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Sri Lanka: Volunteers provide vital link to beneficiaries
04 April 2005
The air is full of dust as energetic Sri Lanka Red Cross volunteers carry tsunami debris away from a destroyed house. Every day, ten houses in Beruwala are cleaned up by Red Cross and community volunteers. Their work helps identify basic needs and immediate solutions, speeding up the mental and physical recovery of the affected communities.
The Belgium Red Cross, together with the Sri Lanka Red Cross (SLRC), has been running an integrated project in Beruwala in the tsunami-affected district of Kalutara since February.
Project activities consist of cleaning up the community area, house construction and psychosocial support. Several hundred houses will be constructed as part of the project.
The interaction of the volunteers with the community is proving an effective means of identifying needs and providing support.
"During the cleaning we have a golden opportunity to be with people. We get to know them well and if they feel sad we can help them and make them understand that they are not alone," says SLRC team leader Priyanthi Athukoralla.
Belgian Red Cross psychosocial delegate Sylvaine Courbiere agrees.
"When you discuss with people, you see that their main need often is housing. But there are also a lot of little needs". "These needs may appear small but they can make a big difference in helping people return to normality," she says.
An ear to listen
The needs and challenges faced by people are numerous. Identity cards and birth certificates were washed away, some people lack a mattress, others need milk or a school uniform, or have health problems. Widows have no money and have children to take care of.
Help is available both from within the community and external agencies such as NGOs.
Neighbours have banded together to help to organise kindergartens while NGOs have various projects running distributing relief items and addressing needs.
While plenty of assistance is available, in the wake of the disaster some people don't have the energy to start rebuilding their lives. The Sri Lanka Red Cross and community volunteers are providing a vital service establishing the link between needs and resources. They are a listening ear to affected people, helping them regain momentum in their lives.
"People are mentally down when it is dirty everywhere. We help them clean up and we also listen," says SLRCS volunteer T.D. Buddika Saman Kumara. "There are physical needs, but people also want to talk about their experiences, nightmares and feelings of insecurity."
What is a tsunami?
To date, 30 Red Cross volunteers and a further 30 community volunteers have participated in the project. During March, 12 SLRC volunteers were further trained to provide psychosocial in addition to their community cleaning activities. A component of the training is to ensure understanding of the causes and consequences of the tsunami.
"What is a tsunami, and how do the communities that you have worked with understand this phenomenon?" Belgium Red Cross' Sylvaine asks the 12 SLRC volunteers.
One of the participants points out that some of the affected people believe the disaster was caused by something they did, and that the tsunami happened as a punishment.
As Sylvaine discusses with the volunteers, she draws a sketch on the whiteboard where circles of waves spread from the earthquake epicentre until they hit Sri Lanka's beaches.
"It is very important to provide people with accurate information. This can help the person cope with the disaster and understand that it is not his or her fault," she says.
The SLRC and the Federation have committed to reconstructing 15,000 houses in the hardest hit districts of Sri Lanka. But just as important as walls and roofs is the understanding and ability to listen of volunteers both from the Sri Lanka Red Cross and the community.


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Tanner Williams was having a pretty good season last year. The Bedford junior was healthy after breaking the pinkie finger on his right hand before the first Chestnut Ridge match as a sophomore and just gutting it out the rest of the season.
He was 21-7 going into his PIAA Duals semifinals bout against Boiling Springs' John Vaughn, and he won that one, 3-1, but the Bisons lost, 40-24.
Williams, however, paid a bigger price.
While he did win, he suffered a compound fracture in the middle of his right hand, which eventually required surgery and five titanium pins that are still in his hand serving as a reminder. His season was done two weeks before the District 5 Tournament.
"I didn't want to think like my season was done," Williams said. "After I saw the trainer [at the Giant Center], Coach [Joel] Easter came over, and I told him what the trainer said. He yelled up to his wife in the stands and said 'He's done.' I just lost it. I didn't want to stop. I felt like I left my team down."
Even now, when he watches the bout on film, he can only guess when he broke the hand.
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n He's placed twice at the King of the Mountain, finishing eighth at 152 this year.
n He's 6-3 with three pins as a senior.
n He has a career record of 42-24.
"It had to be in the first period," he said. "I did a body fake, and he stepped forward and met my hand straight on. It went numb, but I had adrenalin pumping."
The way he was wrestling that season, which included placing at the King of the Mountain and the Thomas Subaru Tournament, Williams could have made a run in the postseason.
"Last year, he was wrestling really well," Bedford coach Brian Creps said. "I was really looking forward to see where he could go. He was gaining a lot of confidence. Down at the state duals, he was wrestling the best he had ever wrestled."
Williams would have been a favorite to at least qualify for the Southwest Regional Tournament by placing in the top three at the District 5 Tournament. Instead, he didn't even want to watch the district tournament, where the Bisons finished second to Chestnut Ridge.
"If I would have watched it, I would have wanted to get out there and wrestle," Williams said. "I just couldn't do it."
Williams has been wrestling since he was 5, but he really didn't become a consistent winner until he got to the junior high level. He admits that he wasn't into the sport until he got around a team, and then he fell in love with the sport.
As a sophomore, he went 17-14 wrestling at 145 and 152 pounds. Creps says Williams has come a long way since that year.
"You can really see the growth in him, not just physically but mentally," Creps said. "He's not panicking, and he's keeping calm. You see that growth in him, and that's important. When he was a sophomore, he was really excitable. He matured his junior season."
"I'm definitely learning to relax more," Williams said. "If I would lose a match, I thought it was the end of the world. Now, I learn from it, move on to the next match and take care of a business."
That business as a sophomore included that broken pinkie finger before the Ridge match. Creps said he kept his cast on for practice, but he took it off for live wrestling. And there was no question he would wrestle against Ridge.
"My parents said 'You need to go to a doctor.' and I said 'No,' " Williams said. "I won, and that was one of the keys to the match."
After his most recent break, Williams, who also runs track and field and cross country, kept his conditioning up, and he got back on the mat in May.
"It felt amazing," Williams said. "I missed it so much. I was a little rusty, but after a little bit, it was like I was back where I left off."
His conditioning is one of the things that sets him apart from his opponents.
"You don't worry about him running out of gas," Creps said. "His conditioning is as good as anybody in the state."
Williams, a team captain, is taking a 6-3 record into today's Boiling Springs Tournament, and he's the top-ranked 152-pounder in the first Mirror wrestling rankings. He placed at the King of the Mountain for the second straight year, taking eighth place. Earning a medal at the rugged tournament is tough, and it's even tougher to get two medals.
"So far, I've been wrestling pretty good," he said. "I wish I could have done a little better at King of the Mountain. Up at Young Guns, Coach Strittmatter says Iron Man and King of the Mountain are the best tournaments. Coach Creps said the same thing. It definitely tests me, and it shows me where I can get better."
If he can stay healthy, Williams will look for District 5 gold and a possible trip to the PIAA Championships. He also wants to get his team to the PIAA Duals again, but the big goal for wrestlers is to keep moving on in the postseason.
"I want to be a state qualifier, and maybe even a state placer," Williams said. "I think it's really possible for me because I know I'll work harder than all of my opponents in my weight class."
"I look for him to continue to get better," Creps said. "He didn't wrestle as much in the offseason as he did in the past, but I think he'll really come on here and wrestle well. He's really been scoring takedowns and opening up on his feet.''

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"They try to figure out where I go when I go to film X Factor. They're like, 'Mommy's going off to be a superhero.' And then I get back, and they just see me as Mommy," Spears, 30, tells Lucky magazine in its December cover story of her boys Preston, 7, and Jayden, 6.
"And then when I'm back working on the show, they say, 'Oh, Mommy's a superhero again!' "
As for the other man in the pop star's life, her fiancé Jason Trawick, Spears says he also doesn't mind seeing her without her "cape" on.
Asked what sets Trawick, 40, apart from other people she's dated, Spears replied, "He was sweet … he says he doesn't mind that I sit around in sweats all the time."
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"I work out. I swim. I play with the kids, I cook and I garden," she adds of her down time. "We play Connect Four. We play Candy Land."
And when Super Brit is having a style moment? "I'm old-fashioned," she says of her fashion icons. She admires Jennifer Lopez, whom she calls "a classic beauty," and Sarah Jessica Parker. "Her looks are really bright and funky and young."
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Corbett promotes Act 13 impact fees
March 27, 2013
Gov. Tom Corbett made a brief stop Tuesday at the Williamsport Regional Airport to hear from local officials how Act 13 natural gas drilling impact fees are being used in Lycoming County....
In an effort to debunk pinecr's propaganda people should know that you can use local testing companies because the drillers dont use them. Almost all drilling companies use huge out of state labs like Test America and others that can handle the large volumes of samples they collect. Small local labs are just too small to be of much use to major drillers. In addition labs are certified by the state to determine that their results are accurate. However, labs only perform analytical testing. Labs do not interpret data and no lab anywhere will ever stand up in court anywhere for anyone. $500 would be testing for alot of unnecessary stuff. $300-$350 is typical, which is much less than your annual water bill would be if you were on city water so you should be happy to only spend that much.
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What you all fail to realize is that the local water testing company does all of the work for the gas industry so do you really think that they are going to go to court and stand up for you if your water well gets contaminated from the drilling...not likely. That is why we went out of the area to get a company to do our water testing. And as for all of yor comments on "you people with water wells should pay to have your wells tested" well yes, but who has $500.00 laying around to pay for the water testing...yep that is just what we paid to have a complete water test done to handle all of the poisons and contaminents that the fracking process uses. I believe if you have a water well, the gas industry should be forced into doing a testing prior to fracking, and several times through the entire process. With as much money as the gas industry is making and as much money as they are not paying to our State, they can afford to pay for water testing.
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"No, and the nearest one was about 4 miles. But I don't want to wait. I need to get it done before they come and I was told I should get one by a state official at that point I ask who would pay for it."
rick424 should pay for it. Everyone with a private water supply should have had at a minimum a yearly water test every year since they have had the private water supply. Only stupid people would drink untested water.
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Good comment with my morning coffee, thanks Judgeandjury!!!
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Act 13 was a gift to the gas industry and that is crystal clear. Anyone just looks like a fool claiming anything else. The "impact fee" is criminally low. The rights and freedoms it gives the gas industry are akin to theft. Unfortunately when we have a group of people that receive the benefits that also control our futures, the vast majority of us are going to lose out. This industry needs to disappear. They are doing nothing but raping our land and profiting a few. If the true cost of these actions were included in the overall price of this fuel then solar and wind would be seen as more economically viable. But that doesn't make these people, Corbett, Yaw, Eric and others money, so it won't happen.
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erik....., first of all the impact fees should have stayed in the townships where the drilling is taking place and not to be used to build or renovate an airport..once again we locals being devastated by the drilling are getting fracked over while the money is being spent in ridiculous ways and certainly not what it should have been meant for!
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Airlines fly into airports without manned towers all the time.
Get informed.
There are plenty of other reasons why it will be difficult to attract airlines here.
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At 4 miles you will not have the testing paid by the state.
If you believe in a contamination risk, then you should have it tested, at your expense, before drilling starts to establish a baseline. Don't cut corners, get a good testing company.
Once drilling starts, you cannot blame anything on them.
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There's no need for you to do a baseline test now (at least due to fears of contamination from gas drilling). One of the many protections that was added or increased by Act 13 is the water testing provision. Companies now have to pay for an accredited lab to test the water sources of everyone within 2,500' of a proposed well. It also increased setbacks and a bunch of other things that most people who decry Act 13 probably don't even know about.
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New Airport without a man tower, no airlines will come here! WHAT A JOKE!
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ok rick my offer still stands, enjoy Easter with your family.
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The first thing that should be done with the impact fees are...the roads that are being torn up by the added use should be repaired. As for the airport. These people who want to spend 13 million to try to attract more airlines into coming here are living in a dream. A flight from Williamsport to Dallas one way $533. Harrisburg to Dallas $234. Do they think a new terminal will lower the price $300. We have five airports that are less than 2 hrs away, that 3 have cheaper airfare. Let's take care of the taxpayers and our communities. The gas companies will still be here. When they are gone the taxpayers will still be paying for everything that was built/done to keep and or entice them to be here.
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Absolutely not Bornhere. That will never happen. I have the money, it is just the principle. The monies should go for things like this, not airports. How much is Philly getting from this? In fairness to Erik, I will look into this.
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rick, call Robin at Keystone Water Testing Lab in Muncy and I will pay for the test for you, but it will have to wait till next week cause I'm in Wyoming now.
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No, and the nearest one was about 4 miles. But I don't want to wait. I need to get it done before they come and I was told I should get one by a state official at that point I ask who would pay for it.
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They best better start saving for the inevitable clean ups that will come along. You know we're going to get stuck because these pig politicians never saw a dollar of someone else's money they didn't want to spend.
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Is a gas well being drilled near you?
What distance?
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OK how do I get the money, I need to do one. Last I checked I was on my own.
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It shows how ill-informed you are.
Act 13 money is used for baseline water tests.
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Your assessment of the negative impact of gas extraction is not the same as the next guy's assessment.
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1 million for an airport terminal they can't afford to keep the tower open. Sounds like wise use to me. Here is an idea, maybe they could use ACT 13 monies to offset the cost of base line water testing for those people DIRECTLY involved. What a joke this is.
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Criminally Low?
So, taking less of what someone else earns is now criminal?
Liberal insanity on display, folks!
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Never enough money for liberals.
They oppose domestic energy and local jobs, so liberals would tax it into oblivion.
The impact fee has been a great source of revenue for those communities that are conservatively managed.
If you can't stop spending on stupid things, don't blame a lack of revenue.
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It seems like the impact fee imposed on drillers to benefit the community is actually going to benefit the drillers -- by making it cheaper for them to fly.
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Applications are only for teenagers, right? Smartphones are only for techie geeks, right? Social media via mobile broadband is only for digital natives, right? Wrong, wrong and wrong again. Modern telecoms technology is helping to tumble walls that once divided generations. The connected world means having access to everything. Just ask mother-of-six Maria Bivesjö, who manages her life by mobile phone.
One of the certainties of growing up used to be that you were interested in things that your parents weren't – especially technology. One of the certainties of getting older used to be that your children were interested in technology that you didn't really understand – or even care about.
The mobile phone, internet and mobile broadband – and all associated functionalities and applications – have created a world where parents and children use, and are proficient in, the same technology.
While Maria has always been interested in technology, it was her son's diagnosis of a chronic illness that resulted in her making the mobile phone an essential tool in her everyday life. Quite simply, she needed to be instantly reachable.
But Stockholm-based Maria soon realized that she could use the device for much more and literally manage her life via the mobile phone. As a busy mother, full-time school teacher and boxing enthusiast, that's a lot of management. This approach soon evolved into trying new functionalities and applications.
"With six children living at home, my days are disrupted," she says. "I want to be efficient all the time. Thanks to my mobile phone, I can keep track of everything from parents' meetings to where the children are.
"Many think that the information flow causes greater stress, but for me it's the opposite. I'm calmer in the knowledge that I have a tool to help me. But I use my smartphone at least as much for the entertainment value; I play games, test fun mobile apps, and log in to sites like Facebook and Spotify."
Maria is hungry for more apps, as long as they are affordable.
"I'd like to see an application for booking and ordering services, such as a library app that could tell you when the book you are looking for becomes available; or a drugstore app that allows you to order medicine and collect it at the store or distribution point.
"I like finding my way through the app jungle, but I'd never buy one for more than SEK 35 (about USD 5). I want them to be cheap because then you can afford to test them and discard them."
Stories like Maria's show why applications are important to Ericsson. Embracing the connected world is central to Ericsson's prediction of an all-communicating world of more than 50 billion connected devices by 2020. Almost everyone and everything can potentially be connected, whether it is machine-to-machine (M2M), person-to-machine or person-to-person.
Applications are now a crucial element in the traditional telecoms industry. Ericsson's applications store, eStore, was launched in late 2009. It is an open platform, with programs for all operating systems, allowing all operators to create their own apps stores.
Aside from being an applications store, eStore is also a community for developers.
With Maria Bivesjö providing living proof of the power of the mobile phone and mobile applications to directly change lives and cross the generation gap, it seems like an all-communicating world with more than 50 billion connected devices will become a reality.
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But Lopez, 43, credits her boyfriend, choreographer and dancer Casper Smart, 25, with helping her heal after divorce.
"I just got out of a big, heavy, devastating thing, and he's helped me heal," she says in this week's issue of PEOPLE. "He's been there for me."
But the singer is well aware that the 18-year age difference between the two draws speculation.
"I ask him, 'Why don't you go find a young girlfriend and get out of here? What do you want with me?' And you think, 'How long is this gonna be?' You think, 'Okay, in 10 years I'm going to be like this and you're going to be like that' and … men at that age are … I think all different things. The truth is we don't know what's going to happen. We're loving this moment right now. We make each other happy."
Even after several larger-than-life romances that played out in the public eye, Lopez regrets nothing.
"I don't regret those things – that's who I am," she says. "But at least now I'm at a point where I have to recognize that these choices and things that happen are partly because of me and my decisions and I have to be more careful. So I am being more careful."
For more from PEOPLE's exclusive photo shoot and sit-down with Lopez, pick up this week's issue, on newsstands Friday


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The Henry County Senior Center will host a golf outing June 29 at Baker Park, Kewanee. The outing is to help supplement and support the Home Delivered Meal Program, which has taken a cut due to the federal sequestration. The outing will be a four-person team with a shotgun start at 11 a.m. A steak dinner is included in registration fee. There also will be raffles and a 50/50 raffle. For more information, please contact the Henry County Senior Center, Kewanee at (309) 853-8831.
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When your mad at your partner for not giving you any sex the night before, you wake up in the morning and start to masturbate in front of their face. Right when your about to come, you wake them up and blow your load in their face.
My girlfriend was pissy and wouldn't give me any, so I gave her a morning glory.
af Grndzro619 18. december 2008
a batched bowl of some sweet budd hit and enjoyed in the morning by all.
Yo pack me a morning glory bro!
af imsizzle 12. december 2010
alcoholic cocktail named for its tenancy to produce serious hangovers the next day.
the morning glory mix - 1 litre vodka
70cl red wkd
70cl blue wkd
70cl smirnoff ice lemon
70cl peach schnapps
4 shots of whiskey
this manages to taste like jelly, get you shit-faced and be neon purple at the same time.
Feel free to create you own variation!
the morning glory mix - 1 litre vodka
70cl red wkd
70cl blue wkd
70cl smirnoff ice lemon
70cl peach schnapps
4 shots of whiskey
this manages to taste like jelly, get you shit-faced and be neon purple at the same time.
Feel free to create you own variation!
"Dude I woke up with a killer hangover"
"I was drinking Morning Glory last night"
"I was drinking Morning Glory last night"
af Hot Stuff! 23. april 2010
The act of waking someone up by ejaculating on their face.
"Dude, my roommate slept in and didn't give me a ride to work, so I have him a Morning Glory. For some reason, he's really pissed at me right now."
af 1-uptheguy 9. april 2009
To wake up and then have a bacon & egg sandwich with cheese and tomato sauce. The cure for a weary morning.
"I'm still tired"
"You need a morning glory."
"You need a morning glory."
af fastcatmiles 6. januar 2014
After awaking with a massive erection, masturbate until near ejaculation. Then gently wake up your girlfriend, wife, or transient hooker and commence ejaculation in their barely open eyes.
Wife: Did you just..? Oh my God its everywhere, my eyes are burning! You asshole!
Husband: Behold the beauty of morning glory!
Husband: Behold the beauty of morning glory!
af luc richard mbah amoute 13. april 2009
Waking up with an erection and a huge need to pee.
"Dude, I hate morning glories, I am trying to sleep, I wake up one sec and I've got a huge fucking boner and need to pee."
af Soiled Undergarment 18. august 2003
My girlfriend loves it when I have a morning glory and shove it up her ass while she's still asleep. After she wakes up and put my hand on her perky little tits, she rides my dick as hard as she can till I almost cum, then she licks my balls and gives me a blow-job. When I cum she swallows every last drop and plays with my dick till I'm stiff again and she fucks me till lunchtime.
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Football, funny commercials and hearty fare come together for a Super Bowl Sunday to remember. This recipe round up includes 48 of our options guaranteed to please Broncos fans, Seahawks fans, and everyone in between. Pregame Savory Starters The Super Bowl can be a prolonged event, so treat your guests to an array of appetizers and dips at the beginning of the game and then follow up with a selection of additive snacks at halftime. Dips
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Thinking ahead might be a lost art. A tragedy often has to be the precursor to change.
Family Circle Stadium officials are trying to stay ahead of the curve. During Friday night's "Lumineers" concert on Daniel Island, concert goers will be subject to heightened security designed to stop the use of fake IDs.
"It's not that we've had problems with it," Family Circle Tennis Center general manager Bob Moran said, "it's more just trying to create a safe environment...It's being proactive and making sure we're taking the proper steps."
Spectators will have their IDs scanned by a new piece of technology that can instantly verify the authenticity or alert a fake. The software is currently used by more than 250 venues nationwide. Family Circle Stadium is partners with Miller Lite and Lee Distributors. The software was designed by Bar and Club Stat, which was the recipient of a small business grant from Miller Lite earlier this year, according to a news release.
"MillerCoors isn't interested in having underage customers," Pam Perri, MillerCoors Responsibility Initiatives manager, said.
The technology complements the existing and ongoing designated driver program at Family Circle. Near the main entrance, there is a booth where attendees can pledge to be a designated driver and receive free gifts. Prizes include a complimentary wristband, water, soft drinks and a $50 gift certificate for a tennis lesson at the Family Circle Tennis Center.
Moran clarified that these pledges do not make those people on call and at the disposal of people needing transportation after the concert. "It's just an incentive to say, 'Hey, be safe,'" he said. "If you come with a group of eight, choose a designated driver. We'll take care of that person when they come through to make it a better experience for them."
Moran also assured that the ID check software doesn't store names or keep any records. "We want to make sure that there is no underage drinking taking place," he said. "It's not a problem, but let's not let it get to be a problem."
After the Lumineers concert Friday night, the Family Circle summer concert series continues with artists that include "Barenaked Ladies," "Hootie & the Blowfish" and "The Killers." The full list can be found online at www.familycircletenniscenter.com/concerts.
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We've learned a second language and a second culture (and still learning). What its like to live as a foreigner in a strange land. We have learned that our kids are more easily adaptable and content than their parents.
We've seen live cows, lambs, and chickens slaughtered for food before our very eyes (that was different). We have experienced the taste of Turkish coffee, raki, sufflaqe, and qofte and found them to be quite delectable. But, we are often reminded how we miss the familiar tastes (and smells) of an American cheeseburger with fries and a chocolate shake.
We have relished the beauty of Albania's majestic snow-capped mountains. And, have floated in the turquoise blue water of the Adriatic and Ionian Seas.
We learned that flexibility has taken on a whole new different meaning. And, that daily calendar plans really don't work much here. Spontaneity is the norm.
We learned that we needed to make our home our refuge rather than the always open door policy we originally came here with. We know what its like to be shivering cold and miserably hot... living in an uninsulated home. And, we now know what its like to go months with a broken plumbing system and daily power outages.
We've seen what community really looks like and participate in the daily lives of our neighbors. We have made some good friends (both foreign and domestic) that we cherish and will likely never forget.
We have heard the wailing and cries of new widows. But, we have also seen great joy and beauty at the marriages of newly wedded brides and grooms.
We've learned that missions is not all warm and fuzzy. That discipling can be very messy, unorganized, and takes a lot of time. And, that there is really no one right way to do it.
We have seen injustices, corruption, violence, neglect, abuse, and discrimination. And, it is horrifying. We've seen the ravages of communism and a nation who is now struggling to find its identity in a free democracy.
We have learned what living in poverty looks like up close and very personal. We've seen little Roma children with distended bellies, rummaging through trash, and eating food scraps from dumpsters. We've seen, felt, and experienced the very real hurts, pains, and anguish of those we are serving. Seeing Roma mothers who can't afford to care for their children and hand them over to a children's home. We have seen what hopelessness and despair looks like. Watching men without work wasting away their lives on alcohol, drugs, or gambling.
We've seen that God changes us, our views, our priorities in life, and how He can easily change our direction. And, knowing how vital it is to yield to the Spirit and rely on God because we genuinely and truly need Him to get us through each day.
And, even though life can be challenging living and working in Albania, we still seem to love it here. Somehow through these first few years we have never felt forgotten or abandoned. We are affirmed each day by God and by the encouragement and faithfulness of those that support us.
This is where God needs us at this moment in time. It's not always delightful. But, we are in awe at how God is working in the lives of those who don't even know they are being touched by the very hand of God. And, that is a cool sight to behold. And, we want to see more.
It is our desire to see people rescued, redeemed, renewed, and entirely transformed in Christ. And, it is this that motivates us and keeps us in this great race.
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Two people shot early today after a disturbance inside a Clinton Street bar spilled outside were treated and released from area hospitals, Buffalo police reported.
A fight of some kind broke out after 3:10 a.m. in the bar at 898 Clinton St., just west of North Fillmore Avenue, the shooting victims later told police.
One man said he was robbed of $600 before the thief started shooting wildly, with one bullet striking him in the head. Another man, who was shot in the stomach, said as many as three people were shooting because the shots came from different directions.
The assailants left the scene of the shooting in a silver Ford Explorer or Mercury Mountaineer SUV, according to an account provided to Ferry-Fillmore district officers.
A 24-year-old man was discharged from Erie County Medical Center and a 26-year-old man was treated and released from Buffalo General Hospital, Michael J. DeGeorge, a Buffalo police spokesman, said this afternoon.
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Doug Peacock's will discuss his new narrative, "In the Shadow of the Sabertooth," which explores climate change, archeological digs in Michigan and Montana, forests of Siberia, the coast of the Pacific Northwest and arroyos of Mexico and the American Southwest.
Admission is free for students and $5 for adults. This event is sponsored in part by Headwaters of Hall Creek and Pheasants Forever Winnebago County Chapter.
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"Basically I had a fantastic visit," Edwin Delva said on his journey to Manhattan. "The high point, for me, was the game. When the team was down, I loved how they kept their composure and fought back to win.
"Coach Latimore is a pretty cool guy. I learned a lot just from talking to him. I can definitely see myself playing for him and developing my talent. We have a real good relationship. I also spent some time talking with Coach Snyder. He's a great guy and you can see how the team reflects his personality."
Before landing at Antelope Valley, Delva attended North Miami Beach High School graduating in 2010. His player-host, Andre Jackson is a player who took the same route. Jackson played high school at Miami Norland then went to West Hills Community College in the Fresno area before joining the Wildcats.
"Going to junior college helped me tremendously," Delva said. "It's not easy especially coming from out of state. You have to find out everything on your own and it makes you grow up fast. I'm more ready now to play in Division 1. I'm more mature. The experience has helped me with everything."
In his sophomore season, Delva had 37 tackles and 12 tackles for loss in nine games for the Marauders. He was a unanimous First Team All-American selection by the California Community College Athletic Association.
"We went seven and three," said Delva on the 2012 season. "I played both the three-technique and at defensive end. This year I was able to get after the quarterback more and felt like I was a lot quicker coming off the ball."
Delva plans to go back home to Miami to be with his family over the holidays and get ready to make a decision on his college future.
"I'd have to say Oregon State and Kansas State are even right now," explained Delva. "It's a tough choice because I enjoyed the people and the coaches at both places. Both teams are coming off successful seasons. I'm just going to talk to my family and weigh the pros and cons of each and make my mind up."
Other schools in the mix for Delva include Western Kentucky, BYU, and Baylor, but he says the Beavers and Wildcats are the top two finalists for his signature. Since Delva will be graduating from Antelope Valley in December, expect him to a decision soon. With the 'Cats losing players on the line to graduation and top target, Marquel Combs, choosing to go to Kansas, a commitment from Delva would be significant for this year's class.


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They died on the battlefield at the hands of their countrymen or they succumbed to disease and untreated wounds -- at a rate of several hundred men a day.
When the Civil War ended in 1865, no one was sure exactly how many lives had been lost as a result. Official estimates put the death toll at 620,000, where it has stood for more than a century. Many historians, scholars and even the men who came up with the figure always assumed the actual figure was much higher, but they had no basis to revise it.
Until now.
Binghamton University historian David Hacker has used 19th century census data to calculate a new estimate of the Civil War dead, and it is much higher than anyone thought. Hacker said his research suggests 752,000 men died as a result of the war, but the number could be as high as 851,000.
Hacker, who will publish his findings in the December issue of Civil War History, said he originally started out researching 19th century mortality rates.
"The traditional estimate has become iconic," Hacker said. "I was originally researching census under counts. If you know mortality rates, it's possible to get a better estimate. I was going with the 620,000 and what I was coming up with didn't make much sense."
Hacker used census microdata that had been compiled by the University of Minnesota to look at the decades before and after the war to establish normal survival rates for men and women. Then he used that pattern on the 1860s.
Based on that, Hacker said, it appears that 650,000 to 850,000 additional men died in that decade, giving him an average of 750,000.
Because it is math, not actual tracking of individuals, there is no way to put a number on which side these additional dead come from, but it's clear to some historians that the Confederate estimate is very low. Many of the South's records were destroyed, and U.S. Army officials claimed Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee often purposely under-counted casualties in battle.
Original estimates were lower than the widely accepted 620,000 number, but were revised upward as pension claims began to trickle in over the years.
At Fort Sumter, historian Richard Hatcher said he expects this report will spark discussions in Civil War circles, particularly because the number has always been such an interesting topic for debate.
"Over the last 20 years, most people have settled on 600,000 to 620,000 or 625,000 -- even 650,000," Hatcher said. "I thought it was a good working number. But I would not be surprised if some academic study said it was higher."
Hatcher said tracking people, even soldiers, in the mid-19th century was difficult. Some men just disappeared. They could have been killed by the enemy and buried anonymously, ending up listed as missing in action as opposed to a casualty. And, he noted, it was easy to get lost in those days.
Of the 620,000 number, less than half -- 260,000 -- are Confederate casualties. Hacker said because of his methodology and available data there was no way to break down the number of deaths by state or even between Union and Confederate. James McPherson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Civil War historian, said that he believes the difference in the accepted number and Hacker's findings is probably related to the under-reporting of Southern deaths in the conflict.
"Even if it might not be quite as high as 750,000, I have always been convinced that the consensus figure of 620,000 is too low, and especially that the figure of 260,000 Confederate dead is definitely too low," McPherson said.
Hacker said the inexact and lost records mean that there will never be a completely accurate picture of just how many lives the war cost.
"There's always soldiers you're going to miss," he said. "You're always going to be low."
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Troy Tulowitzki admittedly still has to get over the mental hurdle that everything will be OK after surgery on his left groin that shortened his 2012 season.
�I guess when you step out on the field, and there�s no thoughts about it ... right now, I�m still feeling things out, so I wouldn�t say I�m 100 percent,� Tulowitzki said Monday, quickly adding that his leg does feel good.
After hurting his groin in the second game last season, Tulowitzki managed to stay on the field until the end of May before going on the disabled list. He had surgery June 21 and had a brief rehabilitation assignment, but the talented shortstop never returned to the Rockies, who finished with a franchise-worst 98 losses.
�We need him on the field. There�s no doubt he�s a game-changer,� Rockies first baseman Todd Helton said. �We need him healthy.�
Before playing only 47 games last season, Tulowitzki was coming off a two-year stretch when he was an All-Star both seasons while also winning Gold Glove and Silver Slugger awards.
With each drill and game that passes during spring training, Tulowitzki gains more confidence in the health of his leg.
�I�ve laid all the groundwork that I possibly can to prepare myself for the long season,� Tulowitzki said. �Sometimes you can�t control it, but I know I�ve done everything I possibly can to have a successful year.�
Tulowitzki had a two-run single Monday in an exhibition game against Texas and has three RBIs while going 2-for-4 in his two games.
He was involved in a defensive play in each of the three innings he played Monday. That included a nifty play when he ran forward to pick up a slow roller and threw out speedy Rangers center fielder Craig Gentry at first base.
Aside from staying healthy this season, Tulowitzki wants to get back to what he already has been � one of the league�s best shortstops.
�I think more than anything continue to gain my dominance back kind of. If I�m out there, that�s going to happen,� he said. �So to re-establish myself as the best shortstop in the game and then to help the team win games, to get us back to the days where we were always in the wild-card talk and get us back to playoff baseball.�
Tulowitzki, who is signed with the Rockies through 2020 with a club option for 2021, was part of the Rockies� only World Series appearance in 2007, his first full season in the majors. He has been in the playoffs only one other time, one round two years later.
Last season was the most miserable, being hurt and unable to play while the team was losing.
�No doubt, anytime you have a losing season like that, it�s going to be tough, and then to have an injury on top of it, it�s tough to come to the field every single day and watch your team lose series after series,� Tulowitzki said. �One thing you take from it is when you�re out there on the field, you value it much more than maybe than you did before an injury. The other thing is you�re still part of the team as much as it doesn�t seem like it.�
Rockies outfielder Eric Young Jr. said teammates know Tulowitzki wants to prove that nothing has changed in his game and described it as exciting to see him back on the field.
�He�s a perennial MVP candidate. ... When healthy, he�s the best shortstop in the game of baseball right now,� Colorado�s Michael Cuddyer said. �It�s pretty relevant obviously to have him back. No team has a guy like him, so to be able to have him on your team is going to make you that much better.
�He�s smiling a little bit more obviously being healthy,� he said. �But he�s the same guy.�
And that can only be good for the Rockies.
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COLUMBIA — Late Saturday night, less than an hour after South Carolina's crucial win against Florida, Bruce Ellington's gaffe could be excused.
The junior receiver had caught his team's lone touchdown in a 19-14 win against the Gators. The Gamecocks were now one Missouri loss from reaching the SEC championship game in Atlanta.
Ellington was asked about the challenge of focusing on his team's upcoming game against Coastal Carolina instead of Missouri's trip to Mississippi. His answer revealed just how much the larger context consumed his thoughts.
"It's going to be pretty difficult because we know we're leaning on them," Ellington said. "But we've got to focus on what we've got to do against Citadel and Clemson."
Jadeveon Clowney sat to Ellington's right in the postgame media room. Without skipping a beat, the star defensive end offered his teammate some help.
"Not Citadel," Clowney whispered. "Coastal."
"My bad," Ellington said, smiling sheepishly.
It was an innocent mistake, but the moment exposed USC's challenge this week. On Saturday, USC played a game against Florida that was no more important than Auburn beating Georgia. Next Saturday, the most important game for USC will be played in Oxford, Miss., where Ole Miss hosts Missouri.
That's the reality when USC hosts Coastal Carolina for a 1 p.m. kickoff at Williams-Brice Stadium. Of course, coach Steve Spurrier will try to prevent his team from seeing things that way. His job is to get players ready to play their game, not cheerlead another.
"We approach this week the same way we approach the Florida game, the Georgia game, Tennessee, Missouri. Same way," Spurrier said Sunday on his weekly teleconference. "We do the same stuff every week. We emphasize the game that's coming up the best we can. We're trying to win No. 9, we're trying to keep our home streak going.
"We have a lot to worry about this week without worrying about the one next week. We've got two instate schools, and they both have the same record right now, I think."
Coastal Carolina is actually 10-1, one more win than USC's rival 100 miles north. And yet, there's no way to compare the Big South-leading Chanticleers to Clemson.
This week won't have the same feel the next promises. South Carolina sits firmly in the calm before the storm — in between the end of SEC play and its biggest rival. Just don't expect Spurrier to admit it.
The Gamecocks have won seven of their past eight games, including three in a row. They have 16 straight home wins, a new program record. Spurrier wants to continue both streaks this week. He won't take any chances on an upset.
Spurrier said every healthy player will play Saturday. There will be no treating Coastal Carolina like a bye week. His team's approach is the same as Florida. The same as Georgia. Same as Tennessee.
"This is a huge game. It counts the same as the Clemson game on our record," Spurrier said. "Y'all did know that, didn't you? If we win, we're 9-2. If we lose, we're 8-3. Same as if we beat Clemson, we'll be whatever, you know. So we're going to try to get us a win this week if we can. It's not going to be easy. It's probably going to be very difficult."


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A thyroid uptake and scan is a test that uses a radioactive substance and a scanning tool to evaluate the thyroid gland. The scanner picks up where and how much the radioactive substance was taken up by the thyroid. This helps determine the structure, location, size, and activity of the gland.
The scan may be ordered to:
Thyroid scans are associated with very few risks. Tell your doctor if you:
The procedure is done by a trained technician in the radiology department of a hospital. You will be given a radioactive substance by mouth. Once the substance has had time to collect in the thyroid, the scan begins. You will lie on your back with your head tilted back. You will be asked to lie very still at certain times. A scanner will take pictures of your thyroid from different angles. The camera is not an x-ray machine. It does not expose you to more radiation. You may need to return to the radiology department after 24 hours for additional pictures.
You will be able to leave after the test is done.
Because of the very low dose of radioactive substance used, the majority of the radioactive substance will leave your body within a day or 2. You are not at risk for exposing other people to radiation. You can interact normally with them.
The scan itself takes about half an hour. The radioactive substance needs time to be absorbed before the scan. You may need to wait 4-6 hours if you take the substance by mouth.
There is no pain associated with a thyroid scan. There may be times when you find it uncomfortable to lie still with your head tilted backward.
The pictures of the scan take about an hour to develop. A radiologist will examine them. Based on the results of the test, further studies or treatment will be recommended.
Call your doctor if you experience any unusual pain or discomfort.
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Following significant and growing interest in Exactal's CostX® product in the Asian market, Exactal is pleased to announce the appointment of SRD Computing and Engineering as their latest Channel Partner in the region.
Continuing growth in the construction industry in Asia, and the strong need for local support of the CostX® product range, required Exactal to find a strong local partner with solid experience in the construction software market. SRD is the perfect choice having over 10 years experience in the industry and a solid client base in the local market.
Mr Mark Kefford, CEO and Founder of Exactal, commented "Hong Kong and China are experiencing rapid growth at the moment and will be for the foreseeable future. We see this appointment as very strategic to our long term growth plans in the region." Mr Geoff Hussey, International Channels Manager, continued "Discussions with SRD were initiated after a long search to determine a suitable channel partner. Their adoption of CostX® into their product range will be an outstanding enhancement for sales and support in the region."
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Jill Brumbaugh's two years as head varsity girls basketball coach at her high school alma mater, Claysburg-Kimmel, comprised a learning experience for her.
"It was an opportunity to give back to my school and my community,'' Brumbaugh, a 1984 C-K graduate, said. "I learned quite a bit about how to come in as a coach and be prepared for practices and games. It was nice to be back in my hometown for awhile.''
Brumbaugh - who directed Claysburg to a cumulative 26-20 record and two District 6-A playoff berths in the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons - plans to take the coaching knowledge that she picked up at Claysburg-Kimmel to her new assignment as head varsity girls basketball coach at Quaker Valley High School in suburban Pittsburgh.
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Brumbaugh was recently hired at Quaker Valley, a Class AAA program that competes in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League [WPIAL]. The Quaker Valley girls team posted a 17-14 record last season under the direction of Jim Dudas, who resigned as the team's coach at the end of the campaign.
Employed as a health insurance broker, Brumbaugh thinks that the Quaker Valley coaching position is a perfect fit for her.
"This school is right up my alley - they value athletics, and they value academics,'' said Brumbaugh, pointing out that the 93 percent of Quaker Valley's high school students go on to college. "This opportunity came along, and when I interviewed, we [Brumbaugh and the school's athletic department] seemed to be aligned in our goals for a winning program.''
Brumbaugh served her two years as Claysburg's head coach after spending one season (2009-10) as a volunteer coach with the Lady Bulldogs. She was a four-year starting point guard for the perennial national powerhouse University of Connecticut women's basketball program back in the late 1980s.
Brumbaugh will have an excellent nucleus of height with which to work in her first year as coach at Quaker Valley.
"We'll have some height coming in - I'll be coaching three players who are six-feet [tall], and two of them will be freshmen,'' Brumbaugh said. "I think we'll be fine.''


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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- Can an immigrant petition for lawful permanent residence without their spouse's help? (Read answer)
- What are the basic requirements for self-petitioning without a spouse's help? (Read answer)
- What if someone is not married to a LPR or a U.S. Citizen? They are a ...
- refugee or asylee. (Read Answer)
- crime victim. (Read Answer)
- victim of trafficking with a non-immigrant status. (Read Answer)
- Is there any legal assistance available for immigrants? (Read Answer)
- But aren't immigrants ineligible for public benefits? (Read Answer)
- Additional resources for advocates
Can an immigrant petition for lawful permanent residence without their spouse's help?
Short Answer: There is a law that allows certain battered immigrants to file for immigration relief without the abuser's assistance or knowledge.
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Generally, U.S. citizens (USC) and Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs) file an immigrant visa petition with the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS) on behalf of a spouse or child, so that these family members may emigrate to or remain in the United States. BCIS Form I-130, Petition for Alien Relative is filed by the USC/LPR, the petitioner, on behalf of the family member who is the beneficiary. The petitioner controls when or if the petition is filed. Unfortunately, some U.S. citizens and LPRs misuse their control of this process to abuse their family members, or by threatening to report them to BCIS. As a result, most battered immigrants are afraid to report the abuse to the police or other authorities.
Under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) passed by Congress in 1994, the spouses and children of United States citizens or lawful permanent residents (LPR) may self-petition to obtain lawful permanent residency. The immigration provisions of VAWA allow certain battered immigrants to file for immigration relief without the abuser's assistance or knowledge, in order to seek safety and independence from the abuser.
Victims of domestic violence should know that help is available to them through the National Domestic Violence Hotline on 1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-787-3224 [TDD] for information about shelters, mental health care, legal advice and other types of assistance, including information about self-petitioning for immigration status.
What are the basic requirements for self-petitioning without a spouse's help?
For a self-petitioning child:
- Must qualify as the child of the abuser as "child" is defined in the INA for immigration purposes.
- Any relevant credible evidence that can prove the relationship with the parent will be considered.
For a self-petitioning spouse:
- Must be legally married to the U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident batterer. A self-petition may be filed if the marriage was terminated by the abusive spouse's death within the two years prior to filing. A self-petition may also be filed if the marriage to the abusive spouse was terminated, within the two years prior to filing, by divorce related to the abuse.
- Must have been battered in the United States unless the abusive spouse is an employee of the United States government or a member of the uniformed services of the United States.
- Must have been battered or subjected to extreme cruelty during the marriage, or must be the parent of a child who was battered or subjected to extreme cruelty by the U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident spouse during the marriage.
- Is required to be a person of good moral character.
- Must have entered into the marriage in good faith, not solely for the purpose of obtaining immigration benefits.
What if someone is not married to a LPR or a U.S. Citizen? They are a refugee or asylee.
Refugees and Asylees are eligible for public benefits.
Refugee and Asylee spouses retain their status and can adjust status on their own a) regardless of whether they remain married to their spouse, and b) even if the spouse does not adjust status.
There are many public programs, particularly in Florida, dedicated to serving Refugees and Asylees, including the Haitian Refugee Domestic Violence Program in Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, and Collier Counties.
What if someone is not married to a LPR or a U.S. Citizen? They are a crime victim.
Crime Victims are eligible for the U non-Immigrant Visa. However, the rules have not yet been issued for this visa, so it is necessary to consult with an immigration attorney or Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS) for more information on filing for this status.
(U) 4aa/ (i) subject to section 214(o), an alien who files a petition for status under this subparagraph, if the Attorney General determines that--
- the alien has suffered substantial physical or mental abuse as a result of having been a victim of criminal activity described in clause (iii);
- the alien (or in the case of an alien child under the age of 16, the parent, guardian, or next friend of the alien) possesses information concerning criminal activity described in clause (iii);
- the alien (or in the case of an alien child under the age of 16, the parent, guardian, or next friend of the alien) has been helpful, is being helpful, or is likely to be helpful to a Federal, State, or local law enforcement official, to a Federal, State, or local prosecutor, to a Federal or State judge, to the Service, or to other Federal, State, or local authorities investigating or prosecuting criminal activity described in clause (iii); and
- the criminal activity described in clause (iii) violated the laws of the United States or occurred in the United States (including in Indian country and military installations) or the territories and possessions of the United States;
(ii) if the Attorney General considers it necessary to avoid extreme hardship to the spouse, the child, or, in the case of an alien child, the parent of the alien described in clause (i), the Attorney General may also grant status under this paragraph based upon certification of a government official listed in clause (i)(III) that an investigation or prosecution would be harmed without the assistance of the spouse, the child, or, in the case of an alien child, the parent of the alien; and
(iii) the criminal activity referred to in this clause is that involving one or more of the following or any similar activity in violation of Federal, State, or local criminal law: rape; torture; trafficking; incest; domestic violence; sexual assault; abusive sexual contact; prostitution; sexual exploitation; female genital mutilation; being held hostage; peonage; involuntary servitude; slave trade; kidnapping; abduction; unlawful criminal restraint; false imprisonment; blackmail; extortion; manslaughter; murder; felonious assault; witness tampering; obstruction of justice; perjury; or attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit any of the above mentioned crimes; or 4aa/
What if someone is not married to a LPR or a U.S. Citizen? They are a victim of trafficking with a non-immigrant status.
When VAWA was reauthorized in 2000, it was attached to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, which formally made trafficking in persons a crime by combining slavery laws with laws regarding organized crime.
Trafficking victims are generally used for sexual or labor purposes and their immigration papers are often held hostage too, if they have immigration papers at all.
Victims of trafficking are eligible for a T-non-immigrant Visa, which allows them to remain in the United States if they can prove that they will suffer if they return to their home country and if they cooperate in the prosecution of their captors. This is a difficult visa to get, and it does not grant immigrant status, though it does give work authorization and public benefits eligibility and refugee services eligibility.
Learn more about the application process for this visa.
Is there any legal assistance available for immigrants?
The following are two assistance programs available in Florida:
Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center: LUCHA, a Women's Project
LUCHA: A Women's Legal Project is a membership organization which helps low income immigrant women and children overcome domestic abuse and empowers them to become active in the broader community. The word lucha in Spanish means "the struggle." LUCHA assists battered immigrant women with their individual struggles, while providing the vehicle for them to become involved in a larger struggle on behalf of other women.
LUCHA represents battered immigrant women married to US citizens or legal permanent residents and assists these women in legalizing their immigration status without the cooperation or participation of the abuser under the 1994 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). LUCHA is the only project in Florida specializing in representation of battered immigrant women under the VAWA's immigration provisions. While LUCHA focuses in VAWA, LUCHA also provides representation to battered women who may have immigration relief under other laws.
You can contact FIAC's LUCHA Project at (305)573-1106.
Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Immigrant Victims of Domestic Abuse Project
The Immigrant Victims of Domestic Abuse Project provides legal assistance to battered immigrants living in Palm Beach County. The Project assists immigrant victims who are married to U.S. citizens or green card holders to gain legal immigration status without the abuser's participation; to obtain restraining orders against their abuser; and to obtain divorce, child support and/or child custody from their abuser. Additionally, the Immigrant Victims of Domestic Abuse Project assists battered immigrants living in Palm Beach County who are not married to U.S. citizens or green card holders to obtain a U-Visa if the battered victim is helpful in the investigation and/or prosecution of a criminal domestic violence case against the abuser.
Immigrant victims of domestic abuse may contact Legal Aid at (561)655-8944 ext 254. The Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation. The Immigrant Victims Domestic Abuse Project is funded through the generosity of Equal Justice Works, Greenberg Traurig, LLP and the Florid Bar Foundation.
But aren't immigrants ineligible for public benefits?
Public Benefits Eligibility for Immigrant Victims of Domestic Violence - After 5 years in the U.S. and 40 quarters of work requirements, immigrants may be eligible for TANF. There are exceptions. Victims of domestic violence with approved VAWA self-petitions, victims of trafficking, and refugees and asylees are all eligible for public benefits. Click on the link for more comprehensive information regarding immigrant eligibility for public benefits.
Additional resources for advocates
Now Legal Defense and Education Fund Immigrant Women Program
The NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund recently launched the Immigrant Women Program (IWP) that strives to protect and expand the rights of immigrant women and their children. The overarching goal of the program is to enhance the legal rights and basic economic security of this traditionally underserved group. The program pursues policies on a broad scale to protect immigrant women who, as victims of domestic violence, "fall between the cracks" of both our legal safeguards and our welfare support systems. The initial focus of IWP is the creation of a legal, institutional, and policy framework that allows battered immigrant women to end the destructive role that domestic violence plays in their lives and allows all immigrant women to achieve economic self-sufficiency. The ultimate agenda of the program is to address from a women's rights perspective the larger complex of social and legal challenges faced by women who emigrate to the United States.
To contact NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund about the Immigrant Women Program, call Leslye Orloff or Janice Kaguyutan in Washington, D.C. at 202-326-0040 or email them at firstname.lastname@example.com.
National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild
The National Immigration Project provides information and technical assistance regarding immigration issues such as Domestic Violence VAWA petitions, U-Visas, and Trafficking, providing regular updates on legislation and action alerts for important immigration issues. The National Immigration Project has available legal training materials on the immigration provisions of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that include copies of BCIS memos, practice pointers, and samples unavailable elsewhere. These resources are essential for attorneys and domestic violence advocates for immigrant survivors of domestic violence. Their materials are available for $50 (cost of copying and mailing only) for those who are interested.
To find out more about the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, visit their website or contact the National Immigration Project's office in Boston, MA by e-mailing Sandy Lin at email@example.com.


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Plug Your Financial Leaks
When I started working in the summer of 2003, I kept a pretty diligent budget. My friend Melinda sent me her "Budget Bible" excel spreadsheet as a guide and I tweaked it so that it fit the budget categories I was most curious about. I kept up with it for about six months, until I reached a steady equilibrium, and then dropped it.
One of the most valuable parts about keeping the budget was that it helped me identify financial leaks I was otherwise unaware of. I could discover these leaks and easily plug them, saving me hundreds of dollars in the process.
A financial leak is when you have a series of expenses you didn't know you were spending so much on. They're often small, irregular, and easily overlooked. Buying a cup of coffee at Starbucks each day is not a financial leak – you know you're spending that money (and you get something for it, you get coffee in the morning). While some would argue that you're overpaying, I think we're all adults here with different preferences so that spending wouldn't be considered a leak.
A leak is more like an ATM fee every few weeks because you're getting cash from another bank. You know that you're being dinged that ATM fee but you might not realize you're getting dinged as often as you are. A $5 fee every other week is over a hundred dollars a year – that's a leak that can be easily plugged.
How do you know if something is a leak? You'll know it when you see it and it's different for everyone. You might see yourself spending a thousand bucks a year on coffee as a leak whereas someone else would see it as a cost of waking up so early. You might see 5 ATM fees a year and consider it a leak whereas someone else sees it as the cost of traveling. Either way, you'll recognize it without any problems.
How do you plug it? Usually you just need to add a little more planning on whatever you do. If it's coffee, buy a coffeemaker (or get a free coffeemaker) and remember to program it in the morning. If it's ATM fees, remember to get more cash out or try to utilize your credit cards more often. It usually comes down to preparation.
Whatever you do, don't beat yourself up about it! It sucks to see a hundred bucks frittered away on ATM fees and easy to wonder what could've been, but be happy you discovered it now rather than in a year… or never. We all make mistakes, we should be happy to discover them after only a hundred bucks of pain rather than a thousand (or more!).
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