11.html A guide to vegetarian and vegan dining Friday, March 11, 2005 By PENELOPE CORCORAN SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER RESTAURANT CRITIC While researching the state of vegetarian, vegan and veg-friendly dining in Seattle, one thing became as clear as a mung-bean thread: Although multiple local vegetarian dining guides exist -- both online and in book form, all of them are out of date. Vegetarian and vegan eateries don't just step to the beat of a different drummer. They also seem to come and go a bit quicker than the norm. Just in the course of checking the information for this story, I encountered one restaurant -- Rainy Day Vegan Cafe -- that was sold the day I called; another -- My Sweet Lord's Cafe -- that had gone the way of George Harrison; and a third -- Araya's Vegetarian Place -- that will be moving at the end of the month. I still don't know if Ethereal Cafe remains operational: No one ever answered the phone. At Cafe Flora, try the savory dosa served over a bed of coconut-minted rice with red pepper cucumber raita, mango-ginger chutney and greens. My mission became manifest. To honor and celebrate VegFest, the largest vegetarian festival in North America, the biggest contribution I could offer the vegetarian-vegan community was this: The most up-to-date guide to vegan and vegetarian restaurants in the Seattle area -- if only for this weekend. I leave the updating and taste-testing to you. Gone but not forgotten Cafe Ambrosia ... Good Morning Healing Earth ... Gravity Bar ... Green Cat Cafe ... Longshoreman's Daughter ... My Sweet Lord's Cafe ... Miyi: The Great Australian Bite ... No Way Cafe ... Pure Manifestations ... Rainy Day Vegan Cafe ... The Stalk Exchange ... Still Life Cafe ... Vegete ... Vita-Bar Cafe. Vegan Asian Araya's Vegetarian Place, 4732 University Way N.E.; 206-524-4332. Thai vegan. NOTE: Moving to 1121 N.E. 45th St. on April 1. Hours: 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 5-9 p.m. Sunday; buffet 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Bamboo Garden, 364 Roy St.; 206-282-6616; www.bamboogarden.net Vegan Chinese and Asian cuisine. Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Teapot Vegetarian House, 125 15th Ave. E., 206-325-1010; 15230 N.E. 24th St., Redmond; 425-373-1888. Vegan, pan-Asian, kosher. Hours: 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. daily in Seattle and 11 a.m.-10 p.m. daily in Redmond. Wholesome Vegetasia, 668 S. King St.; 206-223-1933. Authentic "pure" Asian vegan cuisine. Hours: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday-Tuesday; closed Wednesday. Vegan coffee shops Coffee Messiah, 1554 E. Olive Way; 206-861-8233; www.coffeemessiah.com Hours: 7 a.m.-7 p.m. daily. Globe Cafe and Bakery, 1531 14th Ave.; 206-324-8815. Vegan American. Hours: 7 a.m.-7 p.m. daily. Mighty-O Cafe, 2110 N. 55th St.; 206-547-0335; www.mightyo.com Hours: 6 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday-Tuesday, 6 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Vegan donut shop, sandwiches, fresh organic coffee and espresso. Vegan casual Chaco Canyon Cafe, 4759 Brooklyn Ave. N.E.; 206-522-6966; www.chacocanyoncafe.com Raw, vegan, 98 percent organic. Hours: 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Friday; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Hillside Quickie's Vegan Sandwich Shop, 4106 Brooklyn Ave. N.E.; 206-632-3037. Hours: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Friday, noon-9 p.m. Saturday; closed Sunday. RON WURZER / P-I "The Evil One," from Hillside Quickie's Vegan Sandwich Shop, is made with seitan and sweet and spicy coleslaw. Pizza Pi, 5500 University Way N.E.; 206-343-1415; www.pizzapi.net Hours: 5-10:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; 5-10 p.m. Sunday; closed Monday. Wayward Cafe, 901 N.E. 55th St.; 206-524-0204. Homestyle vegan. The former Rainy Day Cafe reopens as Wayward Cafe on April 1. Tentative hours: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday; closed Monday-Tuesday. Breakfast, lunch, brunch Cafe Flora, 2901 E. Madison St.; 206-325-9100; www.cafeflora.com Vegetarian with a variety of vegan options. Hours: 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday; closed Monday. Flowers Bar and Restaurant, 4247 University Way N.E., 206-633-1903. Hours: All vegan lunch buffet 11-4 p.m. daily. Silence-Heart-Nest Restaurant, 3508 Fremont Pl. N.; 206-633-5169. Vegetarian with vegan options. Hours: 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday-Monday; closed Tuesday. Sunlight Cafe, 6409 Roosevelt Way N.E.; 206-522-9060. Vegetarian with vegan options. Said to be "the oldest vegetarian restaurant in Seattle." Hours: 8 a.m.-9 p.m. daily. Vegetarian quick eats Cafe Happy, 102 Kirkland Ave., Kirkland; 425-822-9696. Vegetarian Taiwanese cuisine. Hours: 11 a.m.-8:30 p.m. daily. Cyber Dogs Internet Cafe, 909 Pike St.; 206-405-3647; www.cyber-dogs.com Vegetarian "dogs" on buns. Hours: 11 a.m.-midnight daily. Emmy's Vegehouse, 100 Winslow Way, Bainbridge Island; 206-855-2996; www.bicomnet.com/emmys Vegetarian Vietnamese takeout; outside tables. Hours: 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday; closed Sunday. Patty Pan Grill, 5402 20th Ave. N.W.; 206-782-1558. Vegetarian takeout, including fabulous vegetarian tamales. Hours: 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday; noon-5 p.m. Saturday; closed Sunday. Vegetarian Indian Namasthe Cuisine of India, 16650 Redmond Way, Redmond; 425-558-7858; www.namasthecuisine.com Vegetarian, kosher, Indian; vegan-friendly. Hours: lunch buffet 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; dinner 5-10 p.m. daily. Pabla Indian Cuisine, 364 Renton Center Way S.W., Renton; 425-228-4625; www.pablacuisine.com Vegetarian, kosher Indian cuisine with vegan options. Hours: lunch buffet 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; dinner 5-10 p.m. daily. Preet's Casual Indian Dining, 8440 160th Ave. N.E., Redmond; 425-867-9400; www.preets.com Casual, vegetarian Indian fare. Hours: lunch noon-3 p.m. and dinner 5:30-9:30 p.m. daily. Udupi Palace, 15600 N.E. Eighth St., Suite 9, Bellevue; 425-649-0355. Vegetarian South Indian cuisine. Hours: Lunch 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, 11:30 am.-3:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; dinner 5:30-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday and Sunday, 5:30-10:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Fine dining Canlis, 2576 Aurora Ave. N.; 206-283-3313; www.canlis.com Can do a seven-course vegan or vegetarian tasting menu $75; needs to be scheduled at least one week in advance. Hours: 5:30 p.m.-9 pm Monday-Thursday, 5- 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday; closed Sunday. Carmelita, 7314 Greenwood Ave.; 206-706-7703; www.carmelita.net Upscale vegetarian cuisine. Hours: 5-9 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday and Sunday; 5-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday; closed Monday. Cascadia, 2328 First Ave.; 206-448-8884; www.cascadiarestaurant.com Offers nightly seven-course vegetarian "from the garden" tasting menu ($50). Hours: 5-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 5-10:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday; closed Sunday. Earth & Ocean, W Hotel, 1112 Fourth Ave.; 206-264-6060; www.earthocean.net Offers nightly four-course Washington farm direct vegetarian tasting menu ($40). Hours: lunch 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Friday; brunch 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; dinner 5-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 5-10:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 5-10 p.m. Sunday (March and November only). Rover's, 2808 E. Madison St.; 206-325-7442; www.rovers-seattle.com Offers nightly five-course vegetarian or vegan-tasting menu ($80). Hours: lunch noon-1:30 p.m. Friday; dinner 5:30 p.m.-close Tuesday-Saturday; closed Sunday. Vegetarian-carnivore top 5 meal spots (Contributed by P-I reporter and vegetarian D. Parvaz) Zeek's Pizza, five locations; 206-285-8646; www.zeekspizza.com "Any place that can give you a half-and-half of something called a Puget Pounder -- meat, meat and more meat -- and a Tree Hugger -- best veggie pizza made EVER -- rocks." Dahlia Lounge, 2001 Fourth Ave., 206-682-4142; www.tomdouglas.com/dahlia "They always have a couple of solid veggie options among their entrees." Phuket, 517 Queen Anne Ave. N.; 206-284-3700. "Their Tom Kah with Tofu is so insanely good that no meat eater will miss not having pork or chicken in the soup." Bleu Bistro, 202 Broadway Ave. E.; 206-329-3087. "There's a ton of meat options, and I challenge any vegetarian (or vegan!) to come away unsatisfied." Greenlake Bar & Grill, 7200 Greenlake Drive; 206-729-6179. "Especially for brunch. They serve these amazing breakfast burritos with perfect potatoes ... yum." TOP 5 VEG DINING GUIDES www.seattlevegan.com/restaurants.asp www.vegseattle.com/r-veg.shtml www.vegguide.org "VegOut Vegetarian Guide to Seattle & Portland" (Gibbs Smith Publishers, 183 pages, $12.95) "Veg-Feasting in the Pacific Northwest," www.vegofwa.org/vegfeasting/#vfpnw (Book Publishing Co., 192 pages, $12.95) -- Penelope Corcoran -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P-I restaurant critic Penelope Corcoran can be reached at 206-448-8391 or penelopecorcoran@seattlepi.com. © 1998-2006 Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Category: Seattle

WEEKEND IN NEW YORK | Red Hook; A Potted Palm Grows in Brooklyn

WHEN the Queen Mary II docks in Red Hook, Brooklyn, as it will about 30 times this year, passengers will set foot (though perhaps only briefly) in a neighborhood that has been thoroughly dissected by local writers who chronicle every nano-step of its gentrification as if it were front-page news. But to an outsider, Red Hook still feels like a - Seth Kugel Weekend in New York column on food, drink and attractions in Red Hook, Brooklyn; list; photo (M) - By SETH KUGEL

Typically, what rank should a person be after 8 years in the Army?

Answer: GOOD Evening Stephanie, I hope you are had a great day. Rank in the Army depends on three things. The biggest and most important is your MOS. The second depends on which company or outfit you are assigned to. And the third is nothing but LUCK. Each outfit/unit/division is assigned a set number of positions to fill. The army calls these positions "Slots". Example only: The 101st Airborne needs three (3) Radio Specialists at all times. Each Radio Specialist position is called a slot. Slot #1 is to be filled and may call for an E-3. Slot #2 is to be filled and may call for an E-4. And slot #3 is to be filled and may call for an E-7. I hope you are following me and understand this part. Next Example: After six months, Little Private E-1 Stephanie graduates from Radio Specialist School. Upon graduation Private Stephanie is automatically promoted to E-2. She is assigned to the 101st Airborne. If there are no soldiers to fill higher slots as a Radio Specialist in the 101st Airborne, Private Stephanie will move up fast as hell to fill those slots. THERE IS NO TIME LIMIT ON PROMOTIONS. There are articles which read you must stay in a certain slot for five (5) months, with EXCEPTIONS, before being promoted. “With EXCEPTIONS” means forget the book. Private Stephanie could go from E-2 to E-3 to E-4 to E-7 very very fast. Normally this does not happen, but it does happen MORE often than soldiers think in peace time….nepotism. It happens a lot in times of war. This is when the army cannot find enough men/women to fill the higher slots. Usually a smart (in the know) E-3 soldier in another unit will find out about empty slots in the 101st Airborne, and he will ask for a transfer into the 101st Airborne. He will take that next slot, and E-2 Stephanie will sit there until E-3 is moved up to the next slot or messes up. Usually you cannot jump a slot over another soldier with rank and time. A lot of soldiers do mess up. Most of the time, time in service will bail them out. The average soldier knows nothing about how the army promotes. Army Recruiters are very aware. This is why they push men/women to enlist into a certain MOS where there are shortages within units. Now Stephanie, beware that your unit may only have one or two slots for your MOS. You would be in trouble promotion wise. Also, all MOS’s have a maximum as far as rank goes. Some MOS’s will only go as high as E7. Example; A Cook usually makes rank very fast and can rise to E7. If I were you, I would check on the number of slots your unit has for your MOS. That will determine how fast you are promoted in eight (8) years. Then you may want to change your MOS or unit for faster promotion. I hope I have written this good enough for you to understand. I knew men (supply clerks) who were Spc/E4 after fourteen (14) years because of unavailable slots. My First Sergeant/E8 was in the army for only eight (8) years. In other words, it is impossible to tell what rank a soldier will be after eight (8) years. There are only averages. I hope you understand “averages” (smile). I was a Longshoremen (I.L.W.U.) before being drafted. My fellow union members told me all about how the army promotes before I was drafted. Stephanie, you have to know and play the system, and there is nothing wrong with playing the system by the rules. I should know?? I made rank from Private E-1 to Sergeant E-5 in less than 16 months. Eight (8) months of that were in schools and training. Therefore, I went from E-1 to E-5 in eight (8) months after training. This is faster than any drafted soldier in the US Army. I was honorably discharged with full military honors and benefits after serving 19.7 months of military service. You and your family have a beautiful week. Peace, from Los Angeles.
Category: Military

Longshoremen arrive for work under new contract terms Thursday ...

Longshoremen work under terms of a contract offer they rejected in a weekend vote. ... View full size Floodlights illuminate a new entrance to Columbia Grain Inc. at 6 a.m. Thursday at the Port of Portland's Terminal 5. The gate was built to separate picketers and replacement workers ... "We do have a plan in place that if things do escalate that we would move folks connected with UGC over to Gate 2, which is our east gate," Wagner said. "But right now everything is ...

Strike Averted at Ports as Longshoremen's Contract Extended | NBC ...

A deal has been struck that for now averts a strike by 14500 longshoremen at major ports on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico. A federal mediator announced Friday that an expired contract for workers in...

people from hawaii?

im wanting to move to hawaii and im just curious if the people that live down there are happy. is the cost of living really as bad as everyone says? is it a great place to relax? things like that. so if you could just give me some feed back it would be great. thanks
Answer: First, the expense part. The median single-family home price in Oahu for the first quarter of 2008 was $620,000, and for a condo was $330,000. You occasionally see rentals on Craigslist for under $1000 a month, but most rentals in the newspaper are $2000 and up. This is why lots of locals live with their own parents well into their 30s and sometimes their 40s, or just move to Las Vegas where the standard of living is higher and cheaper! Gas on Maui was $4.189 when I bought 2.5 gallons yesterday, and on Molokai it is still $4.369. I quit buying milk years ago, but I hear it's expensive. In North America, I used to buy any fruit under $1 a pound, but I had to throw that rule out the window here. Anything bulky like cereal is expensive to ship, then it gets marked up to pay the rent on the grocerty store. Electric rates are among the highest in the world, as are state tax rates for low-income residents. Folks in Hawaii tend to buy things like toilet paper in large quantities since there are many things that could easily happen to disrupt the shipping and transportation schedules: longshoreman's strike, earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, airline bankruptcies, terrorist attacks, etc. Almost everything we buy comes from thousands of miles away. Many of the folks who live here are happy, but just about everybody is struggling to make ends meet. The crystal meth epidemic has been raging out of control for more than a decade here. Many families have been torn inside out by the effects of that addiction. People like to point to Hawaii as a paradise of tolerance and racial harmony, but there is a lot of tension right under the surface. Just yesterday, I was talking to a surfer from Colorado who dropped in on a local's wave, and was relieved to escape bodily harm. There is a sort of equal opportunity teasing, with nicknames for just about every ethnic group and some combinations. Much of that tension has roots in socioeconomic disparity or and insider/outsider issue. A fact of life you just have to accept is that locals can usually get away with things that newcomers can't. There is a great deal of resentment against folks from North America in particular who buy up property they are not going to live in, just make money from it. A friend of mine was cornered on a ferry by some big local guys who wanted to know if he was coming to Molokai to buy property. My friend said he didn't have any money to buy property, at which point they offered him a beer. It is a great place to relax and we encourage people to come here, play, eat, and spend lots of money! People who move here either like it, or they don't. If you really don't care about making money or getting ahead, you might find yourself in harmony with the values of the community. If you come to Hawaii on vacation and don't take out your camera until you see coconut trees on a beach, you've got a picture in your head of Hawaii that may not match the real place. In that case, you've got an adjustment scheduled!
Category: Honolulu

Longshore and Shipping News

Dec 21, 2012 ... Longshore and Shipping News is a daily compilation of industry ... to the union negotiating committee on November 16 as what the employer ...

If people were ordered to evacuate their towns because of a class 5 hurricane, would they leave their homes ?

I was just watching a special on Hurricane Katrina and I was wondering if I was them and ordered by the Governor to evacuate my house, would I leave or stay? I was surprised to see how many people stayed behind. I think I would leave. What are peoples thoughts on this?
Answer: New Orleans was a very poor city, and about 1/3rd of the city's population didn't own cars. If you're poor and don't have a car, how are you supposed to evacuate? Even if you have a car, you'd have to gas the car up, and bring money to keep the car fueled up. You'd also have to have money for food and hotel expenses. That probably means at least $ 30 to gas up the car, plus at least $ 20 per person to buy 3 meals a day on the road, plus $ 150 dollars to rent a motel room for the night. If you're on welfare ($ 250 a month for a family of 3 in Louisiana) or disability ($ 400 a month) or Social Security (depending on what kind of job you had when you worked maybe $ 800 a month or so) where would you get that kind of money? (and most of those folks don't even have cars) Even for the working poor, evacuation would be a major problem. If you make $ 6/hr changing sheets at the Sheraton Hotel or working as a busser at a Bourbon St bar, or $ 10/hr as a non union casual (part time) longshoreman on the docks, or $ 5.15 working part time at the Safeway supermarket or a nursing home, you wouldn't have the money to evacuate either. Speaking as a member of the working poor myself, if a hurricane were to hit New York City (where I live) I wouldn't be able to evacuate either. I'm a substitute teacher, which means I make $ 123 a day (and that's when the Board of Education calls me in to work) - and, like a majority of New York City residents, I don't own a car. So I would have to stay here if a storm hit. So I can imagine exactly what the poor of New Orleans went through, because the same thing would happen to me and my neighbors if a storm hit here!
Category: Current Events

Watching a Queen Make an Exit

There are hundreds of free shows in Manhattan: buildings going up or coming down; policemen running with their hands on their holsters; taxicab races seen from the 35th floor; young women walking in SoHo on the first warm day of spring. My favorite, after the young women, takes place on the far West Side, next to a pier, more than a dozen times a - Wendell Jamieson article on beauty of watching ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 depart from its moorings on Manhattans West Side; notes QE2, last ocean liner sailing regularly to Europe, will leave New York for good early next year; list; photos (M) - By WENDELL JAMIESON

How long does it take generally for a specialicist to get promoted to sergeant?

And what are the requirements to get promoted. Also do things like being Air Bourne help?
Answer: GOOD afternoon Musicloverx88, I hope you are having a great day. Being in an airborne unit has NO advantage when it comes to making rank. Rank in the Army depends on three things. The biggest and most important is your MOS. The second depends on which company or outfit you are assigned to. And the third is nothing but LUCK. Each outfit/unit/division is assigned a set number of positions to fill. The army calls these positions "Slots". Example only: The 101st Airborne needs three (3) Radio Specialists at all times. Each Radio Specialist position is called a slot. Slot #1 is to be filled and may call for an E-3. Slot #2 is to be filled and may call for an E-4. And slot #3 is to be filled and may call for an E-7. I hope you are following me and understand this part. Next Example: After six months, Little Private E-1 Musicloverx88 graduates from Radio Specialist School. Upon graduation Private Musicloverx88 is automatically promoted to E-2. He is assigned to the 101st Airborne. If there are no soldiers to fill higher slots as a Radio Specialist in the 101st Airborne, Private Musicloverx88 will move up fast as hell to fill those slots. THERE IS NO TIME LIMIT ON PROMOTIONS. There are articles which read you must stay in a certain slot for five (5) months, with EXCEPTIONS, before being promoted. “With EXCEPTIONS” means forget the book. Private Musicloverx88 could go from E-2 to E-3 to E-4 to E-7 very very fast. Normally this does not happen, but it does happen MORE often than soldiers think in peace time….nepotism. It happens a lot in times of war. This is when the army cannot find enough men/women to fill the higher slots. Usually a smart (in the know) E-3 soldier in another unit will find out about empty slots in the 101st Airborne, and he will ask for a transfer into the 101st Airborne. He will take that next slot, and E-2 Musicloverx88 will sit there until E-3 is moved up to the next slot or messes up. Usually you cannot jump a slot over another soldier with rank and time. A lot of soldiers do mess up. Most of the time, time in service will bail them out. The average soldier knows nothing about how the army promotes. They actually believe the army goes by the book. Army Recruiters are very aware of MOS requirements per each unit. This is why they push men/women to enlist into a certain MOS where there are shortages within units. Now Musicloverx88, beware that your unit may only have one or two slots for your MOS. You would be in trouble promotion wise. Also, all MOS’s have a maximum as far as rank goes. Some MOS’s will only go as high as E7. Example; A Cook usually makes rank very fast and can rise to E7. If I were you, I would check on the number of slots your unit has for your MOS. That will determine how fast you are promoted. Then you may want to change your MOS or unit for faster promotion. I hope I have written this good enough for you to understand. I knew men (supply clerks) who were Spc/E4 after fourteen (14) years because of unavailable slots. My First Sergeant/E8 was in the army for only eight (8) years. In other words, it is impossible to tell what rank a soldier will be after a few years. There are only averages. I hope you understand “averages” (smile). I was a Longshoremen (I.L.W.U.) before being drafted. My fellow union members told me all about how the army promotes before I was drafted. Stephanie, you have to know and play the system, and there is nothing wrong with playing the system by the rules. I should know?? I made rank from Private E-1 to Sergeant E-5 in less than 16 months. Eight (8) months of that were in schools and training. Therefore, I went from E-1 to E-5 in eight (8) months after training. This is faster than any drafted soldier in the US Army. I was honorably discharged with full military honors and benefits after serving 19.7 months of military service. You and your family have a beautiful week. Peace, from Los Angeles.
Category: Military

Longshoremen arrive for work under new contract terms Thursday ...

1 day ago ... Longshoremen work under terms of a contract offer they rejected in a weekend vote. ... Grain Inc. at 6 a.m. Thursday at the Port of Portland's Terminal 5. ... "We do have a plan in place that if things do escalate that we would ...

Harry Reid Is Complicated.

HARRY REID WAS HOARSE and hacking, drawn and more stooped than usual on a Sunday morning 12 days before Christmas. It was not yet noon, and Reid was in his second-floor corner office in an empty United States Capitol. He had arrived to bad news. Joseph Lieberman, the independent Connecticut senator, had announced on CBSs Face the Nation that - Adam Nagourney is chief national political correspondent for The New York Times. His most recent article for the magazine was a profile of Terry McAuliffe during his campaign for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Virginia. - By ADAM NAGOURNEY

Did the Obama administration misunderstand the mandate of the people?

They did not cover everyone
Answer: No - they just are not listening. The people are unimportant. Look at all the special bribes that went through that we are going to have to pay for. I certainly did not ask for this and these people should be in jail - all 60 of them. The very thing that Obama and other politicians have promised won’t continue to happen did happen. Bribes – in the way of pork – were given and received to get the 60 votes needed. So what kind of things were promised? A little town in Montana – Libby – with 2900 citizens was a big winner. Many of Libby’s residence have asbestos related illnesses because of a mining operation that is closed. The Finance Committee Chairman, Max Baucus, was able to get them all access to Medicare benefits. I’m sure that these 2900 citizens are appreciative. But should that have been a part of the 2000+ page bill? Some of the other winners: Cosmetic surgeons ended up winning. They were going to have cosmetic/plastic surgery taxed, but I suppose they had good lobbyists. They won’t be taxed that 5% that was first proposed. The states of Nebraska, Louisiana, Vermont and Massachusetts will receive more help with Medicaid than other states. Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska was able to score big, getting the federal government to pay 100% of the expansion of the program in his state, forever. Yes siree, the other 49 states will have to pay for this forever. That was his price, and Harry Reid thought it was a reasonable one. Vermont and Massachusetts got only temporary help – with Louisiana’s Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu negotiating $100 million for them. That was her price. Floridians who have Medicare Advantage Plans will have their benefits grandfathered in thanks to their Senator Bill Nelson. Certain professions will be able to have high-value insurance plans without having to be taxed on them (unlike the rest of us if we have those plans). Longshoremen were added to the list which already included electrical linemen, policemen, firefighters, EMT first responders, construction workers, miners, and people working in forestry, fishing and certain agriculture jobs. Some unnamed community health centers got $10 billion. A small number of physician-owned hospitals (including one in Nelson’s state of Nebraska) will be allowed to get referrals from the doctors who own them. For the others throughout the country, that will be a no-no. There is $1 billion in extra Medicaid for states that provide home health care and visiting nurses so that the elderly don’t have to go to the hospital. AARP’s being for the health care bill will also probably get them what they wanted – closing the “do-nut hole” – the gap in coverage for prescription drugs. Some doctors throughout the country will be paid more than others, namely in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming. There were some losers too. I mean bigger losers than the states that did not receive the above mentioned pork. The suntanning businesses were surprised to discover that there will now be a 10% tax on tanning services. To read more of the loses, click here: Senate Health Care Bill Laden with Pork I wish I knew what Democratic Senator was being interviewed this afternoon. I wasn’t near the TV to see the name printed at the bottom of the screen and his voice was not familiar. But he did make me angry. When he was questioned about the bribes that happened behind closed doors, his response (not word for word, but close) was that if the others didn’t get theirs it was their fault, not his. Oh, it’s not over yet, but it might as well be. Soon, we will all be paying higher taxes, higher premiums, and getting less health care services. Once the House and Senate bills are combined, Obama will sign off pretty quickly. He wants this under his belt before his State of the Union address. Then the government can start taking our money for something that won’t kick in for a few years. They’ll have access to that money to use for whatever they want and then when it’s time to actually pay for the health care they’re proposing, it won’t be there. That’s the way they work in Washington, and there is no reason to think that will change. Hopefully, enough people will be outraged about this takeover of our health that come 2010 and 2012, we’ll be able to reverse the damage being done today. Be on the lookout for candidates who will be fiscally responsible, who want to represent the people and not the parties, who believe in limited government, free markets, and lower taxes. And when you find them, do let us all know. No matter where we are or where they are running, we should do our part to make sure the right people get into office in these coming years so we can stop the socialist train before it’s too late.
Category: Politics

Time runs short to avert longshoremen's strike - Yahoo! News

19 hours ago ... More than 14,000 longshoremen are threating to go on strike Sunday — a wide- ranging work .... 5 Things To Do if the Fiscal Cliff Happens ...

STORM AND CRISIS: THE DISPLACED; Forced From New Orleans, but Neighbors Still

Charles Reddick of New Orleans is a big man, and he exudes the physical authority of a big man. He wraps his barrel chest in bold colors, projects his voice to the stars, and laughs with a reverberating, slightly diabolical wa-hah-hah. To the residents of Delery Street in the Lower Ninth Ward, however, Mr. Reddick, 45, is now and forever Little - First article in series called Delery Street, which will periodically chronicle lives of three generations of families who were neighbors in Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans until Hurricane Katrina forced them to flee; describes evacuation of Reddick family to Houston, where they rode out Hurricane Rita; says families of Delery Street are consumed with daily struggle to regain their equilibrium even as political battle begins to take shape over whether and how to redevelop Lower Ninth Ward, which is regarded by many New Orleanians as blighted, poverty-ridden, crime-addled, flood-prone place but remains to many of those who grew up there as their home, their culture, their own little city within the city; photos; map (M) - By DEBORAH SONTAG

What Does a Longshoreman Do?

A longshoreman loads and unloads a ship's cargo and works around the docks. Working as a ... 3 Discussion Posts. Watch the Did-You-Know slideshow ... anon274377. Post 5. Do they carry heavy things or just sit in the big crane thing?

MY BROOKLYN; A Raffish Reminder, Landlubbers, of Saltier Days

My favorite thing in Monteros is the little working model of a steam engine, greasy and coated with dust, on a ledge up above where the cigarette machine used to be. Its a foot high, 18 inches or so long, jet black, with six vertical pistons. Flick the switch hidden behind the black-and-white photograph of the two Danish seamen standing outside - My Brooklyn article by Wendell Jamieson on remnants of legendary waterfront that are scattered around Brooklyn Heights, Red Hook and other old neighborhoods, reminders of Brooklyns seafaring past; describes Montero Bar and Grill near harbor in Brooklyn Heights, crowded with memorabilia that seamen brought to original owner; photos; map (M) - By WENDELL JAMIESON

Little time left to head off longshoremen's strike - Yahoo! News

10 hours ago ... The crane and a reach stacker, left, are operated by longshoremen at the port. .... 5 Things To Do if the Fiscal Cliff Happens. So it has come to ...

Time runs short to avert longshoremen's strike | MyFOX8.com ...

Posted on: 5:43 pm, December 27, 2012, by Ali Scotti. FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2012 file photo, a truck driver ... 29, 2012. A walkout by dock workers represented by the International Longshoremen's Association would bring commerce to a near halt at ports from Boston to Houston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) ... And when the workers do return, “it's going to take time to clear out that backlog, and we don't know how long that it's going to take.” Shipments of such varied products as ...

Strike by longshoremen could affect Alabama | Fox10tv.com

Strike by longshoremen could affect Ala. Updated: Friday, 28 Dec 2012, 5:55 AM CST Published : Friday, 28 Dec 2012, 5:54 AM CST. MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A union leader says a possible strike by dock workers in Mobile could affect the rest of ...

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By The Associated Press The International Longshoremen's Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance negotiated a 30-day contract extension Friday to avert a potential strike...

Time runs short to avert longshoremen's strike | The TexasFred Blog

And when the workers do return, “it's going to take time to clear out that backlog, and we don't know how long that it's going to take. ... Once upon a time, MANY years ago, labor unions may have been a necessary thing, jobs paid very little, working conditions were horrible and the bosses were more like slave drivers than management, but those days are .... This was over five jobs if I recall correctly over who got to plug and unplug the juice to shipping containers!

How to get promoted from private to sgt in th national guard?

Ok so I am a private in the national guard, what is the fastest way to get promoted to sgt. I go to ait june 21 and then I go to my unit because Im split op. So is there anything I can do before to help me get promoted and what can I do afterward? Im a PV2
Answer: Good Evening Dustin, I hope you are had a great day. I don’t care how high you tested or how much education you have, rank in the Army/National Guard depends on three things. The biggest and most important is your MOS. The second depends on which company or outfit you are assigned to. And the third is nothing but LUCK. Each outfit/unit/division is assigned a set number of positions to fill. The army calls these positions "Slots". Example only: The 101st Airborne needs three (3) Radio Specialists at all times. Each Radio Specialist position is called a slot. Slot #1 is to be filled and may call for an E-3. Slot #2 is to be filled and may call for an E-4. And slot #3 is to be filled and may call for an E-7. I hope you are following me and understand this part. Next Example: After six months, Little Private E-1 Dustin graduates from Radio Specialist School. Upon graduation Private Dustin is automatically promoted to E-2. He is assigned to the 101st Airborne. If there are no soldiers to fill higher slots as a Radio Specialist in the 101st Airborne, Private Dustin will move up fast as hell to fill those slots. THERE IS NO TIME LIMIT ON PROMOTIONS. There are articles which read you must stay in a certain slot for five (5) months, with EXCEPTIONS, before being promoted. “With EXCEPTIONS” means forget the book. Private Dustin could go from E-2 to E-3 to E-4 to E-7 very very fast. Normally this does not happen, but it does happen MORE often than soldiers think in peace time….nepotism. It happens a lot in times of war. This is when the army cannot find enough men/women to fill the higher slots. Usually a smart (in the know) E-3 soldier in another unit will find out about empty slots in the 101st Airborne, and he will ask for a transfer into the 101st Airborne. He will take that next slot, and E-2 Stephanie will sit there until E-3 is moved up to the next slot or messes up. Usually you cannot jump a slot over another soldier with rank and time. A lot of soldiers do mess up. Most of the time, time in service will bail them out. The average soldier knows nothing about how the army promotes. Army Recruiters are very aware. This is why they push men/women to enlist into a certain MOS where there are shortages within units. Now Dustin, become aware of the unit you are assigned. This unit may only have one or two slots for your MOS. You would be in trouble promotion wise. Also, all MOS’s have a maximum as far as rank goes. Some MOS’s will only go as high as E7. Example; A Cook usually makes rank very fast and can rise to E7. If I were you, I would check on the number of slots your unit has for your MOS. That will determine how fast you are promoted to sergeant E-5. Then you may want to CHANGE your MOS or unit for faster promotion. I hope I have written this good enough for you to understand. I knew men (supply clerks) who were Spc/E4 after fourteen (14) years because of unavailable slots. My First Sergeant/E8 was in the army for only eight (8) years. I was a Longshoremen (I.L.W.U.) before being drafted. My fellow union members told me all about how the army promotes before I was drafted. Dustin, you have to know and play the system, and there is nothing wrong with playing the system by the rules. I have armed you with the rules of the system. It is up to you to find and execute. I should know?? I made rank from Private E-1 to Sergeant E-5 in less than 16 months. Eight (8) months of that were in schools and training. Therefore, I went from E-1 to E-5 in eight (8) months after training. This is faster than any drafted soldier in the US Army. I was honorably discharged with full military honors and benefits after serving 19.7 months of military service. You and your family have a beautiful week. Peace, from Los Angeles.
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AS the millennium draws to a close, a handful of New Yorkers prepare to enter their second century. Born in the 1890s, in the waning years of the Victorian era, they survived the turbulence of the 20th century and now, in their 11th decade, they prepare for the 21st. A century from now, centenarians may be a dime a dozen. But in 1999, they are - new york when they were young**Sasha Abramsky article on New Yorkers born in 1890s who are about to enter their second century as millennium draws to a close; brief biographical sketches and recollections of Lillian Juliano (age 101), Alfred Levitt (105), Jack Fishman (100), Belle Demby (105), Prof Abraham Goldstein (101), and Tessie Reed (102); photos (L) - Sasha Abramsky is writing a book on changing attitudes toward crime and the expansion of the American prison system, to be published by St. Martins Press. - By SASHA ABRAMSKY

what does everyone have against bush?

ive heard a lot of bad things peaple say about him but not really what they have against him
Answer: I can't speak for everyone, but I'll speak for myself. 1) The man sounds like an idiot everytime he speaks, and as odd as it sounds, he's a terrible liar. I understand that government officials routinely lie about things, like the state of the economy, to defuse panic situations. If they aren't good at it, then they can't effectively do their jobs. At first I assumed that he must be smarter than he appeared, but he's convinced me otherwise. 2) Back in July 2001, the longshoremen went on strike. They're the union in charge of labor at every dock in the country, so anything that comes in on a boat passes through their hands. While the federal government mediated the negotiations, George Bush decided on his own to send in National Guardsmen to scab. This meant that the Longshoremen's work was getting done anyway, so that the management companies they were negotiating with had no incentive or pressure to wrap up the negotiations quickly. This caused the failure of those negotiations, and directly led to the dock lockout that happened at Christmas of that year. The federal government was no longer a trusted negotiator to resolve that situation, and business suffered billions of dollars in losses during the middle of the busiest time of year. 3) In the immediate aftermath of 9/11/01, there were several Whitehouse press briefings issued, but not enough direct contact from the President of the United States. It was a time when the entire nation was momentarily unified and on edge, and direct leadership was required. He didn't directly address the nation until 9/20. We needed to see his face. 4) He invaded Iraq on the premise that he knew they had Weapons of Mass Destruction (because he couldn't pronounce nuclear), and knew where they were. When no weapons were discovered, he blamed the intelligence community. The President of the United States does not get to pass blame. He makes the final decisions, and if the intelligence is shakey, then he shouldn't go willy-nilly invading other countries on a hunch. He then attempted to insinuate that Saddam Hussein had funded Osama Bin Laden. That's ridiculous. Osama Bin Laden is a billionaire, and a religious fanatic. He hated Saddam's military regime as much as we did. Then he tried to point out that it was a good thing that Saddam Hussein was no longer in power, and that's true, but that doesn't make it okay to repeatedly get caught lying to the American people, especially about something as large as our reason for war. There were no terrorists in Iraq until we took Saddam out of power. The fight we have there now, we have as a direct result of the actions of George Bush. 5) When people began to question his motives, he questioned their patriotism. When advisors gave advice contrary to what he already believed, they were fired. When Military Generals suggested alternative battle tactics, they suddenly "retired". He surrounded himself with only people who agree with him, and then couldn't fathom why he's getting bad intelligence. 6) He won the hearts of the midwest by promising that he would ban Mexicans, and "protect" marriage by passing a constitutional amendment to ban Gay Marriage (how was marriage in danger from that?). Firstly, I'm horrified that a campaign run on homophobia and racism was accepted in America- he played to our darkest weaknesses. Second, he has no idea what it takes to pass a constitutional amendment. There's no possible way he could do it. He would know that if he'd read it. 7) When he won his second term in office (by less than one percent of voters, under questionable circumstances in many districts) he declared his victory a mandate from the American people that they "overwhelmingly approved of his policies" (that's a direct quote), and set about spending his political capitol. Overwhelming approval is shown through a landslide victory, not a single iffy electoral vote from Ohio. Most of his own Cabinet members resigned in protest when he began his second term. 8) In 2005, suddenly the word "Bird Flu" was on everyone's lips. It was going to be the next pandemic plague to wipe out humanity. Did you know there hasn't yet been a case of human to human transmission where both parties had working immune systems? He committed the government to purchase 8 billion dollars worth of Tamiflu to combat this "disease". According to WebMD, H5N5 the medical name for Bird Flu had already developed a resistance to Tamiflu. So, he spent 8 billion dollars on a drug that doesn't work, to fight a disease that only exists in Asian birds. Know why? Because Donald Rumsfeld, then Secratary of Defense, was a major shareholder in the company that made the bogus medicine. 9) He smears the name of my religion, by associating his actions with it. George Bush has shown himself to be a liar, a biggot, and a fool- but still claims his actions are Godly. What it comes down to for me is that I find him to be either stupid or dishonest, and probably both. He's completely lost my trust, and I don't think there's anything he could do to regain it.
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check the longshoremen lottery from 2005?

long beach had a lottery to pick for for hiring longshoremen back in 2005 how do i check to see if i have been picked or not? this is for future job as a longshoremen not a gamble.
Answer: If it's for a future job, and not a gamble, then why did you post this in the "Gambling" section. Why don't you go to the place where they are hiring and just ask them? Maybe there is a new way to apply for a job. 5 years ago was a long time ago. Many things could have changed.
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What happened January 5th 1980?

I went up to the mountains to work...where cell phone service was unavailable...looking at the date and time it read "January 5th, 1980" 6:00 PM...i was curious on what this date was saying to me, and the only thing i have discovered is that when the first GPS was created having to do with the tracking device...idk. im stumped. Ceasar.
Answer: Superpower relations seem to worsen as Soviets respond to President Carter's televised speech last night.....Defense Secretary Harold Brown on a trip to Peking to discuss, among other things, China joining U.S. in promising support of Pakistan in the event of Soviet aggression.....Carter said to be considering other measures against the USSR, including reduction in number of Soviet diplomats allowed in the U.S.....American allies applaud Carter's speech.....Iowa farmers angry over grain embargo against USSR as market prices decline.....Commerce Dept. plans to issue instructions on enforcement of embargo.....The longshoreman's union considers refusing to load any grain bound for the USSR.....Republican presidential hopefuls debating in Iowa tonight.....Mass is held for victims of New Year's Eve fire in Chapais, Quebec. January 5th, 1980 is a Saturday Famous Birthdays - Bennie Joppru, National Football League tight end - Garette Patrick Ratliff, actor (Return to Blue Lagoon) Cecil Sheridan Irish comedian and actor died January 5 1980. "Escape (Pina Colada Song)" The first Republican presidential debate of 1/5/1980 was held in Iowa, 7:30-[9:30?] p.m. Des Moines (IA) Civic Center The Clash interviewed on Tiswas http://www.theclashblog.com/the-clash-appear-on-tiswas-jan-5th-1980-rare-video/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEaPJwOgryw http://tunecaster.com/charts/80/week8001.html
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Are there people that can out smart the casino?

Well I worked at WalMart and quite the job cause it sucked. I had the night shift and pretty much we were all treated like the plantation days. The pay was horrible and I never got enough time to spend time with my g/f I come home go sleep she wake up. Few hours later spend like couple hours together and off to bed she went. STUPID.... Also the people there were all about drama, talking behind peoples back, etc. I nearly got into a fight with one the workers. So one day I went to work got into with the same guy cause he thinks I dont know how to wax the floor and I said "Um yea I cant do this no more." And I walked out. Dont have a job but I feel so much happy with my life. Now lets talk real money. I maybe about to be getting 2 jobs but I want the easy life. Back in the day I used to count cards to myself day n and night. When I mean count cards I had the table, felt, shoe, discard tray, chips, and 6 deck. I still got it in me just maybe a tad bit rusty. Anyways the back I am with is kinda a unpopular bank. Well you are allow to withdraw up to 800 dollars at a ATM. Ok I know yall gonna think I am high off a crack pipe but I dont care and I dont let no government control me ok cause I am not scared. I come on here because sometimes you can find the answer to what you are looking for when other people can just be negative and bicker like a broad. Thing is I am not far from a gambling city. They have 6 deck, 2 deck, and 1 deck as well. Here is my plan to play it safe and I have 2 ideas. One is I back count and when the count is in my favor drop 25 dollars and when the count goes south or winning streak pick up and leave. Or just spot hot tables by watching peoples faces, screaming, or chips decreasing in the dealers tray. Look I want to hear yalls idea and if you have nothing more than negative things to say dont even waste your time. 5 stars to best answer!!!
Answer: Merry Christmas Al, I hope you are having a great day. I was fired off my first nickel and dime job. I drove to the beach to cry the blues. After parking my car, I spotted a sign “I.L.W.U. Employment Office”. Well Al, the rest is history. Getting fired off that nickel and dime job was one of the best things that ever happen to me. Al, I have been a gambler/hustler my whole life. I grew up in the projects for veterans returning from WW2. I would watch people gamble every day in the summers. I would also gamble shooting pool, craps, or playing cards with other kids for marbles. Later, I was hired as a Longshoremen (I.L.W.U - International Longshoremen’s and Warehouse Union), long money for a 19 year old. I have watched men shot dice ALL DAY. I have watched poker games go on all WEEKEND many times. I have watched or shot more street dice, shot more pool, and played more poker/cards on the docks of San Pedro in one week than most people play in their LIFE TIME. GAMBLING IS NOT A SCIENCE. There is something else behind gambling. I read and note in your question. You already understand this fact because of your comment about a hot blackjack table. Because of my years of gambling, I also watch for what I call, “signs” which signals when a gambler is riding a HOT STREAK, in the FAST LANE, a HOT TABLE, or LUCK. I have always made more money riding other gamblers than shooting the dice myself. Most of them think they got lucky, and they did. Yet, I made all the money betting with them on the side. My signs break all the odds, books, or rules. The signs are like Philosophy. It takes YEARS and YEARS of gambling and watching to recognize these signs. Once a person learns to recognize these signs he must also know what to do. Rather you are shooting/playing pool, craps, “especially poker”, Blackjack or horses, recognizing these signs will show you how much to bet, when to bet, and the most important when to QUIT. Only EXPERIENCE will teach you the signs. Problem is most gamblers including you, Al, would not know or have any idea of what to look for or what I am talking about. They are too busy figuring out the “odds” in the books or giving other gamblers advice on which books to read. They have not had the opportunity or enough time to just watch “gambling”. Many times I actually watch, without playing, tables or street games for hours and days looking for a “sign” or developing/learning a new sign. These signs do not come often. MY Christmas gift to Al FROM A GAMBLER WITH YEARS OF GAMBLING EXPERIENCE: 1. Watching a Blackjack table for players yelling and the dealer’s chips decreasing is NOT a sign. You are only looking for an easy mark, too easy. This is why people run to tables. Socrates called it the “Bandwagon Theory”. By the time you hear or see this happening, the RUN/HEAT is over. You have to recognize the signs of a hot table and be there right from the START. The same thing applies to a stock in the stock market. 2. It doesn’t matter how good you can count cards, at some point you WILL LOSE count. Therefore play with a partner. Both of you keep count. If one loses count, he/she can signal the count to the other. HUGE WORD OF ADVICE: I have hustled pool in bars, shot dice in the streets and casinos, and played cards my whole life. Whenever I needed money to pay the bills, buy food, pay the rent or whatever, which is your case, I ALWAYS, I REPEAT ALWAYS LOSS. If you do what you plan on during, you will be a loser. This I can guarantee. AL, you asked for advice. This is the best advice/help I can give you. In your position, get yourself a dependable job and look at gambling as your second job. Look toward the easy life as a long term goal. Hopefully the enclosed link will answer some of your questions and give you some pointers, especially the section about how I practice. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhUWKAAULa6vN_TZ.pVBj6fty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20121214101253AA4jNEQ I wish you and your family a happy holiday. Peace, from Los Angeles.
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Do you know the answers to these questions?

What was it like to be a a Longshoreman in New York in the 1950s? How was Organized Crime involved with the Longshoreman? Please leave the link of the website u got the information from.
Answer: In the 50's, containers didn't exist. Everything was loaded and off loaded by cranes, one skid at a time onto a platfrom, by crate or by hand. For grain and other bulk materials, they had and still have elevators (a sort of conveyor belt) to empty the boats. The left over bulk material had to be shoveled into piles to be brought up by a bin with the crane. We are not talking about a small pile, once all corners of the compartments were cleaned, the piles could be the size of a house! Imagine the time it would take. When you were affected to grain, the ship was sure to be infested with rats. And being in the belly of the boat, humidity was constant. It WAS a very backbreaking job, but when the container came along, all of that changed. Ships were modified to accept containers which made thier jods much easier. The union regulating the stevedores (or longshoreman) litterally control with world wide circulation of goods. Ports and cities have been economically paralized for months, and some years, because of strikes. Thier union have a strong control over shipping internationally and they know it. You also have to consider that they are in the ship before any costoms officals are, and when it takes 48 hours working around the clock to offload a ship containing 2000 containers which go everywhere on a terminal by truck, crane or rail, one customs agent can't control all that goes on. Some terminals can service 2 or more ships at a time, making control litterally impossible. Think of how much stuff you can put in a 8 ft wide, 9 ft high 40 ft long container, then mulitply by 2000 in one boat, than by another 2000 to put back on the boat once the 2000 are offloaded, then multiply by 4 or 5 the number of ships to come in the week (and this is just for a small pier/city) and you start to get an image of the implications. These jobs are handed down from father to son, if you're not born from a stevedore, you can never hope to get a job on a pier. There are very well paid (on holidays, can earn 1000$ before taxes for an 8 hour shift, where they are obliged to be present 4 hrs, not necessarily work, just be present), some revieve money from the shipping companies to make sure things go well on important sailing dates, etc. It's one of the dark sides of our world economics.
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The rumors have been frantic and virtually impossible to contain. In this citys Sunset District, word spread that the owner of a popular dim sum restaurant was gravely ill with severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS. In San Gabriel, a suburb of Los Angeles, a flurry of anonymous e-mail messages said the police had closed an Asian supermarket - Fear about SARS, mysterious respiratory disease first reported in China, spreads throughout United States even though no one in America has died from disease; American health officials see only limited local transmission in nation, and number of probable or suspected cases in US is expected to be lowered from 199 to about 30 because of tighter definition of the disease; health officials and community leaders say some of highest levels of anxiety are being reported in states like New York, California and Washington, with most SARS cases or sizeable Asian-American communities; say Asian immigrant communiites are more attuned to what is going on in Hong Kong and China, where they have family and business ties; say trans-Pacific travel, calls and e-mails blur distinction between what happens here and what happens there; in New York City, Mayor Michael R Bloomberg has lunch at restaurant in Chinatown and then holds news conference to emphasize that fear of SARS is hurting business in neighborhood; photos (L) - This article was reported by Jennifer 8. Lee, Dean E. Murphy and Yilu Zhao and written by Mr. Murphy.

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Are you part of a household where the woman has a better career than the man?

better means better pay, less stress, happier and more secure in your job
Answer: Define better. I prefer mine to his, he makes more the last 2-3 years but I have made more most years. His is awful, longshoreman work only when ships are in and hard dirty work so some weeks he has to go down 7 days and gets 3 days work and sometimes more work than he can handle. He won't be able to work in old age it is too hard. I work in an office doing non physical work 5 days 40 hours a week with sick pay, vacations and all the normal stuff and make almost as much as him and I can do this until I am elderly. I can also start my own business doing the same thing so work as many or few hours a week as I like in retirement.
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