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Economists Exult over Job Gains. Be Wary
JW and JF haven't made that claim for some time. ========== Only b/c it has not come up in some time. Those two, and all their fraudstir buddies in the PD/FD, will not hesitate to stoop to any low to try to keep their scam going-at the expense of this city, it's residents, it's residents children and their grandchildren. JW and JF don't care about this society as a whole, they would drive it into BK for generations (or two or three) as long as it allows them to can continue to ride their gravy train of fraud.— May 12, 2010 7:31 a.m.
She Wouldn't Listen to Me
On Wake Up, Speak Up Posted on April 14 at 4:15 p.m. (Suggest removal) The truth is an absolute defense. By Grasca On Wake Up, Speak Up Posted on April 14 at 4:12 p.m. (Suggest removal) Change to "libelous and abusive statements." Are you an attorney licensed to practice in the State of California ? Step 1 Understand the definition of defamation of character. Defamation of character is the communication of false information stated as a fact which brings harm to an individual or an entity, such as a business, group or government. For it to be defamation, the statement must be delivered in speech or in writing to at least one person other than the victim. Step 2 Learn when to use the term slander. Slander is used when the defamation of character is spoken. This can be person to person or a person speaking to many people. Step 3 Say the term libel when referring to the written defamation of someone's character. Libel is the defamation of an individual's or an entity's character which is published in a written medium, such as a newspaper. However, any written communication can be libelous as long as it's transmitted to a third party. Step 4 Use the libel term when the defamation of character comes from audible media. Now, most courts consider defamation of character made during a radio or television broadcast to also be libel, even though the defamation was spoken. Step 5 Know the absolute defense against libel and slander. There are a number of possible defenses against libel and slander, but the only one which is an absolute defense is truth. If the statement is true, it cannot be considered libel or slander. By Grasca ====================== I never knew you were an expert on defamation too Grasca! Thanks for the cut and paste job! I am going to print this out and save it!— May 12, 2010 12:32 a.m.
She Wouldn't Listen to Me
I am only repeating what a licensed attorney told me in terms of SLAPP. By Grasca ====================== Oh, that must explain the cut and paste job you did from this website, and then tried to pass it off as your own comment (until I busted you on it); http://www.casp.net/slapps/procede.html Because you talked to a "licensed attorney"....Hmmmm....is a website a licensed attorney in your world?????? And I know when you "talked" to an attorney that this obviously makes you the know everything about the law- and why you're posting total and complete nonsense about suing a reporter! I also hate to tell you this, but unless an attorney who has filed or defended these lawsuits they won't know the law about SLAPP/defamation lawsuits, but far from a moron like me to tell you (the resident expert on all things about the law) about matters!— May 12, 2010 12:20 a.m.
She Wouldn't Listen to Me
I cannot find anything in this explanation which guarantees a SLAPP will be resolved within 30 days or that a defendant automatically recovers costs and damages. http://www.casp.net/slapps/procede.html By Grasca =================== More "cut and paste" I see. So I guess because you "cannot find anything" then it must not be true!!!! Of course you would not be able to find home plate in Yankee stadium either I bet, so there must not be a home plate in Yankee stadium, using your logic and super sleuthing skills!. BTW-I wouldn't put too much faith in Just Wondering or russl, they are both GED educated gov workfare employees.— May 12, 2010 12:09 a.m.
She Wouldn't Listen to Me
Unlike most other online forums, the Reader doesn't have a policy against using more than one name... whatever." ================== Hahaha....I forgot, you know how to cut and paste! And the only troll here is you "grasca" who is trying to obviously scare someone into believing your 2nd grade nonsense, that you can "sue" someone and cause them headaches. Yeah, right. You're a moron, plain and simple. I have "slapped" you around on this thread like a little school girl, and have owned you so bad you look like a school girl. Put that in your threat bong and smoke it.— May 12, 2010 12:03 a.m.
Dow Plunges 348 -- but Recovers from Near 1,000 Drop
The casinos still consider counting to be illegal, =========== Card counting is not illegal (as long as you're not using a mechanical device-just your brain), but the casinos do NOT have to let you play... and as you noted they will just kick you out-and then notify all the other casinos who you are and they won't let you in either.......all business!— May 11, 2010 11:57 p.m.
Heidi Klum's Anti-Aging Secrets
I don't even like to fly, much less consider ever jumping out of the damned plane. ========================= I had the mistake of letting friend talk me into "skydiving" back in 1982. Hey, jump out of an airplane at 3500 feet by yourself on a static line-how hard can it be? After 8 hours of training the main airplane they used (held about 30 people) broke down and we had the pleasure of going up 7 at a time in a Cessna. I have never in my life been in one of those two seater Cessna airplanes, and it was the scariest ride you could ever imagine. Imagine driving a 1965 Volkswagen Beetle into the sky-and that would be a as close to riding in a Cessna as you can get without actually being in one. BTW-the door-there was no door. Just a huge opening under the right side wing. Since I was the last one in the death trap I was right there, 3 inches away from death the entire journey up to 3500 feet. I was the first one to get forced out at 3500 feet. I closed my eyes, said my prayers and jumped out. My static line pulled the chute open as soon as I was 15 feet out of the plan. I couldn't look down. I am scared of heights, and being over half a mile in the sky with NOTHING under you did not seem like a smart move at this point in time. I wanted to get my feet back on the land as fast as possible. I kept my eyes closed. Every now and then I would open them to make sure I was heading towards the landing field, but seeing my feet dangle with no support was causing me to hyperventilate. After at least 10 minutes of terror I was coming in to land. I had a radio in my ear and the idiot instructors were supposed to tell us by radio when to "flare" the cute, which is to pull the two control ropes (left and right-allowing you to control the parachutes direction) down to your hips at the same time-it applies the brakes to the chute-of course the nimrod instructors forgot about me and I was not able to deploy the brakes and made a 20 MPH crash landing-the perfect way to end the nightmare. My buddy loved it though-wanted to go back up the next month and do it again. I don't think they allow beginners to do what we did back in 85.....I think today you do actual freefalling from much higher up-like 7-10K feet, BUT you do it strapped on to a REAL skydiver who does all technical aspects of the jump-you're basically just along for the ride. No thanks.Fool me once your fault, fool me twice MY fault-I learn from my MISTAKES-and that was a mistake.— May 11, 2010 7:23 p.m.
Economists Exult over Job Gains. Be Wary
The main problem with current job creation is that the jobs are; a) temporary gov jobs (think census) b) perm. gov jobs (think city, county, state) c) low paying private sector service jobs (think tourism, hospitality, foodservice) There is little to NO job creation in the private sector that pays a living wage, and I would guess (yes, just a guess) that the vast majority of private sector jobs pay little to NO benefits since 80% of those jobs come from small business. I had to laugh at these (entry level) gov job opening; Published: May 10, 2010 City receives 262 applications for two jobs LAGUNA BEACH – As Orange County unemployment hovers near 10 percent, Laguna Beach is seeing more applications for two **entry-level positions** than ever before. The city received ***262 applications for two recreation supervisor positions*** that will open in July when two longtime employees retire. "We've never seen anything like it," said City Manager Ken Frank http://www.ocregister.com/news/city-248101-applic… Now, are any of our esteemed public employees posting here going to try to claim that the public sector pays less, or cannot get qualified applicants?????????????????????????????????— May 11, 2010 12:26 p.m.
She Wouldn't Listen to Me
Moreover, a SLAPPback is itself likely to be subject to the special motion to strike procedure set forth in Code of Civil Procedure § 425.16. This does not mean that SLAPPbacks can never be won. It does mean that you should have enough evidence to prove a probability of winning the suit, before filing the SLAPPback. By Grasca ==================== Im am glad you are educating yourself on SLAPP actions, and see you know how to "cut and paste". http://www.casp.net/slapps/procede.html It's a start!— May 10, 2010 9:21 p.m.
She Wouldn't Listen to Me
Maybe this case was an exception but no judge will rule immediately unless things at the courthouse have changed. By Grasca ================== Gasca, I have tried to tell you numerous times trhat what you are claiming here is not true. You cannot use a lawsuit for harrassment purposes and tie someone up in court on defamation type suits under the anti-SLAPP provisions of state law, CCP 425.16-18. As I have stated from my first post, YES, the judge WILL RULE IMMEDIATELY on an anti-SLAPP motion. Where did you get this nonsense that the judge will not rule imeedialtely??? B/c it is from another planet, not ours. You either are not familiar with the law, or you're flat out lying-it is one of the two. How many times do I have to tell you this, you file a bogus defamation lawsuit and it will be over in less than 30 days, with just ONE single motion. End of the game. So, anyway, I'm through trying to explain the law to you. You can go ahead and keep making up your wild claims-but my advice is not to try to file a bogus lawsuit.— May 10, 2010 9:13 p.m.