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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:26:22 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>The DMV annoys me</title>
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<description><![CDATA[So I get my driver's license renewal in the mail. It says I have to take a written test! WFT is that about?

I have been driving for 30 years, why do I need to take another damn test? I took one when I came here 10 years ago. I havent forgotten everything since then. Does this state just sit around and think of ways to waste our time?

I hate the California government, I really do. Bunch of nannies.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-10 03:06:00</pubDate>
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<title>Unemployment</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Nationally the unemployment rate has reached 10.2%, that's 15.7 million Americans. But that is just the number collecting unemployment. As we know a roughly equal number are unemployed but have run out of benefits (C6 unemployment). 

California seems to be holding steady at an official rate of 12.2%, but new numbers will be released on the 20th.  

http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/06/news/economy/jobs_october/

  
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<pubDate>2009-11-06 11:06:44</pubDate>
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<title>Anyone know where to get some green tea ice cream?</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23292496</link>
<description><![CDATA[I know Benihana serves it, but I want to buy a gallon, or at least a pint. Anyone know? Thanks!]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-04 18:48:15</pubDate>
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<title>Extra 10% Income Tax Withholding Starts Sunday</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23302818</link>
<description><![CDATA[Just in time for the Christmas shopping season. Oh well the public employees' unions needed that money more than you do anyway. Be sure and call your state legislators and let them know how happy that makes you. 

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-state-tax31-2009oct31,0,2028140.story
 quote:Reporting from Los Angeles and Sacramento -  Starting Sunday, cash-strapped California will dig deeper into the pocketbooks of wage earners -- holding back 10% more than it already does in state income taxes just as the biggest shopping season of the year kicks into gear.
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<pubDate>2009-11-06 15:14:31</pubDate>
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<title>The State Of The State - Calif vs Texas</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23284245</link>
<description><![CDATA[Here's an article that I think both Dogma and Jig will find a lot to agree with because it covers not only taxes, but the states' per kappa take and how well they prioritize spending tax money. Bang for the citizens' hard earned buck so to speak. Yes I think it's really possible that all three of us might agree on something. ;) 

http://www.city-journal.org/2009/19_4_california.html
 quote:State and local government expenditures as a whole were 46.8 percent higher in California than in Texas in 2005&#150;06&#151;$10,070 per person compared with $6,858. And Texas not only spends its citizens&#146; dollars more effectively; it emphasizes priorities that are more broadly beneficial. In 2005&#150;06, per-capita spending on transportation was 5.9 percent lower in California than in Texas, and highway expenditures in particular were 9.5 percent lower, a discovery both plausible and infuriating to any Los Angeles commuter losing the will to live while sitting in yet another freeway traffic jam. With tax revenues scarce and voters strongly opposed to surrendering more of their income, Texas officials devote a large share of their expenditures to basic services that benefit the most people. In California, by contrast, more and more spending consists of either transfer payments to government dependents (as in welfare, health, housing, and community development programs) or generous payments to government employees and contractors (reflected in administrative costs, pensions, and general expenditures). Both kinds of spending weaken California&#146;s appeal to consumer-voters, the first because redistributive transfer payments are the least publicly beneficial type of public good, and the second because the dues paid to Club California purchase benefits that, increasingly, are enjoyed by the staff instead of the members.

Californians have the best possible reason to believe that the state&#146;s public sector is not holding up its end of the bargain: clear evidence that it used to do a better job. Bill Watkins, executive director of the Economic Forecast Project at the University of California at Santa Barbara, has calculated that once you adjust for population growth and inflation, the state government spent 26 percent more in 2007&#150;08 than in 1997&#150;98. Back then, &#147;California had teachers. Prisoners were in jail. Health care was provided for those with the least resources.&#148; Today, Watkins asks, &#147;Are the roads 26 percent better? Are schools 26 percent better? What is 26 percent better?&#148;

The steady deterioration of California&#146;s public services hasn&#146;t gone unnoticed. Shortly after his stunning ascension to the governor&#146;s office in 2003, Arnold Schwarzenegger established an advisory commission, the California Performance Review (CPR), to recommend ways to make governance in California smarter, cheaper, and better. The commission labored through 2004 before delivering a doorstop report with more than 1,200 recommendations for streamlining this and consolidating that, along with an assessment that implementing the full list of changes could save California $32 billion over the first five years.

And then . . . nothing, really. The 2,500-page report was &#147;dead on arrival,&#148;  
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<pubDate>2009-11-03 12:03:43</pubDate>
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<title>My 15 Day Forecast: Cool this week, Rain &#x26;amp; Snow the 18th.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Look For Light Drizzle Saturday Morning, With Low Clouds And Fog Along The Upper Inland Valleys And Along The South Coast.

Temperatures Will Be Cool All Weekend Long With Lows In The Mountains In The 20'S And 30'S And Yes They Are Making Snow In All Of The Local Mountains Except MT Baldy. Day Time Highs Will Range From The Upper 40'S And 50'S During The Entire Period Until The 17, 18 And The 19 Which Will See A Dramatic Turn Downward In Mountain Temps.

The Upper Desert Will Experience Temps Of 75 To 80 This Weekend With Afternoon Winds Out Of The North West. Lows Will Be Down Into The 40'S. The Southern Deserts Will Experience Daytime Temps Of 85 To 90' And Seasonal Lows At Night.

During The Week Next Week Daytime Highs And Night Time Lows Will Not Range More Than 7 Degrees Either Way.

Then A Massive Low Over Japan Currently Will Move In Towards The Northwest With A Low Frontal Zone Sweeping Down The Coast Line. 

Expect Occasional Heavy Rain And Showers On Wednesday And Lighter Showers On Thursday With Clearing Conditions With The Arrival Of A Moderate Santa Ana Winds.

Remember, Long Range Forecast Are Subject To Change As The Upper Environment Changes.

Gdh-Earthlogwx Gdh-Hinghamwx.
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Why is it that people who never pay attention to the weather are always the first to complain.
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<pubDate>2009-11-06 20:18:16</pubDate>
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<title>Need an HP Laserjet refurbished</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23299475</link>
<description><![CDATA[My parents have an old HP Laserjet 4550 that needs some refurbishing.  They haven't been able to find a "reputable" place that would be able to do it, so I thought I'd see if anyone here knows of a place that could do it.

She uses the printer quite heavily.  The drawer close sensors (springs) have started to act up and she has to tape the drawers closed to get it to work, and tray one constantly draws in too many sheets and ends up with paper jams unless she just puts in one sheet at a time...which becomes an issue when she's trying to print a 180+ page document...

Tray 2 works better, but it's got the problem with the sensor and you have to hit the "go" button twice to make it use tray 2 even after you set it in the print settings dialog.

They don't want to have to buy a whole new laser printer with the duplexing feature, if we can find a place that will service her existing one.

- FM]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-05 22:57:43</pubDate>
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<title>Major Fires: Diamond Bar Area</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Appears to be several brush fires burning in Diamond Bar at the moment near the 57 and 60 Freeways.   One is off the side of the 60, another is behind several newer homes, and another larger one is further up in the hills.   Could all be one fire that has spread out.    Smoke is going up for the most part.    3 Alarms.    All on KCAL9 live.

Several strike teams on 7 different fires. Super Scoopers and several choppers dropping on fires. 57, 60, Grand Ave, Sprindale and Phillips Ranch Road all affected. Heavy traffic on all surface roads and freeways.

Sounds now as if a car was dragging a muffler or something down the freeway and possible set these fires....The driver of the car has been detained and the driver is being interviewed...looks like it may have been an accident.....
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<pubDate>2009-11-03 17:19:11</pubDate>
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<title>U.S. Senator from California: Carly Fiorina [R]? The new GOP</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ said by L.A. Times-->  http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/11/fiorina-announces-her-gop-candidacy-for-us-senate.html  : Carly Fiorina announces her GOP candidacy for U.S. Senate
Former Hewlett-Packard chief executive Carly Fiorina announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate in the California Republican primary, arguing that her business experience made her the only viable candidate to challenge Democratic incumbent Barbara Boxer.

"If it isn't obvious to you by now, let me make it official today: I am a candidate to serve you as your U.S. senator,&#148; Fiorina said, speaking to a small gathering of supporters in the Garden Grove warehouse of Earth Friendly Products, which makes green home products like phosphate-free detergent.

She announced her candidacy in Orange County, home turf of the conservative assemblyman who is her only challenger in the primary. The battle between Fiorina and Chuck Devore (R-Irvine) reflects a greater ideological debate that is dividing Republicans across the nation, and led to the loss of a Republican House seat in upstate New York on Tuesday.

Her platform? Jobs, health care reform, spending cuts, and striking &#147;a balance between protecting our environment and protecting the economy.&#148;

 Fiorina Admits Not Voting For Years. (That alone could make me a supporter of her campaign) 
 Fiorina criticized health insurance companies for covering Viagra for men but not covering birth control for women. 
 Checkered reviews on how she performed at Compaq/HP as CEO
 I think she is "pro" gay marriage?
 Most media accounts of her position describe her as "pro-choice" and that she didn't appear to describe herself as pro-life until speaking on McCain's behalf last year.

Another perfect Republican candidate for California.  Did I mention she was shown the door at HP by their BoD...with a total salary and severance haul of about $100 Million?]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-04 16:44:30</pubDate>
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<title>Fall Back time once again...</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23272366</link>
<description><![CDATA[Tonight those who dont have digital clocks will need to turn your clocks back at least 1 hour...Some of the rest of you need not bother especially in Arizona and China.

Now whats for dinner...Us, Thin and crispy pepperoni, about 4 of them to feed all of the kids here...Me...a nice Cesar Salad with garlic bread. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-10-31 20:39:20</pubDate>
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