THE GOOD NEWS SLOT WINNINGS FOR THE MOHEGAN SUN CASINO FOR NOVEMBER, 2008, COMPARED TO NOVEMBER, 2007 WAS DOWN (MINUS) 5.3%, TOTAL WINNINGS WAS $66.8 MILLION ($66,800,000.00) THE MOHEGAN SUN HAS 6,743 SLOT MACHINES.
THE BAD NEWS SLOT WINNINGS FOR THE MOHEGAN SUN CASINO FOR NOVEMBER, 2008, COMPARED TO NOVEMBER, 2007, WAS DOWN (MINUS) 5.3%, TOTAL WINNINGS WAS $66.8 MILLION ($66,800,000.00). THE MOHEGAN SUN HAS 6,743 SLOT MACHINES.
THE SLOT WINNINGS FOR FOXWOODS IN NOVEMBER 2008, COMPARED TO NOVEMBER, 2007 WAS DOWN (MINUS) 7.6%, TOTAL WINNINGS $54.5 MILLION ($54,500,000.00). FOXWOODS RESORT CASINOS AND MGM GRAND AT FOXWOODS HAVE A TOTAL OF 8,268 SLOT MACHINES.
AT ALL THE ATLANTIC CITY'S COMBINED THE AVERAGE SLOT WINNINGS IN NOVEMBER 2008, COMPARED TO NOVEMBER 2007 WAS OFF (MINUS) 12.4%.
THE TWIN RIVERS, LINCOLN, RHODE ISLAND, RACINO IN NOVEMBER, 2008 COMPARED WITH NOVEMBER, 2007, WAS UP (PLUS) 1.2% FOR A TOTAL SLOT WINNINGS OF $31.5 MILLION ($31,500,000.00). TWIN RIVER HAS 7,700 SLOT MACHINES.
GERALD AUBIN, DIRECTOR OF THE RHODE ISLAND LOTTERY (WHICH OVERSEES THE SLOT MACHINES AT BOTH RHODE ISLANDS SLOT PARLORS) SAID, " WE LOSE A LOT OF PEOPLE TO FOXWOODS AND MOHEGAN BUT THE ECONOMY IS KEEPING PEOPLE CLOSE TO HOME AND THAT'S HELPING US."
JEFFREY HARTMANN, THE MOHEGAN TRIBAL GAMING( AUTHORITY C.O.O. SAID, "TO DO $66 MILLION IN THESE ECONOMIC TIMES IS A TRIBUTE TO OUR EMPLOYEES AND OUR CUSTOMERS. I DO THINK THE MITIGATION (MOHEGAN SUN'S REVENUE DECLINE) IS REFLECTIVE OF ENERGY PRICES AND CONSUMERS BECOMING MORE CONFIDENT ABOUT THEIR DISCRETIONARY INCOME."
YES, THE MOHEGAN SUN PERFORMED MUCH BETTER THAN THE INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE. THE PERCENTAGES EXCEPT FOR TWIN RIVERS (WHICH WAS A PLUS WAS ON 1.2% AND LESS THAN HALF THE SLOT WINNINGS AT 31.5 MILLION) WERE BETTER THAN THE INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE. MOHEGAN SUN DID IN $12.3 MILLION ($12,300,000.00) MORE IN SLOT WINNINGS COMPARED TO FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO AND MGM GRAND AT FOXWOODS.
A LOSS IS STILL A LOSS. MINUS 5.3% IS STILL MINUS 5.3%, BEING OFF 5.3% MEANS WE DID IN NOVEMBER, 2007 A SLOT WINNING OF $70.3 MILLION ($70,300,000.00) OR A LOSS (DEFICIT) OF $3.5 MILLION ($3,500,000.00).
WATCH WHAT HAPPENS AT 5.3%. $100.00 LOSS IS $5.30, $1,000.00 LOSS IS $53.00, $10,000.00 LOSS IS $530.00, $100,000.00 LOSS IS $5,300.00, $1,000,000.00 LOSS IS $53.000.00, $10,000,000.00 LOSS IS $530,000.00, $20,000,000,000.00 LOSS IS $1,060,000.00 AND WHEN WE GET TO $70,300,000.00 THE LOSS IS $3,500,000.00. THAT'S THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS PEOPLE. A LOT OF MONEY.
THE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF THE MOHEGAN SUN DID A FINE JOB IN NOVEMBER. WELL DONE. THAT'S THE GOOD NEWS AND THE BAD NEWS, THE MOHEGAN SUN DROPPED (MINUS) -5.3%.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Monday, December 15, 2008
MONACAN INDIANS
ANTHROPOLOGISTS THINK THAT THE NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES THAT SPOKE THE SIOUAN LANGUAGES, STARTED IN THE OHIO VALLEY. SOME OF THE SIOUAN SPEAKING NATIVE AMERICANS MOVED FROM THE OHIO VALLEY SOUTH EAST AND WEST. THE TRIBES THAT WENT WEST ARE TODAY REPRESENTED BY THE OMAHA, MANDAN, CROW, AND LOKODA. THERE WERE AT ONE TIME EIGHT (8) SIOUAN TRIBES LIVING IN THE VIRGINIA AREA, THAT COMPPRISED THE MONACAN CONFEDERACY. OF THE EIGHT TRIBES IN THE EASTERN UNITED STATES, THE ONLY ONE THAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD STILL EXISTS IS THE MONACAN TRIBE.
THE MONACAN NATION, ALONG WITH THE OTHER 7 TRIBES OF SIOUAN LANGUAGE TRIBES THAT SETTLED IN THE EAST HAVE BEEN THERE SINCE AN ESTIMATED 10,000 YEARS. THE MONACANS TERRITORY WAS THOUGHT TO BE FROM AROUND WHERE RICHMOND, VIRGINIA IS TODAY TO THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS IN WESTERN VIRGINIA. THE MONACANS LIVED ALONG THE JAMES RIVER AND THE MANNAHOAC (A NEIGHBORING TRIBE) LIVED ALONG THE RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER.
THE MONACANS LIVED IN THE SAME AREAS FOR GENERATIONS. THEY LIVED AN AGRICULTURAL LIFE STYLE. THEY RAISED THE THREE SISTERS, CORN , BEANS AND SQUASH. THEY ALSO HUNTED FOR BUFFALO, ELK, DEER, BEAR, SMALL GAME,BIRDS, AND FISH. THEY GATHERED BERRIES AND NUTS.
THE MONACANS MINED COPPER. SOME OF THE COPPER WAS MADE INTO BEADS. THE THE COPPER BEADS WERE VALUED BY SACHEMS AND OTHER HIGH RANKING NATIVE PEOPLE. THE COPPER BEADS WERE TRADED WITH OTHER TRIBES FOR BEADS AND OTHER THINGS. THE MONACAN WOMEN WERE SKILLED BASKET MAKERS. THEY WERE WELL KNOWN FOR THEIR ANIMAL AND FLORAL DESIGNS ON THEIR BASKETS.
THE MONACANS, LIKE OTHER TRIBES OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES, BURIED THEIR DEAD IN BURIAL MOUNDS. THERE ARE STILL TODAY A TOTAL OF 13 MOUNDS LOCATED IN THE PIEDMONT AND BLUE RIDGE AREAS OF VIRGINIA. THE CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF THESE MOUNDS IS ESTIMATED TO DATE BACK ABOUT 1,000 YEARS. MANY OF THE THINGS WE KNOW ABOUT THE MONACANS HAVE BEEN LEARNED FROM THESE BURIAL MOUNDS.
THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE ENGLISH SETTLERS AND THE MONACANS. THE FIRST IS. THE MONACANS FIRST MET THE ENGLISH SETTLERS IN 1608. CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH MET AND FOUGHT THE NATIVE AMERICANS ON THE RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER. A NATIVE MAN NAMED 'ARNOROLEK SUPPOSEDLY SAID AS HE WAS DYING, "'WE HEARD THAT YOU WERE A PEOPLE COME FROM UNDER THE WORLD, TO TAKE OUR WORLD FROM US." THE OTHER VERSION IS THAT CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT VISTED THE MONACANS IN 1608. AT THE REQUEST OF CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH. CAPTAIN NEWPORT REPORTEDLY TOOK A MONACAN LEADER CAPTIVE SO HE COULD SAVELY LEAVE.
THE MONACANS JOINED OTHER TRIBES (AS MEMBERS) INCLUDING, THE DELEWARES, THE SAPONI, THE TUTELO, AND THE CATAWBA TRIBES. MANY DIED DUE TO WAR WITH THE ENGLISH SETTLERS AND OTHER NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES. SMALL POX, AND OTHER DISEASES BROUGHT BY THE EUROPEANS KILLED MANY MORE INDIANS. THE MONACAN WERE ENEMIES OF BOTH THE IROQUOIAN SPEAKING CHEROKEES AND THE ALGONQUIAN SPEAKING POWHATANS.
IN THE 1870'S THE MONACANS BUILT A LOG CABIN WHICH THEY USED AS A CHURCH. THEY WERE OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA IN 1989. THE MONACANS ARE STILL TRYING TO GET FEDERAL RECOGNITION..
TODAY THE MONACANS HAVE AN ESTIMATED 700 TO 1,400 MEMBERS. MOST OF THE MEMBERS LIVE AROUND LYNCHBURG, AMHERST COUNTY, VIRGINIA AND THE STATE OF MARYLAND. THE MEMBERS OF THE MONACANS ARE TRYING TO PRESERVE THEIR CULTURE, HISTORY AND CUSTOMS. THEY WILL HOLD THEIR 17TH ANNUAL POW WOW ON MAY 15, 16, AND 17, 2009.
EDITORIAL FOOTNIOTE: I UNDERSTAND THAT TWO MEMBERS OF THE MOHEGAN TRIBAL COUNCIL DO NOT LIKE WHAT I WROTE IN FOUR ARTICLES. IN THE INTEREST OF THE MOHEGAN TRIBE I AM WILLING TO REMOVE THEM. I REQUEST THAT ANY MEMBER OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL OR COUNCIL OF ELDERS THAT WANTS THE ARTICLES REMOVED TO EITHER E-MAIL ON THE WEBSITE (COMMENT ON THIS STORY) OR MAIL ME A REQUEST.
THE MONACAN NATION, ALONG WITH THE OTHER 7 TRIBES OF SIOUAN LANGUAGE TRIBES THAT SETTLED IN THE EAST HAVE BEEN THERE SINCE AN ESTIMATED 10,000 YEARS. THE MONACANS TERRITORY WAS THOUGHT TO BE FROM AROUND WHERE RICHMOND, VIRGINIA IS TODAY TO THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS IN WESTERN VIRGINIA. THE MONACANS LIVED ALONG THE JAMES RIVER AND THE MANNAHOAC (A NEIGHBORING TRIBE) LIVED ALONG THE RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER.
THE MONACANS LIVED IN THE SAME AREAS FOR GENERATIONS. THEY LIVED AN AGRICULTURAL LIFE STYLE. THEY RAISED THE THREE SISTERS, CORN , BEANS AND SQUASH. THEY ALSO HUNTED FOR BUFFALO, ELK, DEER, BEAR, SMALL GAME,BIRDS, AND FISH. THEY GATHERED BERRIES AND NUTS.
THE MONACANS MINED COPPER. SOME OF THE COPPER WAS MADE INTO BEADS. THE THE COPPER BEADS WERE VALUED BY SACHEMS AND OTHER HIGH RANKING NATIVE PEOPLE. THE COPPER BEADS WERE TRADED WITH OTHER TRIBES FOR BEADS AND OTHER THINGS. THE MONACAN WOMEN WERE SKILLED BASKET MAKERS. THEY WERE WELL KNOWN FOR THEIR ANIMAL AND FLORAL DESIGNS ON THEIR BASKETS.
THE MONACANS, LIKE OTHER TRIBES OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES, BURIED THEIR DEAD IN BURIAL MOUNDS. THERE ARE STILL TODAY A TOTAL OF 13 MOUNDS LOCATED IN THE PIEDMONT AND BLUE RIDGE AREAS OF VIRGINIA. THE CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF THESE MOUNDS IS ESTIMATED TO DATE BACK ABOUT 1,000 YEARS. MANY OF THE THINGS WE KNOW ABOUT THE MONACANS HAVE BEEN LEARNED FROM THESE BURIAL MOUNDS.
THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE ENGLISH SETTLERS AND THE MONACANS. THE FIRST IS. THE MONACANS FIRST MET THE ENGLISH SETTLERS IN 1608. CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH MET AND FOUGHT THE NATIVE AMERICANS ON THE RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER. A NATIVE MAN NAMED 'ARNOROLEK SUPPOSEDLY SAID AS HE WAS DYING, "'WE HEARD THAT YOU WERE A PEOPLE COME FROM UNDER THE WORLD, TO TAKE OUR WORLD FROM US." THE OTHER VERSION IS THAT CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT VISTED THE MONACANS IN 1608. AT THE REQUEST OF CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH. CAPTAIN NEWPORT REPORTEDLY TOOK A MONACAN LEADER CAPTIVE SO HE COULD SAVELY LEAVE.
THE MONACANS JOINED OTHER TRIBES (AS MEMBERS) INCLUDING, THE DELEWARES, THE SAPONI, THE TUTELO, AND THE CATAWBA TRIBES. MANY DIED DUE TO WAR WITH THE ENGLISH SETTLERS AND OTHER NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES. SMALL POX, AND OTHER DISEASES BROUGHT BY THE EUROPEANS KILLED MANY MORE INDIANS. THE MONACAN WERE ENEMIES OF BOTH THE IROQUOIAN SPEAKING CHEROKEES AND THE ALGONQUIAN SPEAKING POWHATANS.
IN THE 1870'S THE MONACANS BUILT A LOG CABIN WHICH THEY USED AS A CHURCH. THEY WERE OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED BY THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA IN 1989. THE MONACANS ARE STILL TRYING TO GET FEDERAL RECOGNITION..
TODAY THE MONACANS HAVE AN ESTIMATED 700 TO 1,400 MEMBERS. MOST OF THE MEMBERS LIVE AROUND LYNCHBURG, AMHERST COUNTY, VIRGINIA AND THE STATE OF MARYLAND. THE MEMBERS OF THE MONACANS ARE TRYING TO PRESERVE THEIR CULTURE, HISTORY AND CUSTOMS. THEY WILL HOLD THEIR 17TH ANNUAL POW WOW ON MAY 15, 16, AND 17, 2009.
EDITORIAL FOOTNIOTE: I UNDERSTAND THAT TWO MEMBERS OF THE MOHEGAN TRIBAL COUNCIL DO NOT LIKE WHAT I WROTE IN FOUR ARTICLES. IN THE INTEREST OF THE MOHEGAN TRIBE I AM WILLING TO REMOVE THEM. I REQUEST THAT ANY MEMBER OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL OR COUNCIL OF ELDERS THAT WANTS THE ARTICLES REMOVED TO EITHER E-MAIL ON THE WEBSITE (COMMENT ON THIS STORY) OR MAIL ME A REQUEST.
Friday, December 12, 2008
STANLEY WORKS
STANLEY WORKS, THE NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT TOOL MAKER ANNOUNCED THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2008, THAT IT IS EXPERIENCING HARD TIMES DUE TO A DECLINE IN CONSTRUCTION AND INDUSTRIAL SEGMENTS OF THE ECONOMY. STANLEY FELT, THAT THIS WAS BECAUSE THE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, ARE WORSE THAN PREVIOUS RECESSIONS.
THE COMPANY,WHICH HAS 45 FACTORIES, WILL CLOSE THREE (3) FACTORIES, AND EXPECTS TO LAYOFF 2,000 WORKERS IN DECEMBER. THAT AMOUNTS TO ABOUT 10% OF ITS WORK FORCE.
JOHN F. LUNDGREN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, IN A STATEMENT SAID, "WHILE THESE ACTIONS ARE DIFFICULT AND AFFECT VALUED STANLEY EMPLOYEES, WE FEEL IT IS IMPERATIVE TO MOVE DECISIVELY TO MANAGE THROUGH THE STEEP GLOBAL ECONOMIC DECLINE WE ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING."
THE COMPANY,WHICH HAS 45 FACTORIES, WILL CLOSE THREE (3) FACTORIES, AND EXPECTS TO LAYOFF 2,000 WORKERS IN DECEMBER. THAT AMOUNTS TO ABOUT 10% OF ITS WORK FORCE.
JOHN F. LUNDGREN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, IN A STATEMENT SAID, "WHILE THESE ACTIONS ARE DIFFICULT AND AFFECT VALUED STANLEY EMPLOYEES, WE FEEL IT IS IMPERATIVE TO MOVE DECISIVELY TO MANAGE THROUGH THE STEEP GLOBAL ECONOMIC DECLINE WE ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING."
Thursday, December 11, 2008
NORWICH ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY
ON TUESDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER 9, 2008, THE NORWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETY HELD A SEMINAR ON NORWICH ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY, AT THE SLATER MUSEUM IN NORWICH, CONNECTICUT. THE SLIDE PRESENTATION WAS PRESENTED RACHEL CARLEY, AN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN.
MS. CARLEY, WAS QUITE INFORMATIVE ABOUT NORWICH HAVING FOUR (4) DIFFERENT GREENS (PARK LIKE AREAS) IN NORWICH. SHE TOLD ABOUT THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF ARCHITECTURE IN THE DIFFERENT COMMUNTIES IN NORWICH. SHE EXPLAINED HOW THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES DEVELOPED. AN INTERESTING FACT WAS THAT RICH PEOPLE AND MIDDLE CLASS PEOPLE ENJOYED THE SAME KIND OF ARCHITECTURE. THE POORER PEOPLE DID THEIR HOUSES LESS ELEGANT BUT USED THE SAME DESIGN FEATURES AS THE MORE WEALTHY RESIDENTS.
ALTHOUGH, RACHEL CARLEY WAS VERY INFORMATIVE, MY RESEARCH DISAGREES WITH SOME OF THE CONCLUSIONS AND FACTS SHE PRESENTED.
FIRST THE ROYAL INDIAN BURIAL GROUNDS (MOHEGAN) IN NORWICH WAS ORIGINALLY 16 ACRES NOT THE 26 SHE SAID.
SECOND, SHE SAID THAT SHE BELIEVED THAT UNCAS' HEAD STONE WAS IN POSSESSION OF THE SLATER MUSEUM. THERE HAD BEEN A HEAD STONE THERE AT ONE TIME BEFORE IT WAS RETURNED TO THE MOHEGAN TRIBE. THE HEAD STONE IS PRESENTLY IN FULL VIEW AT SHANTOK BURIAL GROUND, IN UNCASVILLE.
THIRDLY, SHE BELIEVED THAT SAMSON OCCUM WAS A MOHEGAN. MY RESEARCH SHOWS HE WAS A MOHEGAN.
FINALLY, MY RESEARCH REVEALED (NOT CONCLUSIVELY) THAT THE GINGER BREAD, LATTICE, PILLSTERS, HEADS, AND MOLDINGS WERE MADE IN THE SHIP YARDS LOCALLY. SHE STATED THAT THEY HAD COME FROM THE MIDWEST. THE MATERIALS PROBABLY CAME FROM THE MIDWEST. EVEN SOME OF THE DECORATIVE MOLDINGS COULD HAVE COME FROM THE MIDWEST, HOWEVER I BELIEVE THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE DECORATIVE MOLDING WERE MADE RIGHT HERE LOCALLY.
IT WAS A GOOD EXPERIENCE. MS. RACHEL CARLEY, IS QUITE INFORMATIVE. IT WAS GREAT TO LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF NORWICH THROUGH HER EYES. A JOB WELL DONE. .
MS. CARLEY, WAS QUITE INFORMATIVE ABOUT NORWICH HAVING FOUR (4) DIFFERENT GREENS (PARK LIKE AREAS) IN NORWICH. SHE TOLD ABOUT THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF ARCHITECTURE IN THE DIFFERENT COMMUNTIES IN NORWICH. SHE EXPLAINED HOW THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES DEVELOPED. AN INTERESTING FACT WAS THAT RICH PEOPLE AND MIDDLE CLASS PEOPLE ENJOYED THE SAME KIND OF ARCHITECTURE. THE POORER PEOPLE DID THEIR HOUSES LESS ELEGANT BUT USED THE SAME DESIGN FEATURES AS THE MORE WEALTHY RESIDENTS.
ALTHOUGH, RACHEL CARLEY WAS VERY INFORMATIVE, MY RESEARCH DISAGREES WITH SOME OF THE CONCLUSIONS AND FACTS SHE PRESENTED.
FIRST THE ROYAL INDIAN BURIAL GROUNDS (MOHEGAN) IN NORWICH WAS ORIGINALLY 16 ACRES NOT THE 26 SHE SAID.
SECOND, SHE SAID THAT SHE BELIEVED THAT UNCAS' HEAD STONE WAS IN POSSESSION OF THE SLATER MUSEUM. THERE HAD BEEN A HEAD STONE THERE AT ONE TIME BEFORE IT WAS RETURNED TO THE MOHEGAN TRIBE. THE HEAD STONE IS PRESENTLY IN FULL VIEW AT SHANTOK BURIAL GROUND, IN UNCASVILLE.
THIRDLY, SHE BELIEVED THAT SAMSON OCCUM WAS A MOHEGAN. MY RESEARCH SHOWS HE WAS A MOHEGAN.
FINALLY, MY RESEARCH REVEALED (NOT CONCLUSIVELY) THAT THE GINGER BREAD, LATTICE, PILLSTERS, HEADS, AND MOLDINGS WERE MADE IN THE SHIP YARDS LOCALLY. SHE STATED THAT THEY HAD COME FROM THE MIDWEST. THE MATERIALS PROBABLY CAME FROM THE MIDWEST. EVEN SOME OF THE DECORATIVE MOLDINGS COULD HAVE COME FROM THE MIDWEST, HOWEVER I BELIEVE THAT THE MAJORITY OF THE DECORATIVE MOLDING WERE MADE RIGHT HERE LOCALLY.
IT WAS A GOOD EXPERIENCE. MS. RACHEL CARLEY, IS QUITE INFORMATIVE. IT WAS GREAT TO LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF NORWICH THROUGH HER EYES. A JOB WELL DONE. .
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2008, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS-GIK POLL WAS RELEASED. THIS ARTICLE IS ABOUT THE RESULTS OF THAT POLL.
WHEN ASKED ABOUT HOW MUCH CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS WERE GOING TO SPEND COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS, THE RESULTS WERE: LESS 53%, ABOUT THE SAME 40% AND MORE 7%.
ASKED ON HOW THE SHOPPERS PLANNED TO PAY FOR THEIR CHRISTMAS GIFTS, THE ANSWERS WERE, 77 % CASH AND 20% CREDIT CARDS.
DID THE SHOPPERS THINK IT WAS A GOOD OR BAD TIME TO INVEST IN REAL ESTATE. THE ANSWERS WERE: 56% GOOD TIME AND 37% BAD TIME.
ON THE QUESTION OF WHETHER IT IS A GOOD TIME TO INVEST IN THE STOCK MARKET, THE ANSWERS WERE: 58% BAD TIME AND 33% GOOD TIME.
AN INTERESTING FACT IS, THAT OF THE 20% OF SHOPPERS WHO ARE GOING TO USE CREDIT CARDS, TWO-THIRDS (67%) WILL PAY THE CHRISTMAS BILLS OFF WHEN THE BILLS COME IN.
IN NOVEMBER, RETAIL SALES DROPPED 2.7% COMPARED TO NOVEMBER A YEAR AGO.
TALKING ABOUT RETAIL'S PERFORMANCE IN NOVEMBER, A SURVEY BY GOLDMAN SACHS-INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS SAID, IT WAS THE WORST SHOWING SINCE 1969 WHEN THEY FIRST STARTED THE INDEX.
IT SEEMS CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS ARE FEARFUL AND RELUCTANT TO SPEND MONEY FOR GIFTS FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. HOW MUCH MORE ARE THEY AFRAID TO GO TO CASINOS AND GAMBLE ? WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WHEN ASKED ABOUT HOW MUCH CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS WERE GOING TO SPEND COMPARED TO PREVIOUS YEARS, THE RESULTS WERE: LESS 53%, ABOUT THE SAME 40% AND MORE 7%.
ASKED ON HOW THE SHOPPERS PLANNED TO PAY FOR THEIR CHRISTMAS GIFTS, THE ANSWERS WERE, 77 % CASH AND 20% CREDIT CARDS.
DID THE SHOPPERS THINK IT WAS A GOOD OR BAD TIME TO INVEST IN REAL ESTATE. THE ANSWERS WERE: 56% GOOD TIME AND 37% BAD TIME.
ON THE QUESTION OF WHETHER IT IS A GOOD TIME TO INVEST IN THE STOCK MARKET, THE ANSWERS WERE: 58% BAD TIME AND 33% GOOD TIME.
AN INTERESTING FACT IS, THAT OF THE 20% OF SHOPPERS WHO ARE GOING TO USE CREDIT CARDS, TWO-THIRDS (67%) WILL PAY THE CHRISTMAS BILLS OFF WHEN THE BILLS COME IN.
IN NOVEMBER, RETAIL SALES DROPPED 2.7% COMPARED TO NOVEMBER A YEAR AGO.
TALKING ABOUT RETAIL'S PERFORMANCE IN NOVEMBER, A SURVEY BY GOLDMAN SACHS-INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS SAID, IT WAS THE WORST SHOWING SINCE 1969 WHEN THEY FIRST STARTED THE INDEX.
IT SEEMS CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS ARE FEARFUL AND RELUCTANT TO SPEND MONEY FOR GIFTS FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. HOW MUCH MORE ARE THEY AFRAID TO GO TO CASINOS AND GAMBLE ? WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
SMOKING AT THE CASINOS
ONE NIGHT, A COMPANION AND I WERE AT THE MOHEGAN SUN HAVING A GREAT TIME. WE WALKED FROM THE SKY CASINO THROUGH THE RETAIL CORRIDOR IN TO THE EARTH CASINO. WE TURNED AND STARTING WALKING THE OUTER RING (CORRIDOR) OF THE EARTH CASINO.
THAT'S WHEN IT HAPPENED. MY COMPANION LIT UP A CIGARETTE. A MOHEGAN SUN CASINO EMPLOYEE CAME UP TO US AND SAID YOU CAN'T SMOKE HERE. WE SAID, WHERE? THE EMPLOYEE SAID THE OUTER RING (CORRIDOR). WE ASKED, SINCE WHEN? WE WERE TOLD A COUPLE OF WEEKS. MY COMPANION PUT THE CIGARETTE OUT. AS I WALKED AWAY, I TURNED AND ASKED AND WHY DID THE CASINO DO THIS? THE ANSWER BOTHERED ME. THE ANSWER WAS SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT, BECAUSE GOVERNOR RELL SAID THE CASINO HAD TO. THE EMPLOYEE WAS VERY CORDIAL AND PROFESSIONAL.
I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE LAST STATEMENT BECAUSE THE MOHEGAN SUN CASINO IS ON THE MOHEGAN RESERVATION. THE MOHEGANS ARE A SOVEREIGN NATION THAT IS ABLE TO MAKE ITS OWN DECISIONS.
I BELIEVE THAT THE CONNECTICUT CASINOS SHOULD NEGOTIATE WITH THE STATE AND TRY TO FIND A REASONABLE SOLUTION ON THE SMOKING ISSUE. I BELIEVE, WE (MOHEGAN TRIBE) WANT TO PROTECT OUR WORKERS AND OUR CUSTOMERS, FROM THE HARM OF SECOND HAND SMOKE. I BELIEVE THE THE MOHEGAN TRIBE IS NEGOTIATING IN GOOD FAITH.
THE GOVERNOR OF CONNECTICUT CAN NOT TELL OR SHOULD NOT BE TELLING THE CASINO WHAT TO DO ON SMOKING. THE GOVERNOR AND THE MOHEGAN GOVERNMENT CAN COME TO SOME FORM OF AGREEMENT ON SMOKING. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CONNECTICUT, RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, HAS SAID THAT IN THE COMPACT THE TRIBES WILL TAKE CARE OF EMPLOYEES HEALTH AND WELFARE. IN OTHER WORDS BECAUSE SMOKING IS DETRIMENTAL TO THE EMPLOYEES AND PATRONS HEALTH, THE STATE COULD BECOME INVOLVED UNDER THIS CLAUSE.
WHEN EMPLOYEES ARE HIRED BY THE MOHEGAN SUN CASINO, THEY MUST REALIZE THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE WORKING IN AREAS WHERE SMOKING TAKES PLACE. IS IT FAIR AFTER THEY ARE HIRED AND WORKING FOR THE CASINO, FOR THE EMPLOYEES, TO SAY THEY DO NOT WANT TO WORK WHERE THERE IS SMOKING? DIDN'T THE EMPLOYEES REALIZE THE RISK?
SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING OUT, IS THAT AT THE MOHEGAN SUN CASINO, THEY SUPPOSEDLY HAVE A POLICY THAT IF AN EMPLOYEE HAS A HEALTH REASON, (PREGNANCY FOR EXAMPLE) THE CASINO WILL IMMEDIATELY MOVE THE EMPLOYEE TO A NON-SMOKING AREA.
A PERSONAL OBSERVATION, IS THAT THE MOHEGAN SUN CASINO (CONNECTICUT SEEMS TO HAVE A MUCH BETTER AIR FILTRATION SYSTEM THAN FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO, MGM GRAND AT FOXWOODS AND EVEN THE MOHEGAN SUN AT POCONO DOWNS (PENNSYLVANIA). IF IN FACT, THE SYSTEM IS BETTER THAN THE OTHER CASINOS, THEN MAYBE THE MOHEGAN SUN SHOULD BE DEALT WITH DIFFERENTLY.
THE MOHEGAN SUN CASINO HAD ALREADY, BEFORE STARTING TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DONE A GREAT DEAL OF THINGS TO PROTECT ITS WORKERS AND CUSTOMERS. CUSTOMERS CAN NOT SMOKE IN THE RESTAURANTS, BUFFETS, FOOD CORRIDORS, THE SHOPPING AREA (STORES), IN THE STORES, HOTEL LOBBY, CERTAIN HOTEL ROOMS, HOTEL HALLWAYS, STAIRWAYS, ELEVATORS, AND SOME NON-SMOKING GAMBLING AREAS IN THE CASINO.
ANOTHER OBSERVATION, IN MY OPINION, IS THAT INSTEAD OF MAKING DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE CASINO SMOKE FREE, WHY NOT JUST MAKE THE SKY CASINO COMPLETELY SMOKE FREE. IT WOULD STILL LEAVE THE EARTH CASINO AND THE CASINO OF THE WIND SMOKER FRIENDLY. I THOUGHT THE SKY CASINO, BECAUSE YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO GO FROM THE HOTEL THROUGH THE RETAIL AND RESTAURANT AREA AND THE SKY CASINO. YOU WOULD BE IN ENTIRE AREA TOTALLY SMOKE FREE WITHOUT EVER GOING INTO A SMOKING AREA. .
BARS AND RESTAURANTS FEEL THAT THE CASINOS ALLOWING PEOPLE TO SMOKE WHILE DRINKING IS UNFAIR TO THEM. THEY ARE RIGHT. WHAT NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED IS THE AMOUNT OF REVENUES THAT GO TO CONNECTICUT. I VENTURE TO SAY THAT IF YOU CHECKED IT OUT, THAT ALL THE BARS AND RESTAURANTS IN THE ENTIRE STATE, DO NOT CONTRIBUTE AS MUCH IN REVENUE TO THE STATE AS THE MOHEGAN SUN AND THE FOXWOODS RESORT CASINOS.
I BELIEVE, THAT MAKING SMOKING FREE AREAS, SHOULD BE THE SAME AS THE COMPETITION. IN OTHER WORDS, THE PERCENTAGE OF NON-SMOKING AREAS, SHOULD BE THE SAME, AS SAY TWIN RIVERS IN RHODE ISLAND, OR YONKERS RACEWAY IN WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK. THE SAME PERCENTAGE IDEA SHOULD ALSO BE USED FOR ANY FUTURE COMPETITION (CASINOS, RACINOS) THAT MIGHT BE BUILT IN THE FUTURE (MASSACHUSETTS).
THE MOHEGAN SUN CASINO, FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO, AND MGM GRAND AT FOXWOODS, NEED TO NEGOTIATE A VIABLE PLAN FOR THE SMOKING AND NON-SMOKING AREAS IN THEIR CASINOS. THIS IS A TIME FOR THE TWO TRIBES TO STAND UP AND DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THEIR WORKERS AND PATRONS. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
THAT'S WHEN IT HAPPENED. MY COMPANION LIT UP A CIGARETTE. A MOHEGAN SUN CASINO EMPLOYEE CAME UP TO US AND SAID YOU CAN'T SMOKE HERE. WE SAID, WHERE? THE EMPLOYEE SAID THE OUTER RING (CORRIDOR). WE ASKED, SINCE WHEN? WE WERE TOLD A COUPLE OF WEEKS. MY COMPANION PUT THE CIGARETTE OUT. AS I WALKED AWAY, I TURNED AND ASKED AND WHY DID THE CASINO DO THIS? THE ANSWER BOTHERED ME. THE ANSWER WAS SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT, BECAUSE GOVERNOR RELL SAID THE CASINO HAD TO. THE EMPLOYEE WAS VERY CORDIAL AND PROFESSIONAL.
I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE LAST STATEMENT BECAUSE THE MOHEGAN SUN CASINO IS ON THE MOHEGAN RESERVATION. THE MOHEGANS ARE A SOVEREIGN NATION THAT IS ABLE TO MAKE ITS OWN DECISIONS.
I BELIEVE THAT THE CONNECTICUT CASINOS SHOULD NEGOTIATE WITH THE STATE AND TRY TO FIND A REASONABLE SOLUTION ON THE SMOKING ISSUE. I BELIEVE, WE (MOHEGAN TRIBE) WANT TO PROTECT OUR WORKERS AND OUR CUSTOMERS, FROM THE HARM OF SECOND HAND SMOKE. I BELIEVE THE THE MOHEGAN TRIBE IS NEGOTIATING IN GOOD FAITH.
THE GOVERNOR OF CONNECTICUT CAN NOT TELL OR SHOULD NOT BE TELLING THE CASINO WHAT TO DO ON SMOKING. THE GOVERNOR AND THE MOHEGAN GOVERNMENT CAN COME TO SOME FORM OF AGREEMENT ON SMOKING. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CONNECTICUT, RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, HAS SAID THAT IN THE COMPACT THE TRIBES WILL TAKE CARE OF EMPLOYEES HEALTH AND WELFARE. IN OTHER WORDS BECAUSE SMOKING IS DETRIMENTAL TO THE EMPLOYEES AND PATRONS HEALTH, THE STATE COULD BECOME INVOLVED UNDER THIS CLAUSE.
WHEN EMPLOYEES ARE HIRED BY THE MOHEGAN SUN CASINO, THEY MUST REALIZE THAT THEY ARE GOING TO BE WORKING IN AREAS WHERE SMOKING TAKES PLACE. IS IT FAIR AFTER THEY ARE HIRED AND WORKING FOR THE CASINO, FOR THE EMPLOYEES, TO SAY THEY DO NOT WANT TO WORK WHERE THERE IS SMOKING? DIDN'T THE EMPLOYEES REALIZE THE RISK?
SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING OUT, IS THAT AT THE MOHEGAN SUN CASINO, THEY SUPPOSEDLY HAVE A POLICY THAT IF AN EMPLOYEE HAS A HEALTH REASON, (PREGNANCY FOR EXAMPLE) THE CASINO WILL IMMEDIATELY MOVE THE EMPLOYEE TO A NON-SMOKING AREA.
A PERSONAL OBSERVATION, IS THAT THE MOHEGAN SUN CASINO (CONNECTICUT SEEMS TO HAVE A MUCH BETTER AIR FILTRATION SYSTEM THAN FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO, MGM GRAND AT FOXWOODS AND EVEN THE MOHEGAN SUN AT POCONO DOWNS (PENNSYLVANIA). IF IN FACT, THE SYSTEM IS BETTER THAN THE OTHER CASINOS, THEN MAYBE THE MOHEGAN SUN SHOULD BE DEALT WITH DIFFERENTLY.
THE MOHEGAN SUN CASINO HAD ALREADY, BEFORE STARTING TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DONE A GREAT DEAL OF THINGS TO PROTECT ITS WORKERS AND CUSTOMERS. CUSTOMERS CAN NOT SMOKE IN THE RESTAURANTS, BUFFETS, FOOD CORRIDORS, THE SHOPPING AREA (STORES), IN THE STORES, HOTEL LOBBY, CERTAIN HOTEL ROOMS, HOTEL HALLWAYS, STAIRWAYS, ELEVATORS, AND SOME NON-SMOKING GAMBLING AREAS IN THE CASINO.
ANOTHER OBSERVATION, IN MY OPINION, IS THAT INSTEAD OF MAKING DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE CASINO SMOKE FREE, WHY NOT JUST MAKE THE SKY CASINO COMPLETELY SMOKE FREE. IT WOULD STILL LEAVE THE EARTH CASINO AND THE CASINO OF THE WIND SMOKER FRIENDLY. I THOUGHT THE SKY CASINO, BECAUSE YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO GO FROM THE HOTEL THROUGH THE RETAIL AND RESTAURANT AREA AND THE SKY CASINO. YOU WOULD BE IN ENTIRE AREA TOTALLY SMOKE FREE WITHOUT EVER GOING INTO A SMOKING AREA. .
BARS AND RESTAURANTS FEEL THAT THE CASINOS ALLOWING PEOPLE TO SMOKE WHILE DRINKING IS UNFAIR TO THEM. THEY ARE RIGHT. WHAT NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED IS THE AMOUNT OF REVENUES THAT GO TO CONNECTICUT. I VENTURE TO SAY THAT IF YOU CHECKED IT OUT, THAT ALL THE BARS AND RESTAURANTS IN THE ENTIRE STATE, DO NOT CONTRIBUTE AS MUCH IN REVENUE TO THE STATE AS THE MOHEGAN SUN AND THE FOXWOODS RESORT CASINOS.
I BELIEVE, THAT MAKING SMOKING FREE AREAS, SHOULD BE THE SAME AS THE COMPETITION. IN OTHER WORDS, THE PERCENTAGE OF NON-SMOKING AREAS, SHOULD BE THE SAME, AS SAY TWIN RIVERS IN RHODE ISLAND, OR YONKERS RACEWAY IN WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK. THE SAME PERCENTAGE IDEA SHOULD ALSO BE USED FOR ANY FUTURE COMPETITION (CASINOS, RACINOS) THAT MIGHT BE BUILT IN THE FUTURE (MASSACHUSETTS).
THE MOHEGAN SUN CASINO, FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO, AND MGM GRAND AT FOXWOODS, NEED TO NEGOTIATE A VIABLE PLAN FOR THE SMOKING AND NON-SMOKING AREAS IN THEIR CASINOS. THIS IS A TIME FOR THE TWO TRIBES TO STAND UP AND DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THEIR WORKERS AND PATRONS. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
DOW CHEMICAL
DOW CHEMICAL HAS ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL CLOSE DOWN ABOUT TWENTY (20) CHEMICAL PLANTS AND LET ABOUT FIVE THOUSAND (5,000) WORKERS GO.
THE 5,000 WORKERS, ARE ABOUT 11% OF DOW CHEMICAL'S TOTAL WORK FORCE OF 46,000 WORKERS, SPLIT ALMOST EVENLY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE.
LOCALLY, THERE IS A DOW CHEMICAL PLANT, ON ALLYN'S POINT, LEDYARD, CONNECTICUT. IT'S ABOUT THREE MILES SOUTH OF THE MOHEGAN SUN CASINO ON THE EAST SIDE OF THAMES RIVER . THE LEDYARD PLANT EMPLOYS ABOUT 100 WORKERS.
WHEN ASKED ABOUT WHICH PLANTS WERE BEING CLOSED, DOW SPOKESMAN, DAVID WINDER SAID,"THAT'S STILL BEING FINALIZED.".
EDTORIAL FOOTNOTE: PFIZER IS TALKING ABOUT LAYOFFS IN ITS PLANTS. WHAT EFFECT WILL THAT HAVE ON ITS OPERATIONS IN CONNECTICUT? DO YOU KNOW?
THE 5,000 WORKERS, ARE ABOUT 11% OF DOW CHEMICAL'S TOTAL WORK FORCE OF 46,000 WORKERS, SPLIT ALMOST EVENLY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE.
LOCALLY, THERE IS A DOW CHEMICAL PLANT, ON ALLYN'S POINT, LEDYARD, CONNECTICUT. IT'S ABOUT THREE MILES SOUTH OF THE MOHEGAN SUN CASINO ON THE EAST SIDE OF THAMES RIVER . THE LEDYARD PLANT EMPLOYS ABOUT 100 WORKERS.
WHEN ASKED ABOUT WHICH PLANTS WERE BEING CLOSED, DOW SPOKESMAN, DAVID WINDER SAID,"THAT'S STILL BEING FINALIZED.".
EDTORIAL FOOTNOTE: PFIZER IS TALKING ABOUT LAYOFFS IN ITS PLANTS. WHAT EFFECT WILL THAT HAVE ON ITS OPERATIONS IN CONNECTICUT? DO YOU KNOW?
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
ALCOHOL IN CONNECTICUT
THE OTHER DAY, I REPORTED ABOUT HOW CONNECTICUT AND THE MASHANTUCKET PEQUOTS WERE TALKING ABOUT EXTENDING THE DRINKING HOURS AT THE CONNECTICUT CASINOS (FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO, MGM GRAND AT FOXWOODS, AND THE MOHEGAN SUN CASINO). THE PROPOSED HOURS WERE 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK (LIKE ATLANTIC CITY AND LAS VEGAS).
CONNECTICUT WITH ITS BUDGET DEFICIT OF ABOUT $300 MILLION EXPECTED BY THE END OF THE 2009 FISCAL YEAR (JUNE 30, 2009) IS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO GENERATE MORE REVENUES TO MAKE UP THE SHORTFALL. THE CASINOS ARE LOOKING FOR A WAY TO GENERATE MORE REVENUES FOR THEMSELVES. THE PROPOSAL COULD POSSIBLY GENERATE TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
IN NEW YORK FOR INSTANCES, THE BARS CAN OPEN AT 6:00 A.M. AND CLOSE AT 4:00 A.M. THE ONLY TIME IT IS DIFFERENT IS ON SUNDAY WHEN OPENINGS ARE AT 12:00 P.M. (NOON). IF A GAMBLER IN NEW YORK WANTS A DRINK, WHILE HE GAMBLES, HE CAN GO TO YONKERS RACEWAY WITH ITS FIVE THOUSAND (5,000) SLOT MACHINES. HE CAN DRINK UNTIL 4:00A.M. AND THEN START DRINKING AGAIN AT 6:00 A.M. OR 8:00 A.M. WHY WOULD THAT GAMBLER COME TO CONNECTICUT?
IN CONNECTICUT DRINKING OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES STOPS AT 1:00 A.M. WEEKDAYS AND 2:00 A.M. ON WEEKENDS.
WHAT ABOUT THE GAMBLER IN WESTERN CONNECTICUT, WOULD HE GO TO YONKERS OR MONTICELLO? I MIGHT IF I LIKED TO DRINK AND GAMBLE. HOW ABOUT PLACES LIKE RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS? WOULD THE CHANGING OF THE HOURS OF BEING ABLE TO DRINK AT THE CASINOS, MEAN MORE BUSINESS TO CONNECTICUT'S CASINOS? WHAT DO YOU THINK?
OPPONENTS ARE LIKELY TO SAY THAT IT WOULD MEAN MORE DRUNKEN DRIVERS ON THE HIGHWAYS, BECAUSE OF THE EXTENDED HOURS. I BELIEVE THE CASINOS DO A GOOD JOB OF NOT SERVING INEBRIATED PATRONS. I DO NOT BELIEVE, THERE IS ANY STUDY, THAT SHOWS THAT THE EXTENDED HOURS WOULD CREATE A LARGER PROBLEM. WHAT ABOUT THE PATRONS RESPONSIBILITY? DOES ANYONE KNOW?
ANOTHER PART TO THIS STORY IS THAT THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT IS THINKING OF ALLOWING PACKAGE (LIQUORS) STORES TO OPEN ON SUNDAYS. CONNECTICUT WOULD ALSO ALLOW FOOD STORES TO SELL ALCOHOL (BEER, AND WINE) ON SUNDAYS, TOO. HOW MANY PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN CONNECTICUT BY NEW YORK, MASSACHUSETTS, AND RHODE ISLAND BORDERS, MAY BE GOING ACROSS THE CONNECTICUT BORDERS TO BUY ALCOHOL ON SUNDAYS? HOW MUCH MONEY IS CONNECTICUT LOSING?
BARS AND RESTAURANTS IN CONNECTICUT, ARE PROBABLY SAYING THIS IS NOT FAIR. IT GIVES THE CASINOS AND UNFAIR ADVANTAGE. THEY ARE RIGHT. WHAT NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED THOUGH, IS THAT THE CASINOS PROBABLY GENERATE MORE REVENUE TO CONNECTICUT THAN ALL THE BARS AND RESTRAINTS IN CONNECTICUT COMBINED.
IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THIS TURNS OUT. IT WOULD HELP THE CASINOS AND IT WOULD HELP THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
CONNECTICUT WITH ITS BUDGET DEFICIT OF ABOUT $300 MILLION EXPECTED BY THE END OF THE 2009 FISCAL YEAR (JUNE 30, 2009) IS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO GENERATE MORE REVENUES TO MAKE UP THE SHORTFALL. THE CASINOS ARE LOOKING FOR A WAY TO GENERATE MORE REVENUES FOR THEMSELVES. THE PROPOSAL COULD POSSIBLY GENERATE TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
IN NEW YORK FOR INSTANCES, THE BARS CAN OPEN AT 6:00 A.M. AND CLOSE AT 4:00 A.M. THE ONLY TIME IT IS DIFFERENT IS ON SUNDAY WHEN OPENINGS ARE AT 12:00 P.M. (NOON). IF A GAMBLER IN NEW YORK WANTS A DRINK, WHILE HE GAMBLES, HE CAN GO TO YONKERS RACEWAY WITH ITS FIVE THOUSAND (5,000) SLOT MACHINES. HE CAN DRINK UNTIL 4:00A.M. AND THEN START DRINKING AGAIN AT 6:00 A.M. OR 8:00 A.M. WHY WOULD THAT GAMBLER COME TO CONNECTICUT?
IN CONNECTICUT DRINKING OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES STOPS AT 1:00 A.M. WEEKDAYS AND 2:00 A.M. ON WEEKENDS.
WHAT ABOUT THE GAMBLER IN WESTERN CONNECTICUT, WOULD HE GO TO YONKERS OR MONTICELLO? I MIGHT IF I LIKED TO DRINK AND GAMBLE. HOW ABOUT PLACES LIKE RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS? WOULD THE CHANGING OF THE HOURS OF BEING ABLE TO DRINK AT THE CASINOS, MEAN MORE BUSINESS TO CONNECTICUT'S CASINOS? WHAT DO YOU THINK?
OPPONENTS ARE LIKELY TO SAY THAT IT WOULD MEAN MORE DRUNKEN DRIVERS ON THE HIGHWAYS, BECAUSE OF THE EXTENDED HOURS. I BELIEVE THE CASINOS DO A GOOD JOB OF NOT SERVING INEBRIATED PATRONS. I DO NOT BELIEVE, THERE IS ANY STUDY, THAT SHOWS THAT THE EXTENDED HOURS WOULD CREATE A LARGER PROBLEM. WHAT ABOUT THE PATRONS RESPONSIBILITY? DOES ANYONE KNOW?
ANOTHER PART TO THIS STORY IS THAT THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT IS THINKING OF ALLOWING PACKAGE (LIQUORS) STORES TO OPEN ON SUNDAYS. CONNECTICUT WOULD ALSO ALLOW FOOD STORES TO SELL ALCOHOL (BEER, AND WINE) ON SUNDAYS, TOO. HOW MANY PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN CONNECTICUT BY NEW YORK, MASSACHUSETTS, AND RHODE ISLAND BORDERS, MAY BE GOING ACROSS THE CONNECTICUT BORDERS TO BUY ALCOHOL ON SUNDAYS? HOW MUCH MONEY IS CONNECTICUT LOSING?
BARS AND RESTAURANTS IN CONNECTICUT, ARE PROBABLY SAYING THIS IS NOT FAIR. IT GIVES THE CASINOS AND UNFAIR ADVANTAGE. THEY ARE RIGHT. WHAT NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED THOUGH, IS THAT THE CASINOS PROBABLY GENERATE MORE REVENUE TO CONNECTICUT THAN ALL THE BARS AND RESTRAINTS IN CONNECTICUT COMBINED.
IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THIS TURNS OUT. IT WOULD HELP THE CASINOS AND IT WOULD HELP THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
FORD ESCAPE SUV HYRIDS (THE ELECTRIC CHAIR CAR)
THE LATEST ON THE FORD HYBRID ESCAPE SUV IS THAT IN AN ACCIDENT, FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND RESCUE HAVE TO BE VERY, VERY CAREFUL DEALING WITH THE VEHICLES.
IF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDS TO AN ACCIDENT, BRIAN MILLS, PARAMEDIC AND FIREFIGHTER, OF THE NORTH METRO FIRE AND RESCUE OF DENVER SAID, "WITH THE HIGH VOLTAGE SYSTEMS, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT EXTREMELY HIGH LEVELS OF ELECTRICITY THE RESPONDERS COME IN CONTACT WITH, SO THAT'S THE PRIMARY DANGER."
KEVIN KLEIN, ( A CERTIFIED MECHANIC ON FORD HYBRIDS) WHO WORKS FOR O'MEARA FORD, IN THE DENVER AREA, SAID THAT WORKERS ON THE HYBRIDS RECEIVE EXTENSIVE TRAINING ON HOW TO WORK ON THE CARS.
THE WORKERS ON THE HYBRIDS, PUT ORANGE CONES AROUND THE VEHICLE SO THAT OTHER WORKERS KNOW THAT SOMEONE IS WORKING ON THE HYBRID AND OTHER WORKERS ARE TO STAY AWAY. THE CONES ARE ALSO PUT UP BECAUSE IF THE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE BEING WORKED ON IS OPENED IT REACTIVATES THE SYSTEM AND THEREFORE THE MECHANIC COULD BE ELECTROCUTED.
THE WORKERS ALSO WEAR TWO PAIRS OF GLOVES. THEY PUT THE FIRST PAIR ON TO PROTECT AGAINST A POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SURGE. THE SECOND PAIR (LEATHER GLOVES) ARE WORN OVER THE FIRST PAIR TO PROTECT THE FIRST PAIR FROM GETTING TORN. THE GLOVES ARE ALWAYS INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE.
EACH WORKER ALSO WEAR FACE PROTECTION IN CASE OF VOLTAGE FLASH.
KEVIN KLEIN SAID, "WE HAVE TO CONE OFF THE AREA WHEN WE'RE WORKING ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE JUST OPENING THE DOOR ACTIVATES THE SYSTEM. SO IF YOU'RE UNDER THE HOOD WORKING ON IT AND SOMEBODY COMES UP AND OPENS THE DOOR YOU CAN GET ELECTROCUTED."
THE FINAL STEP THAT WORKERS DO BEFORE WORKING ON THE HYBRIDS, IS THEY SET UP A HOOK SO THAT IF THE WORKER WERE TO GET ELECTROCUTED, THEY CAN BE PULLED AWAY FROM THE CAR.
UNDER THE CAR ARE ORANGE ELECTRICAL CABLES THAT CARRY VOLTAGE UP TO 330 VOLTS. A WORKER SAID THAT 50 OR 100 VOLTS IS ENOUGH TO KILL SOMEONE.
THE MOHEGAN TRIBE HAS A FLEET OF THESE VEHICLES (FORD ESCAPE HYBRID) BEING USED BY SECURITY, POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS. MAYBE WE SHOULD CALL THEM THE ELECTRIC CHAIR CARS. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDS TO AN ACCIDENT, BRIAN MILLS, PARAMEDIC AND FIREFIGHTER, OF THE NORTH METRO FIRE AND RESCUE OF DENVER SAID, "WITH THE HIGH VOLTAGE SYSTEMS, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT EXTREMELY HIGH LEVELS OF ELECTRICITY THE RESPONDERS COME IN CONTACT WITH, SO THAT'S THE PRIMARY DANGER."
KEVIN KLEIN, ( A CERTIFIED MECHANIC ON FORD HYBRIDS) WHO WORKS FOR O'MEARA FORD, IN THE DENVER AREA, SAID THAT WORKERS ON THE HYBRIDS RECEIVE EXTENSIVE TRAINING ON HOW TO WORK ON THE CARS.
THE WORKERS ON THE HYBRIDS, PUT ORANGE CONES AROUND THE VEHICLE SO THAT OTHER WORKERS KNOW THAT SOMEONE IS WORKING ON THE HYBRID AND OTHER WORKERS ARE TO STAY AWAY. THE CONES ARE ALSO PUT UP BECAUSE IF THE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE BEING WORKED ON IS OPENED IT REACTIVATES THE SYSTEM AND THEREFORE THE MECHANIC COULD BE ELECTROCUTED.
THE WORKERS ALSO WEAR TWO PAIRS OF GLOVES. THEY PUT THE FIRST PAIR ON TO PROTECT AGAINST A POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SURGE. THE SECOND PAIR (LEATHER GLOVES) ARE WORN OVER THE FIRST PAIR TO PROTECT THE FIRST PAIR FROM GETTING TORN. THE GLOVES ARE ALWAYS INSPECTED PRIOR TO USE.
EACH WORKER ALSO WEAR FACE PROTECTION IN CASE OF VOLTAGE FLASH.
KEVIN KLEIN SAID, "WE HAVE TO CONE OFF THE AREA WHEN WE'RE WORKING ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE JUST OPENING THE DOOR ACTIVATES THE SYSTEM. SO IF YOU'RE UNDER THE HOOD WORKING ON IT AND SOMEBODY COMES UP AND OPENS THE DOOR YOU CAN GET ELECTROCUTED."
THE FINAL STEP THAT WORKERS DO BEFORE WORKING ON THE HYBRIDS, IS THEY SET UP A HOOK SO THAT IF THE WORKER WERE TO GET ELECTROCUTED, THEY CAN BE PULLED AWAY FROM THE CAR.
UNDER THE CAR ARE ORANGE ELECTRICAL CABLES THAT CARRY VOLTAGE UP TO 330 VOLTS. A WORKER SAID THAT 50 OR 100 VOLTS IS ENOUGH TO KILL SOMEONE.
THE MOHEGAN TRIBE HAS A FLEET OF THESE VEHICLES (FORD ESCAPE HYBRID) BEING USED BY SECURITY, POLICE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS. MAYBE WE SHOULD CALL THEM THE ELECTRIC CHAIR CARS. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
COFFEE HOUR
ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2008, (TOMORROW) THERE WILL BE A TRIBAL MEMBERSHIP COFFEE HOUR, BETWEEN 9:00 A.M. AND 10:00 A.M. IN THE TRIBAL MEETING ROOM.
PLEASE, TRIBAL MEMBERS SHOW UP AND ASK YOUR QUESTIONS,OF THE MEMBERS OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL AND COUNCIL OF ELDERS WHO WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE. SEE YOU THERE.
PLEASE, TRIBAL MEMBERS SHOW UP AND ASK YOUR QUESTIONS,OF THE MEMBERS OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL AND COUNCIL OF ELDERS WHO WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE. SEE YOU THERE.
NORWICH MAN GIVES UP
MOHEGAN SUN, UNCASVILLE, CONNECTICUT, MONDAY DECEMBER 8, 2008
A NORWICH MAN DECIDED ENOUGH WAS ENOUGH. HE WAS EVIDENTLY DOWN ON HIS LUCK AT THE MOHEGAN SUN CASINO. HE WALKED OVER TO MOHEGAN TRIBAL POLICE AND TURNED HIMSELF IN. HE TOLD THE MOHEGAN TRIBAL POLICE THAT THERE WAS A WARRANT FOR HIS ARREST.
AFTER THE TRIBAL POLICE VERIFIED THE WARRANT, HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. ARRESTED WAS CHAD A. BARANASKI, 37, OF 129 LAURA BOULEVARD, NORWICH, CONNECTICUT.
BARANASKI WAS CHARGED WITH SECOND-DEGREE FAILURE TO APPEAR IN COURT.
A NORWICH MAN DECIDED ENOUGH WAS ENOUGH. HE WAS EVIDENTLY DOWN ON HIS LUCK AT THE MOHEGAN SUN CASINO. HE WALKED OVER TO MOHEGAN TRIBAL POLICE AND TURNED HIMSELF IN. HE TOLD THE MOHEGAN TRIBAL POLICE THAT THERE WAS A WARRANT FOR HIS ARREST.
AFTER THE TRIBAL POLICE VERIFIED THE WARRANT, HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. ARRESTED WAS CHAD A. BARANASKI, 37, OF 129 LAURA BOULEVARD, NORWICH, CONNECTICUT.
BARANASKI WAS CHARGED WITH SECOND-DEGREE FAILURE TO APPEAR IN COURT.
Monday, December 8, 2008
THE REAL FIGURES ???
THE MOHEGAN TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY, (MTGA, THE MOHEGAN TRIBAL COUNCIL) ISSUED A FINANCIAL REPORT ON ITS BUSINESSES FOR THE LAST QUARTER (JULY 1, 2008 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2008. THE MTGA OWNS THE MOHEGAN SUN CASINO ((IN CONNECTICUT) AND MOHEGAN SUN AT POCONO DOWNS (PENNSYLVANIA).
COMPARING SLOT REVENUES FOR THE MOHEGAN SUN (CONNECTICUT) FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, THE NUMBERS ARE: 1) OCTOBER, 2006 WAS $74.3 MILLION, 2) OCTOBER, 2007 WAS $71.9 MILLION AND 3) OCTOBER, 2008 IS $65.4 MILLION. THE NEWS MEDIA PRINTED WE WERE DOWN 7.9% THIS OCTOBER FROM LAST OCTOBER (2008 COMPARED TO 2007).
WHAT WAS NOT TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WAS THAT WE HAD A LOSS (DEFICIT) FROM OCTOBER 2007 FROM OCTOBER 2006. THE TOTAL DECREASE IN BUSINESS BETWEEN OCTOBER, 2008 AND OCTOBER, 2006 WAS ABOUT 12%. THE MOHEGAN SUN IS NOW HAVING DECREASES ON TOP OF DECREASES.
ON THE REPORT ABOUT THE MOHEGAN SUN AT POCONO DOWNS, EBITDA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2008 WAS $29.8 MILLION ($29,800,000.00). THIS FIGURE IS BEFORE INTEREST IS PAID ON THE LOANS THAT THE CASINO HAS.
THE TOTAL INVESTED IN THE POCONO DOWNS PROJECT IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN AN ESTIMATED $550 MILLION AND $625 MILLION. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THE INTEREST RATE IS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF SIX AND THREE QUARTER PERCENT (6.75%). IF YOU DO THE INTEREST ON LOANS TOTALLING BETWEEN $550 AND $600 MILLION AT BETWEEN 6% AND 8%, THE TOTAL INTEREST IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN $33 MILLION AND $48 MILLION. IN MY OPINION, THERE IS NO WAY THAT THE $29.8 MILLION IS PAYING THE INTEREST OWED FOR THE 2008 FISCAL YEAR.
IN 2008, POCONO DOWNS EXPANDED AND OPENED ITS NEW SLOT PARLOR, INCREASING THE NUMBER OF SLOT MACHINES FROM ABOUT 1,200 TO ABOUT 2,500.
IN 2008 THE EBITDA WAS $29.8 MILLION. IN 2007, THE EBITDA WAS $30.2 MILLION.
THE DROP EBITDA FOR 2008 COMPARED TO 2007 WAS $591,000.00. THAT'S TWO YEARS IN A ROW OF DECREASES WITH A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY SPENT (THE EXPANSION).
EDITORIAL FOOTNOTE: PLEASE CHECK OUT THE FINANCIAL ANALISE AT THE FEATHER NEWS FOR GREATER DETAILS OF THE REPORT..
COMPARING SLOT REVENUES FOR THE MOHEGAN SUN (CONNECTICUT) FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, THE NUMBERS ARE: 1) OCTOBER, 2006 WAS $74.3 MILLION, 2) OCTOBER, 2007 WAS $71.9 MILLION AND 3) OCTOBER, 2008 IS $65.4 MILLION. THE NEWS MEDIA PRINTED WE WERE DOWN 7.9% THIS OCTOBER FROM LAST OCTOBER (2008 COMPARED TO 2007).
WHAT WAS NOT TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WAS THAT WE HAD A LOSS (DEFICIT) FROM OCTOBER 2007 FROM OCTOBER 2006. THE TOTAL DECREASE IN BUSINESS BETWEEN OCTOBER, 2008 AND OCTOBER, 2006 WAS ABOUT 12%. THE MOHEGAN SUN IS NOW HAVING DECREASES ON TOP OF DECREASES.
ON THE REPORT ABOUT THE MOHEGAN SUN AT POCONO DOWNS, EBITDA FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2008 WAS $29.8 MILLION ($29,800,000.00). THIS FIGURE IS BEFORE INTEREST IS PAID ON THE LOANS THAT THE CASINO HAS.
THE TOTAL INVESTED IN THE POCONO DOWNS PROJECT IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN AN ESTIMATED $550 MILLION AND $625 MILLION. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THE INTEREST RATE IS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF SIX AND THREE QUARTER PERCENT (6.75%). IF YOU DO THE INTEREST ON LOANS TOTALLING BETWEEN $550 AND $600 MILLION AT BETWEEN 6% AND 8%, THE TOTAL INTEREST IS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN $33 MILLION AND $48 MILLION. IN MY OPINION, THERE IS NO WAY THAT THE $29.8 MILLION IS PAYING THE INTEREST OWED FOR THE 2008 FISCAL YEAR.
IN 2008, POCONO DOWNS EXPANDED AND OPENED ITS NEW SLOT PARLOR, INCREASING THE NUMBER OF SLOT MACHINES FROM ABOUT 1,200 TO ABOUT 2,500.
IN 2008 THE EBITDA WAS $29.8 MILLION. IN 2007, THE EBITDA WAS $30.2 MILLION.
THE DROP EBITDA FOR 2008 COMPARED TO 2007 WAS $591,000.00. THAT'S TWO YEARS IN A ROW OF DECREASES WITH A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY SPENT (THE EXPANSION).
EDITORIAL FOOTNOTE: PLEASE CHECK OUT THE FINANCIAL ANALISE AT THE FEATHER NEWS FOR GREATER DETAILS OF THE REPORT..
CHANGES AT THE MOHEGAN SUN
Several weeks ago, I wrote a story about the changes that were going on in the Mohegan Sun by the waterfall at the entrance to Sky Casino. This article is to update you on these changes and other changes that we have found out about.
By the waterfall, Tommy Bahama's and the Puma stores are now open. The two stores are quite modern looking and very bright and cheery. The prices are a little high. An example is in the Puma store a baseball cap with a Puma emblem on it was $28.00. We wish them success.
Directly to the south of the waterfall (entrance to Sky Casino) the new patio area for Tuscany is now up and running. It matches the patio area to the west side of the waterfall that was already there. With the rock display in the middle of the corridor, it can get congested for the crowds walking through. Still a job well done.
Above, Tommy Bahama's and Puma's store is Fedilia's (Mohegan tribal owned restaurant) which we have been informed through sources is closing in the near future. We were told that the casino supposedly felt that they can rent the space and make more money. This is a Mohegan tribal source of income. By closing the restaurant is the casino saying that Fedilia's never made money or not very much money? Fedilia's always looked busy. It was the only restaurant that was open twenty four (24) hours a day. It was the only sit down restaurant that casino and hotel customers could go to for breakfast. We hear to make up for the Fedilia's not being there for breakfast, Tuscany will have breakfasts hours, with breakfasts available. Can anyone tell the Mohegan tribe, what is going in the space?
In the retail corridor between the Sky Casino and Earth Casino, there is a ginger bread house you can walk through and a new addition this year an octagon shaped gazebo
In a press release by the Mohegan tribe, on Thursday, December 4, 2008, said that we are going to still put in a retail corridor where the original winter entrance was. The cost estimated at sixty seven million dollars ($67,000,000.00). In the area is supposed to be Pepe's pizzeria Restaurant. Sources said, that the funds for the retail corridor, was coming from the Project Horizon expansion line of credit.
The entire Project Horizon was to cost $925 million. The Casino of the Wind, two (2) parking lots were built, probably the side walks on Route 32, the entrance ramp road work on to Route 2-A and the widening of the on ramp going from Route 2-A onto I-395 northbound. If you do the math, minus the hotel (alone is $734 million) that comes to $191 million. Now add to the $191 million the $67 million in the press release your total is $258 million ($258,000,000.00). Some tribal members believe the number is around $300 million ($300,000,000.00).
The last thing, I would like to inform Tribal members is that we were told that they are going to divide Birches Bar and Grill (tribal owned restaurant and bar) into two (2) restaurants. One will be a smaller Birches and the other half will be some other restaurant or retail area. The point is we spent something like seven million dollars ($7,000,000.00) plus to change the area from the Chiefs Deli to Uncas' Grill. Then we (Mohegan tribe) spent more money to change it to Birches.Now it is going to be renovated again. Enough already. Who is minding the store? What do you think?
By the waterfall, Tommy Bahama's and the Puma stores are now open. The two stores are quite modern looking and very bright and cheery. The prices are a little high. An example is in the Puma store a baseball cap with a Puma emblem on it was $28.00. We wish them success.
Directly to the south of the waterfall (entrance to Sky Casino) the new patio area for Tuscany is now up and running. It matches the patio area to the west side of the waterfall that was already there. With the rock display in the middle of the corridor, it can get congested for the crowds walking through. Still a job well done.
Above, Tommy Bahama's and Puma's store is Fedilia's (Mohegan tribal owned restaurant) which we have been informed through sources is closing in the near future. We were told that the casino supposedly felt that they can rent the space and make more money. This is a Mohegan tribal source of income. By closing the restaurant is the casino saying that Fedilia's never made money or not very much money? Fedilia's always looked busy. It was the only restaurant that was open twenty four (24) hours a day. It was the only sit down restaurant that casino and hotel customers could go to for breakfast. We hear to make up for the Fedilia's not being there for breakfast, Tuscany will have breakfasts hours, with breakfasts available. Can anyone tell the Mohegan tribe, what is going in the space?
In the retail corridor between the Sky Casino and Earth Casino, there is a ginger bread house you can walk through and a new addition this year an octagon shaped gazebo
In a press release by the Mohegan tribe, on Thursday, December 4, 2008, said that we are going to still put in a retail corridor where the original winter entrance was. The cost estimated at sixty seven million dollars ($67,000,000.00). In the area is supposed to be Pepe's pizzeria Restaurant. Sources said, that the funds for the retail corridor, was coming from the Project Horizon expansion line of credit.
The entire Project Horizon was to cost $925 million. The Casino of the Wind, two (2) parking lots were built, probably the side walks on Route 32, the entrance ramp road work on to Route 2-A and the widening of the on ramp going from Route 2-A onto I-395 northbound. If you do the math, minus the hotel (alone is $734 million) that comes to $191 million. Now add to the $191 million the $67 million in the press release your total is $258 million ($258,000,000.00). Some tribal members believe the number is around $300 million ($300,000,000.00).
The last thing, I would like to inform Tribal members is that we were told that they are going to divide Birches Bar and Grill (tribal owned restaurant and bar) into two (2) restaurants. One will be a smaller Birches and the other half will be some other restaurant or retail area. The point is we spent something like seven million dollars ($7,000,000.00) plus to change the area from the Chiefs Deli to Uncas' Grill. Then we (Mohegan tribe) spent more money to change it to Birches.Now it is going to be renovated again. Enough already. Who is minding the store? What do you think?
Sunday, December 7, 2008
HIGHWAYS, AIRPORTS AND RAIL ROADS
President-elect Obama said, "We will create millions of jobs by making the single largest new investment in our national infrastructure since the creation of the federal highway system in the 1950's." He would like the bill ready to be signed when he takes office in January.
The idea is to build the more than 5,000 highway projects, that are "ready to go" (at a cost estimated at $64.3 billion ($64,300,000,000.00). "Ready to go" means the project could be under contract within 180 days. The proposed plan would help reduce the number of crumbling bridges and highways in the United States. It would also create an estimated 2,000,000, to 2,500,000 jobs.
In November there were 533,000 workers in the United States that lost their jobs, bringing the total estimated unemployment in the United States at about 1.8 million workers, the worst drop in a month in 34 years. Forty three of the fifty (43 of 50) states have deficits to deal with.
Texas has the most projects with a total 853, with Alaska having the fewest projects with four. The amount of some of the projects are as follows: Utah $10.8 billion, Florida $7 billion, Texas $6 billion, North Carolina $5.2 billion, and California $5 billion. The lowest priced projects were in Vermont $78.4 million and Washington D. C. at $46 million.
There is also talk of spending $1 billion on the nations airports (runways and other airport improvements). The rail road systems in the United States are are looking for $3.4 billion (for rail station improvements and track improvements). State Governors made the rounds of Capital Hill recently saying that including school repairs, water and sewer repairs to the highway proposal, that the states actually need $136 billion ($136,000,000,000.00).
John Horsley, Executive Director, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials said, "If we're given resources through the economic recovery bill that allows states to proceed with jump-start investment like we're talking about, we'll be able to put up to 1.8 million Americans back to work."
The idea is to build the more than 5,000 highway projects, that are "ready to go" (at a cost estimated at $64.3 billion ($64,300,000,000.00). "Ready to go" means the project could be under contract within 180 days. The proposed plan would help reduce the number of crumbling bridges and highways in the United States. It would also create an estimated 2,000,000, to 2,500,000 jobs.
In November there were 533,000 workers in the United States that lost their jobs, bringing the total estimated unemployment in the United States at about 1.8 million workers, the worst drop in a month in 34 years. Forty three of the fifty (43 of 50) states have deficits to deal with.
Texas has the most projects with a total 853, with Alaska having the fewest projects with four. The amount of some of the projects are as follows: Utah $10.8 billion, Florida $7 billion, Texas $6 billion, North Carolina $5.2 billion, and California $5 billion. The lowest priced projects were in Vermont $78.4 million and Washington D. C. at $46 million.
There is also talk of spending $1 billion on the nations airports (runways and other airport improvements). The rail road systems in the United States are are looking for $3.4 billion (for rail station improvements and track improvements). State Governors made the rounds of Capital Hill recently saying that including school repairs, water and sewer repairs to the highway proposal, that the states actually need $136 billion ($136,000,000,000.00).
John Horsley, Executive Director, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials said, "If we're given resources through the economic recovery bill that allows states to proceed with jump-start investment like we're talking about, we'll be able to put up to 1.8 million Americans back to work."
NORWICH STATE HOSPITAL PROPERTY UPDATE
ON THURSDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER 4, 2008, PRESTON TOWN SELECTMEN HELD A MEETING ON THE NORWICH STATE HOSPITAL PROPERTY (APPROXIMATELY 718 ACRES) . THE PROPERTY IS DIRECTLY ACROSS THE THAMES RIVER FROM THE MOHEGAN SUN CASINO.
THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING WAS, TO REVIEW A RECOMMENDATION BY THE NORWICH HOSPITAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, TO ASK THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT FOR AN EXTENSION TO FIND A DEVELOPER OF THE PROPERTY.
THE TOWN OF PRESTON, HAD AGREED WITH THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT, FOR A THREE (3) YEAR PERIOD, TO FIND A DEVELOPER AND SUBMIT THE DEAL TO CONNECTICUT TO APPROVE THE LAND TRANSFER TO PRESTON. THE TOWN SELECTMEN VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ASK THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT FOR THE EXTENSION. THE THREE YEAR PERIOD ENDS JANUARY 5, 2009.
THERE IS A PRESTON TOWN MEETING SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2008, ABOUT THE NORWICH STATE HOSPITAL PROPERTY.
OFFICIALS FROM THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT, HAVE BEEN QUOTED AS SAYING, THAT THAT THE GRANTING OF AN EXTENSION IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY.
THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING WAS, TO REVIEW A RECOMMENDATION BY THE NORWICH HOSPITAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, TO ASK THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT FOR AN EXTENSION TO FIND A DEVELOPER OF THE PROPERTY.
THE TOWN OF PRESTON, HAD AGREED WITH THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT, FOR A THREE (3) YEAR PERIOD, TO FIND A DEVELOPER AND SUBMIT THE DEAL TO CONNECTICUT TO APPROVE THE LAND TRANSFER TO PRESTON. THE TOWN SELECTMEN VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ASK THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT FOR THE EXTENSION. THE THREE YEAR PERIOD ENDS JANUARY 5, 2009.
THERE IS A PRESTON TOWN MEETING SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2008, ABOUT THE NORWICH STATE HOSPITAL PROPERTY.
OFFICIALS FROM THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT, HAVE BEEN QUOTED AS SAYING, THAT THAT THE GRANTING OF AN EXTENSION IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY.
Friday, December 5, 2008
HOUSING SALES DROP IN CONNECTICUT
SALES OF SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES IN CONNECTICUT DROPPED IN OCTOBER COMPARED TO OCTOBER, 2007, WERE DOWN 17% AND THE AVERAGE PRICE OF SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE DROPPED ABOUT 10%.
IN NEW LONDON COUNTY, CONNECTICUT (WHERE THE MOHEGAN SUN IS LOCATED) SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE SALES DROPPED ABOUT 15% AND THE AVERAGE PRICES DROPPED ABOUT 11% IN OCTOBER, 2008 COMPARED TO OCTOBER, 2007. THIS OCTOBER, THE MEDIUM PRICE OF SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE WAS $235,000.00 FOR A DROP OF ABOUT $25,000.00. CONDOMINIUMS COMPARING OCTOBER, 2008 WITH OCTOBER, 2007, WERE 50% OFF IN SALES AND AN AVERAGE PRICE OF $174,000.00.
IN NORTHEASTERN (WINDHAM COUNTY) CONNECTICUT, HAD A DECREASE IN SALES OF 12.8%, COMPARING OCTOBER, 2008, AND OCTOBER, 2007. THE AVERAGE PRICE OF A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DROPPED FROM $219,000.00 TO $191,000.00.
STATEWIDE IN CONNECTICUT, THE MEDIAN PRICE OF A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING WAS $250,000.00, WHICH IS DOWN ABOUT $30,000.00 LESS THAN A YEAR AGO COMPARING OCTOBER,2008 WITH OCTOBER, 2007. ON THE CONDOMINIUM AREA THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE PRICE WAS $190,000.00, DOWN ABOUT $22,000.00.
WHILE MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND ,(FOR THE YEAR SHOWED GAINS IN THE SALES OF SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES AND CONDOMINIUMS), CONNECTICUT SO FAR THIS YEAR IS DOWN IN SALES OF CONDOMINIUMS OF ABOUT A THIRD (33%) AND SINGLE FAMILY HOME SALES DOWN ABOUT ONE FOURTH (25%) COMPARED TO THE YEAR BEFORE.
FIRST, THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME FOR MY READERS TO BUY A HOME OR CONDOMINIUM. SECOND, THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD PLACE FOR LARGE COMPANIES TO INVEST IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY. THIRD, WHERE ARE GAMBLERS GOING TO GET THE MONEY TO GAMBLE?
HOW ARE COMPANIES THAT DEPEND ON THESE SALES GOING TO SURVIVE? WHAT WILL THIS DO TO CONSUMERS CONFIDENCE IN THE AREA? HOW DOES THIS EFFECT THE MOHEGAN SUN? WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IN NEW LONDON COUNTY, CONNECTICUT (WHERE THE MOHEGAN SUN IS LOCATED) SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE SALES DROPPED ABOUT 15% AND THE AVERAGE PRICES DROPPED ABOUT 11% IN OCTOBER, 2008 COMPARED TO OCTOBER, 2007. THIS OCTOBER, THE MEDIUM PRICE OF SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE WAS $235,000.00 FOR A DROP OF ABOUT $25,000.00. CONDOMINIUMS COMPARING OCTOBER, 2008 WITH OCTOBER, 2007, WERE 50% OFF IN SALES AND AN AVERAGE PRICE OF $174,000.00.
IN NORTHEASTERN (WINDHAM COUNTY) CONNECTICUT, HAD A DECREASE IN SALES OF 12.8%, COMPARING OCTOBER, 2008, AND OCTOBER, 2007. THE AVERAGE PRICE OF A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DROPPED FROM $219,000.00 TO $191,000.00.
STATEWIDE IN CONNECTICUT, THE MEDIAN PRICE OF A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING WAS $250,000.00, WHICH IS DOWN ABOUT $30,000.00 LESS THAN A YEAR AGO COMPARING OCTOBER,2008 WITH OCTOBER, 2007. ON THE CONDOMINIUM AREA THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE PRICE WAS $190,000.00, DOWN ABOUT $22,000.00.
WHILE MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND ,(FOR THE YEAR SHOWED GAINS IN THE SALES OF SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES AND CONDOMINIUMS), CONNECTICUT SO FAR THIS YEAR IS DOWN IN SALES OF CONDOMINIUMS OF ABOUT A THIRD (33%) AND SINGLE FAMILY HOME SALES DOWN ABOUT ONE FOURTH (25%) COMPARED TO THE YEAR BEFORE.
FIRST, THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD TIME FOR MY READERS TO BUY A HOME OR CONDOMINIUM. SECOND, THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD PLACE FOR LARGE COMPANIES TO INVEST IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY. THIRD, WHERE ARE GAMBLERS GOING TO GET THE MONEY TO GAMBLE?
HOW ARE COMPANIES THAT DEPEND ON THESE SALES GOING TO SURVIVE? WHAT WILL THIS DO TO CONSUMERS CONFIDENCE IN THE AREA? HOW DOES THIS EFFECT THE MOHEGAN SUN? WHAT DO YOU THINK?
RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island , like Connecticut and New York, and other states, is having a budget deficit.
Rhode Island's transportation infra-structure costs the state an estimated three hundred and fifty four million dollars ($354,000,000.00). To make up for the anticipated short fall in revenues to fund these programs, the state of Rhode Island is proposing new taxes.
One idea is to charge all Rhode Island drivers a half cent tax for every mile they drive. The tax could be made by charging drivers based on the weight of their vehicles.
Another idea would be to charge tolls of on interstate 95 at the Connecticut border. It is estimated the state could charge three dollars ($3.00) for cars and six dollars ($6.00)for trucks. It is estimated just doing the border tolls could raise another thrity nine million dollars ($39,000,000.00) annually. Just think how much could be raised if there was also a toll at the Massachusetts border on I-95.
Then there is the idea of charging tolls on the three (3) bridges leading and linking Aquidneck Island, and Newport to the mainland.
As for passenger cars, the state of Rhode Island, is thinking of doubling the registration fee from sixty dollars ($60.00) to about one hundred and twenty dollars ($120.00).
The state of Rhode Island is also thinking of raising the state gasoline tax from five cents to fifteen cents a gallon. The state is thinking of putting taxes on other petroleum based products.
As far as the tolls on i-95, that doesn't sound like a good idea based on two reasons: 1) the toll booths could cause possible accidents (Connecticut is a good example of this) and 2) people traveling north and south will turn and travel on I-395 and the Massachusetts Turnpike to avoid the tolls and added traffic.
There are basically three ways to fix Rhode Islands short fall. They are: 1) more and higher taxes, 2) cut the budget items and 3) a combination of the two.
Many of these proposals would require the legislature of Rhode Island to approve. In any event, it should take some time for these measures to be adopted, and to actually be implemented.
Rhode Island's transportation infra-structure costs the state an estimated three hundred and fifty four million dollars ($354,000,000.00). To make up for the anticipated short fall in revenues to fund these programs, the state of Rhode Island is proposing new taxes.
One idea is to charge all Rhode Island drivers a half cent tax for every mile they drive. The tax could be made by charging drivers based on the weight of their vehicles.
Another idea would be to charge tolls of on interstate 95 at the Connecticut border. It is estimated the state could charge three dollars ($3.00) for cars and six dollars ($6.00)for trucks. It is estimated just doing the border tolls could raise another thrity nine million dollars ($39,000,000.00) annually. Just think how much could be raised if there was also a toll at the Massachusetts border on I-95.
Then there is the idea of charging tolls on the three (3) bridges leading and linking Aquidneck Island, and Newport to the mainland.
As for passenger cars, the state of Rhode Island, is thinking of doubling the registration fee from sixty dollars ($60.00) to about one hundred and twenty dollars ($120.00).
The state of Rhode Island is also thinking of raising the state gasoline tax from five cents to fifteen cents a gallon. The state is thinking of putting taxes on other petroleum based products.
As far as the tolls on i-95, that doesn't sound like a good idea based on two reasons: 1) the toll booths could cause possible accidents (Connecticut is a good example of this) and 2) people traveling north and south will turn and travel on I-395 and the Massachusetts Turnpike to avoid the tolls and added traffic.
There are basically three ways to fix Rhode Islands short fall. They are: 1) more and higher taxes, 2) cut the budget items and 3) a combination of the two.
Many of these proposals would require the legislature of Rhode Island to approve. In any event, it should take some time for these measures to be adopted, and to actually be implemented.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
THE PILGRIMS
THE PILGRIMS, WHO CALLED THEMSELVES "SAINTS," WERE SEPARATISTS WHO WANTED TO WORSHIP AS THEY PLEASED AND WANTED NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ANGLICAN CHURCH. THE PURITANS WERE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT (THEY BELIEVED BASICALLY WHAT THE PILGRIMS DID) BUT THEY WANTED TO CREATE CHANGE INSIDE THE ANGLICAN CHURCH (CHURCH OF ENGLAND).
ON SEPTEMBER 6,1620, THE MAYFLOWER CARRYING 102 SETTLERS LEFT ENGLAND, TO SETTLE ON THE MOUTH OF THE HUDSON RIVER (TODAY NEW YORK CITY, MANHATTAN). ON NOVEMBER 9, 1620 LAND WAS SPOTTED (THEY WERE OFF CAPE COD). REALIZING THAT THEY WERE NOT WHERE THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE THEY ENDEAVORED TO GO SOUTH BETWEEN THE MAINLAND AND NANTUCKET AND RAN INTO LOW WATER (POLLACK RIP). THE . SHIP TURNED AROUND BECAUSE OF THE COMING OF WINTER AND LOW PROVISIONS, RETURNING TO PROVIDENCE TOWN HARBOR ON NOVEMBER 11, 1620.
. THE SETTLERS ON THE MAYFLOWER HAD NO LEGAL AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH A COLONY IN NEW ENGLAND, BECAUSE THE PATENT TO SETTLE DID NOT FALL UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE LONDON COMPANY (HAD THE RIGHTS FOR THE ORIGINAL DESTINATION), THE SETTLERS MADE THEIR OWN COMPACT CALLED THE "MAYFLOWER COMPACT. " EVEN THOUGH IT DID NOT LEGALLY GIVE THEM THE RIGHT TO SETTLE IN NEW ENGLAND, IT RELIEVED THE CONCERNS OF MANY OF THE SETTLERS ABOUT SETTLING IN NEW ENGLAND. THE DOCUMENT DID SERVE AS A MEANS OF HOW THE PILGRIMS WOULD GOVERN THEMSELVES.
THE PILGRIMS CAME TO NORTH AMERICA TO FLEE RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION AND TO WORSHIP AS THEY SAW FIT. THE LAWS THAT THE PILGRIMS FOLLOWED WERE A COMBINATION OF THEIR RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS AND THE LAWS FROM ENGLAND.
THEY BELIEVED THAT IF SOMETHING WENT WELL OR GOOD, THAT GOD HAD BLESSED THEM. ON THE OTHER HAND, IF SOMETHING WENT BAD, THE DEVIL HAD CAUSED IT. IN THE RECORD, THERE IS A CASE OF A MAN DYING FROM AN OVERTURNED BOATING ACCIDENT, WHICH THE PILGRIMS BLAMED ON THE DEVIL.
THE PILGRIMS FIRST SET FOOT ON THE NEW LAND ON NOVEMBER 13, 1620. ON NOVEMBER 15, 1620, CAPTAIN MYLES STANDISH LEAD A GROUP OF 16 SETTLERS ON AN EXPEDITION TRIP SOUTH (PRESENT DAY NASUET). THEY PROCEEDED TO ROB NATIVE AMERICAN GRAVES AND TO ROB BURIED CACHE OF INDIAN CORN. ONE HISTORIAN THINKS IT WAS ONLY ONE GRAVE. AFTER TWO MORE EXPEDITIONS, THE MAYFLOWER MOVED THE SETTLERS TO PLYMOUTH HARBOR.
ON DECEMBER 23, 1620 A LANDING PARTY STARTED CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR COMMON AREA HOUSES ON COLE'S HILL AND A PLATFORM TO HOLD THE FIVE CANNON ON FORT HILL. OF THE 102 SETTLERS 45 DIED THE FIRST WINTER.IN NOVEMBER 1621 ONLY 4 OF THE 18 ORIGINAL WOMEN WERE STILL ALIVE. FOURTEEN (14) HAD DIED. THE PILGRIMS LEARNED FROM SAMOSET (A NATIVE AMERICAN FROM PEMAQUID POINT , MAINE) THAT THE AREA OF PLYMOUTH HAD BEEN A NATIVE AMERICAN VILLAGE NAMED PATUXET, AND THAT THE INHABITANTS PROBABLY DIED OF SMALL POX OR SOME OTHER DISEASE.
IN THE 1630'S, ENGLISH SETTLERS, IN THE AREA OF WHAT IS TODAY CONNECTICUT, WERE HAVING TROUBLE WITH NATIVE AMERICANS (PEQUOTS). THE MOHEGANS, NARRAGANSETT, AND THE ENGLISH ATTACKED MYSTIC FORT IN 1637 KILLING ALMOST EVERYONE INSIDE THE FORT. ALTHOUGH THE PILGRIMS (PLYMOUTH COLONY) SUPPORTED IT, THEY HAD VERY LITTLE TO DO WITH THE PEQUOT WAR.
THE NEXT MAJOR WAR WAS THE KING PHILIP'S WAR, WHICH THE SETTLERS FROM PLYMOUTH WERE INVOLVED IN. METACOMET (KING PHILIP) , THE SON OF MASSASOIT, WAS THE SACHEM OF THE WOMPANOAGS. THE WAPANOAG CAPITAL WAS IN MOUNT HOPE (TODAY RHODE ISLAND).
THE ENGLISH SETTLERS KEPT TAKING LAND AND RESTRICTING THE AREA NATIVE AMERICANS COULD USE. THE MILITIA OF PLYMOUTH TRIED TO USE FORCE TO DRIVE THE NATIVE AMERICANS FROM THE AREA.
METACOMET AND SOME OF HIS MEN WERE ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS FRIEND JOHN SASSAMON (A PRAYING INDIAN, CHRISTIAN). A JURY OF 12 SETTLERS AND 6 PRAYING INDIANS FOUND THE NATIVE AMERICANS GUILTY OF THE CRIME.
KING PHILIP IS THEN ACCUSED OF RAIDING SETTLERS FARMS AND PILLAGING THEIR PROPERTY. THERE IS AN ACCOUNT OF THE WAMPNOAGS CAPTURING WOMEN AND CHILDREN FOR RANSOM.
THE WAR CONTINUED THROUGH 1675 AND 1676. KING PHILIP ENGAGED IN A FORM OF GUERRILLA WARFARE INSTEAD OF CONFRONTING THE ENGLISH IN MAJOR BATTLES.
KING PHILIP WAS KILLED BY A POCASSET INDIAN. THE WAR SOON CAME TO AN END. AN ESTIMATED EIGHT PERCENT (8%) OF THE ENGLISH THE MALE POPULATION DIED IN THE WAR. EIGHTY PERCENT (80%) OF MALE NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATION DIED.
IN 1620, THERE WERE 99 INHABITANTS IN THE PLYMOUTH COLONY AREA WHICH EVENTUALLY WOULD GO ALL THE WAY OUT ON CAPE COD AND TO THE EAST THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. WHEN THE PLYMOUTH COLONY WAS ABSORBED BY THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY (BOSTON) IN 1691, THERE WERE AN ESTIMATED SEVEN THOUSAND (7,000) ENGLISH SETTLERS IN THE PLYMOUTH COLONY AREA..
THE PILGRIMS (SAINTS) WERE REALLY NOT FRIENDS OF NATIVE AMERICANS. SHOULD WE ADMIRE THEM? SHOULD WE BE CELEBRATING THANKSGIVING? WHAT DO YOU THINK?
ON SEPTEMBER 6,1620, THE MAYFLOWER CARRYING 102 SETTLERS LEFT ENGLAND, TO SETTLE ON THE MOUTH OF THE HUDSON RIVER (TODAY NEW YORK CITY, MANHATTAN). ON NOVEMBER 9, 1620 LAND WAS SPOTTED (THEY WERE OFF CAPE COD). REALIZING THAT THEY WERE NOT WHERE THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE THEY ENDEAVORED TO GO SOUTH BETWEEN THE MAINLAND AND NANTUCKET AND RAN INTO LOW WATER (POLLACK RIP). THE . SHIP TURNED AROUND BECAUSE OF THE COMING OF WINTER AND LOW PROVISIONS, RETURNING TO PROVIDENCE TOWN HARBOR ON NOVEMBER 11, 1620.
. THE SETTLERS ON THE MAYFLOWER HAD NO LEGAL AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH A COLONY IN NEW ENGLAND, BECAUSE THE PATENT TO SETTLE DID NOT FALL UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE LONDON COMPANY (HAD THE RIGHTS FOR THE ORIGINAL DESTINATION), THE SETTLERS MADE THEIR OWN COMPACT CALLED THE "MAYFLOWER COMPACT. " EVEN THOUGH IT DID NOT LEGALLY GIVE THEM THE RIGHT TO SETTLE IN NEW ENGLAND, IT RELIEVED THE CONCERNS OF MANY OF THE SETTLERS ABOUT SETTLING IN NEW ENGLAND. THE DOCUMENT DID SERVE AS A MEANS OF HOW THE PILGRIMS WOULD GOVERN THEMSELVES.
THE PILGRIMS CAME TO NORTH AMERICA TO FLEE RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION AND TO WORSHIP AS THEY SAW FIT. THE LAWS THAT THE PILGRIMS FOLLOWED WERE A COMBINATION OF THEIR RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS AND THE LAWS FROM ENGLAND.
THEY BELIEVED THAT IF SOMETHING WENT WELL OR GOOD, THAT GOD HAD BLESSED THEM. ON THE OTHER HAND, IF SOMETHING WENT BAD, THE DEVIL HAD CAUSED IT. IN THE RECORD, THERE IS A CASE OF A MAN DYING FROM AN OVERTURNED BOATING ACCIDENT, WHICH THE PILGRIMS BLAMED ON THE DEVIL.
THE PILGRIMS FIRST SET FOOT ON THE NEW LAND ON NOVEMBER 13, 1620. ON NOVEMBER 15, 1620, CAPTAIN MYLES STANDISH LEAD A GROUP OF 16 SETTLERS ON AN EXPEDITION TRIP SOUTH (PRESENT DAY NASUET). THEY PROCEEDED TO ROB NATIVE AMERICAN GRAVES AND TO ROB BURIED CACHE OF INDIAN CORN. ONE HISTORIAN THINKS IT WAS ONLY ONE GRAVE. AFTER TWO MORE EXPEDITIONS, THE MAYFLOWER MOVED THE SETTLERS TO PLYMOUTH HARBOR.
ON DECEMBER 23, 1620 A LANDING PARTY STARTED CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR COMMON AREA HOUSES ON COLE'S HILL AND A PLATFORM TO HOLD THE FIVE CANNON ON FORT HILL. OF THE 102 SETTLERS 45 DIED THE FIRST WINTER.IN NOVEMBER 1621 ONLY 4 OF THE 18 ORIGINAL WOMEN WERE STILL ALIVE. FOURTEEN (14) HAD DIED. THE PILGRIMS LEARNED FROM SAMOSET (A NATIVE AMERICAN FROM PEMAQUID POINT , MAINE) THAT THE AREA OF PLYMOUTH HAD BEEN A NATIVE AMERICAN VILLAGE NAMED PATUXET, AND THAT THE INHABITANTS PROBABLY DIED OF SMALL POX OR SOME OTHER DISEASE.
IN THE 1630'S, ENGLISH SETTLERS, IN THE AREA OF WHAT IS TODAY CONNECTICUT, WERE HAVING TROUBLE WITH NATIVE AMERICANS (PEQUOTS). THE MOHEGANS, NARRAGANSETT, AND THE ENGLISH ATTACKED MYSTIC FORT IN 1637 KILLING ALMOST EVERYONE INSIDE THE FORT. ALTHOUGH THE PILGRIMS (PLYMOUTH COLONY) SUPPORTED IT, THEY HAD VERY LITTLE TO DO WITH THE PEQUOT WAR.
THE NEXT MAJOR WAR WAS THE KING PHILIP'S WAR, WHICH THE SETTLERS FROM PLYMOUTH WERE INVOLVED IN. METACOMET (KING PHILIP) , THE SON OF MASSASOIT, WAS THE SACHEM OF THE WOMPANOAGS. THE WAPANOAG CAPITAL WAS IN MOUNT HOPE (TODAY RHODE ISLAND).
THE ENGLISH SETTLERS KEPT TAKING LAND AND RESTRICTING THE AREA NATIVE AMERICANS COULD USE. THE MILITIA OF PLYMOUTH TRIED TO USE FORCE TO DRIVE THE NATIVE AMERICANS FROM THE AREA.
METACOMET AND SOME OF HIS MEN WERE ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS FRIEND JOHN SASSAMON (A PRAYING INDIAN, CHRISTIAN). A JURY OF 12 SETTLERS AND 6 PRAYING INDIANS FOUND THE NATIVE AMERICANS GUILTY OF THE CRIME.
KING PHILIP IS THEN ACCUSED OF RAIDING SETTLERS FARMS AND PILLAGING THEIR PROPERTY. THERE IS AN ACCOUNT OF THE WAMPNOAGS CAPTURING WOMEN AND CHILDREN FOR RANSOM.
THE WAR CONTINUED THROUGH 1675 AND 1676. KING PHILIP ENGAGED IN A FORM OF GUERRILLA WARFARE INSTEAD OF CONFRONTING THE ENGLISH IN MAJOR BATTLES.
KING PHILIP WAS KILLED BY A POCASSET INDIAN. THE WAR SOON CAME TO AN END. AN ESTIMATED EIGHT PERCENT (8%) OF THE ENGLISH THE MALE POPULATION DIED IN THE WAR. EIGHTY PERCENT (80%) OF MALE NATIVE AMERICAN POPULATION DIED.
IN 1620, THERE WERE 99 INHABITANTS IN THE PLYMOUTH COLONY AREA WHICH EVENTUALLY WOULD GO ALL THE WAY OUT ON CAPE COD AND TO THE EAST THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. WHEN THE PLYMOUTH COLONY WAS ABSORBED BY THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY (BOSTON) IN 1691, THERE WERE AN ESTIMATED SEVEN THOUSAND (7,000) ENGLISH SETTLERS IN THE PLYMOUTH COLONY AREA..
THE PILGRIMS (SAINTS) WERE REALLY NOT FRIENDS OF NATIVE AMERICANS. SHOULD WE ADMIRE THEM? SHOULD WE BE CELEBRATING THANKSGIVING? WHAT DO YOU THINK?
THE BIG THREE GO BACK TO WASHINGTON
THE BIG THREE AUTO MAKERS (GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, CHRYSLER CORPORATION, AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY) RETURNED TO WASHINGTON WITH THEIR PLANS FOR THE AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVES OF THE BIG THREE WERE THERE FOR POSSIBLE BUY OUT MONEY FROM THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
THE BIG THREE RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES SENATE SEEKING A BUY OUT NOW ESTIMATED THIRTY FOUR BILLION DOLLARS ($34,000,000,000.00). TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN THE BIG THREE AUTO MAKERS REPRESENTATIVES WERE BEFORE THE SENATE, THEY WERE LOOKING FOR TWENTY FIVE BILLION DOLLARS ($25,000,000,000.00).
UNITED STATES AUTOMOBILE SALES FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 2008, COMPARED TO NOVEMBER, 2007, WERE AS FOLLOWS: GENERAL MOTORS DOWN -41%, FORD MOTOR COMPANY DOWN -31%. ASIAN COMPETITION POSTED THE FOLLOWING COMPARED TO THE YEAR BEFORE FOR NOVEMBER: ,TOYOTA DOWN -34%, AND HONDA DOWN -32%. THE FACT THAT TOYOTA AND HONDA ARE DOWN IN SALES LEADS ONE TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN INTERNATIONAL PROBLEM.
GENERAL MOTORS IS SEEKING $18 BILLION IN LOANS OR CREDIT LINES. THE CEO WILL GET A ONE DOLLAR ($1.00) SALARY NEXT YEAR. G M IS SEEKING TO GET UAW (UNITED AUTO WORKERS) TO MAKE CONCESSIONS TO HELP THE COMPANY. GENERAL MOTORS FEELS IT CAN PAY BACK THE LOANS BY 2012.
CHRYSLER IS SEEKING A $7 BILLION LOAN. CHRYSLER IS PLANNING ON BUILDING FULL-FUNCTION ELECTRIC CARS STARTING IN 2010, WITH ADDITIONAL MODELS BEING PRODUCED STARTING 2013.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS SEEKING AN ESTIMATED $9 BILLION DOLLARS IN LOANS. FORD PLANS TO INTRODUCE AND MANUFACTURER SIX (6) NEW SMALL AND MID-SIZED CARS OVER THE NEXT FOUR (4) YEARS. IT FEELS IT CAN INCREASE ON ITS FLEET OF CARS FUEL EFFICIENCY BY 14% IN 2009, 26% IN 2012 AND 36% IN 2015.
IN A STATEMENT ISSUED BY GENERAL MOTORS SAID, " EVERY MANUFACTURER IS POSTING AWFUL NUMBERS AND WE ARE NO EXCEPTION."
DR. MARK ZANDI, AN ECONOMIST FROM MOODY'S SAID THAT THE THIRTY FOUR BILLION DOLLARS, COULD ONLY LAST AT THE MOST TWO (2) YEARS WITHOUT THE BIG THREE AUTOMAKERS DO EVERYTHING RIGHT. DR. ZANDI HINTED THAT THE THREE BIG AUTOMAKERS WILL PROBABLY NEED MORE LIKE $75 BILLION TO $125 BILLION DOLLARS. ANOTHER ECONOMIST, THOUGHT THAT AT THE END OF TWO YEARS, IF THE AUTOMAKERS DID EVERYTHING RIGHT, THEY COULD THEN BORROW MORE MONEY AND PAY OFF THE GOVERNMENT LOANS.
EDITORIAL FOOTNOTE: SEARS HOLDING COMPANY (SEARS AND K-MART STORES) STOCK IS UP 17%. CUSTOMERS ARE SHOPPING LESS AT THEIR STORES. SEARS IS CLOSING STORES THAT ARE NOT PREFORMING WELL. AT THE END OF THE DAY THE PROJECTED THIRD QUARTER LOSS IS ESTIMATED AT $146 MILLION.
STAPLES (THE WORLD'S LARGEST OFFICE SUPPLY CHAIN) IS EXPECTING A 43% LOSS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER.
THE BIG THREE RETURNED TO THE UNITED STATES SENATE SEEKING A BUY OUT NOW ESTIMATED THIRTY FOUR BILLION DOLLARS ($34,000,000,000.00). TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN THE BIG THREE AUTO MAKERS REPRESENTATIVES WERE BEFORE THE SENATE, THEY WERE LOOKING FOR TWENTY FIVE BILLION DOLLARS ($25,000,000,000.00).
UNITED STATES AUTOMOBILE SALES FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 2008, COMPARED TO NOVEMBER, 2007, WERE AS FOLLOWS: GENERAL MOTORS DOWN -41%, FORD MOTOR COMPANY DOWN -31%. ASIAN COMPETITION POSTED THE FOLLOWING COMPARED TO THE YEAR BEFORE FOR NOVEMBER: ,TOYOTA DOWN -34%, AND HONDA DOWN -32%. THE FACT THAT TOYOTA AND HONDA ARE DOWN IN SALES LEADS ONE TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AN INTERNATIONAL PROBLEM.
GENERAL MOTORS IS SEEKING $18 BILLION IN LOANS OR CREDIT LINES. THE CEO WILL GET A ONE DOLLAR ($1.00) SALARY NEXT YEAR. G M IS SEEKING TO GET UAW (UNITED AUTO WORKERS) TO MAKE CONCESSIONS TO HELP THE COMPANY. GENERAL MOTORS FEELS IT CAN PAY BACK THE LOANS BY 2012.
CHRYSLER IS SEEKING A $7 BILLION LOAN. CHRYSLER IS PLANNING ON BUILDING FULL-FUNCTION ELECTRIC CARS STARTING IN 2010, WITH ADDITIONAL MODELS BEING PRODUCED STARTING 2013.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS SEEKING AN ESTIMATED $9 BILLION DOLLARS IN LOANS. FORD PLANS TO INTRODUCE AND MANUFACTURER SIX (6) NEW SMALL AND MID-SIZED CARS OVER THE NEXT FOUR (4) YEARS. IT FEELS IT CAN INCREASE ON ITS FLEET OF CARS FUEL EFFICIENCY BY 14% IN 2009, 26% IN 2012 AND 36% IN 2015.
IN A STATEMENT ISSUED BY GENERAL MOTORS SAID, " EVERY MANUFACTURER IS POSTING AWFUL NUMBERS AND WE ARE NO EXCEPTION."
DR. MARK ZANDI, AN ECONOMIST FROM MOODY'S SAID THAT THE THIRTY FOUR BILLION DOLLARS, COULD ONLY LAST AT THE MOST TWO (2) YEARS WITHOUT THE BIG THREE AUTOMAKERS DO EVERYTHING RIGHT. DR. ZANDI HINTED THAT THE THREE BIG AUTOMAKERS WILL PROBABLY NEED MORE LIKE $75 BILLION TO $125 BILLION DOLLARS. ANOTHER ECONOMIST, THOUGHT THAT AT THE END OF TWO YEARS, IF THE AUTOMAKERS DID EVERYTHING RIGHT, THEY COULD THEN BORROW MORE MONEY AND PAY OFF THE GOVERNMENT LOANS.
EDITORIAL FOOTNOTE: SEARS HOLDING COMPANY (SEARS AND K-MART STORES) STOCK IS UP 17%. CUSTOMERS ARE SHOPPING LESS AT THEIR STORES. SEARS IS CLOSING STORES THAT ARE NOT PREFORMING WELL. AT THE END OF THE DAY THE PROJECTED THIRD QUARTER LOSS IS ESTIMATED AT $146 MILLION.
STAPLES (THE WORLD'S LARGEST OFFICE SUPPLY CHAIN) IS EXPECTING A 43% LOSS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER.
PRESTON NEEDS MORE TIME
PRESTON TOWN'S AGREEMENT FOR THE NORWICH STATE HOSPITAL PROPERTY EXPIRES WITH THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT ON JANUARY 5, 2008. THE TOWN HAD THREE (3) YEARS TO FIND A SUITABLE DEVELOPER (BUYER) OF THE PROPERTY AND SUBMIT THE PLAN TO THE STATE BY JANUARY 5, 2008.
FIRST THERE WAS THE GRANDIOSE PLAN BY UTOPIA STUDIOS TO BUILD HOTELS, A GOLF COURSE, A MARINA, THEME PARK, MOVIE STUDIOS, AND OTHER THINGS ON THE PROPERTY AT AN ESTIMATED PRICE OF WELL OVER ONE BILLION DOLLARS. THE DEAL FELL THROUGH.
RECENTLY, THE LATEST PROPOSAL BY NORTHLAND, ALSO FELL THROUGH. WHAT THEY HAD ORIGINALLY PROPOSED HAD CHANGED DRASTICALLY BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMY.
ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2009, PRESTON TOWN HOSPITAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE VOTED TO RECOMMEND THAT PRESTON ASK THE STATE FOR MORE TIME. THE RECOMMENDATION IS BEING HEARD TONIGHT, BY THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN, AT 6:30 P.M. ALSO RECOMMENDED, BY THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE WAS A TOWN MEETING ON DECEMBER 18, 2008.
ROBERT COGDON SAID, "WE'VE WORKED VERY HARD. WE HAD VIABLE DEVELOPERS LINED UP TO DEVELOP THIS PROPERTY WHEN THE ECONOMY COLLAPSED, WHICH WE HAD NO CONTROL OVER." HE NOTED THAT DEVELOPERS CAN NOT REALISTICALLY GET FINANCING RIGHT NOW.
IF PRESTON, COULD GET AN EXTENSION, ( WHICH IN MY OPINION, IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY,) THEY PROBABLY WOULD HAVE TO RE-START THE ENTIRE PROCESS WITH THE STATE OVER. PRESTON WOULD HAVE TO AGAIN DEAL WITH THE FOLLOWING CONNECTICUT STATE OFFICIALS: GOVERNOR M. JODI REEL, THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT,THE COMMISSIONER OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, THE LEGISLATURE, AND OTHERS.
TOM REYNOLDS, STATE REPRESENTATIVE OF LEDYARD, ALLUDED TO THE FACT THAT WATERFORD HAD LINED UP A DEVELOPER, FOR THE STATE LAND IN WATERFORD AND THAT THE STATE HAD DECIDED TO RETAIN CONTROL.
IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT IS NOT INCLINED TO GIVE AN EXTENSION. IT LOOKS LIKE THE NORWICH STATE HOSPITAL WILL REVERT BACK TO THE STATE. MAYBE THE DECENDENTS OF CHURCH LANE, UNCASVILLE SHOULD TRY AND PURCHASE THE PROPERTY. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
FIRST THERE WAS THE GRANDIOSE PLAN BY UTOPIA STUDIOS TO BUILD HOTELS, A GOLF COURSE, A MARINA, THEME PARK, MOVIE STUDIOS, AND OTHER THINGS ON THE PROPERTY AT AN ESTIMATED PRICE OF WELL OVER ONE BILLION DOLLARS. THE DEAL FELL THROUGH.
RECENTLY, THE LATEST PROPOSAL BY NORTHLAND, ALSO FELL THROUGH. WHAT THEY HAD ORIGINALLY PROPOSED HAD CHANGED DRASTICALLY BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMY.
ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2009, PRESTON TOWN HOSPITAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE VOTED TO RECOMMEND THAT PRESTON ASK THE STATE FOR MORE TIME. THE RECOMMENDATION IS BEING HEARD TONIGHT, BY THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN, AT 6:30 P.M. ALSO RECOMMENDED, BY THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE WAS A TOWN MEETING ON DECEMBER 18, 2008.
ROBERT COGDON SAID, "WE'VE WORKED VERY HARD. WE HAD VIABLE DEVELOPERS LINED UP TO DEVELOP THIS PROPERTY WHEN THE ECONOMY COLLAPSED, WHICH WE HAD NO CONTROL OVER." HE NOTED THAT DEVELOPERS CAN NOT REALISTICALLY GET FINANCING RIGHT NOW.
IF PRESTON, COULD GET AN EXTENSION, ( WHICH IN MY OPINION, IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY,) THEY PROBABLY WOULD HAVE TO RE-START THE ENTIRE PROCESS WITH THE STATE OVER. PRESTON WOULD HAVE TO AGAIN DEAL WITH THE FOLLOWING CONNECTICUT STATE OFFICIALS: GOVERNOR M. JODI REEL, THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE OFFICE OF POLICY AND MANAGEMENT,THE COMMISSIONER OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, THE LEGISLATURE, AND OTHERS.
TOM REYNOLDS, STATE REPRESENTATIVE OF LEDYARD, ALLUDED TO THE FACT THAT WATERFORD HAD LINED UP A DEVELOPER, FOR THE STATE LAND IN WATERFORD AND THAT THE STATE HAD DECIDED TO RETAIN CONTROL.
IT HAS BEEN REPORTED THAT THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT IS NOT INCLINED TO GIVE AN EXTENSION. IT LOOKS LIKE THE NORWICH STATE HOSPITAL WILL REVERT BACK TO THE STATE. MAYBE THE DECENDENTS OF CHURCH LANE, UNCASVILLE SHOULD TRY AND PURCHASE THE PROPERTY. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
VOLUNTARY SEVERANCE PACKAGE
THE MASHANTUCKET PEQUOTS ANNOUNCED TUESDAY THAT EMPLOYEES OF THE TRIBAL GOVERNMENT WERE BEING OFFERED A VOLUNTARY SEVERANCE PACKAGE.. THERE WAS NO OFFICIAL REASON GIVEN FOR THE BUY OUTS.
TWO LETTERS WERE SENT OUT ABOUT THE BUYOUT, ONE TO TRIBAL MEMBER EMPLOYEES AND ONE FOR NON-TRIBAL MEMBER EMPLOYEES. THE LETTERS WERE DIFFERENT, BUT AS OF NOW, BROKENWING EDITORIALS CAN NOT FIND OUT THE DIFFERENCES IN THE TWO LETTERS.
EMPLOYEES WHO OPT TO ACCEPT THE BUY OUTS, THEIR LAST DAY WILL BE DECEMBER 31, 2008. EMPLOYEES EFFECTED BY THE SEVERANCES WILL BE NOTIFIED BY DECEMBER 19, 2008. THE TERMS OF THE BUY OUT PACKAGES BEING OFFERED WAS NOT RELEASED.
IN MAY, 2008, THE MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT GOVERNMENT TRIMMED ABOUT 20% OF ITS' WORK FORCE. IT WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY A COMBINATION OF BUYOUTS AND LAYOFFS. THE TRIBAL GOVERNMENT LOST ABOUT 170 EMPLOYEES (10% BUY OUTS, 10% LAYOFFS)..
THE PACKAGE IN MAY FOR THE BUY OUTS WAS ESTIMATED AT UP TO SIX MONTHS OF COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS (ONE WEEKS SALARY FOR EVERY YEAR WORKED UP TO 10 YEARS.)
AT THE FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO AND THE MGM GRAND AT FOXWOODS, THERE WERE TWO ROUNDS OF LAYOFFS ALREADY THIS YEAR, IN JUNE ABOUT 100 EMPLOYEES WERE LAID OFF. IN OCTOBER, AN ADDITIONAL 700 EMPLOYEES WERE LET GO. INSIDERS ARE SAYING THAT MORE LAYOFFS ARE COMING SOON AT THE CASINOS. KEEP IN MIND. WITH THE ECONOMY IN SHAMBLES, LAYOFF'S ARE DEFINITELY POSSIBLE.
STANDARD AND POOR'S RATING SERVICE, RECENTLY LOWERED FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO AND MGM GRAND AT FOXWOODS FROM BB+ TO BB-. STANDARD AND POOR'S REASONS FOR THE DOWNGRADING WAS , "THE TRIBE'S HIGH DEBT LEVERAGE, LIMITED GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY AND SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL AND EXPECTED DISTRIBUTIONS TO TRIBAL MEMBERS." .
MOHEGAN TRIBAL MEMBERS, THAT I TALKED TO, SEEMED TO FEEL THAT LAYOFFS AND BUYOUTS MAY BE COMING SOON. MANY MEMBERS FEEL THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS TOP HEAVY AND THAT IT SHOULD BE STREAMLINED. THE TRIBAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOY BETWEEN AN ESTIMATED 400 AND 50O PEOPLE.
SOME TRIBAL MEMBERS HAVE SAID, THAT MAYBE THE TRIBAL COUNCIL, SHOULD LOWER THE NUMBER OF TRIBAL COUNCIL MEMBERS, FROM NINE MEMBERS TO SEVEN OR FIVE. A CHANGE FROM NINE TO SEVEN WOULD BE A SAVINGS OF AT LEAST $600,000.00. A CHANGE FROM NINE MEMBERS TO FIVE MEMBERS WOULD BE A SAVINGS OF ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,200,000.00). OF COURSE OT ACCOMPLISH THIS, WE (THE MOHEGAN TRIBE) WOULD NEED AN AMENDMENT TO THE MOHEGAN CONSTITUTION. HARD TIMES SOMETIMES REQUIRE THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
RE-READ THE PARAGRAPH ABOUT FOXWOODS CREDIT RATING BY STANDARD AND POOR'S, DOES THAT SOUND LIKE THE MOHEGAN TRIBE? WILL THIS HAPPEN TO THE MOHEGAN SUN SOON? WILL THIS HAPPEN TO THE MOHEGAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENT? WHAT DO YOU THINK?
TWO LETTERS WERE SENT OUT ABOUT THE BUYOUT, ONE TO TRIBAL MEMBER EMPLOYEES AND ONE FOR NON-TRIBAL MEMBER EMPLOYEES. THE LETTERS WERE DIFFERENT, BUT AS OF NOW, BROKENWING EDITORIALS CAN NOT FIND OUT THE DIFFERENCES IN THE TWO LETTERS.
EMPLOYEES WHO OPT TO ACCEPT THE BUY OUTS, THEIR LAST DAY WILL BE DECEMBER 31, 2008. EMPLOYEES EFFECTED BY THE SEVERANCES WILL BE NOTIFIED BY DECEMBER 19, 2008. THE TERMS OF THE BUY OUT PACKAGES BEING OFFERED WAS NOT RELEASED.
IN MAY, 2008, THE MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT GOVERNMENT TRIMMED ABOUT 20% OF ITS' WORK FORCE. IT WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY A COMBINATION OF BUYOUTS AND LAYOFFS. THE TRIBAL GOVERNMENT LOST ABOUT 170 EMPLOYEES (10% BUY OUTS, 10% LAYOFFS)..
THE PACKAGE IN MAY FOR THE BUY OUTS WAS ESTIMATED AT UP TO SIX MONTHS OF COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS (ONE WEEKS SALARY FOR EVERY YEAR WORKED UP TO 10 YEARS.)
AT THE FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO AND THE MGM GRAND AT FOXWOODS, THERE WERE TWO ROUNDS OF LAYOFFS ALREADY THIS YEAR, IN JUNE ABOUT 100 EMPLOYEES WERE LAID OFF. IN OCTOBER, AN ADDITIONAL 700 EMPLOYEES WERE LET GO. INSIDERS ARE SAYING THAT MORE LAYOFFS ARE COMING SOON AT THE CASINOS. KEEP IN MIND. WITH THE ECONOMY IN SHAMBLES, LAYOFF'S ARE DEFINITELY POSSIBLE.
STANDARD AND POOR'S RATING SERVICE, RECENTLY LOWERED FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO AND MGM GRAND AT FOXWOODS FROM BB+ TO BB-. STANDARD AND POOR'S REASONS FOR THE DOWNGRADING WAS , "THE TRIBE'S HIGH DEBT LEVERAGE, LIMITED GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY AND SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL AND EXPECTED DISTRIBUTIONS TO TRIBAL MEMBERS." .
MOHEGAN TRIBAL MEMBERS, THAT I TALKED TO, SEEMED TO FEEL THAT LAYOFFS AND BUYOUTS MAY BE COMING SOON. MANY MEMBERS FEEL THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS TOP HEAVY AND THAT IT SHOULD BE STREAMLINED. THE TRIBAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOY BETWEEN AN ESTIMATED 400 AND 50O PEOPLE.
SOME TRIBAL MEMBERS HAVE SAID, THAT MAYBE THE TRIBAL COUNCIL, SHOULD LOWER THE NUMBER OF TRIBAL COUNCIL MEMBERS, FROM NINE MEMBERS TO SEVEN OR FIVE. A CHANGE FROM NINE TO SEVEN WOULD BE A SAVINGS OF AT LEAST $600,000.00. A CHANGE FROM NINE MEMBERS TO FIVE MEMBERS WOULD BE A SAVINGS OF ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,200,000.00). OF COURSE OT ACCOMPLISH THIS, WE (THE MOHEGAN TRIBE) WOULD NEED AN AMENDMENT TO THE MOHEGAN CONSTITUTION. HARD TIMES SOMETIMES REQUIRE THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
RE-READ THE PARAGRAPH ABOUT FOXWOODS CREDIT RATING BY STANDARD AND POOR'S, DOES THAT SOUND LIKE THE MOHEGAN TRIBE? WILL THIS HAPPEN TO THE MOHEGAN SUN SOON? WILL THIS HAPPEN TO THE MOHEGAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENT? WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
MOHEGAN TRIBE HOLIDAY PARTY
JUST A REMINDER, IN THIS BUSY TIME OF YEAR, PLEASE DON'T FORGET TO MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS FOR THE MOHEGAN TRIBE'S HOLIDAY PARTY.
THIS YEAR THE PARTY WILL BE ON SUNDAY DECEMBER 21,2008, FROM 12:00 P.M. (NOON) TO 3:00 P.M., IN THE UNCAS BALLROOM, AT THE MOHEGAN SUN CASINO.
WE HAVE BEEN TOLD, THERE BE A VISIT FROM THE JOLLY OLD GUY IN THE RED SUIT (SANTA CLAUS) FROM THE NORTH POLE. FOR THE CHILDREN THERE WILL BE AN INFLATABLE "BOUNCY," DECORATING A GINGERBREAD MAN AND OTHER THINGS. AS ALWAYS, AT MOHEGAN ACTIVITIES, THERE WILL BE SOME REALLY GOOD FOOD TO ENJOY.
THE PARTY IS FOR ALL TRIBAL MEMBERS OF ALL AGES.
CALL THE RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT 1-500-MOHEGAN, EXTENSION 6008 TO MAKE YOUR RESERVATION. SEE YOU THERE.
EDITORIAL FOOTNOTE: PLEASE, DON'T FORGET TO HELP IN THE CANNED FOOD DRIVE BY THE MOHEGAN TRIBE, TO THE UNITED WAY FOOD DRIVE OF NEW LONDON. BRING YOUR NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS TO THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE MOHEGAN GOVERNMENT BUILDING BY FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2008. THANKS.
THIS YEAR THE PARTY WILL BE ON SUNDAY DECEMBER 21,2008, FROM 12:00 P.M. (NOON) TO 3:00 P.M., IN THE UNCAS BALLROOM, AT THE MOHEGAN SUN CASINO.
WE HAVE BEEN TOLD, THERE BE A VISIT FROM THE JOLLY OLD GUY IN THE RED SUIT (SANTA CLAUS) FROM THE NORTH POLE. FOR THE CHILDREN THERE WILL BE AN INFLATABLE "BOUNCY," DECORATING A GINGERBREAD MAN AND OTHER THINGS. AS ALWAYS, AT MOHEGAN ACTIVITIES, THERE WILL BE SOME REALLY GOOD FOOD TO ENJOY.
THE PARTY IS FOR ALL TRIBAL MEMBERS OF ALL AGES.
CALL THE RECREATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT 1-500-MOHEGAN, EXTENSION 6008 TO MAKE YOUR RESERVATION. SEE YOU THERE.
EDITORIAL FOOTNOTE: PLEASE, DON'T FORGET TO HELP IN THE CANNED FOOD DRIVE BY THE MOHEGAN TRIBE, TO THE UNITED WAY FOOD DRIVE OF NEW LONDON. BRING YOUR NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS TO THE MAIN ENTRANCE OF THE MOHEGAN GOVERNMENT BUILDING BY FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2008. THANKS.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
OPEN LETTER TO PHIL CAHILL
Brokenwing Editorials
Uncasville, Connecticut, 06382
December 2, 2008
Phil Cahill,C.O.O. Mohegan Tribe
Mohegan Tribal Council
Mohegan Council of Elders
Dear Mr. Cahill,
On Wednesday, November 26, 2008, Phil Cahill and the Editor of Brokenwing Editorials discussed meeting after the next Open Session of the Tribal Council, to discuss the Ford Escape Hybrid suv's that the Mohegan Tribe owns.
The Editor of Brokenwing Editorials asked if we could get information on some other things, including the loans that have been given out to tribal members.
One loan, we specifically wished to see, was the one for fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00). Phil Cahill supposedly said because it was a personal loan and that the tribal member is paying interest, he therefore would not give Brokenwing Editorials the information. This is the same loan that there was an Ethics Investigation of the Tribal Chairman at the time and a department head (who received the loan) in the Mohegan government.
Since Brokenwing Editorials believes in open government, and when a government (not a business) gives out loans to anyone (tribal member or not) that information is positively, absolutely public information, that should be given out when requested. Therefore, Brokenwing Editorials will not meet with Phil Cahill on Wednesday, December 3, 2008, after the Mohegan Tribal Council Open Session.
As far as the articles on the Ford Escape Hybrids, I believe Brokenwing Editorials was accurate based on my sources and the news media, including Ford Motor Company.
Yours truly,
Brokenwing
Editorial Footnote: Please read the previous articles, "Ford Escape Hybrid, C.O. O. and Insurance", "Police Car burns at Trading Cove", "Ford Escape S.U.V. Hybrid" and "Ford Escape Hybrid in New York City."
Uncasville, Connecticut, 06382
December 2, 2008
Phil Cahill,C.O.O. Mohegan Tribe
Mohegan Tribal Council
Mohegan Council of Elders
Dear Mr. Cahill,
On Wednesday, November 26, 2008, Phil Cahill and the Editor of Brokenwing Editorials discussed meeting after the next Open Session of the Tribal Council, to discuss the Ford Escape Hybrid suv's that the Mohegan Tribe owns.
The Editor of Brokenwing Editorials asked if we could get information on some other things, including the loans that have been given out to tribal members.
One loan, we specifically wished to see, was the one for fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00). Phil Cahill supposedly said because it was a personal loan and that the tribal member is paying interest, he therefore would not give Brokenwing Editorials the information. This is the same loan that there was an Ethics Investigation of the Tribal Chairman at the time and a department head (who received the loan) in the Mohegan government.
Since Brokenwing Editorials believes in open government, and when a government (not a business) gives out loans to anyone (tribal member or not) that information is positively, absolutely public information, that should be given out when requested. Therefore, Brokenwing Editorials will not meet with Phil Cahill on Wednesday, December 3, 2008, after the Mohegan Tribal Council Open Session.
As far as the articles on the Ford Escape Hybrids, I believe Brokenwing Editorials was accurate based on my sources and the news media, including Ford Motor Company.
Yours truly,
Brokenwing
Editorial Footnote: Please read the previous articles, "Ford Escape Hybrid, C.O. O. and Insurance", "Police Car burns at Trading Cove", "Ford Escape S.U.V. Hybrid" and "Ford Escape Hybrid in New York City."
TRIBAL MEMBERS CONCERNS
AWHILE BACK, A TRIBAL MEMBER APPROACHED ME AND SAID HE NEEDED TO ASK ME A QUESTION. WE WALKED OUT IN TO THE MIDDLE OF A PARKING LOT SO THAT WHAT THE TRIBAL MEMBER ASKED COULD NOT BE HEARD BY ANYONE ELSE.
THE TRIBAL MEMBER SAID, BEFORE I ASK THE QUESTION, THE TRIBAL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW SOMETHING. I SAID OKAY, ASK.
THE QUESTION WAS, YOU WANT THEM GONE? I ASKED WHO? THE TRIBAL MEMBER SAID THE TRIBAL COUNCIL. I ANSWERED NO.
THE TRIBAL MEMBER SAID SOME OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL? I AGAIN ANSWERED NO. THE TRIBAL MEMBER LOOKED AT ME WITH A PUZZLED LOOK.
I SAID, WHAT I WANT IS THE TRIBAL COUNCIL TO DO IT RIGHT. I WANT THE TRIBAL COUNCIL TO DO THE RIGHT THING BY THE TRIBE.
THE TRIBAL MEMBER THEN ASKED ABOUT THE ALLEGED TRIBAL LOAN OR SALARY ADVANCE FOR FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($50,000.00). THIS IS THE LOAN OR SALARY ADVANCE THAT LEAD TO A ETHICS INVESTIGATION INVOLVING THE HEAD OF A DEPARTMENT IN THE MOHEGAN GOVERNMENT AND THE THEN CHAIRMAN OF THE MOHEGAN TRIBAL COUNCIL. THE TRIBAL MEMBER SAID IT WAS RUMORED THAT ONLY 2 PAYMENTS HAD BEEN MADE OR THAT THE INTEREST WAS ONLY BEING PAID.
I TOLD THE TRIBAL MEMBER, I WOULD TRY AND FIND OUT ABOUT THE LOAN.
SEVERAL TIMES THE EDITORS OF FEATHER NEWS AND BROKENWING EDITORIALS HAVE ASKED ABOUT THE ALLEGED LOAN OR SALARY ADVANCE. EACH TIME TRIBAL OFFICIALS HAVE SAID THEY WOULD FIND OUT FOR US. WE STILL DO NOT KNOW THE STATUS OF THE ALLEGED LOAN OR SALARY ADVANCE. AS THE EDITOR OF BROKENWING EDITORIALS, I RECENTLY ASKED THE C.O.O. OF THE MOHEGAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENT ABOUT THE LOAN AND WAS DENIED THE REQUEST.
BROKENWING EDITORIALS TOLD THE TRIBAL MEMBER ABOUT THE PROGRESS ON GETTING HIS QUESTION ANSWERED. I INFORMED THE TRIBAL MEMBER THAT I DID NOT THINK WE WOULD EVER GET AN ANSWER. THE TRIBAL MEMBER'S RESPONSE WAS THE TRIBAL COUNCIL WILL NEVER TELL US. THEY ONLY TELL US WHAT THEY WANT TO.
THIS QUESTION ABOUT THE ALLEGED LOAN OR SALARY ADVANCE, HAS BEEN ASKED BY SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE MOHEGAN TRIBE. I BELIEVE, THE TRIBAL COUNCIL SHOULD RELEASE THE INFORMATION.
A TRUE DEMOCRACY (FREE GOVERNMENT) ALLOWS PEOPLE TO SEE ITS BOOKS AND ANSWERS ALL QUESTIONS. IT DOES NOT BELIEVE IN KEEPING SECRETS. THE FACT THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT WILLING TO TELL US ABOUT THESE MATTERS GIVES THE IMPRESSION THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS SOMETHING TO HIDE.
A TRUE DEMOCRACY DOES NOT TELL IT MEMBERS, NOT TO TALK OR WRITE ABOUT WHAT IS SAID. TRIBAL MEMBERS HAVE A RIGHT TO INFORM EACH OTHER ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN THEIR GOVERNMENT.
THE TRIBAL COUNCIL ARE ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE, TO SERVE THE MOHEGAN PEOPLE, AND TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MOHEGAN PEOPLE. BY NOT INFORMING THE MOHEGAN PEOPLE ABOUT SUCH LOANS, THE TRIBAL COUNCIL, IN MY OPINION, ARE SHIRKING THEIR DUTIES. MAYBE TRIBAL MEMBERS SHOULD MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD ON THIS ISSUE? WHAT DO YOU THINK?
EDITORIAL FOOTNOTE: PLEASE CHECK OUT THE PREVIOUS ARTICLE,"AN OPEN LETTER TO PHIL CAHILL."
THE TRIBAL MEMBER SAID, BEFORE I ASK THE QUESTION, THE TRIBAL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW SOMETHING. I SAID OKAY, ASK.
THE QUESTION WAS, YOU WANT THEM GONE? I ASKED WHO? THE TRIBAL MEMBER SAID THE TRIBAL COUNCIL. I ANSWERED NO.
THE TRIBAL MEMBER SAID SOME OF THE TRIBAL COUNCIL? I AGAIN ANSWERED NO. THE TRIBAL MEMBER LOOKED AT ME WITH A PUZZLED LOOK.
I SAID, WHAT I WANT IS THE TRIBAL COUNCIL TO DO IT RIGHT. I WANT THE TRIBAL COUNCIL TO DO THE RIGHT THING BY THE TRIBE.
THE TRIBAL MEMBER THEN ASKED ABOUT THE ALLEGED TRIBAL LOAN OR SALARY ADVANCE FOR FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($50,000.00). THIS IS THE LOAN OR SALARY ADVANCE THAT LEAD TO A ETHICS INVESTIGATION INVOLVING THE HEAD OF A DEPARTMENT IN THE MOHEGAN GOVERNMENT AND THE THEN CHAIRMAN OF THE MOHEGAN TRIBAL COUNCIL. THE TRIBAL MEMBER SAID IT WAS RUMORED THAT ONLY 2 PAYMENTS HAD BEEN MADE OR THAT THE INTEREST WAS ONLY BEING PAID.
I TOLD THE TRIBAL MEMBER, I WOULD TRY AND FIND OUT ABOUT THE LOAN.
SEVERAL TIMES THE EDITORS OF FEATHER NEWS AND BROKENWING EDITORIALS HAVE ASKED ABOUT THE ALLEGED LOAN OR SALARY ADVANCE. EACH TIME TRIBAL OFFICIALS HAVE SAID THEY WOULD FIND OUT FOR US. WE STILL DO NOT KNOW THE STATUS OF THE ALLEGED LOAN OR SALARY ADVANCE. AS THE EDITOR OF BROKENWING EDITORIALS, I RECENTLY ASKED THE C.O.O. OF THE MOHEGAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENT ABOUT THE LOAN AND WAS DENIED THE REQUEST.
BROKENWING EDITORIALS TOLD THE TRIBAL MEMBER ABOUT THE PROGRESS ON GETTING HIS QUESTION ANSWERED. I INFORMED THE TRIBAL MEMBER THAT I DID NOT THINK WE WOULD EVER GET AN ANSWER. THE TRIBAL MEMBER'S RESPONSE WAS THE TRIBAL COUNCIL WILL NEVER TELL US. THEY ONLY TELL US WHAT THEY WANT TO.
THIS QUESTION ABOUT THE ALLEGED LOAN OR SALARY ADVANCE, HAS BEEN ASKED BY SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE MOHEGAN TRIBE. I BELIEVE, THE TRIBAL COUNCIL SHOULD RELEASE THE INFORMATION.
A TRUE DEMOCRACY (FREE GOVERNMENT) ALLOWS PEOPLE TO SEE ITS BOOKS AND ANSWERS ALL QUESTIONS. IT DOES NOT BELIEVE IN KEEPING SECRETS. THE FACT THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT WILLING TO TELL US ABOUT THESE MATTERS GIVES THE IMPRESSION THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS SOMETHING TO HIDE.
A TRUE DEMOCRACY DOES NOT TELL IT MEMBERS, NOT TO TALK OR WRITE ABOUT WHAT IS SAID. TRIBAL MEMBERS HAVE A RIGHT TO INFORM EACH OTHER ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN THEIR GOVERNMENT.
THE TRIBAL COUNCIL ARE ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE, TO SERVE THE MOHEGAN PEOPLE, AND TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MOHEGAN PEOPLE. BY NOT INFORMING THE MOHEGAN PEOPLE ABOUT SUCH LOANS, THE TRIBAL COUNCIL, IN MY OPINION, ARE SHIRKING THEIR DUTIES. MAYBE TRIBAL MEMBERS SHOULD MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD ON THIS ISSUE? WHAT DO YOU THINK?
EDITORIAL FOOTNOTE: PLEASE CHECK OUT THE PREVIOUS ARTICLE,"AN OPEN LETTER TO PHIL CAHILL."
THANKSGIVING LEGEND AND FACTS
MOST PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT THE FIRST THANKSGIVING OCCURRED IN THE FALL OF 1621 IN PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS. THE FAMOUS CELEBRATION OCCURRED BETWEEN THE PILGRIMS AND THE NATIVE AMERICANS (FIRST PEOPLE).
THE FIRST FACT IS THAT THE FIRST THANKSGIVING NEVER HAPPENED IN PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS, IN THE WINTER OF 1621. WHAT HAPPENED WAS MORE ABOUT GLUTTONY THEN ABOUT BEING THANKFUL. READ THE NEXT PARAGRAPH.
IN THE BOOK PLYMOUTH COLONY, ITS HISTORY AND PEOPLE 1620-1691 IT STATES: "IN THE FALL OF 1621, PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE FORTUNE, THE SMALL GROUP OF SURVIVORS CELEBRATED WHAT HAS COME TO BE KNOWN AS THE FIRST THANKSGIVING. THE EVENT WAS DESCRIBED BY EDWARD WINSLOW; OUR HARVEST BEING GOTTEN IN, OUR GOVERNOUR SENT FOURE MEN ON FOWLING, THAT SO WE MIGHT AFTER A MORE SPECIAL MANNER REJOICE TOGETHER, AFTER WE HAD GATHERED THE FRUIT OF OUR LABOURS, THEY FOURE IN ONE DAY KILLED A MUCH FOWLE, AS WITH LITTLE HELPE BESIDE, SERVED THE COMPANY ALMOST A WEEKE, AT WHICH TIME AMONGST OTHER RECREATIONS, WE EXERCISED OUR ARMES, MANY OF THE INDIANS COMING AMONGST US, AND ANMONGST THE REST THEIR GREATEST KING MASSASOYT, WITH SOME NINTIE MEN, WHOM FOR THREE DAYES WE ENTERTAINED AND FEASTED, AND THEY WENT OUT AND KILLED FIVE DEERE, WHICH THEY BROUGHT TO THE PLANTATION AND BESTOWED ON OUR GOVERNOUR, AND UPON THE CAPTAINE, AND OTHERS. AND ALTHOUGH IT BE NOT ALWAYES SO PLENTIFUL, AS IT WAS AT THIS WITH US, YET BY THE GOODNESSE OF GOD, WE ARTE SO FARRE FROM WANT, THAT WE OFTEN WISH YOU PARTAKERS OUR PLENTY."
THE FIRST THANKSGIVING HAPPENED IN 1630 IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.
IN THE BOOK ENTITLED "THE FIRST AMERICANS 1607-1690" IT STATES: "THE FIRST THANKSGIVING IN BOSTON WAS HELD FEBRUARY 22, 1630, AS AN EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE FOR THE SAFE ARRIVAL OF SHIPS FROM ENGLAND BRINGING SUPPLIES OF FOOD AND ADDITIONAL SETTLERS. THE NEXT YEAR THANKSGIVING DAY WAS HELD NOVEMBER 4, AND FROM THAT TIME UNTIL 1684, NOT LESS THAN TWENTY-TWO PUBLIC DAYS WERE APPOINTED IN MASSACHUSETTS FOR RENDERING THANKS.. BUT THANKSGIVING DAY DID NOT BECOME A FIXED ANNUAL OBSERVANCE UNTIL MANY YEARS LATER, AND IN TIMES OF DEEP GLOOM DURING THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY THE FEAST WAS OMITTED. THE HARVESTING OF AN ABUNDANT CROP WAS NOT THE ONLY OCCASION FOR THIS CELEBRATION, FOR AT VARIOUS TIMES IT WAS HELD IN GRATITUDE FOR A VICTORY OVER THE INDIANS, FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE PROTESTANT ARMS IN GERMANY, THE ACCESSION OF A KING, THE ABATEMENT OF EPIDEMICS, THE HEALING OF BREACHES' IN CHURCH CONGREGATIONS, OR THE SUPPRESSION OF PIRATES. NOR WAS THE CELEBRATION CONFINED TO ANY ONE MONTH OR ANY ONE DAY OF THE WEEK. ONE YEAR IT WAS APPOINTED FOR A TUESDAY, ANOTHER FOR A WEDNESDAY COM FORNIT, ' IT WAS ONLY IN AFTER YEARS THAT THE CUSTOM OF HOLDING THE FEAST ON THURSDAY BECAME FIXED."
ANOTHER FACT, IN 1769, PLYMOUTH COMMEMORATED THE PILGRIMS' LANDING WITH A PARADE, FOLLOWED BY A BANQUET AT WHICH WELL-KNOWN ORATORS OR CLERGY MEN WERE INVITED
IN NEW ENGLAND THANKSGIVING WAS CELEBRATED SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR AS PROCLAIMED BY THE DIFFERENT GOVERNORS DURING THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. IT WAS A DAY OF PRAYER, ONE WOULD GO TO MORNING CHURCH AND THEN HAVE A LEISURELY MEAL AFTERWARD. SYLVESTER JUDD, NOVELIST, IN 1851, DESCRIBED THANKSGIVING AS " A DAY DEVOTED TO MIRTH, GRATEFULNESS, HOSPITALITY, FAMILY LOVE, EATING, DRINKING."
CALVINIST MISSIONARIES TRAVELING ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY (COLONIES) IN THE 1830'S AND 1840'S ENCOURAGED A NEW ENGLAND STYLE THANKSGIVING.
NEXT, SARAH JOSEPH HALE, EDITOR OF GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK, WROTE ARTICLES ABOUT THE NEW ENGLAND CELEBRATION. HALE ENCOURAGED GOVERNORS TO HAVE THE HOLIDAY IN NOVEMBER. HALE THEN TRIED TO GET THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO DO LIKE WISE. IN RESPONSE TO HALE, IT IS BELIEVED ABE LINCOLN PROCLAIMED THE FIRST NATIONWIDE THANKSGIVING IN 1863.. IT WAS TO COMMEMORATE THE UNION VICTORIES.
IN THE BOOK ENTITLED, "THE PILGRIMS AND POCAHONTAS, RIVAL MYTHS OF AMERICAN ORIGIN" IT STATES: "THE CUSTOM TOOK ROOT RAPIDLY AFTER THE WAR ENDED. CAUGHT UP IN THE EXALTATION OF VICTORY, NORTHERNERS EMBRACED THE HOLIDAY AND ENCOURAGE SUBSEQUENT PRESIDENTS TO AUTHORIZE YEARLY THANKSGIVINGS, FOR UNDERSTANDABLE REASONS SOUTHERNERS REMAINED RELUCTANT TO OBSERVE A NEW ENGLAND FESTIVITY SANCTIONED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO THANK GOD FOR THEIR OWN DEFEAT. NEVERTHELESS, BY CENTURY'S END, THE TRADITION HAD GAINED SO MUCH MOMENTUM THAT THANKSGIVING WAS CELEBRATED ANNUALLY AROUND THE UNITED STATES. WITH THE HEIGHTENED INTEREST IN COLONIAL AMERICA DURING THE LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY, THE PILGRIMS WERE INCORPORATED INTO THE HOLIDAY LEXICON, A CONFLATION OF HISTORY AND REGIONAL LORE, THAT UNITED FOREFATHERS' DAY WITH THANKSGIVING."
IN 1939, PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT AND THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS SET THE DAY FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THANKSGIVING ON THE THIRD THURSDAY IN NOVEMBER.
I HOPE THIS ARTICLE, WILL EDUCATE YOU ON WHAT THANKSGIVING REALLY WAS ORIGINALLY AND WHAT IT HAS BECOME TODAY. THE FIRST NATIONAL THANKSGIVING WAS FOR THE VICTORIES OF THE UNION ARMY IN 1863. THE FIRST RECORDED THANKSGIVING HAPPENED IN BOSTON IN 1630 NOT IN PLYMOUTH IN 1621. THE REASONS FOR HAVING THANKSGIVING WHICH WERE MORE THAN ONCE A YEAR WERE FOR VARIED THINGS, INCLUDING THE VICTORIES BY THE SETTLERS OVER NATIVE AMERICANS (KILLING INDIANS). RE-READ THE ARTICLE, THE HOLIDAY MAY MEAN ONE THING TODAY, BUT IT WAS SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT ORIGINALLY. MAYBE AS NATIVE AMERICANS WE SHOULD NOT CELEBRATE IT. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
EVERY DAY IS A GOOD DAY TO THANK THE CREATOR FOR ALL THE GOOD THINGS THAT HE OR SHE PROVIDES. THANK YOU MUNDU.
THE FIRST FACT IS THAT THE FIRST THANKSGIVING NEVER HAPPENED IN PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS, IN THE WINTER OF 1621. WHAT HAPPENED WAS MORE ABOUT GLUTTONY THEN ABOUT BEING THANKFUL. READ THE NEXT PARAGRAPH.
IN THE BOOK PLYMOUTH COLONY, ITS HISTORY AND PEOPLE 1620-1691 IT STATES: "IN THE FALL OF 1621, PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE FORTUNE, THE SMALL GROUP OF SURVIVORS CELEBRATED WHAT HAS COME TO BE KNOWN AS THE FIRST THANKSGIVING. THE EVENT WAS DESCRIBED BY EDWARD WINSLOW; OUR HARVEST BEING GOTTEN IN, OUR GOVERNOUR SENT FOURE MEN ON FOWLING, THAT SO WE MIGHT AFTER A MORE SPECIAL MANNER REJOICE TOGETHER, AFTER WE HAD GATHERED THE FRUIT OF OUR LABOURS, THEY FOURE IN ONE DAY KILLED A MUCH FOWLE, AS WITH LITTLE HELPE BESIDE, SERVED THE COMPANY ALMOST A WEEKE, AT WHICH TIME AMONGST OTHER RECREATIONS, WE EXERCISED OUR ARMES, MANY OF THE INDIANS COMING AMONGST US, AND ANMONGST THE REST THEIR GREATEST KING MASSASOYT, WITH SOME NINTIE MEN, WHOM FOR THREE DAYES WE ENTERTAINED AND FEASTED, AND THEY WENT OUT AND KILLED FIVE DEERE, WHICH THEY BROUGHT TO THE PLANTATION AND BESTOWED ON OUR GOVERNOUR, AND UPON THE CAPTAINE, AND OTHERS. AND ALTHOUGH IT BE NOT ALWAYES SO PLENTIFUL, AS IT WAS AT THIS WITH US, YET BY THE GOODNESSE OF GOD, WE ARTE SO FARRE FROM WANT, THAT WE OFTEN WISH YOU PARTAKERS OUR PLENTY."
THE FIRST THANKSGIVING HAPPENED IN 1630 IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.
IN THE BOOK ENTITLED "THE FIRST AMERICANS 1607-1690" IT STATES: "THE FIRST THANKSGIVING IN BOSTON WAS HELD FEBRUARY 22, 1630, AS AN EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE FOR THE SAFE ARRIVAL OF SHIPS FROM ENGLAND BRINGING SUPPLIES OF FOOD AND ADDITIONAL SETTLERS. THE NEXT YEAR THANKSGIVING DAY WAS HELD NOVEMBER 4, AND FROM THAT TIME UNTIL 1684, NOT LESS THAN TWENTY-TWO PUBLIC DAYS WERE APPOINTED IN MASSACHUSETTS FOR RENDERING THANKS.. BUT THANKSGIVING DAY DID NOT BECOME A FIXED ANNUAL OBSERVANCE UNTIL MANY YEARS LATER, AND IN TIMES OF DEEP GLOOM DURING THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY THE FEAST WAS OMITTED. THE HARVESTING OF AN ABUNDANT CROP WAS NOT THE ONLY OCCASION FOR THIS CELEBRATION, FOR AT VARIOUS TIMES IT WAS HELD IN GRATITUDE FOR A VICTORY OVER THE INDIANS, FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE PROTESTANT ARMS IN GERMANY, THE ACCESSION OF A KING, THE ABATEMENT OF EPIDEMICS, THE HEALING OF BREACHES' IN CHURCH CONGREGATIONS, OR THE SUPPRESSION OF PIRATES. NOR WAS THE CELEBRATION CONFINED TO ANY ONE MONTH OR ANY ONE DAY OF THE WEEK. ONE YEAR IT WAS APPOINTED FOR A TUESDAY, ANOTHER FOR A WEDNESDAY COM FORNIT, ' IT WAS ONLY IN AFTER YEARS THAT THE CUSTOM OF HOLDING THE FEAST ON THURSDAY BECAME FIXED."
ANOTHER FACT, IN 1769, PLYMOUTH COMMEMORATED THE PILGRIMS' LANDING WITH A PARADE, FOLLOWED BY A BANQUET AT WHICH WELL-KNOWN ORATORS OR CLERGY MEN WERE INVITED
IN NEW ENGLAND THANKSGIVING WAS CELEBRATED SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR AS PROCLAIMED BY THE DIFFERENT GOVERNORS DURING THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. IT WAS A DAY OF PRAYER, ONE WOULD GO TO MORNING CHURCH AND THEN HAVE A LEISURELY MEAL AFTERWARD. SYLVESTER JUDD, NOVELIST, IN 1851, DESCRIBED THANKSGIVING AS " A DAY DEVOTED TO MIRTH, GRATEFULNESS, HOSPITALITY, FAMILY LOVE, EATING, DRINKING."
CALVINIST MISSIONARIES TRAVELING ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY (COLONIES) IN THE 1830'S AND 1840'S ENCOURAGED A NEW ENGLAND STYLE THANKSGIVING.
NEXT, SARAH JOSEPH HALE, EDITOR OF GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK, WROTE ARTICLES ABOUT THE NEW ENGLAND CELEBRATION. HALE ENCOURAGED GOVERNORS TO HAVE THE HOLIDAY IN NOVEMBER. HALE THEN TRIED TO GET THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO DO LIKE WISE. IN RESPONSE TO HALE, IT IS BELIEVED ABE LINCOLN PROCLAIMED THE FIRST NATIONWIDE THANKSGIVING IN 1863.. IT WAS TO COMMEMORATE THE UNION VICTORIES.
IN THE BOOK ENTITLED, "THE PILGRIMS AND POCAHONTAS, RIVAL MYTHS OF AMERICAN ORIGIN" IT STATES: "THE CUSTOM TOOK ROOT RAPIDLY AFTER THE WAR ENDED. CAUGHT UP IN THE EXALTATION OF VICTORY, NORTHERNERS EMBRACED THE HOLIDAY AND ENCOURAGE SUBSEQUENT PRESIDENTS TO AUTHORIZE YEARLY THANKSGIVINGS, FOR UNDERSTANDABLE REASONS SOUTHERNERS REMAINED RELUCTANT TO OBSERVE A NEW ENGLAND FESTIVITY SANCTIONED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO THANK GOD FOR THEIR OWN DEFEAT. NEVERTHELESS, BY CENTURY'S END, THE TRADITION HAD GAINED SO MUCH MOMENTUM THAT THANKSGIVING WAS CELEBRATED ANNUALLY AROUND THE UNITED STATES. WITH THE HEIGHTENED INTEREST IN COLONIAL AMERICA DURING THE LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY, THE PILGRIMS WERE INCORPORATED INTO THE HOLIDAY LEXICON, A CONFLATION OF HISTORY AND REGIONAL LORE, THAT UNITED FOREFATHERS' DAY WITH THANKSGIVING."
IN 1939, PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT AND THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS SET THE DAY FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THANKSGIVING ON THE THIRD THURSDAY IN NOVEMBER.
I HOPE THIS ARTICLE, WILL EDUCATE YOU ON WHAT THANKSGIVING REALLY WAS ORIGINALLY AND WHAT IT HAS BECOME TODAY. THE FIRST NATIONAL THANKSGIVING WAS FOR THE VICTORIES OF THE UNION ARMY IN 1863. THE FIRST RECORDED THANKSGIVING HAPPENED IN BOSTON IN 1630 NOT IN PLYMOUTH IN 1621. THE REASONS FOR HAVING THANKSGIVING WHICH WERE MORE THAN ONCE A YEAR WERE FOR VARIED THINGS, INCLUDING THE VICTORIES BY THE SETTLERS OVER NATIVE AMERICANS (KILLING INDIANS). RE-READ THE ARTICLE, THE HOLIDAY MAY MEAN ONE THING TODAY, BUT IT WAS SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT ORIGINALLY. MAYBE AS NATIVE AMERICANS WE SHOULD NOT CELEBRATE IT. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
EVERY DAY IS A GOOD DAY TO THANK THE CREATOR FOR ALL THE GOOD THINGS THAT HE OR SHE PROVIDES. THANK YOU MUNDU.
MICHAEL F. SPELLER
FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO AND MGM GRAND AT FOXWOODS HAVE ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL F. SPELLER, PRESIDENT OF THE MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT GAMING ENTERPRISE.
MICHAEL THOMAS , CHAIRMAN OF THE MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT TRIBAL COUNCIL SAID, "WE LOOK FORWARD TO MICHAEL SPELLER BRINGING FOXWOODS BACK TO THE NUMBER ONE POSITION IN THE GAMING MARKET."
SPELLER REPLACES BARRY CREGAN, WHO WAS THE INTERIM PRESIDENT OF THE MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT GAMING ENTERPRISE FOR THE PAST 10 MONTHS. THOMAS SAID, "THE TRIBAL COUNCIL DEEPLY APPRECIATES THE CONTRIBUTION OF BARRY CREGAN DURING HIS ROLE AS INTERIM PRESIDENT OF FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO. CREGAN HELPED GUIDE OUR FLAGSHIP ENTERPRISE DURING CRITICAL TIMES." CREGAN RETURNED TO HIS PREVIOUS POSITION OF SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF RESORT OPERATIONS.
SPELLER BRINGS TO FOXWOODS 35 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE INTERNATIONAL GAMING INDUSTRY. HE WAS THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF GAMING OPERATIONS FOR THE SENECA GAMING CORPORATION (OPERATES CASINOS IN NIAGRARA FALLS, SALAMANCA, AND BUFFALO, NEW YORK). SPELLER ALSO WORKED IN THE GAMING INDUSTRY IN ATLANTIC CITY, WASHINGTON, ARIZONA, SINGAPORE, THE UNTIED KINGDOM, MALAYSIA, AND THE CARIBBEAN.
SPELLER SAID, "I AM THRILLED AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE CHOSEN BY THE TRIBAL COUNCIL AS PRESIDENT OF THE MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT GAMING ENTERPRISE. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE TRIBAL COUNCIL AND THE FOXWOODS TEAM IN POSITIONING FOXWOODS AS THE REGIONAL MARKET LEADER IN THE NORTHEAST GAMING MARKET."
MAYBE IT IS TIME FOR CHANGE AT THE MOHEGAN SUN? MAYBE WE SHOULD FOLLOW THE MASHANTUCKETS? MAYBE SOMEONE SHOULD GO? WHAT DO YOU THINK?
MICHAEL THOMAS , CHAIRMAN OF THE MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT TRIBAL COUNCIL SAID, "WE LOOK FORWARD TO MICHAEL SPELLER BRINGING FOXWOODS BACK TO THE NUMBER ONE POSITION IN THE GAMING MARKET."
SPELLER REPLACES BARRY CREGAN, WHO WAS THE INTERIM PRESIDENT OF THE MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT GAMING ENTERPRISE FOR THE PAST 10 MONTHS. THOMAS SAID, "THE TRIBAL COUNCIL DEEPLY APPRECIATES THE CONTRIBUTION OF BARRY CREGAN DURING HIS ROLE AS INTERIM PRESIDENT OF FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO. CREGAN HELPED GUIDE OUR FLAGSHIP ENTERPRISE DURING CRITICAL TIMES." CREGAN RETURNED TO HIS PREVIOUS POSITION OF SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF RESORT OPERATIONS.
SPELLER BRINGS TO FOXWOODS 35 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE INTERNATIONAL GAMING INDUSTRY. HE WAS THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF GAMING OPERATIONS FOR THE SENECA GAMING CORPORATION (OPERATES CASINOS IN NIAGRARA FALLS, SALAMANCA, AND BUFFALO, NEW YORK). SPELLER ALSO WORKED IN THE GAMING INDUSTRY IN ATLANTIC CITY, WASHINGTON, ARIZONA, SINGAPORE, THE UNTIED KINGDOM, MALAYSIA, AND THE CARIBBEAN.
SPELLER SAID, "I AM THRILLED AT THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE CHOSEN BY THE TRIBAL COUNCIL AS PRESIDENT OF THE MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT GAMING ENTERPRISE. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE TRIBAL COUNCIL AND THE FOXWOODS TEAM IN POSITIONING FOXWOODS AS THE REGIONAL MARKET LEADER IN THE NORTHEAST GAMING MARKET."
MAYBE IT IS TIME FOR CHANGE AT THE MOHEGAN SUN? MAYBE WE SHOULD FOLLOW THE MASHANTUCKETS? MAYBE SOMEONE SHOULD GO? WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Saturday, November 29, 2008
HO HO HO
THE MOHEGAN SUN AND FOXWOODS CASINOS ARE WAITING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. IN OCTOBER, THE MOHEGAN SUN WAS DOWN 9.1% ON SLOT REVENUE COMPARED TO THE YEAR BEFORE. FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO WAS DOWN 7.4% ON SLOTS FROM THE YEAR BEFORE. THE REALITY IS NEITHER OF THE TWO CASINOS' MANAGEMENT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.
MITCHELL ETESS, PRESIDENT, MOHEGAN SUN SAID, " WE, JUST LIKE EVERY RETAILER, ARE AWAITING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON WITH BATED BREATH. WE'RE EAGER TO SEE WHAT KIND OF CROWDS COME OUT."
MOHEGAN SUN CASINO IS RUNNING A SEASONAL CAMPAIGN CALLED,"WORLD OF HOLIDAY MARVELS." NEXT WEDNESDAY, WE ARE TOLD THERE WILL BE "WILD WINTER WEDNESDAY" ON THE ROOFTOP OF THE THAMES GARAGE. THERE WILL BE FIREWORKS, A TOY DRIVE, TREE LIGHTING, MUSIC AND TREATS.
FOXWOODS IS TRYING TO TARGET YOUNGER AND MORE UPSCALE CUSTOMERS. FOXWOODS WHICH HAS MOSTLY 35 TO 65 OLD CUSTOMERS MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AND A YOUNGER CROWD ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IS TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO BRING MORE ENERGY AND EXCITEMENT TO FOXWOODS (INCREASE BUSINESS). FOXWOODS IS OFFERING A $99.00 HOTEL ROOM SPECIAL.
IN AN EFFORT TO DRAW LARGER CROWDS, BOTH CASINOS, THE MOHEGAN SUN AND FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO, ARE BRINGING IN SUPER STARS TO THEIR VENUSES.
MITCHELL ETESS SAID, "WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IS PEOPLE ARE COMING, BUT THEY APPEAR TO BE SPENDING LESS AND BEING MORE SELECTIVE ABOUT WHAT THEY SPEND ON. THERE'S THIS 'STAYCATION' KIND OF THING GOING ON, WHERE PEOPLE MAY BE STAYING HOME AS OPPOSED TO TRAVELING. THAT COULD BE GOOD FOR US, BECAUSE IF ALL THE PEOPLE AROUND HERE STAY HOME, WE'RE HERE."
HOPEFULLY, THE MOHEGAN SUN AND FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO CAN TURN IT AROUND. THE REALITY IS THE WUSKUSO COMPARING WHAT THE MOHEGAN SUN IS DOING TO OTHER CASINOS, STILL DOES NOT CHANGE THE FACT THAT THIS IS A VERY TROUBLESOME SITUATION FOR US (MOHEGAN TRIBAL MEMBERS). . IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT THE OTHER CASINOS AND GAMING ENTERPRISES ARE DOING, WHAT MATTERS IS WHAT THE MOHEGAN SUN IS DOING. LOSING 9.1% OF YOUR SLOT BUSINESS FROM THE YEAR BEFORE IS CLOSING IN ON DOOMS DAY.
HOW LONG CAN THE CASINO CONTINUE ON THIS COURSE? HOW LONG BEFORE DISASTER? HOW IS THIS GOING TO EFFECT THE $330 MILLION THE CASINO HAS TO PAY ON BONDS IN 2009? SHOULD WE BE BUILDING A GOVERNMENT COMMUNITY CENTER IN THIS ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT? HOW DOES THIS EFFECT OUR CREDIT RATING WHICH WAS LOWERED BY MOODY'S JUST THE OTHER DAY? ARE CUTS COMING SOON? HOW LONG CAN THE CASINO WEATHER THIS STORM? WHAT DO YOU THINK?
EDITORIAL FOOTNOTE: MORE SMOKE AND MIRRORS, IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT OTHER CASINOS ARE DOING, IT ONLY MATTERS TO MOHEGANS WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE MOHEGAN SUN AND THE MOHEGAN SUN AT POCONO DOWNS. .
EVEN THOUGH BLACK FRIDAY SEEMED TO CREATE A GREAT DEAL OF BUSINESS FOR RETAILERS LOCALLY, IT MAY NOT CONTINUE THROUGH THE HOLIDAY SEASON. THE ECONOMIC FORECAST IS STILL FOR A VERY UNPROFITABLE (SLOW) HOLIDAY SEASON.
MITCHELL ETESS, PRESIDENT, MOHEGAN SUN SAID, " WE, JUST LIKE EVERY RETAILER, ARE AWAITING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON WITH BATED BREATH. WE'RE EAGER TO SEE WHAT KIND OF CROWDS COME OUT."
MOHEGAN SUN CASINO IS RUNNING A SEASONAL CAMPAIGN CALLED,"WORLD OF HOLIDAY MARVELS." NEXT WEDNESDAY, WE ARE TOLD THERE WILL BE "WILD WINTER WEDNESDAY" ON THE ROOFTOP OF THE THAMES GARAGE. THERE WILL BE FIREWORKS, A TOY DRIVE, TREE LIGHTING, MUSIC AND TREATS.
FOXWOODS IS TRYING TO TARGET YOUNGER AND MORE UPSCALE CUSTOMERS. FOXWOODS WHICH HAS MOSTLY 35 TO 65 OLD CUSTOMERS MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AND A YOUNGER CROWD ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IS TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO BRING MORE ENERGY AND EXCITEMENT TO FOXWOODS (INCREASE BUSINESS). FOXWOODS IS OFFERING A $99.00 HOTEL ROOM SPECIAL.
IN AN EFFORT TO DRAW LARGER CROWDS, BOTH CASINOS, THE MOHEGAN SUN AND FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO, ARE BRINGING IN SUPER STARS TO THEIR VENUSES.
MITCHELL ETESS SAID, "WHAT WE HAVE SEEN IS PEOPLE ARE COMING, BUT THEY APPEAR TO BE SPENDING LESS AND BEING MORE SELECTIVE ABOUT WHAT THEY SPEND ON. THERE'S THIS 'STAYCATION' KIND OF THING GOING ON, WHERE PEOPLE MAY BE STAYING HOME AS OPPOSED TO TRAVELING. THAT COULD BE GOOD FOR US, BECAUSE IF ALL THE PEOPLE AROUND HERE STAY HOME, WE'RE HERE."
HOPEFULLY, THE MOHEGAN SUN AND FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO CAN TURN IT AROUND. THE REALITY IS THE WUSKUSO COMPARING WHAT THE MOHEGAN SUN IS DOING TO OTHER CASINOS, STILL DOES NOT CHANGE THE FACT THAT THIS IS A VERY TROUBLESOME SITUATION FOR US (MOHEGAN TRIBAL MEMBERS). . IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT THE OTHER CASINOS AND GAMING ENTERPRISES ARE DOING, WHAT MATTERS IS WHAT THE MOHEGAN SUN IS DOING. LOSING 9.1% OF YOUR SLOT BUSINESS FROM THE YEAR BEFORE IS CLOSING IN ON DOOMS DAY.
HOW LONG CAN THE CASINO CONTINUE ON THIS COURSE? HOW LONG BEFORE DISASTER? HOW IS THIS GOING TO EFFECT THE $330 MILLION THE CASINO HAS TO PAY ON BONDS IN 2009? SHOULD WE BE BUILDING A GOVERNMENT COMMUNITY CENTER IN THIS ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT? HOW DOES THIS EFFECT OUR CREDIT RATING WHICH WAS LOWERED BY MOODY'S JUST THE OTHER DAY? ARE CUTS COMING SOON? HOW LONG CAN THE CASINO WEATHER THIS STORM? WHAT DO YOU THINK?
EDITORIAL FOOTNOTE: MORE SMOKE AND MIRRORS, IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT OTHER CASINOS ARE DOING, IT ONLY MATTERS TO MOHEGANS WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE MOHEGAN SUN AND THE MOHEGAN SUN AT POCONO DOWNS. .
EVEN THOUGH BLACK FRIDAY SEEMED TO CREATE A GREAT DEAL OF BUSINESS FOR RETAILERS LOCALLY, IT MAY NOT CONTINUE THROUGH THE HOLIDAY SEASON. THE ECONOMIC FORECAST IS STILL FOR A VERY UNPROFITABLE (SLOW) HOLIDAY SEASON.
Friday, November 28, 2008
MAN STABBED AT FOXWOODS
THE ACCUSED (CHEN) IS PRESUMED INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY IN A COURT OF LAW.
ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2008, AT ABOUT 2:30 P. M., ALLEGEDLY A NEW YORK CITY MAN STABBED ANOTHER MAN IN THE BINGO BUS BAYS AT FOXWOOD RESORTS CASINO. THE ARGUMENT THAT LEAD TO THE ASSAULT WAS OVER TWO DOLLARS ($2.00). BOTH MEN WERE STOPPED BY SECURITY. THE VICTIM WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FROM WILLIAM W. BACKUS HOSPITAL.
FEN O. CHEN, 46, 120 MADISON, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, WAS ARRESTED BY CONNECTICUT STATE POLICE AND CHARGED WITH FIRST-DEGREE ASSAULT AND BREACH OF PEACE.
CHEN WAS HELD ON $5,000.00 BOND, PENDING AN APPEARANCE IN NEW LONDON SUPERIOR COURT.
ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2008, AT ABOUT 2:30 P. M., ALLEGEDLY A NEW YORK CITY MAN STABBED ANOTHER MAN IN THE BINGO BUS BAYS AT FOXWOOD RESORTS CASINO. THE ARGUMENT THAT LEAD TO THE ASSAULT WAS OVER TWO DOLLARS ($2.00). BOTH MEN WERE STOPPED BY SECURITY. THE VICTIM WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FROM WILLIAM W. BACKUS HOSPITAL.
FEN O. CHEN, 46, 120 MADISON, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, WAS ARRESTED BY CONNECTICUT STATE POLICE AND CHARGED WITH FIRST-DEGREE ASSAULT AND BREACH OF PEACE.
CHEN WAS HELD ON $5,000.00 BOND, PENDING AN APPEARANCE IN NEW LONDON SUPERIOR COURT.
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