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She means breed them for temperament, not train them. There are just dogs out there that are programmed genetically to be mean and aggressive, no mater what kind of upbringing they have. There are also dogs that are genetically programmed to be more sedate and playful. Generally you don't want to be breeding dogs that are super aggressive, because guess what, most likely you'll be getting super aggressive dogs when they're born.
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Of course it is. I'm sure it was extremely scary situation for everyone, but either one of these people (especially the second lady) could have caused the loss of many lives. Opening the rear door that was under water would make the plane sink very quickly and would more than likely kill a good number of people by drowning -- even those that were already outside of the plane. When you're on a plane you absolutely listen to the crew at all times. I am judging them right now, and I think they're selfish idiots.
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I don't understand everyone's problem with Comcast. I have never had any service interruption, when I have called to add services or ask a question I'm rarely on hold more than 5 minutes. Not to mention that while not Fios speeds, they are pretty damned fast:
 That being said, I will switch to whatever is faster. I talked to someone at Comcast last week who said they will be rolling out 50/50Mbs within a year and a half in Jersey City. That will compete nicely with Fios.
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I've been in Jersey City now for over 4 years. I realize many of the people on this board have been here much longer. Reading these forums since I've moved here, I've noticed many people complaining about the city and a prevailing negative attitude on this board. While Jersey City is far from perfect, I love living here and I love the area. After today and seeing a near tragedy on the Hudson turn out to become a miracle and ending positively (and being awake all night from the helicopters hovering above the Airbus below my window - and already e-mailing out of work), I decided I should make a thread about some of the great places and experiences I've had here. Please share your own. (Sarcastic comments are welcome, as well as constructive criticism, but please leave the JC / JC establishment bashing at the doorstep).
1) Restaurants / Bars A) Light Horse This place is great for a date or business. The wine list is excellent, and the food is always top notch. It?s my favorite place to grab lunch when I have the opportunity. I've never brought someone there who hasn't enjoyed the food, drinks or decor. I do wish the menu would change more often, but my guests and I have never had anything that wasn't delicious. Drinking some Australian Rose Shiraz outside in the summertime on a weekend is what it?s all about. B) York Street Tavern This is certainly a go to spot in Paulus Hook if you're looking for someplace for a few drinks casually on a down night. It?s a great neighborhood bar. It is almost always the busiest bar on a weeknight, although Saturdays it is pretty empty (but so are most places I've seen in Jersey City - and who wants to go out in JC on a Saturday anyway). It has improved exponentially since Jeff left, and the new owners are doing well. It makes me very happy that Jeff predicted their failure to me, but instead they?ve done a great job. If you haven't been there in the past 6 months definitely stop by ? it is a much different place. You?ll see many of the same faces, but the overall vibe has changed for the better ? and you won?t hear the same song twice in one night thank God. C) Barrow Street Bar I had been there only once my first few years here, and something about it rubbed me the wrong way. Recently I?ve been going there a lot and I?ve grown to love it. It?s an awesome place to play some pool, darts, or Deer Hunter. (Who doesn?t love Deer Hunter?) The owner is actually a very nice guy if you get to know him. I think most of the bashing he and his establishment have gotten on here is unfounded. I haven?t eaten their food, but every night I?ve gone drinking there recently I have had a great time. If I?m feeling competitive or social, that?s where I go. I guess it might be because I always win ;). D) LITM I know people complain about prices of many of the places in JC, and I?ve heard it tons of times about this place. If you were in the city you would be paying a decent amount more for the same thing and exactly the same quality. It feels like New York and it?s a billion times easier to make it there than crossing the river. I do agree it is a bit overpriced, but in a few years when this whole area is completely ?gentrified?, I?m sure we will all miss the good old days. They do attract the most mixed crowd of any place I?ve seen in JC so it makes it interesting. My friends are always impressed by the drink selection ? no one expects it out this way. E) OX I?ve only gone here once and it was recent, but the food was very good. I was severely disappointed by the wine selection, but I was expecting a big list for some reason. I didn?t realize it wasn?t that kind of place. My girlfriend liked her cocktail, and since that?s what they're all about I will give them a pass on the wine. Their polenta in the Ox Tail was better than what I had at Light Horse, and the rest of the dish was enjoyable. I do think the d?cor was too sparse, although it worked. If you think I?m knocking this place ? I?m not. We had a great time. There are only a handful of restaurants in NJ that can match it. 2) Services A) Budget Taxi This has been my taxi company since I?ve moved here. I have used them at least 200 times, and they?ve only been late or taken too long 4-5 times, which is more than acceptable in my opinion. They have never been late getting me to the airport, and you can?t ask for much more for $25 dollars. I call them when I land and they are always there right when I get my bags and walk to the curb. Highly recommended. I have many many more establishments, businesses, and experiences I want to talk about. I will soon. The fact of the matter is that Jersey City is absolutely one of the best places to live. I know many of you will disagree, but I?ve been around? in my opinion it offers the best mix of what life has to offer ? at least for me. It doesn?t offer everything for sure - but if it?s not available here, it?s extremely easy to get to even if it requires hoping on a plane. ------------------------------------ Please let me know about your experiences. I know it?s hard for most of the people here, but let?s TRY to keep it positive. I hope some of you will jump on this opportunity and share some of the great things you?ve experienced here.
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I'm glad to see everyone got out safe with not only no fatalities but very minor injuries. My girlfriend sent me the news, and once I saw the plane in the water afloat and in one piece I was pretty sure no one died. I was glad to see I was right. It's always good to have some excitement - as long as no one gets hurt. That being said, the plane is basically parked outside my window and the helicopters have been flying above it all night. Glad it's a Friday and I can take off.
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ahh... well that's not what you said ;). That condo does come with a spot though.
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Huh? Yes they do... Sugar House Parking Garage
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$1500? Gucci sunglasses are not nearly that expensive.
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I'm pretty sure people are allowed to have lives outside of their day-to-day jobs. FYI I'm not defending him, I'm certainly not a fan of Healey.
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Good. Screw a recession. I want a full-blown depression. In 4 years when the Republicans get voted back into office, all the bargain basement stocks will soon be worth at least triple.
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It will never be that high, more like around 55-58% at most, and if it looks like it's going to be 68-72% in 3 weeks, I think your second prediction will come true before November comes. Not a fan of either, but I think Obama will get us out of the middle east sooner.
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I think it's stuck here until there is a section for "Fashion Police".
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Forget it, I was assuming you were making the standard "Try saying that to my face instead of from behind a keyboard" argumentative threat that you see on message boards all the time. I think we both need to work on our reading comprehension. 
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I wasn't getting smart, it's not easy to distinguish if something is sarcasm when written on a keyboard. It is however evidently easy to make veiled threats.
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Really? Is this sarcasm? Obviously this isn't what he means... a comma does not equal the word "the".
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You still blame the downtown for taking attention away from other areas of Jersey City, but the fact is that ALL of Jersey City benefits from the development of downtown. I still don't understand how people don't understand this. If the downtown area became its own city called "Paulus Hook City" and was cut off from the rest of JC, you can't even begin to imagine how much worse off this new smaller Jersey City would become. Services like police, fire, rescue and other programs would have HUGELY reduced budgets, most likely much less than half of their current levels. I feel like this board likes to bash the downtown and "yuppies", but these so called "yuppies" are the ones bringing the money and a hell of a lot of tax revenue, which gets passed down to the other areas of Jersey City and makes THOSE areas better in the long run.
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Lafayette,
I am not a police officer. My problem with what you said is that you were insinuating that the crime in those areas of Jersey City were the direct result of two things; the development of downtown, and the lack of police presence in the areas of Greenville and Bergen Lafayette. I think there is simply no question that there is a lower police presence in Paulus Hook than those areas. I have driven through them, and I always see 2-3 times as many police cars during that drive then I'll see in Paulus Hook in an entire day. I'm also sorry if you were offended. I certainly think everyone is entitled to a good quality of life, and I know there are many great and amazing people who are struggling to get by and have no other options than to live where they do. My comments about the people who live there were in reference to the criminals, dead beat parents, and gang members that are the cause of the problems in these areas. There is only so much police presence you can saturate an area with, and it's more of a temporary band-aid than anything. These proble your ms need to be fixed at the root, but that's a whole other discussion altogether. Anyway, I simply disagree with reasoning that the development of downtown is to blame for the problems in other areas of Jersey City.
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I GUARANTEE you there is more attention given to those areas by the police than in the downtown area. The reason those places are crime-ridden is not because of the police, it's because of the people who live there. There's only so much the police can do when there are SO many problems in a particular area.
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What racism? What is wrong with you people? First -- he said "foreigner" and not Muslim, and even if he had said Muslim it would not be racist because the people who attacked the WTC were MUSLIM extremists. If you get mugged by a white guy and the description is caucasian male it's ok, but if you're mugged by a different race and describe them as arab, black, or hispanic it becomes racist?
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You really wonder about this? Mainstream media = $. I'm sure I'll get demonized by saying this, but the fact is that the people mainstream media is targeting are the people who would care a lot more about Natalee Holloway than people getting killed in a Jersey City housing complex.
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The fire department is probably the most powerful organization in Jersey City so you're not going to get anywhere trying to appeal... unless you know who to bribe. It sounds like a joke, but in this city it isn't, and in most cases it's the only way to get things done.
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This was posted on the Event Calendar, but hopefully more people will see it here.
Wine Tasting ------------------------------------ Come sample over 30 types of wine, right on the Jersey City Waterfront. The wine tasting will be outside of Portside Towers near the Korean War Memorial under a tent and will have a beautiful view of downtown Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty. Wines will be provided by Portside Deli & Liquors Tickets for the wine tasting are $30 or 2 for $50. Benefiting WomenRising Inc. ------------------------------------ WomenRising is the foremost community based organization for women in Hudson County. Governed and managed by women, WomenRising assists women and their families to achieve self sufficiency and live safe, fulfilling and productive lives, through social services, economic development and advocacy services. http://www.womenrising.org Charity Raffle ----------------------------------- Enter to win a sunset cruise for 2 around Manhattan on the 116' superyacht Vivere. Four winners will be selected, and each can bring a guest. Dinner and champagne will be served. To charter this yacht normally for a similar event would cost you over 600 times the amount of a single raffle ticket. Tickets for the raffle are $20. Wine tasting and raffle tickets can be purchsed here (starting soon): https://www.merchantamerica.com/womenrising/echopay/index.php Music ------------------------------------ There will be live music performed by bands to be announced soon. Also, please invite your friends! Last year's event raised over $20k!   
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Sure it is... they have one of the worst wine lists I've see in any restaurant, much less a wine bar... sounds good to me.
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If you're paying $500 per year and get free access to Club H, then you really have no right to be complaining about anything.
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Yes, NO chance: http://www.ehow.com/how_2064612_get-p ... rry-concealed-weapon.html "Be a retired New Jersey police officer or federal officer to be entitled to an unrestricted CCW permit. You may also be an armored car worker. These are not statutory requirements, but a CCW permit is almost never issued to anyone else in New Jersey.The basis for issuing a permit is almost completely discretionary and you must demonstrate an urgent need for self-protection."
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