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scandal Grand Master

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Edit. I think you spelled hemorrhaging like Eric would. You must be lurking on EP. :devil:

What is this 'EP' of which you speak? :innocent:

Ron are you chicken???

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Careful. You might get banned. :devil:

Not gonna happen.

Hey ---- Eric is giving it his best shot to keep things contained. Don't be a spoilsport for the lad....

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20% of the "stimulus" has been spent. How has it helped unemployment? BY is off his rocker.

Show some data on how the 20% of the stimulus was spent on creating real jobs.

It saved, not created. Creating is not an option when your haemorrhaging.

This is true. It has probably helped to slow down the bleeding. It isn't going to be a magic fix in a couple of months. Time will tell of it's true impact.

Edit. I think you spelled hemorrhaging like Eric would. You must be lurking on EP. :devil:

One thing really nice about VJ, is that we don't often get others correcting others' spelling of English. After all, this is an international website, and not everyone has English as a primary language. It would be so annoying to see others routinely correcting others' CreAtuv sPelliN. :whistle: Spooks breached the decorum, but in a fun way, and just to point out a British spelling.

On some newspaper comments sections, the posters go after every little spelling error. I think some divorces have been initiated for such loathsome nagging and niggling. .

Of course, misused and mangled English can be FUN!. Cheers.

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20% of the "stimulus" has been spent. How has it helped unemployment? BY is off his rocker.

Show some data on how the 20% of the stimulus was spent on creating real jobs.

It saved, not created. Creating is not an option when your haemorrhaging.

This is true. It has probably helped to slow down the bleeding. It isn't going to be a magic fix in a couple of months. Time will tell of it's true impact.

Edit. I think you spelled hemorrhaging like Eric would. You must be lurking on EP. :devil:

One thing really nice about VJ, is that we don't often get others correcting others' spelling of English. After all, this is an international website, and not everyone has English as a primary language. It would be so annoying to see others routinely correcting others' CreAtuv sPelliN. :whistle: Spooks breached the decorum, but in a fun way, and just to point out a British spelling.

On some newspaper comments sections, the posters go after every little spelling error. I think some divorces have been initiated for such loathsome nagging and niggling. .

Of course, misused and mangled English can be FUN!. Cheers.

It was a joke pertaining to a certain member on another forum. I'm sure BY understood.

R.I.P Spooky 2004-2015

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People are losing jobs everyday people....The lines at the local feeding holes (Costco, Sam's Club, Wal Mart) are not indicative of the economy....The unemployed are not there...

People need to understand the crux of this issue......

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I can hook you guys up with Aussie Visas.

For real? Would they take they likes of me and the Mister? i heard it was tough to get aussie visas...

It usually is but BY has the hook-up.

Surely me and Habib could qualify for one of these...? The Specialist Visa subclass has some interesting prospects...

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Information for people from Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Tonga and Vanuatu seeking to work in Australia under the Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme (PSWPS).

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Registered Nurse?

You'll be amazed Hyena that most developed countries have a strict and defined immigration criteria. Yes, the total opposite approach to the open boarder immigration you proposed a while back, for the US. A points system that both Canada and the UK have implemented too.

15 million Americans are without work, with many living on the street, yet 20 million illegal aliens continue to live and work here. That is lunacy.

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According to the Internal Revenue Service, the 400 richest American households earned a total of $US138 billion, up from $US105 billion a year earlier. That's an average of $US345 million each, on which they paid a tax rate of just 16.6 per cent.

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People are losing jobs everyday people....The lines at the local feeding holes (Costco, Sam's Club, Wal Mart) are not indicative of the economy....The unemployed are not there...

People need to understand the crux of this issue......

So let me understand this crux with your assistance. In a bad economy, the stores are just as busy as during a good economy? Of course not. When there are MORE employed people, there is MORE economic activity at retail and wholesale stores. My reference and joke is, when I see a shopping mall or store as a "beehive of activity", I catch myself saying, "Recession, what recession?!"

Oh, BTW, as a matter of comparison. Go to a Detroit Costco or Walmart or Sam's and ask the managers if their stores are doing better or worse than 5 years ago... :whistle:

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Go to a Detroit Costco or Walmart or Sam's and ask the managers if their stores are doing better or worse than 5 years ago... :whistle:

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I don't think it's something to be proud of that walmart is doing well. They have a hell of a lot to do with the demise of numerous industries in America, with their race to the bottom attitude. Walmart does well during the boom years. They do even better during recessions.

When I initially moved here I loved walmarts low price model. Until I realized how they produced these low prices. The only low cost company I have respect for is ALDI, as they pay both their suppliers and employees well.

According to the Internal Revenue Service, the 400 richest American households earned a total of $US138 billion, up from $US105 billion a year earlier. That's an average of $US345 million each, on which they paid a tax rate of just 16.6 per cent.

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Go to a Detroit Costco or Walmart or Sam's and ask the managers if their stores are doing better or worse than 5 years ago... :whistle:

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I don't think it's something to be proud of that walmart is doing well. They have a hell of a lot to do with the demise of numerous industries in America, with their race to the bottom attitude. Walmart does well during the boom years. They do even better during recessions.

When I initially moved here I loved walmarts low price model. Until I realized how they produced these low prices. The only low cost company I have respect for is ALDI, as they pay both their suppliers and employees well.

Yes, WMT does well in a bad economy, but Detroit is a blighted ghost town. Even the nation's top retailer can't sell anything to ghosts.

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Yes, WMT does well in a bad economy, but Detroit is a blighted ghost town. Even the nation's top retailer can't sell anything to ghosts.

Large portions of Detroit need to be bulldozed.

If the auto makers knew what is good for them, they would immediately move their headquarters out of there. After all, what sort of talent are they going to attract. You couldn't pay me half a mill a year to work there.

According to the Internal Revenue Service, the 400 richest American households earned a total of $US138 billion, up from $US105 billion a year earlier. That's an average of $US345 million each, on which they paid a tax rate of just 16.6 per cent.

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go in to medicine. there is plenty of overwieght baby boomers acheey whiners, drug addicts, alcoholics to take care of in USA!!!

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People are losing jobs everyday people....The lines at the local feeding holes (Costco, Sam's Club, Wal Mart) are not indicative of the economy....The unemployed are not there...

People need to understand the crux of this issue......

So let me understand this crux with your assistance. In a bad economy, the stores are just as busy as during a good economy? Of course not. When there are MORE employed people, there is MORE economic activity at retail and wholesale stores. My reference and joke is, when I see a shopping mall or store as a "beehive of activity", I catch myself saying, "Recession, what recession?!"

Oh, BTW, as a matter of comparison. Go to a Detroit Costco or Walmart or Sam's and ask the managers if their stores are doing better or worse than 5 years ago... :whistle:

Actually, in the corporate sense, these big box stores are realizing an increase.....yet, the average consumer is realizing a reduction.....Especially the unemployed. Two of the local supermarket chains in Kansas City for example, are offering USDA Choice NY Strip at $4.99 per pound this week.....Last week, it was chicken breast or tenderloin at $1.99 per pound.....Fresh, brand name and so forth....Go figure....

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kewl its about time thy cut the chicken and beef prices,, seeing how the things run around in our back yard!!!

august 2004 I-129 filed (neb)

DEC 2004 Approved

interview: SEOUL

MArch 21st , 2005AR for special security clearance,washington

May 18th tranfer case from Seoul to Islammabad

June 21st security clearance done

June 28th online at the embassy in Islamabad

waiting for paper transfer and the good word

OCTOBER 14TH 2005 Interview Number 2: ISLAMABAD, PK

AR number 2 sent to DOS per Islamabad (2 cable request)

Nov 22 okd updated financial and etc proof accepted / embassy waiting for security cables

dec 20th one cable back waiting on 2nd

Jan 17th.. good word recieved. SECURITY CHECKS ALL CLEAR!!! DOS says embassy to contact him within two weeks!!!!!!

FEBRUARY 10th, 2006 VISA RECIEVED!!! They called him In via phone, stamped his passort and sent him on his way!!!

FEB 28th WELCOME HOME>>>POE CHICAGO did not even look at xray, few questions. one hour wait at Poe

march 10th marriage (nikkah at the islamic center)

aug 2006 AOS interview, cond 2 yr GC arrived september

June 2008 applied for removal of conditions on permant residency aka awaiting for 10 yr greencard

Dec 2008 10yr green card approved, no interview.

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^ things must be much worse in HI.

Target was offering 3 cans of spam for $1.99 last week. Beef tenderloin and chicken breast . . . . . . .pffffft . . . . . . . rich mainlanders. :hehe:

Edit: Vienna sausage consumption is also up.

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