"Newcomer Gabriel Gomez to face off against veteran Edward Markey" by Michael Levenson and Frank Phillips | Globe Staff, May 01, 2013
Gabriel E. Gomez, a businessman making his first run for higher office, won the Republican senatorial primary Tuesday, scoring an upset victory that has the potential to draw major national interest as he prepares to face Edward J. Markey, a veteran congressman who rolled to a win in the Democratic contest.
Related: Sunday Globe Specials: Globe Asks Why Bother Voting?
Gomez, a 47-year-old private equity investor from Cohasset, used his fundraising advantage to soundly defeat Michael J. Sullivan, a former state and federal prosecutor considered the front-runner for the GOP nomination. Daniel B. Winslow, a state representative and former district court judge, ran a distant third.
Markey, 66, the choice of the Democratic establishment who has been in the House for 36 years, built on his strong support in the party’s base of progressive activists, rolling up wide margins in liberal communities to defeat US Representative Stephen F. Lynch, who courted conservative Democrats and independents....
Gomez’s come-from-behind victory creates a major shift in what had been a sleepy campaign to replace John F. Kerry, even though the race is one of several over the next two years that may determine control of the US Senate.
With his unexpected victory, Gomez, the son of Colombian immigrants and a former Navy SEAL, now promises to draw strong interest from national Republicans who are looking to rebrand the party as more inclusive of Latinos after a disastrous showing with minorities in last year’s presidential election.
“Gomez’s upset victory suddenly changes the dynamics of the general election significantly,’’ said Lou DiNatale, a veteran Democratic strategist, noting that Democrats had hoped to face Sullivan, whose conservative positions would enable the party to paint him as out of step with the broader electorate. The state party had targeted Sullivan with attacks early in the primary campaign.
Gomez, a social moderate and fiscal conservative, will present a fresh public face for the Republican Party, in sharp contrast to Markey, who is steeped in national battles over gun control, climate change, and abortion rights.
Senior Republicans said Gomez’s victory will ignite a keen interest from the Washington media and put heavy pressure on GOP fund-raisers to pour money into his campaign.
“Gabriel showed today that he has what it takes to do one of the most important things, and that’s to inspire people,” said National Republican Committeeman Ron Kaufman.
But some analysts said his lack of experience as a candidate could be a major vulnerability in a heated campaign.
His only prior run for elective office was an unsuccessful bid for Cohasset selectman.
In January, he wrote to Governor Deval Patrick, asking to be appointed interim senator and pledging to support President Obama’s policies on gun control and immigration. Those positions may have played well in a general election but he renounced those stances to appeal to conservatives in the Republican primary.
“On paper, he may be very attractive,’’ said Tad Devine, a Washington-based Democratic consultant. “But he may be in a role he can’t handle. Like a lot of new candidates, they suddenly burst on to the stage and then quickly fall off the stage.’’
Republican insiders sensed Sullivan’s early lead in the race was eroding over the last week. Gomez, with his personal fortune and ties to the financial world, was able to raise $1.2 million, making him the only Republican with a significant television ad campaign, an advantage that may have proved crucial in helping him to victory.
Several GOP analysts said Sullivan also lost some of the enthusiasm of the social conservatives and Tea Party activists that made up his base of support by ignoring them during the campaign.
Tuesday’s voting ended a truncated three-month campaign to fill the seat that Kerry left in January.
The race was overshadowed by snowstorms and more dire news, including the Boston Marathon bombings just two weeks before the primary.
From the beginning, Markey was the heavy favorite. He was backed by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, which controls much of the party’s national fund-raising, and endorsed by senior members of the party in Washington and Massachusetts, including Kerry, Victoria Reggie Kennedy, Caroline Kennedy, and Attorney General Martha Coakley.
Drawing on the fund-raising connections he built over 36 years in Congress, Markey raised $4.8 million in the first three months of the year, compared with Lynch’s $1.5 million.
He exploited Lynch’s opposition to Obama’s health care law to blunt his rival’s appeal to core Democratic voters.
He also succeeded in picking up enough support from unions to prevent the AFL-CIO, the state’s umbrella labor group, from uniting around Lynch, a former labor leader and ironworker who was counting on a groundswell of support by labor activists.
Lynch embraced his underdog status and lambasted Markey’s establishment support in an attempt to rally blue-collar voters, conservative Democrats, and independents. Calling Markey “an insulated person” more connected to Washington than to the struggles of average families in Massachusetts, he spoke frequently, of the 18 years he spent as an ironworker and of his childhood in the Old Colony housing project in South Boston.
What was cut:
But beyond the focus of his biography, he struggled to find policy issues that he could use to attack Markey. During several early debates, he was often on the defensive, not only over his opposition to the health care law but also for his history of opposition to abortion rights and gay rights. After the Marathon bombings, he seized the offensive and tried to paint Markey as soft on terrorism. But with the public attention largely focused on the bombings and the investigation, that message never broke through with the broader electorate.
The Republican race took shape late, after Scott Brown surprised many in the political world by announcing that he would not run.
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The party’s two nominees, appearing at their victory parties, immediately hit the themes that are expected to dominate the sprint to the June 25 general election.
Gomez, speaking to a small crowd at the Red Lion Inn in Cohasset, mocked Markey as a creature from the era of 8-track tapes who was first elected to Congress in 1976, when Gomez was still playing Little League.
“If you are looking for an independent voice, a new kind of Republican, take a look at our campaign,” he declared.
Markey, joined by Senator Elizabeth Warren and other senior Democrats, struck back at the Omni Parker House. He called on Gomez to abide by the pledge that Scott Brown signed in his race against Warren to keep special interests out of the campaign. Markey and Lynch signed a similar pledge in their primary fight.
“The people of Massachusetts want this to be a special place,” he said. “I don’t think they want Gabriel Gomez or anyone else bringing in this special interest, undisclosed, unlimited money from around the rest of our country and polluting the politics of Massachusetts.”
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"Democrats fear reliving 2010 race that elected Brown" by Jim O’Sullivan | Globe Staff, May 01, 2013
Republican Senate nominee Gabriel E. Gomez’s runaway victory in Tuesday’s primary delivers an unwelcome jolt to Massachusetts Democrats, with the dynamics of the upcoming general election race offering an unnerving comparison to the 2010 Senate election that still haunts many of them.
Indeed, on paper, the 47-year-old Gomez can lay claim to many of the traits that helped propel Scott Brown into the US Senate: youthful-looking, camera-friendly, a military background, and barely a blip on the Democrats’ radar just months before winning the primary. Unlike Brown, he has no political experience, but his resume is arguably more muscular, with a stint in private equity and service as a US Navy SEAL.
That is stacked against the Democratic nominee, US Representative Edward J. Markey, who is 66 years old, has served in Congress since 1977, and can boast virtually no employment experience outside elected office.
The specter of a replay of 2010, when the prohibitive favorite, Martha Coakley, ran what analysts called an aloof campaign and coughed up the late Edward M. Kennedy’s US Senate seat to the long-shot Brown, is too obvious for Democrats to ignore.
Related: Selecting a Senator: What Happened to the Coakley Campaign?
Who Bought Brown's Election?
The usual crew.
Gomez has at times seemed green on the stump and tripped through a few missteps early in the campaign. But privately, Democrats say they would have vastly preferred facing Michael J. Sullivan, a former US attorney, who had led in public polling, or state Representative Daniel B. Winslow, who had trailed both his rivals.
Markey, of course, starts the general election with some significant advantages over Gomez. There are more than three times as many registered Democrats as Republicans in Massachusetts, according to state figures current through last October. But the majority of Bay State voters, nearly 53 percent, are unenrolled.
Gomez gives Republicans two things the national party needs. He is a high-profile Latino candidate as the party is trying to make up for its deficit among Latino voters, a gap vividly on display in President Obama’s victory last November. And he has a shot at prying from Democrats a Senate seat they have held since Democratic challenger Paul Tsongas beat incumbent Republican Edward Brooke in 1978.
“He’s a Republican, Hispanic, who comes across as moderate,” said James Innocenzi, a Virginia-based Republican strategist. “And right now the party is going after every Hispanic they can, realizing what happened in the presidential. He could emerge as a sort of marquee Hispanic candidate.”
Innocenzi added: “If it’s competitive, money will show up out of nowhere. If the general election is competitive, Republicans see a chance to steal a seat, and you could see a lot of money coming into Boston.”
Republicans wasted no time positioning Gomez as a natural heir to Brown’s upset legacy.
“You’re hitting all sevens in the slot machine once again,” said Ron Bonjean, a Republican public affairs specialist in Washington, D.C. “This time you have a Hispanic Republican who has the potential for staying power in Massachusetts. Brown won, and lost his election. [Gomez] would have the potential to stick around for longer.”
Republicans running in Massachusetts face the perennial problem of being married in voters’ minds to the more conservative members of their national party. During the campaign leading up to his 2010 US Senate election, Brown, then a state senator, ducked that problem, his campaign famously asking the National Republican Senatorial Committee to keep a low profile in the state. At the same time, Brown harnessed grass-roots excitement that allowed him to flood his campaign coffers with contributions from across the country.
Last year, Brown had a harder time eluding the national GOP brand in his duel with Senator Elizabeth Warren. Warren waited until relatively late in the race to try to nationalize the race, her campaign eager to emphasize her own life story. But, in their first debate, she leveled Brown with the charge that empowering a Senate Republican majority could place Senator James Inhofe, who has derided climate change as a “hoax,” in charge of the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Gomez’s efforts during the primary to appeal to core Republican voters offer Markey a clear opening. In a January letter to Governor Deval Patrick requesting consideration for an interim appointment to Kerry’s seat, Gomez indicated he would support President Obama on gun control. But after that letter became public in March, Gomez said he would have backed a failed Senate bill expanding firearm sale background checks but would not support banning assault weapons.
In the same letter, Gomez, the son of Colombian immigrants, said he would back Obama on immigration reform, a stance used against him by his primary opponents but one that could ultimately lend him credibility as a bridge-builder and could prove useful in the general election campaign.
The letter as a whole, which both Sullivan and Winslow used as a cudgel against Gomez, could blunt Democratic efforts to portray him as hard right in the general election.
Along with gun control and immigration, the state’s next US senator will probably face votes on the budget showdown between Obama and Republicans, foreign policy questions like how to respond to strife in Syria, and national security, which surged to the fore in the campaign’s closing weeks after the Boston Marathon bombings.
The Markey campaign started in on Gomez Tuesday night, saying that the GOP primary did not sufficiently vet him as a candidate and that his nuanced position on abortion would turn off Bay State independents....
Just bringing that issue up turns me off.
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"Markey, Gomez each have room to grow in Mass. Senate race" May 01, 2013
The Senate contest between US Representative Ed Markey and businessman Gabriel Gomez, who won their parties’ nominations last night, has one obvious fault line: experience. Markey has so much — almost 37 years in Congress — that some voters seemed, fairly or not, to be yearning for a fresher option. Gomez certainly looks fresh; his only political experience was an unsuccessful, little-publicized run for Cohasset selectman a decade ago.
What propelled Gomez to victory in the Republican primary Tuesday, along with a major spending advantage, was his resume. A former Navy SEAL turned private equity millionaire, Gomez is a son-of-immigrants success story who can credibly claim to speak for a new breed of Massachusetts voter. He deserves a chance to make that case.
Markey can’t make that claim, and would be foolish to try. Rather, he must persuade Massachusetts voters, new and old, that his record of legislative accomplishments will translate to the Senate and pay off in tangible ways for Bay State voters. The next senator will fill a year and a half of John Kerry’s remaining term — a period of time that would have marked Kerry’s 30th year in the chamber. When combined with the 47 years of seniority lost upon the death of Senator Edward Kennedy in 2009, Massachusetts is suddenly without more than three-quarters of a century of experience in the US Senate.
How valuable is such experience? Markey shouldn’t assume that voters will gravitate toward him simply because he has nearly four decades in Washington behind him. He needs to chart a legislative game plan to turn his clout into action. Along the way, he needs to shake off the rust that was evident in his debate performances against his surprisingly strong primary challenger, Stephen Lynch; Markey’s competence was evident, but his spirit seemed to be lacking.
For most voters, Gomez is a blank slate. In the primary, he campaigned as a centrist, eager to work with President Obama. But he never claimed any particular cause as his own, and he sometimes seemed to be making up his mind on issues as he went along. A kind of affable dilettantism served Scott Brown well in his special election against a long-serving Democrat; it also helped doom his reelection campaign last November. Gomez isn’t likely to push the Brown comparison too far. But he should keep in mind that Brown, at a similar stage in his career, had 12 years as a state representative and state senator under his belt.
As a politician, the 47-year-old Gomez has to grow up fast. And Ed Markey has to realize that, even at age 66, politicians have to show themselves to be capable of growth.
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"Mass. Republicans bet on a fresh face with Gabriel Gomez" by Scot Lehigh | Globe Columnist, May 01, 2013
Talk about your contrary impulses! Yesterday Massachusetts Republicans bet on the excitement of biography over the value of experience, putting a fresh new face in a serious place. Gabriel Gomez, whose only previous electoral outing was an unsuccessful race for Cohasset selectman, is now the GOP’s US Senate nominee.
The Democrats did just the opposite. Ed Markey is about as many decades removed as one can be from fresh-faced-ness and still be thought vital enough to serve a term or two in the US Senate. The long-time congressman ran as a reliable liberal stalwart who would fight the good progressive fights and push ahead on the issues that energize the Democratic base.
Gomez’s strong victory is particularly impressive because it came over two solid candidates. Former US attorney Michael Sullivan was better known, and with a decent geographical base. State Representative Dan Winslow was much better versed on the issues.
Neither advantage mattered when matched against Gomez’s appealing story: A Latino mega-achiever who, after military service as a Navy pilot and SEAL, went on to private-sector success.
On the Democratic side, a biographical message didn’t pay similar dividends for Stephen Lynch. His campaign was based on the notion that a guy who had pulled himself up by his ironworker’s bootstraps was best able to represent the average person in the Senate. Unfortunately for Lynch, average Democratic primary voters found themselves unconvinced of that proposition.
And so the general election phase of this Senate special starts. Markey begins as a plodding but experienced front-runner, an accomplished legislator, but one who fairly personifies the notion of Washington insider.
Gomez starts as the charismatic political newcomer, a candidate who will attract considerable curiosity and interest — but who will also have to survive the pitfalls that so often claim a novice who ventures out on the political high-wire.
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"Winslow finds that media endorsements aren’t a game changer" by Jeff Jacoby | Globe Columnist, May 01, 2013
If newspaper endorsements decided elections, Dan Winslow would have romped to victory in yesterday’s Republican US Senate primary. Instead he came in last. Gabriel Gomez cruised to an easy win, and will be the party’s nominee in the June 25 special election to succeed John Kerry.
Six Massachusetts dailies had made endorsements in the GOP primary, and all six — The Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Lowell Sun, Fitchburg Sentinel, Eagle Tribune, and Springfield Republican — had come out for Winslow. That was a “political grand slam,” crowed Winslow’s campaign. It was a “game changer.”
Apparently voters were working from a different playbook.
Political candidates avidly pursue media endorsements and proudly trumpet those they land. But Winslow’s fate is a reminder that endorsements generally matter a lot less to voters than they do to the politicians who crave them. How many voters need their newspaper editorial board to tell them what their opinion should be, especially in the Internet age, when citizens can access political news, analysis, and advocacy from an almost limitless array of sources?
Winslow is intelligent, inventive, and interesting; it’s easy to understand his appeal to those who write political endorsements. But opinions expressed on the editorial pages alienate readers, too. According to Larry Powell, an expert in political communications at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, newspaper endorsements often hurt the intended beneficiaries, reducing their support in the polls by as much as 3 percent.
Traditions die hard in journalism, but political endorsements are one tradition that ought to be laid to rest. When a newspaper takes sides in an election, it can’t help but provoke some readers into questioning its credibility. That wouldn’t be a price worth paying even if endorsements could guarantee victory. As yesterday’s results once again make clear, they can’t.
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"Fatigued voters turn out in low numbers" by Peter Schworm | Globe Staff, May 01, 2013
Across the state, vote turnout for the US Senate primary was consistently low, a display of disinterest that caught even veteran election officials by surprise.
“It’s the lowest I can remember,” said Gladys Oyola, election commissioner in Springfield. “If we break the double-digit mark, I’d be stunned.”
Statewide figures were not available for the special election, but many towns and cities reported turnout well below 15 percent, and in some cases far lower.
If it's already well below how much lower can it get?
In Boston, 17.3 percent of voters cast ballots, according to the city’s website. By contrast, nearly 19 percent of Boston voters turned out for another special election primary in 2009, when Scott Brown and Martha Coakley scored victories in a US Senate contest.
Voters and election officials offered a range of reasons so many voters stayed home. The unusual timing of the spring election caught many people off guard, particularly after a campaign that struggled to capture public attention. After the Boston Marathon bombings, the election fell further off the public radar.
“It sucked all the news out,” said Joe Kaplan of the Election Commission in Lowell....
But most said that with the state holding its third Senate election within four years, plus a presidential race, voters were just worn out.
“There’s been one election after another,” said Maria Tomasia, who heads up the Elections Board in New Bedford. “I think it’s a little too much.”
Just 7 percent of registered voters in that coastal city would cast ballots, she estimated. “It’s basically just the diehards.”
At elementary schools in Winchester, poll workers said that turnout reminded them of a recent town election, when many of the candidates ran unopposed.
In a democracy?
William F. Galvin, the Massachusetts secretary of state, estimated Tuesday afternoon that statewide turnout would wind up somewhere between 10 and 15 percent....
Galvin said several factors relegated the race to the back burner: a harsh winter, the announcement that Mayor Thomas M. Menino of Boston would not run, and most of all, the deadly bombings....
What does a harsh winter have to do with yesterday? Please!
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Also see: Boston mayoral candidates seek nomination signatures
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
May Day: Disston Disrespects Deerfield
But this economy is great and taking off!
"Disston to close Deerfield plant; To move 50 remaining jobs to new Chicopee location" by KATHLEEN McKIERNAN, Recorder Staff, May 1, 2013
DEERFIELD — After 15 years of operating from West Industrial Drive, Disston Co. will move to Chicopee in June and close its Deerfield facility.
The saw blade and tool maker is downsizing its facility size to meet its needs as it ships many manufacturing functions to China.
“We’re transitioning our manufacturing from South Deerfield to Stephen Chen’s facility in China. It’s happened over the past five years,” said Mark Marzeotti, vice president of Sales and Marketing.
Chen is the CEO and president of the 165-year-old company.
Disston will be manufacturing products in China to compete with Black & Decker/Dewalt, Skil Bosch, Stanley, Irwin and many other national brands....
“We changed our manufacturing site in Chicopee and China to ultimately lower our costs,” Marzeotti said. “Our costs will be lower and it will increase the opportunity to increase revenue.”
Marzeotti confirmed that some equipment has moved to China and some to Chicopee in April.
The move comes after the manufacturer laid off 15 employees in March. Currently, the company has 50 employees, all of whom will be moving to the new facility.
“It’s something that has been shared with every employee,” Marzeotti said....
So far, Marzeotti said the plan to increase revenue is already working.
In the past year and a half, Disston increased sales to True Value from 100 products to 700, doubled business with Sears and are currently in the process of shipping 22 new items to Kmart to be displayed in all Kmart stores under the Craftsman brand.
Disston is one of the last manufacturing companies to move operations abroad, Marzeotti said.
“Essentially, most U.S. manufacturing has changed,” he said. “We wanted to continue to make a product in the USA for as long as we could. Unfortunately, users make a choice based on price. We’re able to make a better product for a lower or similar price in China.”
Marzeotti said the decision was made as a result of low wages in China compared to the United States.
Yeah, they are still in business and still making money, growing in fact.
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"Disston to close Deerfield plant; To move 50 remaining jobs to new Chicopee location" by KATHLEEN McKIERNAN, Recorder Staff, May 1, 2013
DEERFIELD — After 15 years of operating from West Industrial Drive, Disston Co. will move to Chicopee in June and close its Deerfield facility.
The saw blade and tool maker is downsizing its facility size to meet its needs as it ships many manufacturing functions to China.
“We’re transitioning our manufacturing from South Deerfield to Stephen Chen’s facility in China. It’s happened over the past five years,” said Mark Marzeotti, vice president of Sales and Marketing.
Chen is the CEO and president of the 165-year-old company.
Disston will be manufacturing products in China to compete with Black & Decker/Dewalt, Skil Bosch, Stanley, Irwin and many other national brands....
“We changed our manufacturing site in Chicopee and China to ultimately lower our costs,” Marzeotti said. “Our costs will be lower and it will increase the opportunity to increase revenue.”
Marzeotti confirmed that some equipment has moved to China and some to Chicopee in April.
The move comes after the manufacturer laid off 15 employees in March. Currently, the company has 50 employees, all of whom will be moving to the new facility.
“It’s something that has been shared with every employee,” Marzeotti said....
So far, Marzeotti said the plan to increase revenue is already working.
In the past year and a half, Disston increased sales to True Value from 100 products to 700, doubled business with Sears and are currently in the process of shipping 22 new items to Kmart to be displayed in all Kmart stores under the Craftsman brand.
Disston is one of the last manufacturing companies to move operations abroad, Marzeotti said.
“Essentially, most U.S. manufacturing has changed,” he said. “We wanted to continue to make a product in the USA for as long as we could. Unfortunately, users make a choice based on price. We’re able to make a better product for a lower or similar price in China.”
Marzeotti said the decision was made as a result of low wages in China compared to the United States.
Yeah, they are still in business and still making money, growing in fact.
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May Day: Soaring Confidence in AmeriKan Economy
"Despite the rise confidence remains well below its historic average"
Let's not let that spoil the propaganda narrative though.
Just wondering if you were sick of that s*** carrot dangling in front of you all these years.
WhoTF are they talking to, or do they just make this stuff up?
Still! But, whatever, all bad words for a "report."
Floyd Scott, owner-broker at Century 21 Arizona Foothills in Phoenix, said demand is particularly strong for homes priced below $300,000.
Yeah, because the banks are manipulating and holding back so many foreclosed homes.
Not for everyone:
WASHINGTON — The richest Americans got richer during the first two years of the economic recovery while average net worth declined for the other 93 percent of US households, a report released Tuesday said.
(Blog editor brings his legs together, sits up straight in his seat, and calmly types that this is proof only the elite that caused the Grand Depression benefited, there never was the recovery the ma$$ media shit bags constantly procliam, it's all been lies, lies, lies, lies, lies, lies, lies about the economy, lies about the environment, lies about wars, lies about mass shootings, lies about every single thing you see from them. Everything. Everything. Everything)
???
But I've been told again and again and again home prices have been rising, have been rising, are in good shape.
And my pension is still flat when the stock market is zooming. What's up with that (blog editor almost in tears and can't see type no mrkw)?
Tuesday’s report is the latest to point up financial inequality that has been growing among Americans for decades, a development that helped fuel the Occupy Wall Street protests....
Which has been all but forgotten, and for good reason.
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So where did you find yourself in the wealth equation?
Do you, reader?
Yeah, never mind the people who are not counted or have given up looking for work.
So is the paper regarding the gas prices! WTF?!?!
Translation: this article is nothing but bulls***.
And they actually get paid to shovel such s***?
Related: Boston Globe Giving You the Business
Maybe you should just play a game of golf instead.
Gotta get moving:
"More young adults fleeing their parents’ homes; Moving out of state for jobs for first time in years" by Hope Yen | Associated Press, October 26, 2012
WASHINGTON — Big moves in the fledgling economic recovery....
The demographic shifts, which analysts say could continue for many more years, are once again rejiggering the housing map.
Out are the super-sized McMansions in far-flung suburbs and in the sprawling Southwest, which helped drive rapid metro area growth in the early to middle part of the last decade in places such as Phoenix; Las Vegas; Orlando; and Atlanta. In are new, 300-square-foot ‘‘micro’’ apartments under consideration for wider development in dense cities such as New York, San Francisco, Boston, and Seattle, which are seeking to attract young, single adults who value affordable spaces in prime locations.
Wow, I didn't know the rich were leaving their mansions behind, did you?
Related: Liz Warren's New Living Quarters
Are you tired of the $elf-$erving, agenda-pu$hing $hit $hovel yet?
‘‘Footloose young singles are forming the leading edge of the coming migration wave,’’ said William H. Frey, a Brookings Institution demographer who reviewed the numbers. He attributed the recent jump in mobility to pent-up demand among young adults who now are ready to ‘‘move on a dime’’ to land a job opportunity.
Notice it's the opportunity, not the actual job. Slight word game, but noticeable.
‘‘We will see their migration rates swell even higher if the jobs become more plentiful,’’ Frey said. ‘‘Families, older professionals, and retirees will be latecomers; they have more financial baggage and will need to make more careful decisions about when and where to move.’’
Richard Florida, an American urban theorist and professor at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, called the mobility gain an important sign the US economy is getting back on track.
‘‘Young people are moving out of their parents’ basements and sampling places and sampling careers again,’’ he said. ‘‘After living at home for a while, young people have kind of maxed it out. They are heading to bigger, vibrant cities, predominantly, because they’re looking for economic opportunity and building their social networks.’’
When was this piece of crap written again?
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"Number of Americans who are moving rises, buoying economy" by Steve Matthews | Bloomberg News, November 02, 2012
ATLANTA — Danielle Anderson landed a promotion in June that required her to move from Southern California to Houston, where she bought a $280,000 town house. Since then, the 24-year-old sales and marketing manager has spent $8,000 on furnishings, hooked up cable television, and hired a gardener.
The number of Americans moving has started to increase from a record low, promising a lift to the labor-market recovery as well as housing and consumer spending. An estimated 12 percent of US residents moved in the year ended March 2012, up from a 63-year low of 11.6 percent the prior year, according to an analysis of unpublished Census Bureau data by the Population Reference Bureau, a Washington research organization. About 1.7 percent moved from one state to another, the most in five years, the data show.
Mobility adds flexibility to the labor market, allowing employers to fill positions more easily when skills may be in short supply.
Don't they usually move when there are no jobs, too?
A lack of migration the past few years helps explain why 3.6 million jobs were unfilled in August — 719,000 more than in January 2009, when unemployment last matched September’s 7.8 percent, Labor Department data show.
Related: What the Immigration Bill i$ Really About
Now you know what bulls*** they are rolling at you here.
The good news is it is looking like it will be failing in the House.
‘‘Increased mobility will facilitate a quicker improvement in the job market, as the unemployed and underemployed can more easily move to where the jobs are,’’ said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics Inc. in West Chester, Pa.
It's easy to move to China or Southeast Asia?
Migration is an ‘‘encouraging trend’’ for the labor market, James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, told reporters Oct. 15 after a speech. It has been a historical strength for the United States versus Europe, where moves are hampered by language differences, Bullard said.
Oh, well, if a Fed guy says it how can you question?
People ages 25 to 29 are twice as likely to move as the total population. Yet even younger people aren’t as mobile as previous generations because the labor market is impaired: About 25 percent of people in this age group moved last year, down from 30 percent in 2001, Mather said.
Still, there are signs that more Americans are changing locations. Shipments handled by moving companies rose 1.5 percent in the first half of 2012 after a 1 percent gain in 2011, according to the American Moving & Storage Association.‘‘There is a pent-up demand’’ for moves, which is ‘‘obviously closely tied to housing,’’ spokesman John Bisney said.
Kristen Keese, 22, a marketing graduate from the University of South Florida in Tampa, moved to New York to take a job as a research analyst after a job search that included the Tampa area, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York.
‘‘The fact I was willing to move anywhere for a company I wanted to work for or a job I loved, I think that is something a lot of companies are attracted to,’’ she said. ‘‘I am single. I am flexible. I am just getting into the corporate world.’’
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"Whiff of optimism draws out job seekers" by Megan Woolhouse and Katie Johnston | Globe Staff, November 03, 2012
I'm catching a whiff of something.
Hundreds of thousands of Americans, among them many who had given up during bleaker economic times, are again looking for work as they perceive improving job prospects in a slowly strengthening recovery, economists said.
This is where it is useful to be so far behind; it removes you from the moment and shows you what s***-shovelers the corporate pre$$titutes are.
Nearly 1 million people have reentered the labor market since September, a trend that contributed to the slight rise in the unemployment rate last month, to 7.9 percent, the US Labor Department reported Friday. While no one welcomes an increase in the jobless rate, economists said a growing labor force is a component of a healthy job market.
This stuff is truly sickening.
Generally, when workers believe that the economy is generating jobs and their chances of finding work are improving, they come off the sidelines to search. Only those who actively seek work are counted in the labor force, and their ranks had declined significantly after the economy seemed to stall in the spring. Now many are back in the hunt.
And still not finding work.
“In a normal recovery, that’s part of the process — people start to smell jobs and come into the workforce,” said Harvard University economics professor Kenneth Rogoff. “A big influx of workers into the labor force, which we have seen for a couple months in a row now, is a sign there are jobs out there.”
Or that people have run out of money.
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Hiring has picked up recently. The Labor Department reported Friday that US employers added 171,000 jobs in October, and gained 84,000 more jobs in September and August than previously estimated. Since July, the nation added an average of about 170,000 jobs a month, compared to about 70,000 a month from April to June.
There have been other encouraging signs, too....
Still, job creation is far from booming and the uptick in unemployment is an indication that the economy did not generate enough jobs in October to absorb the influx of job seekers....
What? Why destroy the tone and tenor of the piece with that afterthought?
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Also see: Reports show job market resilience
I have no more confidence in the newspaper.
Let's not let that spoil the propaganda narrative though.
"Brighter view on jobs and pay lifts US confidence" by Christopher S. Rugaber | Associated Press, May 01, 2013
I love deceptive headlines, don't you?
WASHINGTON — Americans are more optimistic the job market is healing and will deliver higher pay later this year. That brighter outlook, along with rising home prices, cheaper gasoline, and a surging stock market, could offset some of the drag from the recent tax increases and government spending cuts.
Just wondering if you were sick of that s*** carrot dangling in front of you all these years.
A gauge of consumer confidence rose in April, reversing a decline in March, the Conference Board, a private research group, said Tuesday. The board attributed the gain to optimism about hiring and pay increases. Economists also cited higher home values and record stock prices....
WhoTF are they talking to, or do they just make this stuff up?
Despite the rise confidence remains well below its historic average....
Still....
Still! But, whatever, all bad words for a "report."
Floyd Scott, owner-broker at Century 21 Arizona Foothills in Phoenix, said demand is particularly strong for homes priced below $300,000.
Because of a tight supply, homes for sale are routinely receiving multiple offers, he said. That’s driving prices up.
Yeah, because the banks are manipulating and holding back so many foreclosed homes.
‘‘Now the job market is starting to improve, so younger adults are moving out and either getting an apartment or a house,’’ he said.
Right, that's a sure sign of an improving economy, yup.
"Americans are on the move again after putting their lives on hold and staying put."
God, I'm so sick of lame-ass shit be rolled out in the form of a newspaper.
The reports were released the same day the Federal Reserve’s policy making committee began a two-day meeting. Analysts expect the Fed to announce Wednesday that it will maintain its low interest rate policies, which include an $85-billion-a-month bond-buying program. The Fed’s bond purchases are intended to keep interest rates low to spur borrowing, spending, and investing. Its policies have helped keep loan rates at record lows.
Right, that's a sure sign of an improving economy, yup.
"Americans are on the move again after putting their lives on hold and staying put."
God, I'm so sick of lame-ass shit be rolled out in the form of a newspaper.
The reports were released the same day the Federal Reserve’s policy making committee began a two-day meeting. Analysts expect the Fed to announce Wednesday that it will maintain its low interest rate policies, which include an $85-billion-a-month bond-buying program. The Fed’s bond purchases are intended to keep interest rates low to spur borrowing, spending, and investing. Its policies have helped keep loan rates at record lows.
Big changes in government policy have caused sharp swings in consumer sentiment in recent months....
Yet consumers have shown resilience. Economists note that on top of higher home values, record stock prices have boosted household wealth....
Not for everyone:
"US wealth gap grew during recovery; Stock holdings outpace homes" by Pauline Jelinek | Associated Press, April 24, 2013
WASHINGTON — The richest Americans got richer during the first two years of the economic recovery while average net worth declined for the other 93 percent of US households, a report released Tuesday said.
(Blog editor brings his legs together, sits up straight in his seat, and calmly types that this is proof only the elite that caused the Grand Depression benefited, there never was the recovery the ma$$ media shit bags constantly procliam, it's all been lies, lies, lies, lies, lies, lies, lies about the economy, lies about the environment, lies about wars, lies about mass shootings, lies about every single thing you see from them. Everything. Everything. Everything)
The upper 7 percent of households owned 63 percent of the nation’s household wealth in 2011, up from 56 percent in 2009, said the report from the Pew Research Center, which analyzed Census Bureau data released last month.
The main reason for the widening wealth gap is that affluent households typically own stocks and other financial holdings that increased in value, while the less wealthy tend to have more of their assets in their home, which has not rebounded from the plunge.
The main reason for the widening wealth gap is that affluent households typically own stocks and other financial holdings that increased in value, while the less wealthy tend to have more of their assets in their home, which has not rebounded from the plunge.
???
But I've been told again and again and again home prices have been rising, have been rising, are in good shape.
And my pension is still flat when the stock market is zooming. What's up with that (blog editor almost in tears and can't see type no mrkw)?
Tuesday’s report is the latest to point up financial inequality that has been growing among Americans for decades, a development that helped fuel the Occupy Wall Street protests....
Which has been all but forgotten, and for good reason.
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So where did you find yourself in the wealth equation?
Consumers who feel wealthier tend to be more confident and more willing to spend.
Do you, reader?
And employers have added an average of 188,000 jobs a month in the past six months, up from 130,000 in the previous six. Job gains slowed in March to only 88,000. But most economists expect at least a modest rebound in coming months, including a gain of 160,000 for April.
Layoffs also sank to a record low in January. Fewer layoffs tend to make people feel more secure in their jobs and more willing to spend.
Yeah, never mind the people who are not counted or have given up looking for work.
In addition, average gas prices nationwide have dropped 28 cents from their peak this year to $3.51 a gallon, according to AAA. AAA said gas could drop as low as $3.20 a gallon by midsummer. The low point in 2012 was $3.33.
So is the paper regarding the gas prices! WTF?!?!
Economists caution that confidence typically fluctuates. Measures of consumer sentiment have yet to show consistent month-to-month increases.
Translation: this article is nothing but bulls***.
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And they actually get paid to shovel such s***?
Related: Boston Globe Giving You the Business
Just like the rest of the paper.
Maybe you should just play a game of golf instead.
Gotta get moving:
"More young adults fleeing their parents’ homes; Moving out of state for jobs for first time in years" by Hope Yen | Associated Press, October 26, 2012
WASHINGTON — Big moves in the fledgling economic recovery....
The demographic shifts, which analysts say could continue for many more years, are once again rejiggering the housing map.
Out are the super-sized McMansions in far-flung suburbs and in the sprawling Southwest, which helped drive rapid metro area growth in the early to middle part of the last decade in places such as Phoenix; Las Vegas; Orlando; and Atlanta. In are new, 300-square-foot ‘‘micro’’ apartments under consideration for wider development in dense cities such as New York, San Francisco, Boston, and Seattle, which are seeking to attract young, single adults who value affordable spaces in prime locations.
Wow, I didn't know the rich were leaving their mansions behind, did you?
Related: Liz Warren's New Living Quarters
Are you tired of the $elf-$erving, agenda-pu$hing $hit $hovel yet?
‘‘Footloose young singles are forming the leading edge of the coming migration wave,’’ said William H. Frey, a Brookings Institution demographer who reviewed the numbers. He attributed the recent jump in mobility to pent-up demand among young adults who now are ready to ‘‘move on a dime’’ to land a job opportunity.
Notice it's the opportunity, not the actual job. Slight word game, but noticeable.
‘‘We will see their migration rates swell even higher if the jobs become more plentiful,’’ Frey said. ‘‘Families, older professionals, and retirees will be latecomers; they have more financial baggage and will need to make more careful decisions about when and where to move.’’
Richard Florida, an American urban theorist and professor at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, called the mobility gain an important sign the US economy is getting back on track.
‘‘Young people are moving out of their parents’ basements and sampling places and sampling careers again,’’ he said. ‘‘After living at home for a while, young people have kind of maxed it out. They are heading to bigger, vibrant cities, predominantly, because they’re looking for economic opportunity and building their social networks.’’
When was this piece of crap written again?
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"Number of Americans who are moving rises, buoying economy" by Steve Matthews | Bloomberg News, November 02, 2012
ATLANTA — Danielle Anderson landed a promotion in June that required her to move from Southern California to Houston, where she bought a $280,000 town house. Since then, the 24-year-old sales and marketing manager has spent $8,000 on furnishings, hooked up cable television, and hired a gardener.
The number of Americans moving has started to increase from a record low, promising a lift to the labor-market recovery as well as housing and consumer spending. An estimated 12 percent of US residents moved in the year ended March 2012, up from a 63-year low of 11.6 percent the prior year, according to an analysis of unpublished Census Bureau data by the Population Reference Bureau, a Washington research organization. About 1.7 percent moved from one state to another, the most in five years, the data show.
Mobility adds flexibility to the labor market, allowing employers to fill positions more easily when skills may be in short supply.
Don't they usually move when there are no jobs, too?
A lack of migration the past few years helps explain why 3.6 million jobs were unfilled in August — 719,000 more than in January 2009, when unemployment last matched September’s 7.8 percent, Labor Department data show.
Related: What the Immigration Bill i$ Really About
Now you know what bulls*** they are rolling at you here.
The good news is it is looking like it will be failing in the House.
‘‘Increased mobility will facilitate a quicker improvement in the job market, as the unemployed and underemployed can more easily move to where the jobs are,’’ said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics Inc. in West Chester, Pa.
It's easy to move to China or Southeast Asia?
Migration is an ‘‘encouraging trend’’ for the labor market, James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, told reporters Oct. 15 after a speech. It has been a historical strength for the United States versus Europe, where moves are hampered by language differences, Bullard said.
Oh, well, if a Fed guy says it how can you question?
People ages 25 to 29 are twice as likely to move as the total population. Yet even younger people aren’t as mobile as previous generations because the labor market is impaired: About 25 percent of people in this age group moved last year, down from 30 percent in 2001, Mather said.
Still, there are signs that more Americans are changing locations. Shipments handled by moving companies rose 1.5 percent in the first half of 2012 after a 1 percent gain in 2011, according to the American Moving & Storage Association.‘‘There is a pent-up demand’’ for moves, which is ‘‘obviously closely tied to housing,’’ spokesman John Bisney said.
Kristen Keese, 22, a marketing graduate from the University of South Florida in Tampa, moved to New York to take a job as a research analyst after a job search that included the Tampa area, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York.
‘‘The fact I was willing to move anywhere for a company I wanted to work for or a job I loved, I think that is something a lot of companies are attracted to,’’ she said. ‘‘I am single. I am flexible. I am just getting into the corporate world.’’
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"Whiff of optimism draws out job seekers" by Megan Woolhouse and Katie Johnston | Globe Staff, November 03, 2012
I'm catching a whiff of something.
Hundreds of thousands of Americans, among them many who had given up during bleaker economic times, are again looking for work as they perceive improving job prospects in a slowly strengthening recovery, economists said.
This is where it is useful to be so far behind; it removes you from the moment and shows you what s***-shovelers the corporate pre$$titutes are.
Nearly 1 million people have reentered the labor market since September, a trend that contributed to the slight rise in the unemployment rate last month, to 7.9 percent, the US Labor Department reported Friday. While no one welcomes an increase in the jobless rate, economists said a growing labor force is a component of a healthy job market.
This stuff is truly sickening.
Generally, when workers believe that the economy is generating jobs and their chances of finding work are improving, they come off the sidelines to search. Only those who actively seek work are counted in the labor force, and their ranks had declined significantly after the economy seemed to stall in the spring. Now many are back in the hunt.
And still not finding work.
“In a normal recovery, that’s part of the process — people start to smell jobs and come into the workforce,” said Harvard University economics professor Kenneth Rogoff. “A big influx of workers into the labor force, which we have seen for a couple months in a row now, is a sign there are jobs out there.”
Or that people have run out of money.
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Hiring has picked up recently. The Labor Department reported Friday that US employers added 171,000 jobs in October, and gained 84,000 more jobs in September and August than previously estimated. Since July, the nation added an average of about 170,000 jobs a month, compared to about 70,000 a month from April to June.
There have been other encouraging signs, too....
Still, job creation is far from booming and the uptick in unemployment is an indication that the economy did not generate enough jobs in October to absorb the influx of job seekers....
What? Why destroy the tone and tenor of the piece with that afterthought?
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Also see: Reports show job market resilience
I have no more confidence in the newspaper.
May Day: Big Boost in BP Profit
"Net profit was $16.6 billion"
And that is for just three months "work."
Related: Trying Times at BP
Really? We should all have such tough times, 'eh?
"BP’s profit soars on sale of venture" by DANICA KIRKA | Associated Press, May 01, 2013
LONDON — BP PLC’s sale of its Russian joint venture helped it more than triple first-quarter profits, the oil company said Tuesday in a further sign that its disposal program in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster is on track.
It said its replacement cost profits rose to $16.5 billion from the $4.7 billion for the same period last year, largely reflecting a one-off gain from the sale of its stake in TNK-BP. The replacement cost figure omits gains or losses in inventories, making it similar to profit figures used by US oil companies. BP’s nonreplacement cost net profit was $16.6 billion against $5.7 billion this time last year.
The company has been functioning under a cloud since the 2010 well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 workers. Some 200 million gallons of oil spilled, smearing the shoreline of several states and fouling the Gulf of Mexico.
US government investigations blamed the spill on cost-cutting and time-saving decisions made by BP. A trial in New Orleans to determine the company’s civil liability just wrapped up its first phase.
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And that is for just three months "work."
Related: Trying Times at BP
Really? We should all have such tough times, 'eh?
"BP’s profit soars on sale of venture" by DANICA KIRKA | Associated Press, May 01, 2013
LONDON — BP PLC’s sale of its Russian joint venture helped it more than triple first-quarter profits, the oil company said Tuesday in a further sign that its disposal program in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster is on track.
It said its replacement cost profits rose to $16.5 billion from the $4.7 billion for the same period last year, largely reflecting a one-off gain from the sale of its stake in TNK-BP. The replacement cost figure omits gains or losses in inventories, making it similar to profit figures used by US oil companies. BP’s nonreplacement cost net profit was $16.6 billion against $5.7 billion this time last year.
The company has been functioning under a cloud since the 2010 well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 workers. Some 200 million gallons of oil spilled, smearing the shoreline of several states and fouling the Gulf of Mexico.
US government investigations blamed the spill on cost-cutting and time-saving decisions made by BP. A trial in New Orleans to determine the company’s civil liability just wrapped up its first phase.
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May Day: Johnson's Heinz Haul
"William Johnson, who has been CEO for the past 15 years. Johnson’s contract entitles him to walk away with a total of $212.7 million."
Quite a $everance, huh?
"Heinz shareholders OK acquisition" AP, May 01, 2013
NEW YORK — Heinz is one step closer to going private.
The Pittsburgh-based ketchup maker said Tuesday that shareholders overwhelmingly approved its acquisition by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital, the investment firm that also owns Burger King.
The firms have said that Berkshire is acting as a financing partner while 3G, which is known for its aggressive cost-cutting, will run the company. In addition to condiments, H.J. Heinz Co. also makes baked beans, vinegar, and Classico pasta sauce, as well as a variety of products overseas.
The $23 billion deal, which is the biggest ever in the food industry, is still subject to regulatory approvals. But big changes are already underway.
Earlier this month, Heinz said that Bernardo Hees, a 3G partner and Burger King’s chief executive, would take over the top job once the acquisition is complete.
Hees was installed as Burger King’s CEO after 3G bought the fast-food chain in late 2010. Since then, he has reduced positions at the corporate headquarters in Miami and sold back more restaurants to franchisees to reduce overhead costs.
Related: Skipping Lunch Today
Hees will take over for William Johnson, who has been CEO for the past 15 years. Johnson’s contract entitles him to walk away with a total of $212.7 million. That includes $99.7 million in vested stock and $57 million in deferred compensation benefits....
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Also see: Buffett Bloodied By Heinz
Notice how the insider trading scandal has faded away?
Quite a $everance, huh?
"Heinz shareholders OK acquisition" AP, May 01, 2013
NEW YORK — Heinz is one step closer to going private.
The Pittsburgh-based ketchup maker said Tuesday that shareholders overwhelmingly approved its acquisition by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital, the investment firm that also owns Burger King.
The firms have said that Berkshire is acting as a financing partner while 3G, which is known for its aggressive cost-cutting, will run the company. In addition to condiments, H.J. Heinz Co. also makes baked beans, vinegar, and Classico pasta sauce, as well as a variety of products overseas.
The $23 billion deal, which is the biggest ever in the food industry, is still subject to regulatory approvals. But big changes are already underway.
Earlier this month, Heinz said that Bernardo Hees, a 3G partner and Burger King’s chief executive, would take over the top job once the acquisition is complete.
Hees was installed as Burger King’s CEO after 3G bought the fast-food chain in late 2010. Since then, he has reduced positions at the corporate headquarters in Miami and sold back more restaurants to franchisees to reduce overhead costs.
Related: Skipping Lunch Today
Hees will take over for William Johnson, who has been CEO for the past 15 years. Johnson’s contract entitles him to walk away with a total of $212.7 million. That includes $99.7 million in vested stock and $57 million in deferred compensation benefits....
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Also see: Buffett Bloodied By Heinz
Notice how the insider trading scandal has faded away?
May Day: This Blog is Losing Followers
Really not a surprise considering what I'm working with:
"A decrease in print circulation"
Related: Only 6% Rate News Media As Very Trustworthy
That explains my hits more than doubling the last few months despite the desertions.
"Globe circulation continues climb; Paid digital subscriptions rise nearly 50%" by Callum Borchers | Globe Staff, May 01, 2013
Paid circulation at The Boston Globe continues to climb on the strength of digital subscriptions, which shot up by almost 50 percent in six months, according to figures released Tuesday by the Alliance for Audited Media.
The Globe’s weekday circulation includes print readership and digital subscriptions....
The latest report marked the third straight period of gains for the Globe, after circulation fell in every reporting period from 2004 to 2011. The increases helped make the Globe the 24th highest among paid-circulation papers in the country, a year after it had fallen out of the top 25.
The Globe’s latest growth bucked a national trend. Industrywide, newspaper circulation fell 0.7 percent on weekdays and 1.4 percent on Sundays during the six-month period ended in March.
Total circulation figures for the Globe and other newspapers include some overlap between print and digital readers.
Related: The Boston Globe's Circulation CQD
Globe on the Rebound
Yeah, I guess it helps the numbers when you COUNT THINGS TWICE!!!
The Globe’s surge in weekday digital subscriptions more than offset a decrease in print circulation....
The top five US newspapers in weekday circulation were The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, and The New York Daily News, in that order.
The Globe didn't make it?
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Related: Slow Saturday Special: Boston Globe Going on the Block
Jiggering the numbers makes it look more attractive.
Also see:
Six Zionist Companies Own 96% of the World's Media
Declassified: Massive Israeli manipulation of US media exposed
Operation Mockingbird
"A decrease in print circulation"
Related: Only 6% Rate News Media As Very Trustworthy
That explains my hits more than doubling the last few months despite the desertions.
"Globe circulation continues climb; Paid digital subscriptions rise nearly 50%" by Callum Borchers | Globe Staff, May 01, 2013
Paid circulation at The Boston Globe continues to climb on the strength of digital subscriptions, which shot up by almost 50 percent in six months, according to figures released Tuesday by the Alliance for Audited Media.
The Globe’s weekday circulation includes print readership and digital subscriptions....
The latest report marked the third straight period of gains for the Globe, after circulation fell in every reporting period from 2004 to 2011. The increases helped make the Globe the 24th highest among paid-circulation papers in the country, a year after it had fallen out of the top 25.
The Globe’s latest growth bucked a national trend. Industrywide, newspaper circulation fell 0.7 percent on weekdays and 1.4 percent on Sundays during the six-month period ended in March.
Total circulation figures for the Globe and other newspapers include some overlap between print and digital readers.
Related: The Boston Globe's Circulation CQD
Globe on the Rebound
Yeah, I guess it helps the numbers when you COUNT THINGS TWICE!!!
The Globe’s surge in weekday digital subscriptions more than offset a decrease in print circulation....
The top five US newspapers in weekday circulation were The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, and The New York Daily News, in that order.
The Globe didn't make it?
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Related: Slow Saturday Special: Boston Globe Going on the Block
Jiggering the numbers makes it look more attractive.
Also see:
Six Zionist Companies Own 96% of the World's Media
Declassified: Massive Israeli manipulation of US media exposed
Operation Mockingbird
Nothing can make that look good.
May Day: Movie Matinee
"In 1931, New York’s 102-story Empire State Building was dedicated.... One of New York City’s most famous landmarks — the Empire State Building — is a piece of history — an iconic Art Deco skyscraper visited by millions of tourists each year and featured in films like ‘‘King Kong.’’
Not only is it my favorite film, it is also the favorite of someone else from history (although some say otherwise), and it is not that much of a surprise.
You can read the Globe's review, or you can read mine. I may just spend the afternoon with them.
Related: Revenge of the MSM Monitor
Also see:
MSM Monitor Movie Matinee
Sunday Matinee
Globe's Afternoon Matinee
Slow Saturday Special: Movie Matinee
Boston Globe Box Office
Which one would you like to see?
UPDATE:
"The Empire State Building IPO is viewed as a rare chance for investors to own a piece of history — an Art Deco icon visited by millions yearly and featured in films like ‘‘King Kong.’’
Is there anything this nation's governments won't $ell?
Not only is it my favorite film, it is also the favorite of someone else from history (although some say otherwise), and it is not that much of a surprise.
You can read the Globe's review, or you can read mine. I may just spend the afternoon with them.
Related: Revenge of the MSM Monitor
Also see:
MSM Monitor Movie Matinee
Sunday Matinee
Globe's Afternoon Matinee
Slow Saturday Special: Movie Matinee
Boston Globe Box Office
Which one would you like to see?
UPDATE:
"The Empire State Building IPO is viewed as a rare chance for investors to own a piece of history — an Art Deco icon visited by millions yearly and featured in films like ‘‘King Kong.’’
Is there anything this nation's governments won't $ell?
May Day: Globe Fishing Net Comes Up Empty
"NOAA sticks with steep cuts in fishing
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration notified Congress Tuesday that it is moving forward with cutbacks in fishing catch limits planned for Wednesday. NOAA said that it intended to file the catch limits for the 2013-2015 fishing seasons, imposing limits for Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank cod that are 78 percent and 61 percent lower than in fiscal 2012, respectively. Substantial reductions to catches of groundfish Gulf of Maine haddock, Georges Bank yellowtail flounder, and Cape Cod, Gulf of Maine, and Southern New England yellowtail flounder are also being imposed."
Also see:
Lurchin Into This Post
Boston Globe Fishing Net
Sunday Globe Specials: Fish Dinner
Smells spoiled.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration notified Congress Tuesday that it is moving forward with cutbacks in fishing catch limits planned for Wednesday. NOAA said that it intended to file the catch limits for the 2013-2015 fishing seasons, imposing limits for Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank cod that are 78 percent and 61 percent lower than in fiscal 2012, respectively. Substantial reductions to catches of groundfish Gulf of Maine haddock, Georges Bank yellowtail flounder, and Cape Cod, Gulf of Maine, and Southern New England yellowtail flounder are also being imposed."
Also see:
Lurchin Into This Post
Boston Globe Fishing Net
Sunday Globe Specials: Fish Dinner
Smells spoiled.
May Day: Hairy Post
"Vt. Senate supports board: No pets in hair salons
The Vermont Senate has gone on record as supporting a state board’s ruling that pets do not belong in barber shops and beauty parlors. In a 14-to-13 vote, the Senate defeated an amendment by Senator Richard Sears, Democrat of Bennington, that would have allowed animals in commercial hair-cutting establishments. Sears said he pushed for the measure after an inspector for the state Board of Cosmetology cited Bennington-area businesses for allowing pets on the premises. The measure failed after Senator Anthony Pollina, a progressive from Washington County, argued that regulatory boards should be allowed to make such decisions without interference by lawmakers."
The Vermont Senate has gone on record as supporting a state board’s ruling that pets do not belong in barber shops and beauty parlors. In a 14-to-13 vote, the Senate defeated an amendment by Senator Richard Sears, Democrat of Bennington, that would have allowed animals in commercial hair-cutting establishments. Sears said he pushed for the measure after an inspector for the state Board of Cosmetology cited Bennington-area businesses for allowing pets on the premises. The measure failed after Senator Anthony Pollina, a progressive from Washington County, argued that regulatory boards should be allowed to make such decisions without interference by lawmakers."
May Day: Price Not Right
"Price matching has become a key marketing tactic for retailers from Walmart to Target Corp. to Toys ‘‘R’’ Us Inc. as they try to attract shoppers amid an uneven US recovery....
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How uneven?
"US wealth gap grew during recovery; Stock holdings outpace homes" by Pauline Jelinek | Associated Press, April 24, 2013
WASHINGTON — The richest Americans got richer during the first two years of the economic recovery while average net worth declined for the other 93 percent of US households, a report released Tuesday said.
(Blog editor brings his legs together, sits up straight in his seat, and calmly types that this is proof only the elite that caused the Grand Depression benefited, there never was the recovery the ma$$ media shit bags constantly proclaim, it's all been lies, lies, lies, lies, lies, lies, lies about the economy, lies about the environment, lies about wars, lies about mass shootings, lies about every single thing you see from them. Everything. Everything. Everything)
The upper 7 percent of households owned 63 percent of the nation’s household wealth in 2011, up from 56 percent in 2009, said the report from the Pew Research Center, which analyzed Census Bureau data released last month.
The main reason for the widening wealth gap is that affluent households typically own stocks and other financial holdings that increased in value, while the less wealthy tend to have more of their assets in their home, which has not rebounded from the plunge.
???
But I've been told again and again and again home prices have been rising, have been rising, are in good shape.
And my pension is still flat when the stock market is zooming. What's up with that (blog editor almost in tears and can't see type no mrkw)?
Tuesday’s report is the latest to point up financial inequality that has been growing among Americans for decades, a development that helped fuel the Occupy Wall Street protests....
Which has been all but forgotten, and for good reason.
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How uneven?
"US wealth gap grew during recovery; Stock holdings outpace homes" by Pauline Jelinek | Associated Press, April 24, 2013
WASHINGTON — The richest Americans got richer during the first two years of the economic recovery while average net worth declined for the other 93 percent of US households, a report released Tuesday said.
(Blog editor brings his legs together, sits up straight in his seat, and calmly types that this is proof only the elite that caused the Grand Depression benefited, there never was the recovery the ma$$ media shit bags constantly proclaim, it's all been lies, lies, lies, lies, lies, lies, lies about the economy, lies about the environment, lies about wars, lies about mass shootings, lies about every single thing you see from them. Everything. Everything. Everything)
The upper 7 percent of households owned 63 percent of the nation’s household wealth in 2011, up from 56 percent in 2009, said the report from the Pew Research Center, which analyzed Census Bureau data released last month.
The main reason for the widening wealth gap is that affluent households typically own stocks and other financial holdings that increased in value, while the less wealthy tend to have more of their assets in their home, which has not rebounded from the plunge.
???
But I've been told again and again and again home prices have been rising, have been rising, are in good shape.
And my pension is still flat when the stock market is zooming. What's up with that (blog editor almost in tears and can't see type no mrkw)?
Tuesday’s report is the latest to point up financial inequality that has been growing among Americans for decades, a development that helped fuel the Occupy Wall Street protests....
Which has been all but forgotten, and for good reason.
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May Day: Toddler Takes Deep Breath
"A 2-year-old girl born without a windpipe has a new one grown from her
own stem cells, the youngest patient in the world to benefit from the
experimental treatment....
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May Day: FDA Says ID Needed For Plan B
"Plan B OK’d over counter for 15 and older" by Deborah Kotz | Globe Staff, May 01, 2013
Less than a month after a federal judge ordered the Food and Drug Administration to make emergency contraception available over-the-counter without any age restrictions, the agency said that it would allow one product to be offered on drugstore shelves — but only to those age 15 and over.
The agency said Plan B One-Step could be sold on shelves next to other family planning products such as condoms and pregnancy tests. Consumers will be required to show proof of age at the register....
The decision is “not intended to address the judge’s ruling,” the FDA said in a statement, but was in response to an application filed by Teva, the manufacturer of Plan B One-Step, before reproductive rights organizations filed the lawsuit that led to the New York judge’s ruling on April 5.
The judge gave the FDA 30 days to comply. The Department of Justice has until the end of this week to appeal the decision and is “still considering next steps in the litigation,” according to the FDA....
“Today, we welcome the FDA’s decision to provide extended and improved access to this important product, a significant milestone for women,” said Teva vice president Marty Berndt.
Women’s health advocates who initially cheered the judge’s ruling had a tepid response to the FDA’s decision....
“It’s a strange decision,” said Dr. Susan Wood, an associate professor of health policy at George Washington University School of Public Health. She resigned from the FDA in 2005 after the agency initially dragged its feet on allowing Plan B to be sold over-the-counter for adult women. “It offers improved access to some women with IDs but not to high school students, and it clearly isn’t what the judge directed,” she said....
Many of those under age 17 may not have a photo ID if they do not yet have a driver’s license....
The court case stemmed from the Obama administration’s decision to overrule the FDA in 2011, when it decided to allow the One-Step product to be available over-the-counter without age restrictions. After that, Teva amended its application in a compromise, seeking to have its product approved for use in girls age 15 and over.
The FDA said Teva submitted study data showing that women age 15 and older “understood that the product was not for routine use and would not protect them against sexually transmitted diseases” and could be used safely without a doctor’s supervision....
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Also see: Slow Saturday Specials: The Morning After
NEXT DAY UPDATE:
"Justice Department appeals ruling on access to morning-after pill" May 02, 2013
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Wednesday appealed a federal judge’s order to lift all age limits on who can buy morning-after birth control pills without a prescription.
I no longer respect you.
The decision came a day after the Food and Drug Administration lowered the age that people can buy the Plan B One-Step morning-after pill without a prescription to 15 — younger than the current limit of 17 — and decided the pill could be sold on drugstore shelves near the condoms, instead of locked behind pharmacy counters.
Related: Slow Saturday Special: Obama's Daughter Needs an Abortion
But he'll fight for you, ladies.
The only thing this president fights for is his political image.
With the appeal, the government is making clear that it is willing to ease access to emergency contraception only some — and not nearly as broadly as doctors’ groups and contraception advocates have urged....
The FDA actually had been poised to lift all age limits and let Plan B sell over the counter in late 2011, when Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius overruled her own scientists.
From the president who said science.... sigh.
Sebelius said some girls as young as 11 were physically capable of bearing children but shouldn’t be able to buy the pregnancy-preventing pill on their own.
I'm kind of uncomfortable with the whole thing.
Sebelius’ move was unprecedented, and US District Judge Edward Korman of New York had blasted it as election-year politics — meaning he was overruling not just a government agency but a Cabinet secretary.
Only Repuglicans do that.
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UPDATES (think of them as check-ups):
"Obama backs effort to restrict sales of morning-after pill; Justice Dept. is appealing age elimination" by Julie Pace | Associated Press, May 03, 2013
MEXICO CITY — President Obama said Thursday that he was comfortable with his administration’s decision to allow over-the-counter purchases of a morning-after pill for anyone 15 and older....
Obama, speaking at a news conference while in Mexico, said the FDA’s decision was based on ‘‘solid scientific evidence.’’
What is still unclear is whether the administration will prevail in its appeal of a court order that would lift all age limits on purchasers of the pill.
That decision to appeal set off a storm of criticism from reproductive rights groups, who denounced it as politically motivated and a step backward for women’s health....
I warned you.
Last week, Terry O’Neill, president of the National Organization for Women, noted Obama was applauded when he addressed members of Planned Parenthood and spoke of the organization’s ‘‘core principle’’ that women should be allowed to make their own decisions about their health.
‘‘President Obama should practice what he preaches,’’ O’Neill said.
Well, he is a politician. He'd probably turn to sand if he did that.
In appealing the ruling Wednesday, the administration recommitted itself to a position Obama took during his reelection campaign that younger teens shouldn’t have unabated access to emergency contraceptives, despite the insistence by physicians groups and much of his Democratic base that the pill should be readily available.
The Justice Department’s appeal responded to an order by US District Judge Edward Korman in New York that would allow girls and women of any age to buy not only Plan B but its cheaper generic competition as easily as they can buy aspirin. Korman gave the FDA 30 days to comply, and the Monday deadline was approaching.
Any age?
In its filing, the Justice Department said Korman exceeded his authority and that his decision should be suspended while that appeal is underway, meaning only Plan B One-Step would appear on drugstore shelves until the case is finally settled. If Korman’s order isn’t suspended during the appeals process, the result would be ‘‘substantial market confusion, harming FDA’s and the public’s interest’’ as drugstores receive conflicting orders about who’s allowed to buy what, the Justice Department concluded.
Since when has the FDA been concerned about the public?
Reluctant to get drawn into a spat over social issues, White House officials insisted Wednesday that both the FDA and the Justice Department were acting independently of the White House in deciding how to proceed. But the decision to appeal was certain to irk abortion rights advocates who say they can’t understand why a Democratic president is siding with social conservatives in favor of limiting women’s reproductive choices.
Current and former White House aides said Obama’s approach to the issue has been heavily influenced by his experience as the father of two school-age daughters.
Which one needs the abortion?
Obama and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius have also questioned whether there is enough data available to show that the morning-after pill is safe and appropriate for younger girls, even though physicians groups insist that it is.
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Also see: Obama’s power grab threatens FDA
Less than a month after a federal judge ordered the Food and Drug Administration to make emergency contraception available over-the-counter without any age restrictions, the agency said that it would allow one product to be offered on drugstore shelves — but only to those age 15 and over.
The agency said Plan B One-Step could be sold on shelves next to other family planning products such as condoms and pregnancy tests. Consumers will be required to show proof of age at the register....
The decision is “not intended to address the judge’s ruling,” the FDA said in a statement, but was in response to an application filed by Teva, the manufacturer of Plan B One-Step, before reproductive rights organizations filed the lawsuit that led to the New York judge’s ruling on April 5.
The judge gave the FDA 30 days to comply. The Department of Justice has until the end of this week to appeal the decision and is “still considering next steps in the litigation,” according to the FDA....
“Today, we welcome the FDA’s decision to provide extended and improved access to this important product, a significant milestone for women,” said Teva vice president Marty Berndt.
Women’s health advocates who initially cheered the judge’s ruling had a tepid response to the FDA’s decision....
“It’s a strange decision,” said Dr. Susan Wood, an associate professor of health policy at George Washington University School of Public Health. She resigned from the FDA in 2005 after the agency initially dragged its feet on allowing Plan B to be sold over-the-counter for adult women. “It offers improved access to some women with IDs but not to high school students, and it clearly isn’t what the judge directed,” she said....
Many of those under age 17 may not have a photo ID if they do not yet have a driver’s license....
The court case stemmed from the Obama administration’s decision to overrule the FDA in 2011, when it decided to allow the One-Step product to be available over-the-counter without age restrictions. After that, Teva amended its application in a compromise, seeking to have its product approved for use in girls age 15 and over.
The FDA said Teva submitted study data showing that women age 15 and older “understood that the product was not for routine use and would not protect them against sexually transmitted diseases” and could be used safely without a doctor’s supervision....
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Also see: Slow Saturday Specials: The Morning After
NEXT DAY UPDATE:
"Justice Department appeals ruling on access to morning-after pill" May 02, 2013
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Wednesday appealed a federal judge’s order to lift all age limits on who can buy morning-after birth control pills without a prescription.
I no longer respect you.
The decision came a day after the Food and Drug Administration lowered the age that people can buy the Plan B One-Step morning-after pill without a prescription to 15 — younger than the current limit of 17 — and decided the pill could be sold on drugstore shelves near the condoms, instead of locked behind pharmacy counters.
Related: Slow Saturday Special: Obama's Daughter Needs an Abortion
But he'll fight for you, ladies.
The only thing this president fights for is his political image.
With the appeal, the government is making clear that it is willing to ease access to emergency contraception only some — and not nearly as broadly as doctors’ groups and contraception advocates have urged....
The FDA actually had been poised to lift all age limits and let Plan B sell over the counter in late 2011, when Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius overruled her own scientists.
From the president who said science.... sigh.
Sebelius said some girls as young as 11 were physically capable of bearing children but shouldn’t be able to buy the pregnancy-preventing pill on their own.
I'm kind of uncomfortable with the whole thing.
Sebelius’ move was unprecedented, and US District Judge Edward Korman of New York had blasted it as election-year politics — meaning he was overruling not just a government agency but a Cabinet secretary.
Only Repuglicans do that.
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UPDATES (think of them as check-ups):
"Obama backs effort to restrict sales of morning-after pill; Justice Dept. is appealing age elimination" by Julie Pace | Associated Press, May 03, 2013
MEXICO CITY — President Obama said Thursday that he was comfortable with his administration’s decision to allow over-the-counter purchases of a morning-after pill for anyone 15 and older....
Obama, speaking at a news conference while in Mexico, said the FDA’s decision was based on ‘‘solid scientific evidence.’’
What is still unclear is whether the administration will prevail in its appeal of a court order that would lift all age limits on purchasers of the pill.
That decision to appeal set off a storm of criticism from reproductive rights groups, who denounced it as politically motivated and a step backward for women’s health....
I warned you.
Last week, Terry O’Neill, president of the National Organization for Women, noted Obama was applauded when he addressed members of Planned Parenthood and spoke of the organization’s ‘‘core principle’’ that women should be allowed to make their own decisions about their health.
‘‘President Obama should practice what he preaches,’’ O’Neill said.
Well, he is a politician. He'd probably turn to sand if he did that.
In appealing the ruling Wednesday, the administration recommitted itself to a position Obama took during his reelection campaign that younger teens shouldn’t have unabated access to emergency contraceptives, despite the insistence by physicians groups and much of his Democratic base that the pill should be readily available.
The Justice Department’s appeal responded to an order by US District Judge Edward Korman in New York that would allow girls and women of any age to buy not only Plan B but its cheaper generic competition as easily as they can buy aspirin. Korman gave the FDA 30 days to comply, and the Monday deadline was approaching.
Any age?
In its filing, the Justice Department said Korman exceeded his authority and that his decision should be suspended while that appeal is underway, meaning only Plan B One-Step would appear on drugstore shelves until the case is finally settled. If Korman’s order isn’t suspended during the appeals process, the result would be ‘‘substantial market confusion, harming FDA’s and the public’s interest’’ as drugstores receive conflicting orders about who’s allowed to buy what, the Justice Department concluded.
Since when has the FDA been concerned about the public?
Reluctant to get drawn into a spat over social issues, White House officials insisted Wednesday that both the FDA and the Justice Department were acting independently of the White House in deciding how to proceed. But the decision to appeal was certain to irk abortion rights advocates who say they can’t understand why a Democratic president is siding with social conservatives in favor of limiting women’s reproductive choices.
Current and former White House aides said Obama’s approach to the issue has been heavily influenced by his experience as the father of two school-age daughters.
Which one needs the abortion?
Obama and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius have also questioned whether there is enough data available to show that the morning-after pill is safe and appropriate for younger girls, even though physicians groups insist that it is.
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Also see: Obama’s power grab threatens FDA
May Day: Brimfield Rollover
"79-year-old man dies in Brimfield rollover
A 79-year-old man died after his vehicle rolled over in Brimfield, police say. The man was driving east on Route 20 at about 4:30 p.m. Monday when he lost control of his car, officials say. The car went up an embankment, struck a guard rail, and rolled over until it landed upright. The victim was apparently not wearing a seat belt and was partially ejected. He was taken to Wing Memorial Hospital in Palmer where he was pronounced dead. The victim’s name has not been made public. The cause is under investigation."
A 79-year-old man died after his vehicle rolled over in Brimfield, police say. The man was driving east on Route 20 at about 4:30 p.m. Monday when he lost control of his car, officials say. The car went up an embankment, struck a guard rail, and rolled over until it landed upright. The victim was apparently not wearing a seat belt and was partially ejected. He was taken to Wing Memorial Hospital in Palmer where he was pronounced dead. The victim’s name has not been made public. The cause is under investigation."
May Day: Picatinny Nitpicking
"NJ couple faces federal child abuse charges" by David Porter | Associated Press, May 01, 2013
NEWARK — An Army major and his wife disciplined their three foster children over a span of several years by withholding food and water and assaulting them severely enough to cause broken bones, a federal indictment released Tuesday charged.
That's torture.
John and Carolyn Jackson of Mount Holly made an initial court appearance and were detained Tuesday pending a bail hearing Thursday. They face 17 counts including endangerment, assault, and conspiracy. John Jackson surrendered after his wife was arrested at their home, federal officials said.
The US attorney’s office has jurisdiction because the alleged crimes occurred when the couple lived at Picatinny Arsenal, a military installation about 35 miles west of New York City....
According to the indictment, the Jacksons had three children of their own and fostered three other children they eventually adopted. One of the foster children, referred to by the initials ‘‘J.J. #2,’’ died in 2008. The Jacksons were not charged directly with the child’s death but are charged with assaulting the child and failing to seek prompt medical care.
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Too bad they didn't work for the CIA instead; then the charges could be dropped and they would be retroactively absolved.
NEWARK — An Army major and his wife disciplined their three foster children over a span of several years by withholding food and water and assaulting them severely enough to cause broken bones, a federal indictment released Tuesday charged.
That's torture.
John and Carolyn Jackson of Mount Holly made an initial court appearance and were detained Tuesday pending a bail hearing Thursday. They face 17 counts including endangerment, assault, and conspiracy. John Jackson surrendered after his wife was arrested at their home, federal officials said.
The US attorney’s office has jurisdiction because the alleged crimes occurred when the couple lived at Picatinny Arsenal, a military installation about 35 miles west of New York City....
According to the indictment, the Jacksons had three children of their own and fostered three other children they eventually adopted. One of the foster children, referred to by the initials ‘‘J.J. #2,’’ died in 2008. The Jacksons were not charged directly with the child’s death but are charged with assaulting the child and failing to seek prompt medical care.
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Too bad they didn't work for the CIA instead; then the charges could be dropped and they would be retroactively absolved.
May Day: Hot Rollers
"Girl charged with setting fire at roller rink
A 14-year-old Mattapan girl has been charged with setting fire to the front door of Chez Vous, a roller-skating rink in Dorchester that provides an oasis from gang violence, prosecutors said. Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said about 120 people were inside the building when the girl shoved burning paper underneath the door on Saturday, sparking the fire. Rink employees put out the blaze with a fire extinguisher and no one was hurt, although damage is estimated at $3,000, Conley’s statement said. The teenager allegedly set the fire around 10 p.m. Saturday after being denied admittance to the rink."
A 14-year-old Mattapan girl has been charged with setting fire to the front door of Chez Vous, a roller-skating rink in Dorchester that provides an oasis from gang violence, prosecutors said. Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said about 120 people were inside the building when the girl shoved burning paper underneath the door on Saturday, sparking the fire. Rink employees put out the blaze with a fire extinguisher and no one was hurt, although damage is estimated at $3,000, Conley’s statement said. The teenager allegedly set the fire around 10 p.m. Saturday after being denied admittance to the rink."
May Day: New Hampshire Hoax
"Teen nabbed in armed threat at school
An 18-year-old man was arrested Tuesday night after police were told that he pulled a gun inside Concord High School, officials said. Concord police said officers responded to the high school at about 7:35 p.m. for “a report of a student threatening another student with a weapon.” Police apprehended the suspect, who was not immediately named, away from the school, and he is being charged with criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, police said. Concord Police Chief John F. Duval said a gun had not been recovered."
What?
Related: Slow Saturday Special: Arm the Campus Cops
Also see: Stricter gun control is a matter of time
Thus the continued false flags and hoaxes.
An 18-year-old man was arrested Tuesday night after police were told that he pulled a gun inside Concord High School, officials said. Concord police said officers responded to the high school at about 7:35 p.m. for “a report of a student threatening another student with a weapon.” Police apprehended the suspect, who was not immediately named, away from the school, and he is being charged with criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, police said. Concord Police Chief John F. Duval said a gun had not been recovered."
What?
Related: Slow Saturday Special: Arm the Campus Cops
Also see: Stricter gun control is a matter of time
Thus the continued false flags and hoaxes.
May Day: Maine Highway Blocked by Small Business
"Maine businesses speak out against highway plan
Small Maine businesses that are worried that a proposed east-west highway would siphon away cross-state traffic are taking a stand in support of six bills aimed at slowing down or killing the project. The Transportation Committee took testimony Tuesday on the bills, which include measures to repeal a law calling for a feasibility study on the highway and to bar use of public funds for a private transportation study. Before the hearing, a list of 125 businesses that oppose the highway out of concern that it would take away business was presented. Plans call for a 220-mile toll highway between Calais and Coburn Gore, which would provide a direct route across the state for Maine and Canadian truckers."
Related: Dividing Maine Brings It Together
Small Maine businesses that are worried that a proposed east-west highway would siphon away cross-state traffic are taking a stand in support of six bills aimed at slowing down or killing the project. The Transportation Committee took testimony Tuesday on the bills, which include measures to repeal a law calling for a feasibility study on the highway and to bar use of public funds for a private transportation study. Before the hearing, a list of 125 businesses that oppose the highway out of concern that it would take away business was presented. Plans call for a 220-mile toll highway between Calais and Coburn Gore, which would provide a direct route across the state for Maine and Canadian truckers."
Related: Dividing Maine Brings It Together
May Day: Watertown Midwife
"Watertown police sergeant delivers his fifth baby
Watertown police Sergeant Steve Skowronski is getting to be an old hand at delivering babies. The Waterbury Republican-American reported that Skowronski assisted for the fifth time in a birth on Thursday. The baby girl, Aloise Roberti, was born in her grandmother’s kitchen. Bronwyn Hamill said she went to her mother’s home when she began feeling contractions. She said she called 911 when she realized they would not make it to Saint Mary’s Hospital in time. Skowronski responded. He is a former supervisor for American Medical Response and also serves as a first aid instructor. He said he had delivered four babies in his work as a paramedic, and it was nice to do it again."
Watertown police Sergeant Steve Skowronski is getting to be an old hand at delivering babies. The Waterbury Republican-American reported that Skowronski assisted for the fifth time in a birth on Thursday. The baby girl, Aloise Roberti, was born in her grandmother’s kitchen. Bronwyn Hamill said she went to her mother’s home when she began feeling contractions. She said she called 911 when she realized they would not make it to Saint Mary’s Hospital in time. Skowronski responded. He is a former supervisor for American Medical Response and also serves as a first aid instructor. He said he had delivered four babies in his work as a paramedic, and it was nice to do it again."
May Day: Medeiros's Medals
"92-year-old R.I. veteran gets long-overdue medals
A 92-year-old veteran from Bristol who served in the US Army during World War II has received long-overdue medals for his service. On Tuesday, US Representative David Cicilline presented Arthur Medeiros with the Purple Heart and Bronze Star medals he earned but never received. Medeiros was a 22-year-old resident of Pawtucket when he enlisted in the Army in 1942. He was injured during the Battle of the Bulge, treated in a military hospital, and later returned to his unit. He received an honorable discharge in 1945. Medeiros said that, after 70 years, he thought this day might never come but he is happy it has."
A 92-year-old veteran from Bristol who served in the US Army during World War II has received long-overdue medals for his service. On Tuesday, US Representative David Cicilline presented Arthur Medeiros with the Purple Heart and Bronze Star medals he earned but never received. Medeiros was a 22-year-old resident of Pawtucket when he enlisted in the Army in 1942. He was injured during the Battle of the Bulge, treated in a military hospital, and later returned to his unit. He received an honorable discharge in 1945. Medeiros said that, after 70 years, he thought this day might never come but he is happy it has."
May Day: Boston Muslims Want Your Blood
Muslim group to host blood drive today
A group of Muslim volunteers will hold a blood drive at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, at 450 Brookline Ave. in Boston, Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The drive, a response to the Boston Marathon bombings, will be located inside the cancer institute’s traveling blood donation bus, organizers said. The event is organized by members of Mercy to all Mankind, a small group of Muslims seeking to help the greater community while building relationships between non-Muslims and themselves. People attending the drive are encouraged to write and send handwritten notes to the victims and first responders, organizers said. For more information on the event, visit Facebook.com/Mercytoallmankind.
A group of Muslim volunteers will hold a blood drive at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, at 450 Brookline Ave. in Boston, Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The drive, a response to the Boston Marathon bombings, will be located inside the cancer institute’s traveling blood donation bus, organizers said. The event is organized by members of Mercy to all Mankind, a small group of Muslims seeking to help the greater community while building relationships between non-Muslims and themselves. People attending the drive are encouraged to write and send handwritten notes to the victims and first responders, organizers said. For more information on the event, visit Facebook.com/Mercytoallmankind.
May Day: Wake Up Call
"Accused in sex abuse case faces more charges" by Travis Andersen | Globe Staff, May 01, 2013
The alleged victim came forward after the publicity that followed the 100-count indictment of John Burbine, 49, in December in Middlesex County, said Carrie Kimball Monahan, a spokeswoman for Essex District Attorney Jonathan W. Blodgett....
William J. Barabino, who is Burbine’s lawyer in the Middlesex case, said Tuesday that he is challenging the admissibility of the computer evidence. A hearing on a motion to suppress the evidence is scheduled for August....
Burbine was convicted of indecently assaulting a child in 1989. His wife, Marian Burbine, is currently charged with recklessly endangering children, and records show that she knew about his prior conviction and allegations that he sexually assaulted young boys in 2005 and 2009.
Prosecutors did not bring charges in either of those cases.
Marian Burbine is free on bail and has a pretrial conference slated for July, court records show.
The alleged victim came forward after the publicity that followed the 100-count indictment of John Burbine, 49, in December in Middlesex County, said Carrie Kimball Monahan, a spokeswoman for Essex District Attorney Jonathan W. Blodgett....
William J. Barabino, who is Burbine’s lawyer in the Middlesex case, said Tuesday that he is challenging the admissibility of the computer evidence. A hearing on a motion to suppress the evidence is scheduled for August....
Burbine was convicted of indecently assaulting a child in 1989. His wife, Marian Burbine, is currently charged with recklessly endangering children, and records show that she knew about his prior conviction and allegations that he sexually assaulted young boys in 2005 and 2009.
Prosecutors did not bring charges in either of those cases.
Marian Burbine is free on bail and has a pretrial conference slated for July, court records show.
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May Day: Metco Bus Crash
"A school bus carrying Lexington-bound Metco students crashed in Newton Tuesday morning, sending all 34 middle school youths to local hospitals with minor injuries, State Police said....
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May Day: Brookline Cops Stuff Stripper's Garter
"Chaperone for stripper settles suit with officers" by Brock Parker | Globe Correspondent, May 01, 2013
A stripper’s chaperone has settled a federal lawsuit against four off-duty Brookline police officers who he said assaulted him at a bachelor party in 2010.
Under terms of the settlement, the police officers agreed to pay Robert Sonia of Lynn an undisclosed amount, said attorneys for both sides Tuesday.
Sonia filed the suit in US District Court in April 2011, saying the four police officers assaulted him before conspiring to concoct a story that would lead to his arrest.
“He’s happy to have it resolved,” said attorney Michael Tumposky, who with John Saliba represented Sonia in the case. “It was a long process for him, and he’s happy to put this part of his life behind him.”
Sonia’s suit stemmed from events on March 28, 2010, when the officers — Daniel Avila, Brendan Kelliher, David Hill, and Yu Kajita — called Shamrock Entertainment in Lynn to request a stripper, Sonia said. Sonia accompanied the woman, Theresa Soundis, to a Beacon Street apartment in Brookline at about 4:30 a.m., but the officers said the bachelor had left the party.
Sonia said that after he and Soundis left the apartment and were attempting to drive away from the 1700 block of Beacon Street, the officers attacked him, leaving him with a broken eye socket and broken ribs. The officers said that Sonia had struck Hill first.
The Brookline Police Department initially placed the four officers on paid administrative leave and charged Avila and Kelliher with assault. Sonia was charged with assault and battery and threatening to commit a crime, and Soundis was charged with operating to endanger. All of the charges were dropped in June 2010.
Sonia then filed the federal suit against the officers and the Town of Brookline, saying the town failed to train the officers properly and take disciplinary action against them after they used excessive force. US District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton dismissed the claim against the town in September of 2012, saying Sonia’s injury was not caused by a municipal policy, custom, or failure to train the officers properly.
Kenneth Anderson, the attorney representing the officers, said that each of the officers paid a nominal amount to settle the lawsuit. He declined to say how much the officers agreed to pay.
“It wasn’t for a lot of money,” Anderson said.
A stripper’s chaperone has settled a federal lawsuit against four off-duty Brookline police officers who he said assaulted him at a bachelor party in 2010.
Under terms of the settlement, the police officers agreed to pay Robert Sonia of Lynn an undisclosed amount, said attorneys for both sides Tuesday.
Sonia filed the suit in US District Court in April 2011, saying the four police officers assaulted him before conspiring to concoct a story that would lead to his arrest.
“He’s happy to have it resolved,” said attorney Michael Tumposky, who with John Saliba represented Sonia in the case. “It was a long process for him, and he’s happy to put this part of his life behind him.”
Sonia’s suit stemmed from events on March 28, 2010, when the officers — Daniel Avila, Brendan Kelliher, David Hill, and Yu Kajita — called Shamrock Entertainment in Lynn to request a stripper, Sonia said. Sonia accompanied the woman, Theresa Soundis, to a Beacon Street apartment in Brookline at about 4:30 a.m., but the officers said the bachelor had left the party.
Sonia said that after he and Soundis left the apartment and were attempting to drive away from the 1700 block of Beacon Street, the officers attacked him, leaving him with a broken eye socket and broken ribs. The officers said that Sonia had struck Hill first.
The Brookline Police Department initially placed the four officers on paid administrative leave and charged Avila and Kelliher with assault. Sonia was charged with assault and battery and threatening to commit a crime, and Soundis was charged with operating to endanger. All of the charges were dropped in June 2010.
Sonia then filed the federal suit against the officers and the Town of Brookline, saying the town failed to train the officers properly and take disciplinary action against them after they used excessive force. US District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton dismissed the claim against the town in September of 2012, saying Sonia’s injury was not caused by a municipal policy, custom, or failure to train the officers properly.
Kenneth Anderson, the attorney representing the officers, said that each of the officers paid a nominal amount to settle the lawsuit. He declined to say how much the officers agreed to pay.
“It wasn’t for a lot of money,” Anderson said.
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Related: Brookline Bachelor Party
To serve and protect, right?
May Day: Historic Post
"This day in history
May 1 2013....
In 1960, the Soviet Union shot down an American U-2 reconnaissance plane over Sverdlovsk and captured its pilot, Francis Gary Powers....
Then Eisenhower lied about it.
In 2003, President George W. Bush, copiloting an S-3B Viking, landed on the deck of the carrier USS Abraham Lincoln off the Southern California coast; standing below a banner strung across the ship’s bridge proclaiming ‘‘Mission Accomplished,’’ Bush declared that major combat in Iraq was over, but also said ‘‘difficult work’’ remained ahead.
How quickly we all forget, well, most anyway.
In 2008, three dozen people were killed in a double suicide bombing during a wedding procession in Balad Ruz, Iraq.
Mission accomplished.
A military jury at Fort Hood, Texas, acquitted Army Sgt. Leonard Trevino of premeditated murder in the death of an unarmed Iraqi insurgent.
But we, unlike those other icky countries, hold our war criminals responsible accountable. Yeah, they are all usually acquitted, but this is AmeriKa!
A US missile strike in central Somalia killed the reputed leader of Al Qaeda in Somalia.
For the umpteenth time as Obama tosses 'em around like confetti.
President George W. Bush imposed new sanctions against property owned or controlled by the military junta in Myanmar.
Quite a change in five years, 'eh?
Deborah Jeane Palfrey, 52, the so-called ‘‘D.C. Madam’’ convicted of running a prostitution ring, hanged herself in Tarpon Springs, Fla.
Related: MSM Raises D.C. Madam From Dead
Another "suicide."
Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager, believed to be the last surviving member of the inner circle of plotters who attempted to kill Adolf Hitler, died in Altenahr, Germany, at age 90.
I swear I see that name (or the word Nazi) every single day in my jewspaper.
In 2012, in a swift and secretive trip to the Afghan war zone, President Obama signed an agreement vowing long-term ties with Afghanistan after America’s combat forces returned home. Hundreds of activists across the US joined worldwide May Day protests, with Occupy Wall Street members in several cities leading demonstrations and in some cases clashing with police.
May 1 2013....
In 1960, the Soviet Union shot down an American U-2 reconnaissance plane over Sverdlovsk and captured its pilot, Francis Gary Powers....
Then Eisenhower lied about it.
In 2003, President George W. Bush, copiloting an S-3B Viking, landed on the deck of the carrier USS Abraham Lincoln off the Southern California coast; standing below a banner strung across the ship’s bridge proclaiming ‘‘Mission Accomplished,’’ Bush declared that major combat in Iraq was over, but also said ‘‘difficult work’’ remained ahead.
How quickly we all forget, well, most anyway.
In 2008, three dozen people were killed in a double suicide bombing during a wedding procession in Balad Ruz, Iraq.
Mission accomplished.
A military jury at Fort Hood, Texas, acquitted Army Sgt. Leonard Trevino of premeditated murder in the death of an unarmed Iraqi insurgent.
But we, unlike those other icky countries, hold our war criminals responsible accountable. Yeah, they are all usually acquitted, but this is AmeriKa!
A US missile strike in central Somalia killed the reputed leader of Al Qaeda in Somalia.
For the umpteenth time as Obama tosses 'em around like confetti.
President George W. Bush imposed new sanctions against property owned or controlled by the military junta in Myanmar.
Quite a change in five years, 'eh?
Deborah Jeane Palfrey, 52, the so-called ‘‘D.C. Madam’’ convicted of running a prostitution ring, hanged herself in Tarpon Springs, Fla.
Related: MSM Raises D.C. Madam From Dead
Philipp Freiherr von Boeselager, believed to be the last surviving member of the inner circle of plotters who attempted to kill Adolf Hitler, died in Altenahr, Germany, at age 90.
I swear I see that name (or the word Nazi) every single day in my jewspaper.
In 2012, in a swift and secretive trip to the Afghan war zone, President Obama signed an agreement vowing long-term ties with Afghanistan after America’s combat forces returned home. Hundreds of activists across the US joined worldwide May Day protests, with Occupy Wall Street members in several cities leading demonstrations and in some cases clashing with police.
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