RATS RUNNING RAMPANT IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK–MORE RATS THAN 8.4 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE CITY IT SEEMS

Some things are a given in New York City: Rats in subways. Parking tickets. Rats in parks. Snowstorms. Rats on dark sidewalks. Noisy neighbors.

Did we mention rats?

By some estimates, there are more rats than humans in this city of 8.4 million, although it's impossible to know for sure. One thing is certain: Most New Yorkers loathe rats, and the city this year is budgeting $611,000 for a new program targeting "rat reservoirs," where the rodents congregate, in hopes of diminishing their numbers.

"This is about more than just aesthetics," said City Councilman Mark D. Levine, describing the problem as "epidemic" on some streets in his district of Upper Manhattan.

An exterminator prepares bait to capture rats in a basement in Manhattan. New York City is budgeting $611,000 for an anti-rat program targeting areas where the rodents congregate. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)

"We've had rats who are going into cars and eating out electrical cables. We have rats that are entering homes," Levine said at a public hearing this month where city health officials announced the additional anti-rat efforts.

With city officials striving to present the best image of New York to visitors — and with social media making every public rat sighting a potential embarrassment — rat-abatement efforts have increased.

Transit officials have tried a rat-sterilization program in the subways, and an online map created by the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene enables people to search neighborhoods, streets and even specific addresses for rat issues.

The department also offers courses at its Rodent Academy that are geared toward building superintendents, homeowners and others interested in learning how to manage the rats in their lives.

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-new-york-rats-20140531-story.html

THE DEMOCRATS JOB PLAN FOR 2014–SHRINK THE LABOR FORCE (37.2% OUT OF WORK TO 62.8% WORKING) AS THE POTUS BHO LEGACY–THE SAME SHRUNKEN LABOR FORCE OF 62% IN 1978 WHEN THE DEMOCRAT JIMMY CARTER WAS THE POTUS– 92,018,000 NOT ACTIVE IN THE LABOR FORCE

The percentage of American civilians 16 or older who do not have a job and are not actively seeking one remained at a 36-year high in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
In December, April, and now May, the labor force participation rate has been 62.8 percent. That means that 37.2 percent were not participating in the labor force during those months.

Before December, the last time the labor force participation rate sunk as low as 62.8 percent was February 1978, when it was also 62.8 percent. At that time, Jimmy Carter was president.
In April, the number of those not in the labor force hit a record high of 92,018,000. In May, that number declined by 9,000 to 92,009,000. Yet, the participation rate remained the same from April to May at 62.8 percent.

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/ali-meyer/372-percentage-not-labor-force-remains-36-year-high

WHAT LAWS OF THIS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA–WE DON’T NEED NO STINKING LAW WHEN IT GOES AGAINST THE LEFTIST DEMOCRATS AGENDA FROM THE POTUS BHO–AS HIS RELEASE OF TERRORISTS FROM GUANTANAMO FOR A POSSIBLE DESERTER–GOES ALONG WITH THE AGENDA OF EMPTYING GITMO AND PROVIDING AID TO THE TERRORIST–THE LEFTIST DEMOCRAT ALLIES IN THE WAR AGAINST TERROR IT SEEMS

Transferring the five terrorists to Qatar in exchange for the release of Bergdahl “violates the law against material support to terrorism,” McCarthy told the the Daily Mail of London.

McCarthy was assistant U.S. attorney in New York. He led the 1995 prosecution of Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman and nearly a dozen others charged with the bombing, which failed to bring down the towers but killed six and injured more than a thousand.

West wrote Tuesday that Obama used an Article 2 signing statement to deem unconstitutional a measure he had signed into law contained in the National Defense Authorization Act.

“The law stated that he must advise Congress within 30 days about any plans to transfer detainees from Gitmo,” West wrote. “Obama basically stated that this was ‘unconstitutional’ and that his unilateral action fell within his purview. Once again Obama used selective discretion as to what law he feels he must adhere to — in this case it has severe ramifications for our national security.”

He said the five Guantanamo Bay detainees “were senior Taliban officials, basically members of Mullah Omar’s inner circle.”

“This is aiding and abetting the enemy, which goes along with the collusion of this administration with Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated organizations and supplying weapons and arms to Islamists,” West wrote. “Obama just released the leadership of a terrorist organization, and what did we get in return? A deserter, who by his own self-proclamation harbors anti-American sentiments – which it seems that Susan Rice, our esteemed national security adviser, didn’t even realize his heinous actions – or maybe as usual she just lied about it again.

“Ladies and gentlemen, I submit that Barack Hussein Obama’s unilateral negotiations with terrorists and the ensuing release of their key leadership without consult – mandated by law – with the U.S. Congress represents high crimes and misdemeanors, an impeachable offense.”

Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2014/06/obama-and-his-aides-have-lost-their-minds/

LESSON LEARNED FROM THE SEWOL MARITIME DISASTER BY KOREANS–GOVERNMENT CANNOT BE THE ONE AND ONLY ONE THAT CAN PROTECT YOU–THIS APPLIES EVEN HERE IN THE US WHERE WE THE PEOPLE LIVE INDEPENDENT AND TO BE SELF SUFFICIENT

Since the Sewol disaster took place, Park Ji-young, a 41-year-old office worker, has made it a habit to check where emergency door-opening handles are when taking the subway. She looks for fire extinguishers and emergency exits when she enters any building. At home, she talks about how to survive different types of disasters with her two daughters who are 9 and 11 years old.
Driven by fear that the state is no longer capable of protecting its citizens, Park said she was motivated to create her own survival manual and stay cautious. 

A mourner prays for the victims of sunken ferry Sewol at a memorial hall in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday, which marked the 49th day since the accident. Buddhists believe that the soul of the deceased leaves the physical world seven weeks after death. (Park Hyun-koo/The Korea Herald)

“In the wake of the Sewol tragedy, I’ve realized that I should first learn how to survive and stop thinking that there will be someone else out there to protect me and save me,” she said, adding that she was struck by the Sewol crew’s irresponsible behavior in leaving nearly 500 passengers behind on the sinking ferry and Coast Guard officials’ poor initial response.
She was also disturbed by a recent arson attack on Subway No. 3 in Seoul. A 71-year-old man set a fire inside a subway car approaching Dogok Station on Line 3 in Seoul last week. The blaze was brought under control in less than six minutes by subway employees who were inside of the train at that time. No casualties were reported.

http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140603001058

SINCE THE LIBERAL DEMOCRAT POTUS BHO COULD NOT EMPTY GITMO THROUGH LEGAL MEANS–LETS GO AHEAD AND EMPTY GITMO BY SHIPPING THEM OUT BY THE GUISE OF THE PRESONER EXCHANGE–1 BERGAHL FOR 5 TERRORIST TALIBAN COMMANDERS

President Obama released five Taliban leaders from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility on Saturday without consulting Congress and without strict assurances that the militants won’t somehow return to the fight. Republicans on Capitol Hill worry that the swap of these Taliban leaders for American hostage Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is a prelude to a bigger move—the emptying out of Guantanamo entirely.

In his 2014 State of the Union address, Obama promised to shutter the prison built on Cuban soil by the end of the year. Obama now has seven months to fulfill his latest promise to shut down Guantanamo—or come as close to it as he can. During that time, Congress will be unable to prevent the release of the 149 prisoners still there.

“This whole deal may have been a test to see how far the administration can actually push it, and if Congress doesn’t fight back they will feel more empowered to move forward with additional transfers,” said one senior GOP senate aide close to the issue. “They’ve lined up all the dominoes to be able to move a lot more detainees out of Guantanamo and this could be just the beginning.”

On Saturday, only three days after announcing the complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan by 2017, the White House revealed that it was releasing the Taliban commanders in exchange for Bergdahl. The law requires 30 days’ advance Congressional notification before such a release from Guantanamo. But it was simply not workable in this case, White House officials, said; the soldier’s health was failing, and the Qatari-brokered deal for the prisoner swap unfolded too quickly.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/02/bergdahl-deal-could-be-first-step-to-emptying-gitmo.html