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Re-posted by Nicholas Stix
Thanks to reader-researcher RC for this article.
No, Politico's Josh Gerstein didn't literally say that, but's the upshot of what he did say. And yes, he did quote critics of the John Doe calling himself "Barack Obama," but he did so at the end of his article, after most readers will have quit reading, thus giving him plausible deniability—but not with me.
Barack Obama's immigration moves could be unstoppable
By Josh Gerstein | 7/29/14 5:07 AM EDT
Even if President Barack Obama tests the bounds of his presidential power with the big, unilateral moves he's promising on immigration, there may be no way to stop him.
Lawyers are debating the legality of a series of immigration-related executive actions the White House is reportedly considering, but there's broad agreement suing the president isn't likely to work.
"The court route: I don't see it," said Jan Ting, a top immigration official under President George H.W. Bush who opposes Obama's expected moves.
Legal experts see any challenge to the expected immigration policy changes headed for the same key roadblock facing House Speaker John Boehner's planned suit over Obamacare implementation delays: finding a way to show the injury needed to press a case in the federal courts.
"There isn't really anyone who would be in a position to complain," said Hiroshi Motomura, a University of California at Los Angeles law professor who favors several of the options Obama is considering.
The lack of a clear path to challenge the president's expected moves to give more illegal immigrants work permits and relief from deportation seems certain to fuel howls from Obama critics that he's as much an imperial president as his predecessor — who was often criticized by Obama and other Democrats for overflexing his presidential muscle.
Responding to inaction in the House on immigration reform, Obama has signaled to immigrants' rights advocates that he plans to take significant new executive actions next month to overhaul the immigration system. They could range from reordering the priority list of deportation cases to dramatically expanding the "deferred action" program he initiated in 2012, which allows immigrants who entered the
U.S. illegally as children to apply for a two-year deportation reprieve.
That could mean allowing millions of family members of so-called DREAM-ers to get work permits, or perhaps allowing giving work permits to even broader groups, such as undocumented immigrant parents of U.S. citizens or virtually everyone who's not considered a high priority to deport.
"This notion of extending DACA [Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals] to parents, who were the ones who consciously violated the law, strikes me as ridiculous," said Ting, now a law professor at Temple University. Obama "has defaulted on his constitutional obligation to faithfully execute the laws."
However, other experts say most lawyers in the field believe Obama has few restrictions on his ability to decide how and when the U.S. deports immigrants.
"There is, I think, a general consensus that his authority to take executive action is fairly wide as long as it is based on executive branch authority to use prosecutorial discretion to decide how people are treated who are subject to deportation," said Doris Meissner, Immigration and Naturalization Service Commissioner under President Bill Clinton.
"He's got a continuum of options from a fairly narrow reworking of deportation priorities all the way to a new program of some kind that would allow more numbers of people to apply for work permits of some kind," she added.
What Obama has done so far on immigration and what he's likely to do in the future can be justified on the theory of prosecutorial discretion, the long-standing executive branch power to decide in which cases the law should be enforced, Motomura said.
[Bull. There is no such discretion regarding the nation's immigration laws.]
"We have a system that runs on discretion. There are 11 million people in the country who in theory are not supposed to be here. Congress has funded the capability to deport maybe half a million people a year," the professor said.
Motomura, author of "Immigration: Outside the Law," said he sees no legal bar to expanding the deferred action program. "He could expand it to people who are closely related to those people who have been standing in line to be approved," the professor said.
But Motomura said that doesn't mean Obama has a completely open path — nor are there indications the president will attempt to break those boundaries.
"I think there are real constraints on him," Motomura said. "He cannot give people a permanent immigration status. He cannot give people green cards. He cannot bypass the process … He cannot give people a path to citizenship."
Some Republicans feel the president doesn't have as much leeway as immigrant rights groups suggest.
"If the President may constitutionally permit fifteen per cent of the Nation's illegal immigrant population to remain in the United States without fear of removal, why may he not do the same for fifty per cent of that population, or for all of it?" George W. Bush Justice Department officials John Yoo and Robert Delahunty wrote after Obama unveiled DACA in 2012. "The failure of an agency to perform its ordinary enforcement duties may be so unreasonable that it may be considered unconstitutional, notwithstanding limitations on its resources. The Constitution confers no express or implied power or authority not to enforce the laws."
Boehner has complained publicly that Obama's unilateral moves on immigration are part of a pattern of the president disregarding his legal duties. "This is about him faithfully executing the laws of our country," Boehner said last month as he announced House plans to file a lawsuit against Obama over alleged executive power overreaches.
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So here it is yes, finally finished the film…..yayyyyy…the poster for the film can use some work, but sometimes simple is smart. Sometimes weird is different. Well here's the basic premise of the film…..some security guards run into daily troubles while securing the perimeter of a building…this film was made to see how this story would look on film and what not…..there's more coming from this story but not pulling all my hats out of the bag as yet…as any good card player never does…..but for now..enjoy this short film…clip….and thanks again all who actually came thru and made this happen.
Here's the link to the film and trailer…………
Thanks again to the wonderful cast:
Ashley Romero…….as the HQIC.
Ashley was a pleasure to work with once again. She was very professional and brought the HQIC to life. Thanks again Ashley.
You can check her bio out here. http://www.bookingashleyromero.com/ashleytheentrepreneur.html
Aaron Rose as A.J.
Aaron did a wonderful job on set and was pretty creative with his wordplay and coming up with conversation on the spot. I thought he did an outstanding job. Aaron also works as a stand-up comic in addition to acting. We know we'll see him on the big screen. A.J. is pretty funny, if you have ever worked security you always have that one guy who takes his job way to serious, A.J. is that guy.
Here's a link to Aaron's contacts: https://www.backstage.com/aaronrose/
Amanda Martin…….as Savannah
Amanda was a sweetheart to work with. Her and Aaron made great partners and were truly a dynamic duo. Amanda was the A.J.'s partner in the film. If you ever noticed someone who is always doing too much on the job or taking things really serious? They usually have a partner who supports and backs them up in whatever they do. So Amanda held her own and backed up A.J. Amanda was very manageable as well.
Here's a link to Amanda's Contact info: https://www.backstage.com/amanda-martin/
Armond Edward Dorsey……..as Marcus
Armond was great to work with…Armond brought Marcus to life. Sometimes…I thought to myself is this Marcus or Armond..he just naturally did stuff that Marcus would do..great personality…and forgiving…as we started kind of late after a few setbacks…but the show must go on. Armond was Marcus the guy who's lazy and doesn't really do much. Many of us know people like this on any job from IT to bodybuilding….so check Armond's bio here.
Armond's IMDB Page: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm6717492/
Armond's backstage profile: https://www.backstage.com/armonddorsey/
Gemma Alfaro….as Janet
Gemma played Janet in Southside Security Patrol. Gemma was pretty funny and the lines that she came up with in this unscripted comedy was pretty funny. Gemma brought Janet to life and stood her own as well as partnered well with Marcus…..but on any job just like the hard working person has an ally the lazy person has the same ally. Janet and Marcus like to hang out and hardwork is a foreign concept to them. Gemma was very easy to work with and she was very Coachable as well. Thanks again. Gemma. Here's a link to Gemma's profile:
Gemma's Backstage Page: https://www.backstage.com/gemmaalfaro/
Gemma's Blog: http://gemmaalfaro.blogspot.com/
D'Andre Johnson….as Dacian Banks.
Dandre was and is a very talented actor. Dandre was supposed to be a member of the cast but things changed last minute and Dandre was chosen as the villain. So it worked really well…and he quickly switched roles from being apart of the group to being a villain. Dandre was a very formidable villain for the guards of Southside Security Patrol…so I guess you'll have to check it out to see what happened. Thanks again Dandre for being so flexible. You can check out Dandre's contacts here.
Dandre's bio: https://www.backstage.com/dandrejohnson/
Dandre's p-interest: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/355362226818962124/

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Hello there guys, first post here.
Mainly asking for a reforge/optimization tip. Here goes Armory -- us.battle.net [SPACE] /wow/en/character/smolderthorn/Grafitte/advanced -- and FemaleDwarf -- ?setting_id=58637 -- links. Consider spec 2 (single-target spec), spec 1 is used for AoE only.
Not saying that my technique is perfect by any stretch (in fact, I fail to keep ISS and SrS up at all times, they drop a few times per fight and I'm working on that), but for now I'm focusing on optimization. PLEASE disregard the Arathar, the Eye of the Flame [Haste > Mastery] reforge. Was making an experiment late night yesterday and misclicked, will rollback.
I'll organize questions in topics to facilitate responses:
1) Mr.Robot suggests that I remove the Ranged weapon reforge (like I said up there), and swap the two yellow gems on Gloves and Feet for Delicate Inferno Rubys. That seems to be correct from what I simulated on FemaleDwarf, would that be right?
2) EJ suggests a 12.93% haste goal. I was very near that number with 3/3 Pathing before I obtained two pieces of gear yesterday (Waist and tier Legs), but now my numbers are totally off. Removing the Ranged reforge and keeping the 3/3 Pathing gives 16.6% Haste. I'd like to lower that number to the 12.93% goal, but I'm not finding an easy way to do it. I simulated lowering Pathing to 0/3 (bringing Haste to 13.21%) and redistributing the points to max out Sic'Em, Bestial Discipline and Frenzy, but that simulated a DPS loss, actually. I've tried doing some rough reforge calculations, but it seems all the gear that can be reforged out of Haste can only give Hit or Mastery, which would be non-optimal I think. So, what would be the best way to solve this issue?
3) It seems that the RF glyph would be better than CS glyph at these higher Haste levels, would that be correct? And additionally, are there any further optimizations I'm not seeing there?
Thanks in advance for any help. Cheers!


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Based on the title of this column, many of you probably think I have been listening to too much of the Elvis Channel on satellite radio during my extensive travels. No, seriously, young people in America are accumulating student debt at an alarming rate, which in turn limits their opportunities up to a decade or more.
Yes, things are different now compared to the days I worked on Dave Dodge's farm and other farms disking fields, baling hay, chopping corn, milking cows and cleaning calf pens for $2 an hour. A half- summer's work paid for my tuition and books as well as gas and upkeep for my Corvette and later my Mustang GT.
Student loan debt is nearly a trillion dollars, with 9% of student borrowers now 90 days or more delinquent on loan payments. The average debt per student is $23,000, with those under 30 years old owing $292 billion of debt, and those in the 30-39 years of age range owing $307 billion.
Which state has the highest percentage of students leaving college with debt outstanding? Iowa leads the way with 74%, followed by Minnesota, New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont, which all have an average of above 60% of students leaving college with debt.
One must start asking why college tuition continues to rise while increases in other prices and personal incomes are modest or actually declining. First, the federal government and many states have sharply reduced funding. The demand for college educations remains strong. Some estimate that by the year 2020, three-fourths of all jobs will require a college degree. I disagree with this requirement in that some students would be better prepared with a vocational or technical school education or a series of lifelong learning experiences. That being said, historically, earning power is higher and unemployment rates are lower for those with a college degree.
Core inflation, which does not include food and energy, has been modest while college education costs have dramatically increased. As a case in point, from 1985 to 2011, consumer prices increased by 115%, while tuition rose 498%, according to CNBC, with data provided by Tim McMahon of InflationData.com. From 1999 to 2009, tuition at four-year public colleges rose 73% while the median household income fell 7%.
These trends are not sustainable. Many colleges are adding new buildings that, in some cases, look like the Taj Mahal, and they are becoming bloated with administrative staff. Is this the next asset bubble that is ready to burst? Observing this generation of student debt holders in the financial jailhouse for one or two generations, many will start questioning whether the high-priced degree is worth it, or has enough value in an economy with sluggish or no growth.
P.S. I am sitting in the Delta Crown room at the Atlanta airport listening to the bartender and a graduate of Syracuse University arguing over this same subject and college sports. College tuition is one topic that seems to be on everyone's minds!
Editor's note: Dave Kohl, Corn & Soybean Digest trends editor, is an ag economist specializing in business management and ag finance. He recently retired from Virginia Tech, but continues to conduct applied research and travel extensively in the U.S. and Canada, teaching ag and banking seminars and speaking to producer and agribusiness groups. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The State of California has promulgated codes and regulations to build safer structures since the 1933 Long Beach earthquake. The Department of Conservation's California Geological Survey is involved in a variety of earthquake safety-related projects. These involve research, mapping and monitoring. CGS employs geologists, seismologists and other Earth scientists, and is one of the oldest geological surveys in the United States.
Seismic Hazard Mapping Program
This program is a direct result of post-Loma Prieta legislation (the Seismic Hazard Mapping Act of 1990). CGS has produced maps covering all or parts of more than 150 communities, mainly in Ventura, Orange and Los Angeles counties. More recently, mapping work has been done in San Francisco, Alameda and Santa Clara counties. Each map encompasses 60 square miles.These maps show areas prone to the secondary earthquake hazards of liquefaction and landslides throughout California's principal urban and major growth areas. Local governments use the maps to regulate development. Cities and counties can withhold permits until geologic or soils investigations are conducted for specific sites and mitigation measures are incorporated into the development plans. Property owners can use the maps to check whether they're in a seismic hazard zone. If they are, that fact must be disclosed to a potential buyer when the property is sold.Liquefaction -- a phenomenon in which sandy soil saturated with groundwater temporarily behaves like quicksand -- was a major cause of damage in the Loma Prieta quake, particularly in the Marina district. Loma Prieta also caused thousands of landslides. Several residences in the Santa Cruz Mountains were badly damaged by slides, and two lanes were blocked on Highway 17 by a large slide.CGS also publishes Seismic Hazard Mapping bulletins which announce new map releases, answer frequently asked questions about the maps, and offer tips about investigating and mitigating Seismic Hazard Zones.
Earthquake Planning Scenarios
CGS, working with the Governor's Office of Emergency Services, has completed eight scenarios for active faults in urban areas. These scenarios are for lifelines; they don't predict how much damage will be done to buildings. They help local planners anticipate problems and solutions in the event of a major earthquake. For example, the scenarios advise planners on which roads are likely to be open for emergency vehicles, where to have staging areas, where to house displaced people and whether they can expect aid from neighboring communities.The scenarios are for the San Andreas fault (one for Northern California, one for Southern California), the San Diego-Tijuana area, the Newport-Inglewood Fault, the San Jacinto Fault, the Hayward Fault, the Rodgers Creek Fault and Humboldt and Del Norte Counties.
Strong Motion Instrumentation Program (SMIP) and the California Integrated Seismic Network
Established in 1971 after the San Fernando earthquake, SMIP installs monitoring devices called "accelerographs" throughout California to measure the vertical and horizontal response of buildings and soils to strong earthquake shaking. The analysis of this data is used to recommend changes to seismic design codes and practices for buildings, bridges and other structures and to aid emergency response personnel in the event of a disaster.
There are more than 1,000 "accelerographs" installed throughout the state. Since Loma Prieta, monitors have been placed on 60 bridges around the state. The San Mateo Bridge has 120 sensors and the Golden Gate Bridge 95. There are 12 seismic sensors installed in the State Capitol.
Through the SMIP program, CGS entered into TriNet, a partnership with the California Institute of Technology and the U.S. Geological Survey. TriNet is a seismic network for earthquake research, monitoring and early warning in Southern California. TriNet was completed in 2001. It includes nearly 600 monitoring stations and has the capability to provide information faster than ever before on where the most damaging shaking has occurred in an earthquake. At the time of the Loma Prieta quake, seismologists had to visit each monitoring device to collect the information. The new generation of "accelerographs" contains a modem that dials a computer at CGS/SMIP within seconds of an event in the magnitude 3.5 range or greater. It also pages CGS and Caltrans officials.Accurate information is an important commodity in the wake of an earthquake because it saves lives, time, effort and money. The goal of TriNet is to provide preliminary "ShakeMap" information within 10 minutes of a quake and a detailed "ShakeMap" showing shaking intensity within half an hour. These maps will help authorities concentrate their recovery efforts more effectively. The maps show the severity of shaking in terms of peak ground acceleration, peak velocity and instrumental intensity -- the parameters most familiar to major groups of users, especially engineers and emergency managers.The TriNet program has been expanded into Northern California and is now called the California Integrated Seismic Network (CISN). In the northern part of the state, the Department of Conservation and USGS are partnering with UC Berkeley. Funding from the Governor's Office of Emergency Services will maintain the existing stations in Southern California and add approximately 25 stations per year in Northern California through 2006.
Alquist-Priolo Maps
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Earthquake Probability Studies
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Earthquake Damage/Loss Estimates
Recent developments have allowed CGS to better model and estimate future earthquake losses, and that information is useful for public planning. A Department of Conservation study estimates that the average annual loss from earthquake damage to buildings only over the next several decades will be $3.9 billion in today's dollars; that's $130 per resident per year. When associated losses to contents, inventory and income are added, the expected annual loss in California increases to about $4.7 billion. That total does not reflect the cost associated with injuries to occupants or other economic losses.The estimate is based on the CGS/USGS earthquake hazard model and a regional inventory of buildings throughout the state. It incorporates new engineering-based relationships on how buildings will respond to different levels of ground shaking.The point of the damage/loss estimates is to promote cost-effective mitigation strategies prior to the next major earthquake in California. Historically, there have been calls for mitigation right after disasters, but the interest level fades over time -- until the next major earthquake.The calculated losses include soil and liquefaction maps, the CGS/USGS public seismic hazard model, and the HAZUS loss estimation model developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Institute of Building Sciences. HAZUS evaluates the damage potential of several standard building types using the experience of structure damage from previous earthquakes and structural engineers' judgments regarding the performance of those types of structures during earthquake shaking. The model produces the levels of damage that are expected to occur, on the average, to a group of similar structures.Not all types of structures are considered in the loss estimation model. For example, damage to airports and most lifelines is not included. Nor are the effects of catastrophic losses caused by damage to facilities such as dams, nuclear power plants, liquefied natural gas facilities or military installations. Fires that often follow earthquakes, social losses and other indirect losses are not included.
Seismic Shaking Hazard Maps of California
This project, done in cooperation with USGS, puts a wide variety of information in one place. Seven maps in one, it is essentially a tutorial on how to understand seismic hazards and is of special interest to engineers. It includes a map of earthquakes, damage areas of historic significant earthquakes, and a characterization of nearly 200 faults. One outstanding feature of the map is that it shows soil types as well as seismic hazards.
Near-Source Maps
The strongest shaking and highest ground acceleration during an earthquake generally occurs closest to the fault involved. These maps show zones near faults in the seismic areas most prone to strong shaking. The maps also define distance contours within two, five, 10 and 15 kilometers of faults. The 1997 Uniform Building Code incorporates a "near-source" factor; construction within the 15-kilometer area near a fault must meet certain design criteria. The standard generally becomes more conservative closer to the fault. CGS has produced more than 200 of these maps in an atlas covering the active zones of California.


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Here are some pictures of the drumming and dancing yesterday at Karibu. I don't usually go for watching this kind of thing, but the American church group I ended up having lunch with loved it. More on them later, because their church is doing something really cool. Anyway, these pictures are for the two coolest drummers in Westlake! Love y'all!


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