Every spring, my phone starts ringing off the hook with a lot of Jefferson Med students- potential buyers who have figured out that buying a condo in the area is a wise investment, as opposed to a long term rental.
Specializing in the sale of downtown Philadelphia condos over the past twenty years has enabled me [...]
"...in the struggle of competing ideologies today for control of the modern world, it is certain that if American policies, based on the tradition of Jefferson, prevail, whatever regime for the government of international affairs is established will recognize the right of mankind to be free." (Introduction, I. Jefferson's Political Significance, The Political Writings of Thomas Jefferson, edit. D
Jefferson Republican T-ShirtThe electorate is stupid. And that's a fact.They voted for a dictator.Yes, he is a little dictator and he is not wasting any time in calling his subjects into obedience. Obama's victory speech was quite an 'experience', apparently. Even the guy that just a few weeks ago wanted to castrate him, was in tears. Hooooey! That's power. Why, yes it is. Obama has got the power,
We're still digging into the details and context of Sen. Collins' peculiarly-timed $5,000 donation to Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) earlier this year.But for comparison, it's worth noting that disgraced Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) appears to have received just three contributions over $2,300 from colleagues during the 2007-8 campaign cycle. And even if you combine them, they don't add up to the $10,00
Village at Merritt Park combines the tranquility of a country setting and the convenience of city living. With the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountains to the west and the rolling hills of Connecticut to the east, Village at Merritt Park is surrounded by natural beauty. Escape the congested metropolitan areas to the south, and [...]
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DISCOVERY BAY, Wash. – On September 11, 2008, two people were killed in a head-on collision on Highway 101 in Jefferson County. The accident happened when a 1993 GMC pickup collided with a 33-foot RV towing a car at about 9:45 a.m. Both occupants in the pickup truck were killed. They were identified as Richard A. Kindelspire, 62, and Taylre Kindelspire, 56, both of Brinnon.
Fatal Accident In Jefferson CountySummaryDate: September 11, 2008, 09/11/08Location: Jefferson County, WA, Highway 101 near Discovery BayCause: Under InvestigationVehicles: pickup truck, motor homeInjuries: Two dead, one injuredJEFFERSON COUNTY - Two people were killed this morning in a collision involving a small pickup truck and a motor home. The accident took place on Highway 101 nea
If you live in or own a business in Jefferson Parish (East Bank or West Bank) and had water or structural damage from Hurricane Gustav, the parish wants to know about it! Jefferson Parish officials are attempting to gain an accurate count of damaged properties in order to apply for federal assistance should it become available. Also, the parish is working on building a database of areas that a
Fairfield Knolls at Port Jefferson is a gated rental townhouse community created exclusively to provide you with resort style amenities, the spaciousness of a house, and the convenience of condominium living. These magnificent two bedroom, two bath private entry townhomes will feature a great room, a spacious master bedroom suite with large closets and elegant [...]
If you’re among thousands of people who have picked up and moved their family to a new home or a new community, you have fresh memories of some of the ups and downs or thrills or frustrations of moving.
Drawing from personal experience, I know there are lots of ways to help make your household move [...]
When we last left off, I was in a dressing room at Target wondering what parallel universe I had just entered. I mean, entering Target is pretty much entering a parallel universe for many reasons (all different, depending on the individual)... But seriously, to be talking to my father's older brother while I'm more of less naked in a Target dressing room? Never saw that one coming. As I explained
By Joel TurtelMost of our Founding Fathers, including Ben Franklin, Sam Adams, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison, like most average colonial Americans, spent few years, if any, in formal grammar schools of the day, yet they knew how to read and write well.Most voluntary local grammar schools expected parents to teach their children to read and write before they started school.
El ecuatoriano Jefferson Pérez logró este sábado la primera medalla de su país en los Juegos Olímpicos de Beijing al ganar la plata en la competencia de 20 kilómetros de marcha realizada este sábado con un tiempo de 1 hora 19,15 minutos, su mejor marca personal.El ruso Valeriy Borchin ganó el oro de esta especialidad con 1:19,01 y el bronce le perteneció al australiano Jared Tallent con 1
Since being listed in the Congresspedia blogroll, we intend to report more often on the fall congressional campaign in Louisiana, primarily the 2nd district. Following is a profile of the incumbent, adapted from Wikipedia:William Jennings Jefferson (pictured), born March 14, 1947, represents Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, which includes much of the greater New Orleans area. A Democrat, Je
Last week we did a Q&A with Chuck Jefferson, shown in the picture on the right with Ronnie Paddack and Ernie Smith, and here is more of what he had to say during our interview. Click here to see some highlights of Jefferson at the Olympic trails. Q: Can you describe what it was like after you [...]
Last week we did a Q&A with Chuck Jefferson, shown in the picture on the right with Ronnie Paddack and Ernie Smith, and here is more of what he had to say during our interview. Click here to see some highlights of Jefferson at the Olympic trails. Q: Can you describe what it was like after [...]
This is going to be a rather unusual review. I'm going to discuss a product I've been using: this is one of those little tools they sucker aspiring writers into buying because they're supposed to make us très awesomer...and I think I just decided Trace Awesomer is my new film noir detective name.The product in question is Jefferson Scott's Character Creation for the Plot-First Novelist, a system
With gas prices being so high, many U.S. travelers are choosing to travel closer to home, or visit areas in the U.S. instead of heading overseas.
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Mr. Jefferson's Bones began in 2001 as an off-season weekly sectional rehearsal of the trombone section of the Charlottesville and University Symphony Orchestra (CUSO) of Charlottesville, Virginia. CUSO's then Principal Trombonist, Robert Graham, aspired to build a low brass section that was highly sensitive to orchestral section playing and intonation.Soon therefater, the group expanded its purpo
U.S. regulators accused telemarketer CompuCredit Corp and two banks on Tuesday of deceiving hundreds of thousands of credit card customers by withholding important details and blindsiding them with fees. The FTC lawsuit also names collection agency Jefferson Capital Systems, a subsidiary of CompuCredit, as a defendant for violations of the FTC Act and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA
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A newsworthy “editorial” from, of all places, the New Orleans Times-Picayune:
Let’s hear it for Jefferson family values
Friday, June 06, 2008
James Gill
Congressman “Dollar” Bill Jefferson, D-New Orleans, must be one proud patriarch.
To judge from the federal indictments that continue to rain down, his kinfolk were filled with a desire to be just [...]
"I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against everyform of tyranny over the mind of man." --Thomas Jefferson"Laws that forbid the carrying of arms . . . disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes . . . Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed
On June 14, 2008 there will be a Celebration in Montgomery, AL. The Bi-Centennial Birthday Celebration of President Jefferson Finis Davis at The Cradle of the Confederacy Alabama State Capital.Activities: Parade: starts at 9:00 a.m. at the Fountain on Dexter Avenue and proceeding up to the Capitol. Commemorative Program: Immediately following the parade the Commemorative Program will be held in th
This from C-J:Attendance guide has broad base The Jefferson County Board of Education will decide tonight whether to move forward with an integration plan that would use race, income and education in assigning children to schools.Under the proposal, all schools -- elementary, middle and high -- must enroll at least 15 percent and no more than50 percent of their students from neighborhoods that hav
Morreu no dia 23 passado o Senador amazonense Jefferson Peres, que desde a década de 50, participando da campanha pela criação da Petrobrás, defendendo o direito soberano dos brasileiros ao petróleo em seu território, deixa como legado histórico uma figura ética e correta, que vai servir de referência aos estudantes...
Curioso para saber o restante? Então acesse o Administrando.
Honesty is the first chapter in the Book of Wisdom. Let it be our endeavor to merit the character of a just nation.
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson (1743 ??? 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801???1809), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential …+
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"Jader e FHC são as mesmas pessoas, diz ACM Tenho me controlado bastante para não ser um adversário de Fernando Henrique." Quem vê a frase pingar dos lábios de Antonio Carlos Magalhães imagina que, mesmo ferido, ele conserva a condição de aliado.Quem ouve o resto, se espanta. Em entrevista à Folha, ACM afirmou:1) "Há no governo ministros que utilizam o dinheiro público para fins
“O líder da bancada do PSDB na Câmara Municipal de São Paulo, vereador Gilberto Natalini, reagiu às declarações do presidente nacional do PTB --Roberto Jefferson--, que hoje participou da convenção estadual de seu partido em São Paulo. Jefferson criticou o apoio da bancada de vereadores do PSDB à reeleição do prefeito da cidade, Gilberto Kassab (DEM). O PTB fechou na última seg
John McCain, a man who prides himself on honor, is engaging in the thoroughly dishonorable act of suggesting that Barack Obama may not be qualified to serve as President because he did not serve in the military.
Does McCain believe there should be a military service requirement for the office of the presidency, that no one who has not served in the military can serve as president? Such a require
“O presidente nacional do PTB e ex-deputado federal, Roberto Jefferson, disse neste sábado estar "muito triste" com vereadores do PSDB que apóiam a candidatura à reeleição do prefeito de São Paulo, Gilberto Kassab (DEM). "É muito triste o que alguns vereadores do PSDB estão fazendo. Como é que sacrifica o candidato do próprio partido em prol de favor eleitoral? Em troca de 'emendi
“O senador Jefferson Péres (PDT-AM) morreu hoje (23), aos 76 anos, de infarto fulminante, logo depois de tomar café-da-manhã. O parlamentar acordou por volta das 6h, como de costume e sentiu fortes dores no peito. Ainda teve tempo de chamar pela esposa, Marlidice Péres, mas não resistiu e morreu no próprio quarto. A família aguarda a chegada do mais novo, dos três filhos do sena
El Schalke 04 alemán estudia la posibilidad de pagar 14 millones de euros para hacerse con los servicios del atacante peruano Jefferson Farfán, uno de los hombres más destacados del PSV Eindhoven, actual campeón de la Liga holandesa.
Según informa el diario Bild de Alemania, la dirigencia del Schalke piensa en reforzarse de la mejor manera para la disputa de la fase previa de la Liga de
The Sons of Confederate Veterans have proclaimed 2008, as
the "Year of Jefferson Davis" and Davis' 200th birthday, June 3,
2008, will be celebrated with many great events including the
reopening of his last home "Beauvoir" on the Mississippi Gulf
Coast.
.ainda na zona do Mall, o rio Potomac faz um serpenteado onde a malta pode alugar umas gaivotas e pedalar com o Jefferson memorial a servir de pano de fundo..
Today we participated in a Kite Flying Festival conducted by US-based non-profit organisation Vibha. The event was held at the expansive Thomas Jefferson Park in Irving. The beautiful green space has one of the rivulets of Trinity river flowing through its manicured lawns. The tree lined trails, children play areas and vast open spaces present a nice picture for city sore eyes. This is something I
Nets Small Foward Richard Jefferson was charged on Wednesday with choking a man after he crashed his party.
Jefferson was in Minneapolis for an N.B.A. game against the Timberwolves. The accusation came from Lyle Fox, who, according to a police report, said a hotel area had been roped off for the party. He said Jefferson entered [...]
Proof MO Republican Heads are interferring with elections and Ron Paul supporters in the Show Me State.The party will slowly die away because of these warmongering liberal big spender neocons.Liberty Central- Conservatism's Blog of Choice
The Associated Press reported Wednesday that New Jersey Nets forward Richard Jefferson was arrested on Wednesday in Minneapolis on a charge of assault stemming from an incident earlier this year. The report says that Jefferson, was charged with assaulting a man on January 27, as the Nets were in the city to play the Timberwolves. [...]
“O presidente do PTB e deputado cassado, Roberto Jefferson, afirmou neste sábado que a aliança de sua legenda com o ex-governador paulista Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB), nas eleições municipais deste ano emSão Paulo, está praticamente fechada e será selada pelo presidente estadual da sigla, deputado Campos Machado. "Conversei com o Campos Machado e ele me disse que essa aliança está praticamente selada", disse, segundo a Agência Estado. Apesar da afirmação de Jefferson, Campos Machado desconversou a respeito do tema. Os dois participaram, hoje, do velório do deputado Ricardo Izar, na Assembléia Legislativa de São Paulo.”O Dia / AEMatéria Completa, ::Aqui:: ------------------------------------------- Aécio elogia Alckmin e diz torcer por ele para Prefeitura
This from C-J:The revisions, which will be presented to the school board for discussion Monday night, will reduce the number of elementary clusters, putting more schools in each cluster for parents to choose from.It's the second time this month that officials have changed the student-assignment proposal, which is designed to keep schools diverse in the wake of last year's U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down the district's old plan...
A fesztivál, amiről azt írták, hogy a magát először igazán megmutató Janis Joplin (a legcsúnyább jó nő) mindenkit túlragyogott... kivéve talán Jimi Hendrixet (aki itt szintén először mutatta meg magát nagyobb amerikai közönségnek, és foggal, hajjal, seggel, mellbimóval, mindennel gitározott - mert megtehette).
Hezusz... ha már a rosszkor születtünknél tartunk.
Today is the deadline for early entry declarations, leading to a bit more news around the Pac-10.
And in a little twist, a player everyone thought was gone, Darren Collison of UCLA, is staying; while a player some thought might stay (though not me) is gone, USC’s Davon Jefferson. I’d heard a couple of times Jefferson [...]
This from C-J:Parents get more elementary choicesJefferson County Public Schools is making more changes to its proposed student-assignment plan, reducing the number of elementary school clusters, in part to give parents more choice. The revisions, which will be presented to the school board for discussion Monday night, will reduce the number of elementary clusters, putting more schools in each cluster for parents to choose from.It's the second time this month that officials have changed the student-assignment proposal, which is designed to keep schools diverse in the wake of last year's U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down the district's old plan......Berman said the changes would still require between 1,700 and 3,400 elementary students to switch schools.The district might grandfather
Information is the currency of democracy.
-Thomas Jefferson (3rd President of the United States. 1743-1826)
I’m not aware of the context in which Thomas Jefferson said this. However, the governing body which Mr. Jefferson helped establish should take a cue from this statement. Mark Lieberman, senior economist for the FOX Business Network, wrote earlier today:
The [...]
El PSV se proclamó ganador de la Eridivisie 2007-08 luego conseguir un triunfo en su visita al Vitesse (0-1). De esta forma, el peruano Jefferson Farfán -como su equipo, el de Eindhoven- se coronó por cuarta vez consecutiva campeón en Holanda. Un gol marcado por Danko Lazovic a los 46 minutos le permitió al PSV gritar el tetracampeonato. Farfán, quien jugó durante todo el compromiso, tuvo una actuación destacada, pese a terminar el cotejo con una tarjeta amarilla.Al Ajax no le bastó la victoria obtenida sobre el Heracles Almelo por 5-1 para alcanzar al conjunto de Eindhoven, que se quedó con el título en la última fecha del torneo holandés sumando72 unidades, 3 puntos más que su más cercano perseguidor. Por su parte, Farfán se consagró como el futbolista sudamer
Neither of these teams have anything to play for on the last game of the season but Richard Jefferson still decided to embarass Okafor. Not only did he put Okafor on numberous posters to be produced but if the photographers got a good shot, you may be able to see some of his blood [...]
I wrote the other day about the rather disturbing arrest at the Jefferson Memorial for silly dancing. The video is now online, and it's pretty clear that there was no basis for the arrest other than a fear of nonconformity. It's also pretty clear from the video (as well as the dedicated website, Free the Jefferson 1) that Julian Sanchez's admonition that hijinks will ensue is pretty much dead-on accurate.Megan McArdle also points out that there is officially a plan to recreate the 10-minute Jefferson dance-a-thon beginning this Saturday night as a form of protest. If it weren't for the fact that I could become a father any day now, I'd gladly make the trip down to DC to join in. If you're in that vicinity this weekend, I highly recommend paying your homage to liberty.
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Thomas Jefferson believed "Financiers, bankers and industrialists make cities the cesspools of corruption, and should be avoided." It is hard to argue with him given it is the actions of lenders that enabled the Great Housing Bubble.
Today's property illustrates why something needs to be done to prevent irrational exuberance from creating volatility in our real estate markets. The family that bought this property put 25% down, and although they started with an Option ARM, they refinanced in 2006 into a fixed-rate mortgage. They tasted the kool aid and did not find it palatable. Families like this should not get screwed based on the timing of their purchases due to life's circumstances. From the photos, it appears they have young children. They probably bought this as a family
The Thomas Jefferson Center has announced their annual Muzzles awarded to those people and organizations who appoint themselves censors of free speech. Here they are reprinted from their website:Sarpy County (Nebraska) Attorney L. Kenneth Polikov for pursuing charges of flag mutilation and negligent child abuse against a protestor at a military funeral. The defendant’s son–a minor–placed an American flag on the ground and stood on it during the protest.US Attorney Donald Washington and acting head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division Grace Chung Baker for bringing federal hate crime charges against an 18-year-old man for hanging nooses on the back of his pickup truck during a civil rights march in Jena, Louisiana.Lancaster County (NE) District Judge Jeffre Cheuvront fo
The bond-insurer units of FGIC Corp. and Security Capital Assurance Ltd. (SCA)
are stepping up efforts to help debt-ridden Jefferson County, Ala., out of its
fiscal mess.
The county, which includes Birmingham, has been allowed to delay a $53 million
sewer bond debt payment so negotiations can continue on a plan to avoid what
would be the nation’s largest municipal [...]
The Beaumont Enterprise has the skinny on the Jefferson County Convention. Buried in the story is a note about some Clinton Delegates almost deciding to walk out:
LeBlanc almost missed out on her dream due to confusion over the selection process that led to some frayed nerves in the divided precinct.
Some of the Obama supporters maintained that four separate votes should be held, one for each delegate and alternate. The outnumbered Clinton delegates objected that this would guarantee every slot is occupied by an Obama supporter.
They countered that party rules call for a single vote and that the four nominees who receive the most votes should attend the state convention.
“Why have delegates and spend the whole day here if this is how it’s supposed to turn out?” LeBlanc
According to Richard Jefferson, the Jason Kidd situation held the team back. The NY daily news reported today that RJ confirmed what everyone who followed the Nets already knew. Jason Kidd was very unhappy with his situation in New Jersey and he wanted out.
Jason Kidd didn’t make it public that he wanted to be traded [...]
Deist: split some hairs
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::I do not disagree that Jefferson was a deist, but I don't think it should be listed as his religion. In Bush's article, his religion is not listed as "creationist" because that is just an aspect of his religion. I
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This from the Courier-Journal: Jefferson yields in face of lawsuitFaced with a lawsuit they say they couldn't win, officials with Jefferson County Public Schools say they will no longer consider race when hiring or transferring teachers.The decision ends the district's longstanding policy of dispersing its limited number of black teachers among all schools."After consulting a variety of experts, we determined there was no way to enforce it," said district personnel director Bill Eckels, citing last year's U.S. Supreme Court ruling rejecting the district's policy of similarly using race in determining student assignment.The demise of the so-called "Singleton Ratio," which was named after a 1960s desegregation lawsuit and used in Jefferson County since the 1970s, is part of a confidential se
Lakers 117 - Raptors 108
The Lakers have won 18 of their last 22 games. The Raptors don’t have Chris Bosh. It’s not hard to guess who would come away with this win.
Kobe Bryant played his normal role of fourth quarter assassin by scoring 10 points in the last 8 1/2 minutes to lead the Lakers [...]
State District Judge Jim Jordan (D-Dallas), has announced he will seek the Democratic Party’s nomination for Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court. Jordan will face Wallace Jeferson in the general election:
Jordan, a veteran civil defense attorney and past member of the Texas Association of Defense Counsel, noted a serious backlog in cases at the state's highest court. "They are failing to do their work as the backlog in cases has reached record levels.â€
Jordan, who currently presides over the 160th District Court in Dallas, is Board Certified in Civil Trial La — a certification earned by less than 2% of Texas Lawyers.
"When the system is broken, the responsibility must fall on the leader,†Jordan noted, explaining his decision to seek the Chief Justice position. "I am running for Chief Justice because this Court has lost its way. Instead of upholding the law, it is advancing an ideology,†Jordan added, referring to a recent study released by a Universit
One of the big yearly events for Democrats is the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner.I guess Jackson was a Democrat, even though the triumph of his presidency was the smashing of the Central Bank, something which was finally resurrected by another Democrat, and the spiritual father of neo-conservatism, Woodrow Wilson, in the form of the Federal Reserve.Thomas Jefferson is honored, because he was a Democrat, in the sense that he was not a Republican, since the Grand Old Party did not come into existence until thirty-five years after the third president's death.Among other things, Jefferson believed that future leaders should trust the good judgment and common sense of the American people. He thought those qualities would keep the ship of state on course.Then why would the apparent heir to Jefferson have this to say about health care?"We just can't trust the American people to make those types of choices…. Government has to make those choices for people."That would be Hillary Clinton, who a
Sheriff Clark and his deputy Jefferson find themselves without horses and smelling of manure after hiding from aliens in an outhouse in this second issue.
Here is an article with some excellent thoughts on the role of the “press” in our society. A great encouragement for bloggers.
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By: Jed Tumlinson There are all kinds of excellent electronics on the market for your boat whether you have a canoe or a yacht. Ray Jefferson Marine Electronics can offer you everything you need to not only make your boat safe but also provide you with convenience right at your fingertips.Before you begin shopping for your new boat�s electronics you had better set a budget. You�ll be shocked at how fast the money can go if you don�t. After all although these electronics are affordable they certainly are not cheap.Next you will want to make a list of what electronics you must have to meet the regulations in your area and keep you safe. Feel free to choose items that are not on law list but that you feel are important.Now you will need to start to do some research so that you can compare products. Let�s take a look at VHF radios. You might be surprised to discover just how many different options there are for just this one device.You will also want to take some time t
The Timberwolves start the post-KG era tonight at 7 p.m. at Target Center against the best team in the NorthWest division - the Denver Nuggets. Although tonight is just one game in a season that almost definitively will result in another Timberwolf absence from the playoffs, it does serve as an early litmus test for the new centerpiece in [...]
"Ghost Hunters Live," a 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. vigil at the Waverly Hills Sanitarium in southwestern Jefferson County.It's the second trip to Waverly Hills for "Ghost Hunters." Investigators will be searching the abandoned halls looking for spirits in the former tuberculosis hospital, which opened in 1926 and closed in 1980. Some 63,000 people reportedly died there.For decades, Waverly Hills has been a main stopping point for all sorts of people trying to get in touch with the dead. The immense gothic-looking structure housed 500 beds and was once one of the leading TB centers in the country and the sad final destination for many."They had what they called a death tunnel with a conveyor system to move the dead bodies down," said Jason Hawes, one of the show's investigators, in a telephone conference call with reporters. His description conjures up images of something in a Stephen King horror novel, but it was really a place where thousands hoped they would be cured. Hawes and his partner,