The Fayetteville City Council on Thursday will consider establishing a watershed district on the south side of Pye Lake to help resolve issues with increasing stormwater runoff.
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Coweta wrecker man charged with shooting mechanic in foot
A Coweta County man has been charged with aggravated assault after shooting a man in the ankle in a dispute over a car repair.
Fayette County Sheriff Barry Babb said 47-year-old David Sharp was charged with aggravated assault in the Jan. 12 incident.
The incident occurred after Sharp, a tow truck driver, met with a car mechanic at a business located on Ga. Highway 85 North. The mechanic was the individual who would be working on the vehicle, Babb added.
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Deputies charge Fayette man with multiple felonies in spat with wife
A Fayette County man faces multiple charges stemming from a Jan. 9 domestic incident and the burglary of a nearby residence.
Nicholas Manley, 26, of Deer Forest Trail in east Fayette County, was charged with aggravated assault, kidnapping, false imprisonment, battery, terroristic acts and threats, two counts of burglary, criminal trespass and cruelty to children, according to arrest records.
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Want to Receive Part of Your Paycheck in Bitcoin? Here’s How…
I’ve covered Bitcoin payment processor BitPay on many occasions over the past year or so. The pioneering company provides an invaluable service to merchants that want to allow their customers to pay for goods and services in Bitcoin without taking on any currency risk. Well, they have now branched out into what seems to be a perfectly complimentary business, allowing employers that don’t deal with Bitcoin directly to pay their employees in Bitcoin should they so desire.
This will be achieved via the Bitcoin “Payroll API,” which is currently in beta release open to employers in the states of Georgia (where BitPay is based) and South Carolina. All 20 of BitPay’s employees receive some of their compensation in Bitcoin, and the project got kickstarted after many of BitPay’s own employees asked for something similar. CEO of BitPay Tony Gallippi receives 100% of his pay in Bitcoin.
However, this is not the only milestone for the company. A few days ago I pointed out that the company was signing up a staggering 1,000 merchants a week, and now it has been announced they have surpassed the 20,000 merchant threshold.
It’s interesting to think that a currency originally involved primarily in online gaming, which can be accessed at such venues as BitBet.com, has now spread so quickly into the mainstream with retailers such as Overstock accepting it.
This development is truly incredible, and allowing people to receive a small part of their salary in Bitcoin will only further its development as an genuine real world currency people and businesses want to both use and hold on to.
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What’s the easiest way to get bitcoins into your wallet? Answer: Get paid in bitcoin. BitPay, the world’s largest digital currency payment processor, now lets employees do that with the beta release of its Bitcoin Payroll API for employers.
American W-2 employees (see below) can elect to have all, or part, of their salary paid in bitcoin for every pay period. It works as a ‘net payroll deduction’, meaning taxes and garnishes are removed from an employee’s gross income first, and the bitcoin portion is deducted from take-home pay.
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PTC’s McIntosh High School to receive a facelift
As a project it will not be large. But the improvement to McIntosh High School approved Monday night by the Fayette County Board of Education will be something that will make a difference for students and for the look of a portion of the school’s exterior.
As it stands today, the main entrance positioned on the south side of the school is the location of administrative offices on the ground floor. The approved project will have an enclosed walkway installed above the administrative area which will link the existing two-story classroom buildings.
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Justices Skeptical About Abortion Clinic Buffer Zones, Yet Another Obamacare Deadline Delay, Yemeni Drone Strike Kills Farmer: P.M. Links
Supreme Court justices seem
skeptical that a mandated protest-free
buffer zone around abortion clinics in Massachusetts is
constitutional.- Another day, another
Obamacare delay: The deadline for people with pre-existing
conditions to enroll for health coverage has been pushed back to
March. - A poll shows New Jersey voters
don’t blame Gov. Chris Christie for the politically motivated
George Washington Bridge lane closure scandal. They do, however,
think it’s going to bite him in the ass if he runs for president in
2016. - A farmer was allegedly
killed in a drone strike in Yemen meant to target Islamist
militants. - A third civil lawsuit has been filed against
disgraced former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, this time alleging
he offered to perform favors for a disabled vet if her nurse
“performed favors” for him – wink, wink, nudge, nudge. - The Marines are investigating a series of photos published by
celebrity gossip site TMZ.com showing Marines
burning the bodies of dead Iraqis in Fallujah in 2004. The
Marines are trying to authenticate that the photos are real.
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Matthew Feeney on How Islamist Infighting in Syria is a Reminder Why Intervention is a Bad Idea
The relatively new rebel group in Syria, the
Islamic Front, is estimated to have up to 60,000 fighters and
has recently been fighting the Al Qaeda-linked Islamic
State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) alongside the Western-backed
Free Syrian Army (FSA) and Jabhat al-Nusra, another Al Qaeda-linked
group, in northern Syria. However, Matthew Feeney explains,
although the Islamic Front has been fighting ISIL alongside the
FSA, they are hardly secular moderates, and the fighting with ISIL
should serve as a reminder to the Obama administration that
non-intervention is the best policy when it comes to Syria.
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Fayette’s nonprofits selling tickets to Pinewood gala
Ticket prices range from zero to at least $250 for a reception and tour of the site of Pinewood Atlanta Studios this coming Saturday, a way for the company building the venue to lend a helping hand to local nonprofit organizations.
Pinewood will be the site of a Jan. 18 gala event and tour, with all the proceeds from ticket sales by local nonprofits going to those organizations.
At least one organization, Christian City, is giving its share of the tickets away to its patrons for appreciation for earlier donations. Other nonprofits are selling their tickets to raise money.
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The Blistering Recovery Continues: Week After Macy's, JCPenney Fires 2000, Closes 33 Stores
A week ago, Macy’s fired 2500 and announced the closure of five stores. Moments ago, the company which we have been warnings since late 2012 is a meltin ice cube that ends with bankruptcy, JCPenney, which a week ago provided the following glib summary “JCPenney reported today that the Company is pleased with its performance for the holiday period“, turns out was merely joking and just echoed the Macy’s sentiment, announcing the termination of some 2,000 jobs and the closure of 33 stores.
JCPenney today announced that as part of its turnaround efforts, the Company will be closing 33 underperforming stores across the country in order to focus its resources on the Company`s highest potential growth opportunities.
These actions are expected to result in an annual cost savings of approximately $65 million, beginning in 2014. In connection with this initiative, the Company expects to incur estimated pre-tax charges of approximately $26 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 and approximately $17 million in future periods.
Remaining inventory in the affected stores will be sold over the next several months, with final closings expected to be complete by early May. The closings will result in the elimination of approximately 2,000 positions. Eligible associates who do not remain with the Company will receive separation benefits packages. Meanwhile, the Company is continuing its plans to open a new store location later this year at the Gateway II development in Brooklyn, N.Y.
“As we continue to progress toward long-term profitable growth, it is necessary to reexamine the financial performance of our store portfolio and adjust our national footprint accordingly,” said Myron E. (Mike) Ullman, III, chief executive officer of JCPenney. “While it`s always difficult to make a business decision that impacts our valued customers and associates, this important step addresses a strategic priority to improve the profitability of our stores and position JCPenney for future success.”
What can one say but: this is just the kind of recovery that justifies an S&P500 at all time highs.
Investors initially cheered… but now not so much…
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The Blistering Recovery Continues: Week After Macy’s, JCPenney Fires 2000, Closes 33 Stores
A week ago, Macy’s fired 2500 and announced the closure of five stores. Moments ago, the company which we have been warnings since late 2012 is a meltin ice cube that ends with bankruptcy, JCPenney, which a week ago provided the following glib summary “JCPenney reported today that the Company is pleased with its performance for the holiday period“, turns out was merely joking and just echoed the Macy’s sentiment, announcing the termination of some 2,000 jobs and the closure of 33 stores.
JCPenney today announced that as part of its turnaround efforts, the Company will be closing 33 underperforming stores across the country in order to focus its resources on the Company`s highest potential growth opportunities.
These actions are expected to result in an annual cost savings of approximately $65 million, beginning in 2014. In connection with this initiative, the Company expects to incur estimated pre-tax charges of approximately $26 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 and approximately $17 million in future periods.
Remaining inventory in the affected stores will be sold over the next several months, with final closings expected to be complete by early May. The closings will result in the elimination of approximately 2,000 positions. Eligible associates who do not remain with the Company will receive separation benefits packages. Meanwhile, the Company is continuing its plans to open a new store location later this year at the Gateway II development in Brooklyn, N.Y.
“As we continue to progress toward long-term profitable growth, it is necessary to reexamine the financial performance of our store portfolio and adjust our national footprint accordingly,” said Myron E. (Mike) Ullman, III, chief executive officer of JCPenney. “While it`s always difficult to make a business decision that impacts our valued customers and associates, this important step addresses a strategic priority to improve the profitability of our stores and position JCPenney for future success.”
What can one say but: this is just the kind of recovery that justifies an S&P500 at all time highs.
Investors initially cheered… but now not so much…
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