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The Business of Business in Business JoeUser Forums

I’m working on an economic development plan for a fairly prosperous suburb. They want to re-vamp their light-industrial area by bringing in more high-tech industry, and “cleaner” (meaning not heavy industrial) businesses. Great community, wonderful housing stock, schools, access to the highway…all the infrastructure is in place…(including several buildings already outfitted for “high-tech” industry), there are too many incentives to list here offered by the city, th

Reply to Pornography and Green Jobs in Misc JoeUser Forums

[quote]I not write gud. You write, I do, we make money?[/quote] LOL I am taking Grant Writing next quarter, sorry. [quote]How bout the mayor of DC. He saved the planet by letting a quarter of his snow-removal sit idle while the nation's capitol was snowbound...isn't that reward worthy? Think of all the diesel he saved...and all the gas from the cars that didn't even try to go to work.[/quote]

Reply to Strange english vocabulary (that I learned today) in Misc JoeUser Forums

[quote]putpocket is the reverse of pickpocket - people who secretly put something in your pocket without your knowledge.[/quote] Hmmm, never heard of putpocket...maybe because no one's tried to put $ in my pocket in....well, EVER...hahah

Reply to Pornography and Green Jobs in Misc JoeUser Forums

[quote]So where's my grant money? [/quote] Pfft. If you can write one, it WILL COME. [e digicons]

Reply to Pornography and Green Jobs in Misc JoeUser Forums

[quote]I used to have a "green" job...then we switched to BDUs which were green and tan and black...heheheee.[/quote] It's strange time BFD. Strange times. I like fiction, you know I really like it. But I never believed I'd get to use that "creative" part of the brain in this field. lol [quote] used to spend alot of time cruising around the parking lot in order to score the closest parking spot to wherever we wante

Reply to How to leave a soldier - or destroy him in Marriage JoeUser Forums

There is usually something wrong with the marriage before the deployment. Lots of soldiers use deployments (by volunteering) as an excuse to escape instead of staying home and dealing with marriage/kids. Then they tell their spouses but the military is making me go! And there are plenty, numerous, affairs that go on between soldiers while deployed. I've seen t

Reply to Strange english vocabulary (that I learned today) in Misc JoeUser Forums

I know all those except stay shtum and putpocket (unless it means thrifty).

Reply to Pornography and Green Jobs in Misc JoeUser Forums

[quote]So where's the porn? Just the last sentance? Doh![/quote] YUP! hahahaha....sorry, I figured it'd be good for a peek. And really, I bet if I think about it for a minute I could define porn as green.... [e digicons]^_^[/e]

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[quote]I think a major pillar is also public transportation - the more you have the less people need their cars to get around inside the city.[/quote] That works in Europe well, but not in the US as much. It works well in big cities, but the rest of America is pretty spread out. Having said that, we're just about to get a "rail" system in Ohio, linking Columbus to Dayton to Cincinnati...(and li

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Pornography and Green Jobs in Misc JoeUser Forums

This is just mental meandering, no real point.... I finish a Master’s in Public Administration in June. Theoretically it is necessary for “higher administrative” levels of local or federal government, as well as starting up and maintaining not for profits. I could go into why I went into this field, but that’s a topic better explored in another blog. Suffice it to say, I

Reply to Obama's Military in Blogging JoeUser Forums

So glad my husband officially retires in April....WOO HOO!!!

Reply to My Son. My Felon? Part 2. in Current Events JoeUser Forums

"At schools across the country, police are being asked to step in. In November, a food fight at a middle school in Chicago, Illinois, resulted in the arrests of 25 children, some as young as 11, according to the Chicago Police Department." Thanks for the link Ut..the above quote is taken from it.... Sad. I'm not sure what we're paying principals for anymore.&nbsp

Reply to Parental Influence in Marriage JoeUser Forums

David, I am so sorry to read this. Hang in there. My heart aches for you. Dawn, I love you sister. I'll call soon.

Reply to Glenn Beck Unveils His Plan to Me in Republican JoeUser Forums

[quote]There is genuine cause for alarm. Can you not see how bad things are and how bad they will get if the democrats have their way and complete their "change" of america into a communist nation?[/quote] Well I watched him back when Bush was president...his theories then were a little more conspiracy, a little less Democrats.

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[quote]I remember how to spell "principal" instead of "principle" because my own principal long ago told us that a principal was a "pal." I guess those were the good ol' days. [/quote] That's really too bad, ya know? Kids today need as many adults on their side as they can get.. I will try and give ya a buzz sometime this week...right now I'm swamped and I know we'll need time

Reply to My Son. My Felon? Part 2. in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]Next: Ruthie, please use some other abbreviation for the Secret Service...it confuses us history buffs.[/quote] I know, right? But it seems to have some scary correlations. Granted the organization may not directly be comparable, but if someone can invoke our SS to frighten children/teens...well....? I really wish the agent wasn't such a professional. He shoulda told the VP to get a

Reply to My Son. My Felon? Part 1 in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote](BTW, I got busy the other day and forgot to call. When is a good time to chat?)[/quote] Anytime this weekend B, I should be home....lots to do after a week of Mid-Terms!

Reply to My Son. My Felon? Part 1 in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Ouch! That hurt my ears...hahahahah...well at least he can speak a second language....I can't.

Reply to My Son. My Felon? Part 2. in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]Well, maybe I am on one of those lists myself, because I tried to enter the US without a visa once. It was a misunderstanding and for 200$ I was able to purchase a visa waiver in the end, but yep.. it was fun meeting the immigration and naturalization people at the airport. The lady was like a stereotype of a tough no nonsense bulldog - stout and small, with a really short haircut. It happened in Bangor, Maine, of all places too. But maybe not, because I had been to the US afterwards a

Reply to My Son. My Felon? Part 1 in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]Yes - it is slang for Voila'. Often Americans will "englishsize" a french word that is commonly accepted in english. Like voila' (wa la) and merci beaucoup becomes mercy buttercups. [/quote] Exactly! [quote]wa la - did you mean voilà? I am not too sure of some of the colloquialisms.[/quote] Yes, but I Americanized it.

Reply to My Son. My Felon? Part 2. in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]OR the republicans were forced [/quote] That won't happen, this is still America. Besides most of the people I know, while they can occasionally be debated into a new idea, will dig in when someone tries to force them. The fight becomes about the FIGHT and not the subject. [quote]The Department of Homeland Security seems to hold a lot of power. A domestic intelligence agency and federal police force rolled into on

Reply to My Son. My Felon? Part 1 in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]I recently received a letter from my older sons school that thanks to your article I feel inspired to write about because it scares the hell outta me.[/quote] One of the things I learned in this Public Administration program is.....write letters. I know I know. No one reads them right? Here's the thing. If I write a letter to the Board, it becomes a part of the official record of th

Reply to My Son. My Felon? Part 2. in Current Events JoeUser Forums

[quote]Most americans I met seem to be somehow paranoid to some extent. I remember conservations with a friend from Cali who is uber conservative and even the slightest hint of a critique of the war in Iraq or guantanamo detention centre (this had been 5 or 6 years ago) would make Mark go through the roof.[/quote] I can't answer for your friend but perhaps the reason you think Americans are paranoid is because our history and the present occasionally gi

Reply to Abstinence Program Shows Success in Blogging JoeUser Forums

[quote]Do you really think she didn't talk it through with both of them, explaining to them the importance of "family values" for the campaign?[/quote] That is the crux of this entire conversation. Those who like Sarah want to believe the best of her, that she did indeed mean what she said about their marriage. Those who do not like her will believe the opposite. Speculation is not truth. We weren't in the room so we can't know <