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May 18th, 2013, 10:40 AM

infoshare replied to a thread Internet sales tax. IMHO, a good thing. in News and Politics

Thanks for that video Nexis4. That small shop owner featured in the story, the one who does not think this tax is a good idea, is an exception to the...

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May 17th, 2013, 04:32 PM

Ninjahedge replied to a thread Amanda Knox gets 26 Years in News and Politics

Don Knots, DeLouise or Rickles?

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May 17th, 2013, 04:29 PM

Ninjahedge replied to a thread Hurricane Sandy--THE Perfect Storm? in News and Politics

I would only put it to good weather and maybe a nudge for Harry's visit. Not a complete reliance of one on the other.

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May 17th, 2013, 04:27 PM

Ninjahedge replied to a thread Music: Rock Venues in NYC in New York City Guide For Visitors

Well.... it also was a microbrew and a deli before Lenny's......

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May 16th, 2013, 09:37 PM

infoshare replied to a thread 50 East 57th Street @ 432 Park Avenue (former Drake Hotel site) in New York Skyscrapers and Architecture

if that is a person standing there (pretty sure it is) those windows are huge: wonder if they will be a singe pane of glass with out any mullions...

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May 16th, 2013, 07:35 PM

infoshare replied to a thread Archboston.org forum favorites in World Skyscrapers and Architecture

Video via archboston -WTC spire http://www.archboston.org/community/showpost.php?p=173425&postcount=3184

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May 16th, 2013, 03:41 PM

infoshare replied to a thread New York Taxi in New York City Guide For Visitors

Judge blockes plan for nre taxi........ http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/16/nyregion/judge-blocks-new-yorks-taxi-of-tomorrow-plan.html?smid=pl-share

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May 15th, 2013, 04:59 PM

Ninjahedge replied to a thread Internet sales tax. IMHO, a good thing. in News and Politics

Quickie: I have VERY RARELY found anything cheaper in person than online when it comes to consumer electronics. A GREAT example of this woul...

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May 15th, 2013, 04:46 PM

Ninjahedge replied to a thread Muliple Fatalities at Connecticut Elementary School Shooting in News and Politics

Elvis Costello?

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May 14th, 2013, 05:01 PM

infoshare replied to a thread Biking in New York City in New York City Guide For New Yorkers

Yes, that's true - 4 hours out, dock, go another 4 hours and the bike is gone all day. Well, 45 min to an hour is about right: that 30 min time...

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May 14th, 2013, 02:33 PM

infoshare replied to a thread Internet sales tax. IMHO, a good thing. in News and Politics

The business term regarding what I am calling 'large capacity' or large volume is know as "scalability" - it is the accounting principal that has...

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May 14th, 2013, 12:41 PM

infoshare replied to a thread Internet sales tax. IMHO, a good thing. in News and Politics

To the points dougm was making. The competitive advantage has more to do with 'sales capacity' or 'volume' than those minor advantages of lower...

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May 14th, 2013, 10:31 AM

Ninjahedge replied to a thread The Official Random Thoughts Thread in Anything Goes

I have found that the only time anything ever gets done is when the "Left" and the "Right" come together.

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May 14th, 2013, 09:28 AM

Ninjahedge replied to a thread Muliple Fatalities at Connecticut Elementary School Shooting in News and Politics

:rolleyes: Somehow they like to keep highlighting this, although many attacks were carried out WELL BEFORE there were these "true to life" violent...

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May 14th, 2013, 09:25 AM

Ninjahedge replied to a thread Phone Records of Journalists Seized by U.S in News and Politics

There are two parts of me on this. 1st: I can see where speed would be needed on something like a planned attack. If you have to go through...

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May 13th, 2013, 10:08 PM

MidtownGuy replied to a thread Amanda Knox gets 26 Years in News and Politics

Why would anyone bother wading through all that? While the troll is Rolling On the Floor and Laughing his Ass Off about so much nothing, the only...

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May 13th, 2013, 04:41 PM

Ninjahedge replied to a thread Internet sales tax. IMHO, a good thing. in News and Politics

I see what you are saying... so long as there is some sort of taxation (or not) for the buisness at point of production. My only worry is that by...

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May 13th, 2013, 04:13 PM

infoshare replied to a thread Biking in New York City in New York City Guide For New Yorkers

Those articles are full of FUD - don't buy a word of it .... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear,_uncertainty_and_doubt This bike share program...

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May 13th, 2013, 02:03 PM

Ninjahedge replied to a thread Internet sales tax. IMHO, a good thing. in News and Politics

I am more in line with taking the internet taxes slowly and distributing it to BOTH the point of sale and the point of origin. There should be...

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May 13th, 2013, 01:55 PM

Ninjahedge replied to a thread Biking in New York City in New York City Guide For New Yorkers

I will never ride a bike that does not have enough room for my handbag..... *wark*

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May 12th, 2013, 09:41 AM

infoshare replied to a thread Archboston.org forum favorites in World Skyscrapers and Architecture

The 'nautilus' pediment on St. Pauls Church now complete - 'after 200 years'......... Looks terrific! ...

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May 12th, 2013, 09:17 AM

infoshare replied to a thread WTC Tower One - by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in New York Skyscrapers and Architecture

Spire now complete: final bit of curtain wall ready to be installed.......

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May 11th, 2013, 09:00 AM

infoshare replied to a thread 56 Leonard Street - 57-story tower - by Herzog & de Meuron in New York Skyscrapers and Architecture

That was a smart choice: most people opt-out of that option because they think they are being tricked into paying more for something that is not any...

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May 11th, 2013, 07:27 AM

MidtownGuy replied to a thread Amanda Knox gets 26 Years in News and Politics

Woop-ee-do.

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May 10th, 2013, 04:09 PM

Ninjahedge replied to a thread Freud visits China. in Anything Goes

It guarantees an unobstructed view....... (optimists only please)

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May 9th, 2013, 03:40 PM

infoshare replied to a thread Amanda Knox gets 26 Years in News and Politics

The "key is" that this "impossibility" is a 'disconfirming fact" a complete 'falsification' of the claim/theory/hypothesis that Amanda Knox was...

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May 9th, 2013, 02:54 PM

infoshare replied to a thread Internet sales tax. IMHO, a good thing. in News and Politics

I read somewhere recently that New York State lost about $850 million dollars in sales tax revenue because of Non-paid taxes on internet purchases....

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May 9th, 2013, 01:40 PM

Ninjahedge replied to a thread Internet sales tax. IMHO, a good thing. in News and Politics

I did not read the small print Zip, I was referring to the stuff I have been hearing across the media and the points you all have brought up. As...

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May 9th, 2013, 01:09 PM

Ninjahedge replied to a thread Where in the world was....Mark Sanford? in News and Politics

"Don't call it a comeback......." :rolleyes:

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