Advice for Renters

Advice for Renters

Advice for Renters, Finding the perfect apartment doesn’t happen by chance. The ability to determine your needs, identify problem areas and ask the right questions will help you make the right choice before you sign the lease. Remember, once you have signed on the dotted line you are typically committed for a year.

Determine your needs

Price range
Price is one the most important considerations. Decide how much you can afford or want to spend. Remember to factor in utility costs, parking and your usual monthly bills. Knowing your price range from the outset will focus your search, saving you time.

Location
It is important that the neighbourhood you choose to live in is well suited to you and your family. Consider the distance from your work place or schools. Do you mind a long commute every day? Is public transportation easily accessible? Is it a high crime area? Is it close to amenities such as grocery stores, doctor offices and the post office?

Type of apartment
Consider the size of your family and the space you require for your furniture and other possessions. Will you be happy in 500 square feet or will you need 1000? Will a one-room bachelor be adequate or do you require a one, two or three bedroom apartment? Typically, the larger the apartment the higher the rent will be.

Features and amenities
Determine what features you need or desire in your future home. Is an en suite or on-site laundry facility important or do you mind going to a Laundromat ? Does the building feature security features such as security patrols, video cameras or a controlled-access public entry? Do you want the convenience of a dishwasher, an on-site gym or pool, a balcony etc.?

Once you have determined your needs, searching for an apartment will be much easier. Click here to search our listings now.

Inspect the apartment
Never rent an apartment sight-unseen. It is essential that you tour the apartment and examine it closely for problems. Areas that warrant inspection include:

The building
What is the state of repair outside and inside? Are common areas kept clean and in good repair? Are the walls in need of paint? If maintenance appears to be lacking it could be a sign of poor building management.

The apartment
Upon entering the apartment take note of general appearance and upkeep. Are the carpets or flooring worn? Are the walls cracked or in need of paint? Is there staining on the roof or walls (an indication of a water leak). Check all light switches and outlets to ensure they are working. Poor general maintenance may also be an indication of poor maintenance in other areas.

Doors and windoes
Are there secure locks, a peephole and deadbolts on all outside doors? Check for drafts around windows, doors, light switches and electric outlets. If you are paying for heating, a drifty apartment could be cold and costly in winter.

The kitchen
Check faucets for water pressure and hot water. Examine the base of the faucet for leaks and look under the sink for signs of water damage. Turn on the stove and oven and check that the refrigerator, dishwasher and any other appliances are in good working order.

The bathroom
Check faucets for water pressure and hot water. Examine the base of the faucet for leaks and look under the sink and around the tub or shower stall for signs of water damage. Press gently on tile. If the tile moves, it could be a sign of water damage in the wall behind the tile. Flush the toilet to ensure it drains properly.

Questions to ask before you sign the lease
If you have found an apartment that fits your needs you should ask the landlord about important details regarding conditions of the lease and building regulations. Remember, the lease is for your protection too. Ensure that any verbal promises are also included in the lease. Get it in writing.

• How long is the lease? (Typically one year, although shorter periods including month to month are available.)
• Can I sublet the apartment if my circumstances change before the lease period is over?
• How much do you require for a deposit?
• Can I have roommates?
• Are any utilities included in the cost of rent? What about parking?
• Is there special building rules regarding quiet times, pets etc.?
• What is the procedure for obtaining repairs to the apartment? Is emergency maintenance available 24 hours a day?
• What maintenance (if any) am I responsible for? What changes can I make to the apartment (paint, wallpaper, carpeting, pictures or shelves that attach to the wall)?
• When is the apartment available?
• When can I move in?

A treasure worth $ 220 million

 One company received permission from the British government to study the deep shipwrecks.
In the case of valuable finds, the agreement signed by the Government itself takes only 20%.
The other day the expedition headed to the place of shipwreck in 1941, which they reportedly carried the precious metal.
It turned out that the wreck on board carrying a silver and bronze, which cost $ 220 million.

Milk lasts about 5-7 days after sell-by date

Milk lasts about 5-7 days after sell-by date

Milk lasts about 5-7 days after sell-by date, With 4 kids, we've been buying milk by the gallon for the last 15 years. As 2 kids have moved out, we haven't dropped back to the smaller size container, and it now sits longer in the fridge. As Mrs BamaVol and I were finishing breakfast this morning, she made a face and asked what was the expiration date on the milk. I looked and it was 7 days ago. Both of us had a bowl of cereal with a half cup or so of milk. I hadn't noticed anything myself. She didn't until she took a spoonful of milk after the cereal was gone from the bowl. She sniffed the milk container and gagged.
It's 2 hours later, and other than a little "growly in the bowely", we're both ok. I've always viewed the date on the milk as a sell by date.Milk lasts about 5-7 days after sell-by date,

The 10 Richest Americans

The 10 richest Americans, The 400 richest Americans saw their collective wealth grow by 12% over the past year, meaning the nation's wealthiest slightly outperformed the Standard & Poor's 500 Index ($INX) over the period.


Bill Gates is the nation's richest person for the 18th consecutive year; the last time he didn't rank No. 1 was 1993, when his good friend Warren Buffett eclipsed him. Buffett's fortune tumbled by $6 billion this year, making him the biggest loser among the nation's most wealthy. Buffett gave away $3.3 billion, and he was pinched by a 10% decline in the value of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) stock. gates, buffett, giving pledge,

This year's headlines may belong to a younger group of entrepreneurs marching their way up the ranks, particularly those who are impacting social behavior online. Leading the pack is Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, who added $10.6 billion to his fortune, making him the year's biggest gainer and pushing him into the top 20 for the first time, with a net worth of $17.5 billion. Zuckerberg came in one notch ahead of Google (GOOG) co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, who added $1.7 billion apiece to their fortunes but slipped five spots in the rankings and are tied at No. 15. Bob Stiller Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Dan Gilbert Quicken,

Notable newcomers include Bob Stiller of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) and The Go Daddy Group's Bob Parsons. Among those returning to the list this year are Howard Schultz of Starbucks (SBUX) and Dan Gilbert, the chairman and founder of Quicken Loans.

Following is a closer look at the top 10. Go to Forbes.com for the full list of the richest people in America

Bill Gates

Rank: 1
Net worth: $59 billion
Age: 55
Source of wealth: Microsoft (MSFT)
(Microsoft publishes MSN Money)
Residence: Medina, Wash.

Warren Buffett

Rank: 2
Net worth: $39 billion
Age: 81
Source of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway
Residence: Omaha, Neb.

Larry Ellison

Rank: 3
Net worth: $33 billion
Age: 67
Source of wealth: Oracle (ORCL)
Residence: Redwood City, Calif.

Charles Koch

Rank: 4
Net worth: $25 billion
Age: 75
Source of wealth: Koch Industries (manufacturing)
Residence: Wichita, Kan.

David Koch

Rank: 5
Net worth: $25 billion
Age: 71
Source of wealth: Koch Industries
Residence: New York City

Christy Walton

Rank: 6
Net worth: $24.5 billion
Age: 56
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart Stores (WMT)
Residence: Jackson, Wyo.

George Soros

Rank: 7
Net worth: $22 billion
Age: 81
Source of wealth: Hedge funds
Residence: Katonah, N.Y.

Sheldon Adelson

Rank: 8
Net worth: $21.5 billion
Age: 78
Source of wealth: Casinos
Residence: Las Vegas

Jim Walton

Rank: 9
Net worth: $21.1 billion
Age: 63
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
Residence: Bentonville, Ark.

Alice Walton

Rank: 10
Net worth: $20.9 billion
Age: 61
Source of wealth: Wal-Mart
Residence: Millsap, Texas

Source: money.msn

Struggling postal service

Struggling postal service, Struggling Postal Service wants to end overnight delivery to cut costs. The Postal Service, struggling to cut costs and conserve cash, said on Thursday it wants to end overnight delivery of letters and postcards and will study about 250 processing sites for possible closure.

The agency, which lost more than $3 billion last quarter, has said it must downsize drastically or will be forced to stop delivering mail by the end of next summer.

Overseen by Congress and a regulator, it funds its services with postal-related revenue and does not get any taxpayer dollars.

Delivering First Class mail in two to three days instead of one to three days could save about $3 billion by 2015, the agency said.

The change would allow it to close facilities, cut back on overnight work and eliminate about 35,000 jobs, Reuters reports.

'Our entire network was designed based on a requirement that we maintain the capability to deliver First Class mail the next business day,' said chief operations officer Megan Brennan.

'This has enormous implications for the way we process mail ... and it's why we currently maintain so many mail processing locations,' she said.

'Our plan is to rebuild our network based on a two- to three-day standard for First Class mail.'

The Postal Service has struggled to offset falling mail volumes as consumers correspond by email and pay bills online.

Personnel costs for its half a million employees are among the factors driving the agency out of business.

In June, the agency stopped making biweekly payments into a retirement fund and, in July, it said it was considering more than 3,600 post offices for potential closure.

It also wants to stop Saturday delivery to save cash.

While the agency has some ability to consolidate and cut costs, officials are relying on Congress for serious structural reforms.

The Postal Service said Thursday's proposal would not require congressional approval but it would still need broader changes to get on a path toward financial health.

The agency will study more than 300 of its 500 processing facilities, about 60 are already under review, and close sites that handle low volumes or could be consolidated with others, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said on Thursday.

The studies will take about three months and include meetings with affected communities.

The agency expects to reduce mail processing payrolls by about 20 per cent, mostly by not filling jobs when workers retire, Mr Donahoe said.

'It is no exaggeration to say that we are radically realigning the way that we process mail, the way that we deliver mail and the way that we operate our retail network,' he said.

Business mailing group The Coalition for a 21st Century Postal Service said on Thursday its members backed the plan.

But a spokesman for the National Association of Letter Carriers said 'willy-nilly proposed cuts' should not be the solution to the agency's financial problems.

The plan to close facilities could also face resistance from members of Congress, who have proposed a range of ways to overhaul the agency but are often less amenable when closings and job cuts are proposed in their districts.

There is little consensus on legislation to overhaul the agency, which could include cutting Saturday delivery, allowing the agency to dip into an estimated surplus in a retirement fund or raising its borrowing limit.

The House of Representatives, in its continuing budget resolution this week, included an extension that would give the Postal Service until mid-November to make a $5.5 billion payment for retiree health benefits the agency says it cannot afford.

The White House is working on its own overhaul proposal. The plan is expected to be introduced next week, sources said.

Source: dailymail

The biggest chocolate bar in the world

September 13 in Chicago, Illinois, company «Worlds Finest Chocolate» presented its new achievement - a huge chocolate bar weighing 5 kg 574.65. This mega-chocolate company was established for the next attempt to set a new Guinness world record, and successful. Chocolate height of almost 91 cm long and 6.4 meters furnish the holder of the previous record by nearly a ton. This chocolate bar broke the world record, beating the previous "champion" nearly a ton.

Workers and visitors to the biggest chocolate bar in the world in Chicago, Illinois.

It is quite an appropriate response to Jeffrey Lexi largest chocolate bar in the world.

Last year the winner of the title "the biggest chocolate bar in the world" was the chocolate from Armenia, which, in turn, broke the record of Italian chocolates, made in 2007.

Weight the previous record holder was 4410 kg, which is almost a ton less than the weight of the new champion.

The workers of the company «Worlds Finest Chocolate» are prepared to weigh the candy bar, which they hope will be the largest in the world.

Weighing the biggest chocolate bar in the world.

Gary Hein (left) and Gary Uaychoki help move a huge bar of chocolate. Chocolate is made from 544 kg of almonds, 2494 kg sugar, 907 kg of milk powder, 771 kg of butter, cocoa and chocolate liquor 635 kg. Tiles will travel round the U.S. in the educational campaign called "Think big. Eat wisely. "

Meara Treacy (left) and Lexi Jeffrey was surprised to look at the huge bar of chocolate.

The workers of the company «Worlds Finest Chocolate» are prepared to weigh the candy bar.

Operating Company «Worlds Finest Chocolate» against the biggest chocolate bar in the world.

CEO «Worlds Finest Chocolate» Eddie Opler (right) and Kimberly Partrik from the Guinness Book on the background of the biggest chocolate bar in the world.

Judge Kimberly Guinness Book Partrik examines and evaluates the world's largest chocolate.

Thousands of inmates to be called 'Mister'

Thousands of inmates to be called 'Mister', New prison equality guidelines order wardens to call prisoners ‘Mr’ at the start of every sentence – and even help them tell the time and do their washing.

The 26-page Ministry of Justice document called Ensuring Equality states that prison workers have a ‘moral duty’ to ensure fairness to all.

‘Minority groups’ singled out for special treatment include the elderly, disabled, gays, transsexuals, religious groups and prisoners with learning difficulties.

Staff are told they should ‘talk to the prisoner’ to find out their special requirements and that when communicating with certain prisoners, they should use the prisoner’s name at the start of each sentence. They should also prepare the prisoner for each stage of the communication, for example: ‘Mr Jones, I am now going to ask you some simple questions.’

The document adds that some prisoners may need help with tasks such as telling the time, cleaning clothes and making telephone calls.

The Prison Service Instruction says all prison staff are ‘personally responsible’ for promoting equality and warns that ‘failure to maintain the required standards can lead to action, which may result in dismissal’.

A prison source, who did not want to be named, said: ‘We have long been aware of the importance put on equality for prisoners, but for officers to have to address prisoners by their name at the start of every sentence is taking things too far.’

'The prison service has changed for the better in the past 10-15 years, but there are some aspects of these orders which really stick in out throats, and this is one of them.'

The quality guidelines tell prison staff to Use visual aids and clear and simple language to help a prisoner’s understanding.

It adds that large amounts of information should be broken into smaller chunks and that they should be patient while talking with the prisoner.

It continues: 'The situation should be handled by health professionals - however, this does not mean that an obvious reasonable adjustment which would assists a prisoner should not be made simply because the prisoner does not consider themselves to have a disability.”

The PSI recommends that prison staff should ‘go more slowly’ through information with the prisoner and ensure they fully understand any information they are given.

The order also states that all prison staff are ‘personally responsible’ for promoting equality and warns that ‘failure to maintain the required standards can lead to action, which may result in dismissal from the Service’.

Governors are also tasked with monitoring prison equality closely and have to carry out Equality Impact Assessments to ‘identify and manage risk around equalities issues’.

The assessments are designed to detail the number of prisoners from ‘minority groups’ to allow staff to put in place an ‘action plan’ to ensure no group is discriminated against.

The order states that the Equality Impact Assessments - which will be made available to prisoners - will assess whether equality concerns have been addressed properly and to find out ‘whether there remain issues which result in unfair outcomes’.

The Government came under fire earlier this year after Justice Secretary Ken Clarke recommended sentencing leniency and 'softly softly' approaches to offenders.

Via: dailymail

Top Brands for Men

Top Brands for Men

Top Brands for Men. If you want to look your best no matter what the season may be, you're going to need to learn about the top 10 fashion brands for men. These clothes are guaranteed to make guys look their best during any occasion, be it formal, casual, or utterly relaxed. If you want to show your best side every time you leave the house, be sure to look into these top fashion brands for men.

1. Gucci. One of the most recognized luxury brands on Earth, this fashion powerhouse carries everything from trousers and T-shirts to suits and dress shoes. Despite having gone through a bit of a rough patch during the early 1980's, a reinvention of the company's standards at the end of the decade has turned this top fashion brand into the game-changer it is today.
   
2. Calvin Klein. Most known for its eponymous line of denim jeans, this top fashion brand for men is known the world over for its ability to make anyone look like a rock star. From its collection collared shirts to even its underwear, every piece of this brand's collections eke pure style.
   
3. Diesel.  If you're looking for jeans or trainers, this is your fashion brand of choice. It's youthful spirit is felt in every piece of clothing that they make and market towards young adult men.
   
4. Ralph Lauren. This seminal fashion brand for men is best known for its semi-formal clothing and colognes. Its Polo logo is indicative of having a certain degree of class, which is certainly what happens when you own any piece from its expansive collections.
   
5. Banana Republic. This fashion brand is perfect for the office or slightly formal dinner party, with its chic chinos and luxurious collared shirts. If you need to look your best to impress your colleagues, be sure to look for these pieces.
   
6. Armani. This high-end fashion house's name is pretty much equatable to the idea of a luxury suit. Pieces from this brand's collections were actually the official suits that Christian Bale wore for his super hero epic "The Dark Knight."
   
7. Nike. When most people think of sportswear, they think Nike. With their collection of fine trainers, athletic wear, and fragrances, this fashion brand is perfect for guys who lead a more active lifestyle.
   
8. A Bathing Ape. Also known as BAPE, this casual fashion brand is great for the guy who wants the best of style and comfort. Their jeans, hoodies, and shirts all exude a relaxed sense of style without all the pretension of a three-piece suit.
   
9. Dolce & Gabbana. This is another fashion brand for men who desire better formal wear more than anything else. If you're looking for the best suit to impress your coworkers and supervisors alike, you cannot go wrong with one from this fashion house.
   
10. Abercrombie & Fitch. This fashion brand for men is more popular with younger people than anyone else, but it's mass appeal is certainly felt if you ever walk on a university campus. Plaid shorts, graphic tees, and polo shirts all combine to make a relaxed style that's perfect for class, the bar, or just an afternoon on the quad.

Source: mademan

Amazing bridge of the trees

 The bridge of the trees of the tribe hashi Fascinating technology to create bridges to come up with an Indian tribe hashi. In order to establish communications between the two sides of the river they use the roots of living plants.

 Cultivation of the bridge - it's not fast and depends on the rate of growth of roots from the rubber tree, which is directed toward the opposite beregai perpetuate it in the ground. But decades of hard work in the future far outweighed because the bridge is not only unnecessary repairs, but on the contrary from year to year, it becomes stronger and stronger.

 Up to several tens of meters in length, the bridges have been used sdrevnih times in the state of Meghalaya (East India). Recently, engineering marvel was the main attraction of the region and attracts hundreds of tourists.

 Live axle over the years has become stronger

safe haven investments

Safe Haven Investments

Safe Haven Investments. The April 18 announcement by Standard and Poor’s that it downgraded its outlook for U.S. debt to “negative” from “stable” was unsurprising.At the same time, though, it raised questions about safe haven investments.

Principally, if U.S. Treasuries are no longer an investment safe haven, then where can cautious investors safely store their capital?

The market’s initial reaction to the S&P announcement was typical of its trader-dominated nature. Stocks dropped and gold rose – but U.S. Treasury bond prices actually rose, as well.

Traders took the view that S&P’s action had increased the chances that Congress would come together and produce a compromise solution to reduce the budget deficit and restore the U.S. credit rating to a sound footing.

I can see how that might happen, but I wouldn’t bet on it. Certainly, such an outcome is not likely before the 2012 elections.

Given that belief, it is clear that U.S. Treasuries are no longer a safe haven. And in my view, they haven’t been for some time. The monetary policies of former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and current Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke have been tending towards the inflationary since 1995.

For more than a decade, the inflation those policies should have produced has been suppressed by the deflating effect of the second wave of globalization, which has reduced the cost of innumerable imported goods.

However, as we look at Chinese wage inflation of 20%, it is becoming clear that this benign suppression of the inflation we deserve is coming to an end. Hence, U.S. Treasuries fail as a safe haven for two reasons: They are vulnerable to default in the long term and a loss of purchasing power in the short term.

If that’s obvious to us, it must be equally obvious to the Asian central banks and Middle Eastern oil billionaires that have been propping up the U.S. Treasury market for the last three years. It’s also probably obvious to the U.S. Federal Reserve, which has been propping up the Treasury market through its quantitative easing programs. Thus, an awful lot of money is currently looking for a new safe haven.

The conventional safe haven from the travails of the dollar has long been gold.

Those that have trusted in the yellow metal so far have done very well. Its price has risen from around $250 an ounce a decade ago to its current level of more than $1,500 an ounce. The same is true for silver, which has experienced an equally impressive surge. These two metals continue to be a safe bet for investors going forward.

Traditionally gold has been limited to 5% to 10% of a portfolio’s holdings, but today’s conditions of monetary uncertainty warrant higher proportions – perhaps up to one-third is justified.

But be warned: To go any further than that would transform gold from a safe haven to a risky asset, because the world’s monetary authorities will at some point get serious about the rising level of inflation, and gold prices will crash.

Remember, it took former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker less than four months – from October 1979 to January 1980 – to stymie gold’s record-setting advance after he decided to squash inflation. Gold’s fallback thereafter was both swift and massive, as the metal lost two-thirds of its value over the next five years.

Safe Haven Investments Around the Globe
Outside of gold, safe haven investments are few and far between.

Japan, which used to be considered a haven, has an even worse debt problem than the United States. Australia and Canada, the rich countries with substantial commodity economies, will suffer if commodity prices fall, and both have succumbed – at least in part – to the global mania for fiscal and monetary stimulus.

They all are also on the small side for Asian central banks and oil billionaires, and their government bond markets are somewhat illiquid by People’s Bank of China standards.

However, there is one country that has refrained from stimulus – whose finance minister described stimulus as “crass Keynesianism” as early as December 2008. It has a strong economy based largely on manufacturing, steady growth, and a balance of payments surplus based on the success of its exporting industries.

Yes, I’m talking about Germany.

You may object on the basis that Germany is tied to a bunch of economic losers through the European Union (EU), and more particularly the euro. However, as the strongest economy in the Eurozone, Germany’s assent is essential for bailout deals, and it has already become clear that German politicians and taxpayers will not allow any deals that threaten Germany’s own fiscal stability.

Also remember that not all the other EU countries are basket cases. In addition to traditionally strong economies such as France and the Netherlands, the EU now includes a number of rapidly growing Eastern European countries, such as Poland and Slovakia.

Politically too, Germany is not alone in objecting to massive bailouts. Finland (another strong economy) last month gave a record share of the vote to the True Finn party, which opposes all EU bailouts and greater EU spending generally speaking.

So unlike the United States and Japan, Germany has no need to impoverish itself, and is likely to remain strong.

Infuriatingly, there is still no mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF) devoted to German government bonds available in the U.S. You can buy the bonds directly through a German bank, but the minimum investment is large – about $70,000 (50,000 euros).

There is an exchange-traded note (ETN) devoted to bund (German government bond) futures, the Power Shares DB German Bund Futures ETN (NYSE: BUNL). However, that’s not the same thing as buying bunds directly; you have a credit risk on its sponsor, Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB), a basis risk between futures and bonds, and a U.S. government credit risk because the ETN invests in futures contracts and U.S. T-bills – getting you right back where you started in terms of credit risk.

So, on the whole, you should avoid this.

In terms of shares for an individual investor, I’d recommend the iShares MSCI Germany ETF (NYSE: EWG). You might also look at the iShares MSCI Singapore ETF (NYSE: EWS) – that’s probably the safest haven of all, since the country has hardly any government bonds outstanding!

Source: thetradingreport

The 9/11 Tapes

The New York Times has assembled and posted more than two hours of military, air traffic, and airline radio communications—some of it never before heard in public—from the morning of September 11, 2001. It is depressing and fascinating.


Astonishingly, a complete archive of the available audio documenting the attacks from the perspective of air traffic controllers and other people responsible for tracking the four doomed flights has never been assembled. Investigators working for the 9/11 Commission labored to pull together all the recordings they could find, but the draft "audio monograph" of 114 recordings they culled in 2004 came too late—the Commission was disbanded before a pre-release legal review could be completed. While many of the recordings were played at commission hearings, the full document remained secret.

Until last year, when a former 9/11 Commission investigator named Miles Kara recovered the files from the National Archives, and, in concert with students at Rutgers Law School, finished cataloging and transcribing them. The transcripts will be published by the Rutgers Law Review, and the audio is being posted by the Times. It's an amazing trove, and it boggles the mind that not even the commission tasked with generating a complete accounting of that day never thought to pore over every moment of audio.
There are two notable, and fascinating omissions: Thirty minutes of audio from the cockpit of Flight 93, caught when someone keyed one of the pilots' microphones, and a "high-level conference call" joined by Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, and others.

The audio is endlessly perusable. When Betty Ong, a flight attendant on American Airlines flight 11—which hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center—called her airline's operations center to report the hijacking, she reported that no one could get into the cockpit or if the pilots were safe.
"Well if they were shrewd, they would keep the door closed," the voice on the other end of the line replied.

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+Jacqueline Kennedy

+Jacqueline Kennedy. Speaking in the months after her husband's assassination, Jacqueline Kennedy was so upset with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. that she told a friend and interviewer that she could barely look at images of him.

"I just can't see a picture of Martin Luther King without thinking, you know, that man's terrible," Mrs. Kennedy said, as part of an oral history series of interviews released this month. jacqueline kennedy onassis, jacqueline kennedy quotes, jacqueline kennedy jewelry,

The widowed first lady soured on King as a result of secret wiretaps arranged by FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. Hoover had told President Kennedy that King tried to arrange a sex party while in town for the March on Washington, and told Robert Kennedy that King had made derogatory comments during the president's funeral, Mrs. Kennedy recalled. Jacqueline Kennedy onassis high school, Jacqueline Kennedy onassis reservoir.Jacqueline Kennedy jewelry. Jacqueline Kennedy fashion,

But as for what was actually said by King and his circle, history remains uncertain. The original surveillance tapes involving King have never been released publicly, and are under seal by court order until 2027. jacqueline kennedy reproduction jewelry.

Rep. John Lewis, legendary civil rights leader and friend of King, told ABC News that he believes Hoover concocted damaging material about King to give to the Kennedys because "he wanted to destroy the man."

"He did everything possible to make Dr. King look like somebody from another planet," said Lewis, D-Georgia. "I cannot believe that Dr. King ever said anything in a negative manner about President Kennedy. He admired, he loved … the Kennedy family."Jacqueline Kennedy wedding dress.

"He was so moved by the speech that President Kennedy had delivered on June 12th, 1963, when he said the question of civil rights was a moral issue," Lewis said.

Mrs. Kennedy said Robert Kennedy told her he had heard FBI wiretaps in which he said that King had made derogatory comments in private about Cardinal Richard Cushing, who delivered President Kennedy's eulogy at his November 1963 funeral.

Mrs. Kennedy says Bobby told her "He made fun of Cardinal Cushing and said that he was drunk at it. And things about they almost dropped the coffin and -- well, I mean Martin Luther King is really a tricky person," Mrs. Kennedy said.

Read more: abcnews

2011 burning man rights of passage

2011 burning man rights of passage

2011 burning man rights of passage. After twenty-five years of growth and transformation, Burning Man as an alternative American reality finds itself suffering from the same malady afflicting that of normal, everyday reality. A state where things fallen in to the hands of bureaucrats and the whisperings of “unmanageable” is on everyone’s lips. There is no question that Burning Man is more than just another American festival where attendees stare at the same bloated, tired rock gods the size of ants in sun exposed fields on less-than-stellar festival sound systems.

For one thing, this is where people go in America to be exposed to real electronic dance music and not the faked ten years ago stuff that most rave-themed events have settled for out of sheer exhaustion elsewhere in the States. It is also a utopian demonstration where no money is exchanged and big name DJs like Carl Cox and Francois Kevorkian come to play on their own dime, and in Francois’ case staying for the entire week of the festival. The length, organization, and locale also lend mightily to the community and transformational experiences, that feeling attendees crave.

But the capping of attendance for this year’s Burning Man, Rites of Passage, puts the heavily attended lifestyle festival at a crossroads and also made it prey to the same scallywag carpetbaggers, in this case ticket resellers, that come looting after good ol’ Uncle Sam gives any out-of-favor nation within his borders, in the case Burning Man, an old fashion pen stroke upending. And that’s where this story of this year’s ticket intrigue begins, in the US capital of Washington, DC at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). But because of this huge announcement, the big questions looming now for Burning Man revolve around how large a change this bring to the event starting this year and moving forward, how will attendees react to the changes, and how substantial will government action in regards to the Burning Man land usage permits be in the future.

For now the attendance limit is capped at approximately 60,000, the largest population zone for a nearly a hundred miles in any direction and the size of a small city in terms of logistics in what is essentially a limited use ecological preserve and that’s where the trouble begins.

Located in a remote northern section of the state of Nevada, the Black Rock Desert, the home of Burning Man is like many parts of this region of the US collectively called The Great Basin, and not-too-bold adventurers can easily find the salt flat remains of ancient bodies of water like the site Burning Man is held in neighboring California, where Burning Man began. But Nevada has laxer policies on land usage, especially in the remote northern areas along the California border, often deferring to the federal government’s land management agency the BLM for management. Anyone who has spent any time on BLM land knows, this kind of “management” is as about as close to a Temporary Autonomous Zone (TAZ), as can be found in the US.

Burning Man organizers have exploited that loophole for years and allowed what started as relatively small, word-of-mouth event balloon in to the worldwide phenomenon it has become. But that doesn’t come without cost, five years ago major environmental groups began to worry about the ecological area surrounding the playa on which Burning Man is held and the permanent damage by the effects of increased population. While the site itself is nearly lifeless and contains no endangered species, the lands surrounding the area are some of the most fragile desert environments in the world and are specially protected. This led to inquiries by various groups and land protection agencies as well as the inclusion of a provision that gave the BLM power to cap the attendance of the festival at any time going forward, prior to this year they hadn’t ever invoked that right, what has changed?

One of the main concerns is enforcement by federal officers from the Department of Fish & Game of the intent of the permit to satisfy the inquiries from the various environmental groups, and when investigate the paper trail all leads back to the swiss cheese of a budget that passes for land management and protection in the US currently, leaving these things as prey for the private sector and at the hands of powerful lobby groups such as the Sierra Club and Greenpeace who don’t share the same aims or ideals as the Burning Man set means equals too much manpower on the books, drawing from too many departments, and as such is now a casualty of America’s ongoing infrastructure downsizing program. It is also a stark reminder of the growing, noticeable inequality in America because there is going to be little chance that Burning Man will be able to include a tenant in its mission statement called “Radical Inclusion” while holding a straight face. Radically inclusive for those who have the same guy on the street they speed dial for Super Bowl, Celine Dion, and UFC tickets, and do you think Tony Soprano’s kid even for a second gives a shit about holistic community vibes of Burning Man? There is a sense in the forum chatter and that overheard on the street amongst the true believers that bad juju is afoot for this particular community. Burning Man will from now only be inclusive for those who can pay and now that the speculators are involved only a very few will be included.

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