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Oh my, how interesting life becomes when multiple forces from various — and often opposing — sources converge onto one point: Ramadan, Chicago's perpetually skyrocketing murder rate, album promotion, vintage cars, the constant company of wise men of Asia, a funeral for one of the best of us and a plethora of etcetera, all delicately balanced in the summer months of July and August. All these things mingling about in my head in the rigid order of a court waltz to the tune of ritual starvation, and at other times, there's a frantic chaos set to clumsy jazz where the wallflowers are wise to remain obscure.
Exotically accented tales of thousand-year-old musicians and much more antiquated men of God and angels are attentively filtered in the air-conditioned stillness of the Spartan mosque, lit only by fast-fading late noon sun. The engine voice of the British-built luxury coupe 40 years past its proverbial heyday — and clinging desperately to some former aesthetic glory as best it can — is meticulously analyzed by my layman's ear to detect signs of mechanical cancer.
The sound of low prayers and clumps of earth striking the coffin of a convert who died on the holiest day in the holiest month, and whose compassion for humanity of all calibers brought the congregation of mourning admirers not only to tears, but to poetry. The numbing effect of helplessness as a disfigured generation ruthlessly euthanizes itself in the name of nothing. Borderline insipid and grossly redundant public interrogations via corporate lackeys of why I question the culture of devaluation and destruction they admittedly and actively promote and foster. The happy debate between Africans and Frenchmen over whether the best soccer player ever is Zidane or Pele or Ronaldo or yet another, all over a dinner served by a Bengali, prepared by a Pakistani, and critiqued in Urdu by an Indian living in Southern California.
Such is life. Quite the thing isn't it? But what does all this mean? This random blend is similar to the hard-fought earnings of a prolific and well-traveled trick-or-treater, heavily laden on Halloween's night end, with face-paint smudged and costume disheveled. It's something profound in there somewhere, I suspect, but until I find it I guess it's simply just more ink for the printer's press.
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(1828–82) an English painter and poet. In 1848 he formed the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood with John Everett Millais and Holman Hunt. His earliest work includes The Girlhood of Mary Virgin (1849), with his sister Christina Rossetti as the model. Rossetti's best-known paintings in the period 1850–1862, for example The Daydream (1880), are of tall, thin women with pale skin and sad expressions, and they are now considered to be typical of the Pre-Raphaelite style. For many of them his model was Elizabeth Siddal, whom he married in 1860. From the mid 1860s his model was William Morris's wife, Jane. Rossetti also published several collections of poetry and translated the work of Dante and other poets.
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Michael Gove has said his proposal to replace core GCSEs with an English Baccalaureate moderated by a single exam board was "a bridge too far".
Making a statement to the House of Commons, the Education Secretary said there was "a consensus the system needs to change", but claimed his idea had been "one reform too far".
He took a similar line in subsequent media interviews, telling The World At One: "I bit off more than I could chew."
"As the exam regulator, Ofqual, pointed out, strengthening qualifications across the board and at the same time changing the examination market was just one reform too many. So I thought it was wise then to concentrate on where there was a consensus, and to acknowledge that having put forward this proposal, that was dear to my heart, it wasn't appropriate now to press ahead," he told The World at One.
Mr Gove reportedly decided to withdraw the proposals after being warned that handing over core subjects to a single exam board could breach European Union rules.
Labour's Stephen Twigg said the Secretary of State had made "a humiliating climbdown".
The reversal also comes after a damning report by the Commons Education Committee which said the changes would mean "too much, too fast".
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DISH Network serves up fare intended to whet everyone's appetite for televised entertainment. The #2 provider of satellite-based pay-TV in the US (behind DIRECTV), the company serves about 14 million subscribers, which includes business clients in such industries as hospitality, restaurant, and retail. Programming includes premium movies, SIRIUS radio, on-demand video service augmented by its Blockbuster assets, regional and specialty sports, local and international channels, and pay-per-view in addition to basic video programming. It offers bundled voice and Internet services through partnerships with voice and data communications providers. DISH generates most of its sales in the US.
The company offers about 3,300 local channels, including standard definition channels in all US markets and HD channels in 170 of the some 210 national markets. It also carries 70 Sirius radio channels, 30 premium movie channels, 35 regional and specialty sports channels, 300 Latino and international channels, and 70 pay-per-view channels. Its DISHOnline.com service allows subscribers to watch more than 325,000 movies, TV shows, clips, and trailers online from personal computers, smartphones, and other mobile devices. Blockbuster@ Home makes more than 100,000 titles, including movies, TV shows, and video games, available by mail and in-store exchange.
DISH provides its programming options via satellites that it owns or leases from satellite equipment and services provider EchoStar (spun off by DISH in 2008). The company distributes its programming from operations centers also owned by EchoStar. DISH subscribers access the service using a small satellite dish and digital set-top receivers.
Geographic ReachThe US is far and away the company's largest market, contributing about 97% of sales. The UK and Mexico account for most of the rest.
Sales and MarketingThe company gains new subscribers through third parties, including national retailers and telecommunications firms, local and regional electronics stores, and small satellite retailers, among other channels.Financial PerformanceDISH has seen consistent revenue growth over the past decade, including in 2012 when sales rose about 2% to $14.3 billion. It gained nearly 90,000 net new pay television subscribers that year (up from a loss of about 165,000 the prior year), primarily related to the marketing of its new Hopper set-top box. Although its churn rate improved slightly year-over-year, the company continues to feel competitive pressure from cable companies and other telecommunications firms.DISH's Blockbuster segment, which accounts for less than 10% of sales, is showing positive revenue growth (up 12% in 2012), but it had an operating loss of $35 million that year.
Overall, net income was down 58% in 2012 to $637 million as subscriber-related expenses rose and the company incurred some $730 million in legal expenses related to its settlement with Voom (DISH was accused of breach of an affiliate agreement for dropping the high-definition channel network).
StrategyOne of DISH's key strategies is product innovation. In 2012 it launched the Hopper set-top box, a high-definition DVR receiver that allows HD programming to be watched in multiple rooms, among other features. The following year Hopper was enhanced with Slingbox "placeshifting" technology, which allows viewers to watch TV programming anywhere they have Internet access.Among recent efforts to expand its selection of programming, it signed a multi-year deal with the NBCUniversal-affiliated Universal Sports Network in 2012 to offer DISH subscribers access to coverage of Olympic qualifying, trials, and highlights, as well programming on a range of related sports, like swimming, track and field, skiing, and figure skating. DISH batted in another sports channel the previous year when it added the MLB Network to its lineup.The company's primary strategy, however, is to move beyond satellite television -- to deliver television to consumers wherever they are (via smartphones, tablets, and other devices) and to expand into voice and data services. It is actively pursuing partnerships, acquisitions, and other opportunities to enable that expansion. As part of this strategy, over the past several years, DISH has been amassing wireless spectrum assets to build its own wireless network. In late 2012 the FCC approved the use of some of its spectrum for cell phone service, which vastly increases the value of spectrum that was previously reserved for satellite phone service. Mergers & Acquisitions
Blockbuster was picked up in 2011 when DISH was the winning bidder in a hotly contested auction for the ailing video-rental behemoth's assets. DISH bought the company, which had been operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection since 2010, in a transaction valued at around $320 million. DISH took possession of the video store operator's chain of more than 1,700 retail locations (down to 800 now), through which it sells DISH Network service subscriptions. Besides physical merchandise sales and rentals, Blockbuster's established online video streaming website also provides a boost to DISH's on-demand video service.
In early 2012 DISH acquired satellite and wireless spectrum assets from DBSD North America (the operating subsidiary of ICO Global Communications) and TerreStar Networks (a subsidiary of TerreStar Corporation) for about $2.9 billion. The deals are part of DISH's strategy to build its own wireless service offering. In a bold move, the company made an unsolicited bid of $25.5 billion for Sprint Nextel in 2013.
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Statement of Senator Carl Levin at thePermanent Subcommittee on Investigations Hearing:Tax Haven Abuses: The Enablers, The Tools & Secrecy
Tuesday, August 1, 2006
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This morning, this Subcommittee is releasing the results of a year-long, bipartisan investigation into tax haven abuses. I want to thank our Chairman Norm Coleman and his staff for the support they have given to this investigation, which included the issuance of more than 70 subpoenas, the scheduling of more than 80 interviews, and the review of more than 2 million pages of documents. I believe the findings are explosive: the report blows the lid off tax haven abuses that make use of sham trusts, shell corporations, and fake economic transactions to help some people dodge taxes owed to the U.S. Treasury.
Experts estimate that tax haven abuses by individuals cost the U.S. Treasury between $40 billion and $70 billion every year in taxes that are owed but not collected. Ultimately, that tax gap must be made up by average, honest taxpayers whose faith in the fairness of our tax system is eroding.
Our report lays out six case studies illustrating the scope and seriousness of the problem. Today's hearing focuses on two of them.
Inside the Black Box
The key features of offshore tax havens are low or no taxes and a legal system that favors secrecy over transparency. Tax havens sell secrecy to attract business. And they are very successful. About 50 tax havens operate in the world today. Those tax havens have, in effect, declared war on honest U.S. taxpayers, by giving tax dodgers the means to avoid their tax bills and leave them for others to pay.
These schemes are shrouded in the secrecy of tax havens because they can't stand the light of day. Trusts and shell corporations established in offshore secrecy jurisdictions operate in a legal black box that allows them to hide assets, mask who controls them, and obscure how their assets are used.
An armada of "offshore service providers," lawyers, bankers, brokers, and others then joins forces to exploit the black box secrecy and help clients skirt U.S. tax, securities, and anti-money laundering laws. Many of the firms concocting or facilitating these schemes are respected names here in the United States.
Our focus today is on two different schemes. The first scheme was used to avoid paying taxes on stock option compensation and investment income flowing from it. The second hid income from capital gains. At its core, each scheme relied on a key deception made possible by tax haven secrecy.
Wyly Case Study
The first case study looks at the tax haven schemes of Sam and Charles Wyly. For thirteen years, the Wylys used the black box and its facilitators to direct and enjoy the benefits of hundreds of millions of dollars in stock option income that they sent offshore to supposedly independent entities.
Between 1992 and 2005, Sam and Charles Wyly transferred over 17 million stock options and warrants worth about $190 million to a complex array of 19 offshore trusts and 39 shell corporations. The 19 offshore trusts were either established by the Wylys or named them as beneficiaries. These trusts owned the 39 shell corporations in the Isle of Man or the Cayman Islands. In return for most of the stock options, the offshore corporations gave the Wylys private annuities designed to make payments starting many years later. The Wylys took the position, on the advice of legal counsel, that because they exchanged their stock options for annuities of equivalent value, they didn't have to pay any taxes on the compensation until the annuities paid out.
In the meantime, the offshore entities began cashing in the stock options. The proceeds were invested in securities, Wyly hedge funds, Wyly businesses, and real estate. The Subcommittee traced about $500 million in offshore dollars invested in Wyly business investments, about $85 million used to acquire or improve real estate used by Wyly family members, and about $30 million spent on art, furnishings, and jewelry for the personal use of Wyly family members. In addition, about $140 million of the offshore dollars went back to the Wylys in the form of loans funneled through a Cayman shell corporation called Security Capital.
This chart sums up the Wyly offshore empire. It started with untaxed stock option compensation, most of which -- $124 million -- remains untaxed today. It grew with untaxed investment gains. And it provided a ready source of untaxed, offshore cash for loans or other uses the Wylys wanted.
The key deception in this scheme is the Wyly claim that the 58 offshore trusts and corporations were independent. Under U.S. law, the tax on the income of a truly independent trust is paid by the trustees. But if a U.S. person controls the trust's assets and investments, then the trust's income is generally taxable to that person.
The claim that the offshore trusts were independent of the Wylys is contradicted by overwhelming evidence. This is not a case where the Wylys handed over their stock options and awaited the annuity payments, while independent trustees operated the trusts. Instead, for thirteen years, the Wylys and their representatives continually told the trusts what to do – when to exercise the stock options, when to sell the shares, and what to do with the money. The Wylys conveyed their directions through so-called "trust protectors," individuals selected by the Wylys, who worked for the Wylys, and who were empowered to fire any offshore trustee. The protectors transmitted the Wyly directions to the offshore trustees who consistently carried them out.
The offshore entities exercised options and traded shares from three companies, Michaels Stores Inc., Sterling Software Inc. and Sterling Commerce Inc., where the Wylys were founders and directors. The Wylys, on the advice of counsel, generally did not include the stock holdings of the offshore entities in their SEC filings, claiming, again, that the offshore entities were independent. When the offshore entities opened securities accounts at Bank of America and were asked to name their beneficial owners as required by new U.S. anti-money laundering laws, they refused to do so, claiming again they were independent. Bank of America allowed the accounts to operate without getting the information required by law.
By promoting the fiction that the trusts were independent, the Wylys participated in a 13-year sham to circumvent U.S. tax, securities, and anti-money laundering requirements.
POINT Case Study
The Wyly case study traces the building of an offshore empire over 13 years. The next case study, by contrast, focuses on one-time, abusive tax shelter transactions.
This scheme used the tax haven black box to facilitate the creation of a fake stock portfolio with phantom securities used to generate billions of dollars of fake losses. Once again, the armada was hard at work, generating hefty fees for themselves by designing complex partnership structures, circular transactions, and impenetrable legal opinions to justify the deferral or elimination of taxes owed on $2 billion in real capital gains. A Seattle-based securities firm called Quellos designed, promoted, and implemented the tax shelter known as POINT – Personally Optimized Investment Transaction – which it sold to five wealthy clients in six separate transactions.
The POINT strategy was designed to be impossible to pierce. Take a look at this chart. It's a bowl of spaghetti and may look comical, but the sobering fact is that these six transactions cost the Treasury about $300 million in lost revenue – revenue which, if these transactions aren't reversed, will have to be made up by honest taxpayers.
POINT worked like this. Quellos put together a list of high tech stocks, together worth about $9.5 billion, many of which had stock prices that were expected to drop. The list went to a shell corporation in the Isle of Man called Jackstones. Although Jackstones did not actually own any of the stocks, it conducted a fake stock sale to another shell corporation called Barnville. On paper, Barnville paid $9.5 billion which, of course, it didn't have. Barnville then immediately lent the stock back to Jackstones in exchange for the same enormous sum, and the money which didn't exist then became security for the loan of the non-existent stock. Because the two companies did these deals simultaneously, the amounts of stock and cash they owed each other cancelled out. In a sleight of hand worthy of Houdini, Barnville was left with a huge paper portfolio. Barnville then picked from its paper portfolio a selection of stocks with the amount of capital losses needed by a client to offset their capital gains, and transferred those losses to a trading partnership owned by the client.
So, to review, a phony Isle of Man corporation sold stock it didn't own to another phony Isle of Man corporation for money it didn't have. The fake stock was lent back with fake cash as security for repayment of the loan, and the fake loss on the stock price was transferred out to offset real gains. No real economic activity took place, but one critical thing happened – a $9 billion paper portfolio was created. This paper portfolio originated with Jackstones and Barnville, shell operations with no employees, no offices, and paid-in capital of £2 – that's about $5 each.
The final step in the POINT scheme was for Barnville to sell the paper losses to wealthy individuals, including Haim Saban and Robert Wood Johnson IV. These clients used the paper losses to offset real capital gains. Mr. Saban used POINT to offset about $1.5 billion in capital gains; Mr. Johnson offset about $143 million. Together, the fees they paid to Quellos, the lawyers, the bankers, and others totaled about $75 million. One more proof that this sordid tale was used to concoct tax losses is the fact that the greater the paper loss generated for a client, the greater the fees charged by Quellos.
The POINT tax shelter included transactions to create the appearance of a complex investment with real economic substance. In reality, the transactions were expertly designed to remove all risk, using circular transactions that cancelled out or were unwound. A 5-year warrant, for example, which was included in the transactions to produce the illusion of a profit potential, was always terminated before any profits were realized. In a transaction involving Mr. Saban, an $800 million loan and stock purchase were added to provide a patina of economic substance, but the way the transaction was structured, it could not realize a profit in comparison to the transaction's fees and other costs. For example, the cost of a collar that capped possible profits at 8% of the total investment reduced a $130 million profit to $13 million, which was then dwarfed by fees totaling $53 million.
Mr. Saban told the Subcommittee staff that POINT was not sold to him as an investment strategy; it was sold to him as a way to avoid taxes that he otherwise would have had to pay on a big capital gain. In his words, he was promised "tax deferral ad infinitum" on a $1.5 billion capital gain, and that's what he paid for.
The key deception in POINT was the fake offshore portfolio that generated fake stock losses sold to partnerships with a false business purpose. The end result was $2 billion in real and taxable capital gains that were supposedly erased.
Professional Blinders
One of the most disturbing aspects of the POINT scheme was the degree to which reputable professionals aided and abetted this abusive tax shelter. Each of the facilitators -- the lawyers, bankers, and brokers -- played critical roles, pulled in hefty fees, but then acted surprised at what the Subcommittee found when it lifted the lid off the black box. Most claimed they had been unaware that no securities had actually been bought or sold, and no real losses generated. No one knew who was behind the tax haven corporations with the $9 billion portfolio, Jackstones and Barnville. The professionals hid behind shaky legal opinions to justify their roles and donned blinders to block out indicators of the sordid business they were involved in. Each participant essentially told the Subcommittee: "I was only responsible for my little piece of this. I didn't know the other parts. It's not my fault."
- Quellos, the architect of the sham, says it doesn't know who owns Barnville and Jackstones.
- EURAM, the UK company that served as the agent in all the deals between Barnville and Jackstones and was paid millions in fees, says it doesn't know who is behind the shell corporations.
- HSBC, the global bank that loaned hundreds of millions of dollars to fuel some of these transactions and knew it was financing deals set up to avoid taxes, says it didn't know who Barnville and Jackstones were, didn't know about key steps in the transactions, and relied on the tax opinions provided by legal counsel.
- The Cravath Swaine partner who put the law firm's seal of approval on POINT and made $125,000 in fees, says he didn't know about the fake trades or the role of Barnville and Jackstones.
- Bryan Cave, another law firm that put its seal of approval on POINT and made over $1 million in fees, disavows knowledge of how the paper portfolio was formed and of the corporations that formed it.
Could it be true that the banks and brokers and lawyers who participated in POINT didn't know what they were involved with? Or is it that they didn't want to know?
The Wyly chart and the POINT chart say it all. They show how broken the system is, and how serious the tax haven abuses have become.
These tax haven abuses are eating away at the fabric of the U.S. tax system, and undermining U.S. laws intended to safeguard our capital markets and financial systems from financial crime. It is long, long past time for our country to shut down their use by U.S. citizens.
One of the reforms recommended in our report would address the key deceptions in the two case studies examined here: the fake economic activity offshore and the fake independence of the offshore trusts and corporations.
This reform would create a presumption regarding who controls an offshore entity and what purpose it is serving, if that entity is located in a jurisdiction deemed to be a tax haven by the U.S. Treasury Secretary. Today, the government has the burden of proving that an individual controls a tax haven trust or shell corporation. It is time to reverse that presumption.
In other words, if you create a trust or corporation in a tax haven jurisdiction, send it assets, or benefit from its actions, Congress should reform the tax law to presume that you control it, that any income is your income, and treat that income and that entity accordingly for tax, securities, and money laundering purposes. An individual could still establish that an offshore entity was independent, but the burden of proof would be on that individual, not the government.
Congress should also enact S. 1565, the Tax Shelter and Tax Haven Reform Act that Senator Coleman and I introduced last year which, among other provisions, would authorize the Treasury Secretary to issue a list of tax havens that don't cooperate with U.S. tax enforcement and eliminate U.S. tax benefits for income in those jurisdictions. The ability to penalize uncooperative tax havens would hand our government a mighty club to combat tax haven abuses.
This hearing and the report we are releasing today shine a needed spotlight into the black box of offshore tax havens. It reveals a system that is corrupt and corrupting. Honest Americans are footing the bill for tax haven abuses, and we need to shut those abuses down.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for the important role you and your staff have played in this matter. Bipartisanship has been the hallmark of this Subcommittee, and you are helping to preserve that critically important tradition. I look forward to the testimony of our witnesses.


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Scope of Practice Issues
Chiropractors are commonly viewed as specialists in back and neck pain. According to a survey by the American Chiropractic Association, problems related to neck, back, and joint pain accounted for nearly nine-tenths of the average chiropractor's practice in 1993.[23]
Beyond a concentration on spinal manipulation, however, chiropractors can hold very different views on the proper scope of chiropractic practice. Some chiropractors still hold to the belief that virtually all health problems can be corrected by spinal adjustment. Among the chiropractic community, these practitioners are commonly referred to as "straights" and are viewed as those chiropractors who confine their treatment practices to spinal manipulation. An increasing number of chiropractors, often referred to as "mixers," acknowledge that other factors can play a role in health problems. In addition to spinal manipulation, mixers may use nutritional methods, herbal remedies, and various types of physiotherapy including heat- and cold-treatments, traction, exercise, massage, and ultrasound.
Straights tend to eschew other forms of medical treatment other than spinal adjustment, noting that this procedure is the traditional role of chiropractors. Mixers are more likely to diagnose medical conditions in addition to spinal abnormalities, and to refer patients to medical practitioners for treatment. The distinction between the two groups is not clear-cut, however. Some straights, for example, use physiotherapy techniques, while some mixers believe that misaligned vertebrae cause the majority of all health problems.[24]
Wide variation in scope of practice
In many states, the predominant views of certain groups of chiropractors have found their way into state regulatory practice. This, coupled with resistance from state medical associations, has resulted in a wide variety of allowable practices from state to state (Exhibit 3). For example, Oregon allows greater latitude to the profession, permitting chiropractors to perform minor surgery, use hypnosis, deliver babies, and prescribe nutritional supplements. In neighboring Washington, the state places strong limits on chiropractors; the licensing law permits none of these practices and procedures allowed in Oregon and does not even allow physiotherapy.[25]
EXHIBIT 3: Allowable Chiropractic Practices in Other States*
Practice by Chiropractor Number of States Allowed Number of States Not Allowed or Questionable
No Answer or Unknown
Venipuncture 34** 18 1 Yes Sell/Dispense any Type of Supplement from Office 45 6 2 Yes Homeopathy 19 31 3 No Surrogate Testing 8 36 9 No Recommend Ibuprofen, Tylenol or Other Over-the-Counter Medication 25 25 3 Yes Report for Examination of School Children Accepted 36*** 15 2 *** Authorized to Sign Death Certificates 23 30 0 Not Allowed* Totals include the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsChiropractic colleges train students in a wide variety of procedures, from vitamin therapy to minor surgery and obstetrics, even though some of these procedures may be legal in only a handful of states. The colleges' perspective, however, is to prepare the student to fully practice in any state. The individual chiropractor then must ascertain, with assistance from the appropriate state licensing board, what is legally permitted in the state in which he or she intends to practice.
** 20 of the 34 states allow venipuncture for diagnostic purposes only.
*** 12 of 36 states including Texas report acceptance of school exam depends on individual school.
SOURCE: Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards.
Article 4512(b) of the Texas Chiropractic Act defines what the practice of chiropractic may include in Texas:A person shall be regarded as practicing chiropractic within the meaning of this Act if the person:
(1) uses objective or subjective means to analyze, examine, or evaluate the biomechanical condition of the spine and musculoskeletal system of the human body;
(2) performs nonsurgical, nonincisive procedures, including but not limited to adjustment and manipulation, in order to improve the subluxation complex or the biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system; or
(3) hold himself out to the public as a chiropractor of the human body or uses the term "chiropractor," "chiropractic," "doctor of chiropractic," "D.C.," or any derivative of these terms in connection with his name....
The practice of chiropractic shall not be construed to include:
(1) incisive or surgical procedures;
(2) the prescribing of controlled substances or dangerous drugs or any drug that requires a prescription; or
(3) the use of x-ray therapy or therapy that exposes the body to radioactive materials....
In this Act, "incisive or surgical procedure" includes but is not limited to making an incision into any tissue, cavity, or organ by any person or implement. It does not include the use of a needle for the purpose of drawing blood for diagnostic testing....
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, the Board shall not adopt a process to certify chiropractors to perform manipulation under anesthesia.[26]
In recent years, this language has been amended to further clarify what chiropractors can and cannot do, but debates over allowable practice continue. Clear guidelines on allowable procedures are critical to TBCE's duty to discipline practitioners operating outside of their scope of practice. Many questions center on practices that, if endorsed by the board, would be eligible for third-party reimbursement through insurance and worker's compensation claims.
TBCE's role in scope-of-practice issues
Most chiropractic procedures and practices are not specifically addressed in statute. The board refers questions of scope to its Technical Standards Committee but has not had a consistent approach for evaluating these issues. In the past, the committee would evaluate each case and respond to individual questions by letter, without public input or notification to other practitioners. More recently, the board has opted to ask for Attorney General opinions on certain issues. During the period the Attorney General's office is deliberating on the opinion, chiropractors are not prohibited from performing the procedure in question.
TBCE has no rules designed to clarify scope of practice. Previous rules pertaining to this area were overturned through the courts.[27] The board's position is that the statute is sufficiently clear and that individual licensees can decide for themselves what is allowable based on the law and their own background and training. Without clear rules, however, the board's ability to enforce the legal provisions is seriously abridged, simply because licensees can always argue that their practice is appropriate based on their own interpretation.
The current confusion regarding statutory provisions on the use of needles (See Recommendation 1) illustrates the limitations of TBCE's passive approach to scope-of-practice issues. TPR's review also noted several requests for clarification on particular procedures; in one case a practicing chiropractor asked the board to create a written document listing exactly what therapeutic techniques Texas chiropractors are allowed to use, noting that he had been denied insurance coverage on several occasions because the board has no such document.[28]
In another recent case, a graduating chiropractic student submitted a list of 53 procedures and asked the board to verify which are not part of the scope of practice in Texas.[29] The list included items from physiotherapy and x-rays to minor surgery and obstetrics. The board referred this request to its Technical Standards Committee; ultimately the student, now a practicing chiropractor, was told to use her best judgment based on what she felt she was appropriately trained to do.[30] According to TBCE, the chiropractor recently withdrew the request.[31] However, the question of allowable procedures still remains unaddressed by the board.
A. TBCE should develop and adopt formal rules establishing clear and detailed guidelines on the permissible scope of practice for Texas chiropractors. The rules should state that procedures not specifically addressed cannot be assumed to be authorized and should be submitted to the board for consideration. These rules should be adopted and published no later than September 1, 1998. This process should involve the multi-disciplinary commission unless it is abolished subsequent to this report.
Formal rulemaking on scope-of-practice issues would give chiropractors better information on allowable practices, allow for public input, and provide for more consistent enforcement.
B. TBCE should adopt rules establishing a process for evaluating scope-of-practice issues brought before the board. This process should involve the multi-disciplinary commission unless it is abolished subsequent to this report.
If new issues arise that go beyond the statutory framework, these should be brought to the Legislature for expansion of the statutory definition of scope of practice.
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Good news for Google Earth gazers: Those images are about to get a whole lot sharper. A new satellite named GeoEye-1 will be lifted into
geosynchronous low earth orbit on August 22, and will deliver peeps at double the sharpness of Google Earth's typical 3-foot resolution. The bird, which is basically an ultra high-resolution digital camera with a huge telescope attached, will be able to deliver clear views of objects measuring just 20 inches across.
The satellite will be able to resolve even sharper images than that, down to 16 inches, but the government won't let us see those pics for security reasons. We're thinking it might be able to see even smaller objects, but they're just not telling us. Even so, this resolution is fine enough to see the shapes of people, but maybe not sharp enough to read license plates. Hit continue to see an example of GeoEye-1's .5-meter pics.
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Dan had the chance to open up his presents from DanRadcliffe.com – as well as from all of those fans who contributed to the ACED Magazine X-mas Edition for him.He was also made aware of the Demelza Fund-raiser that fans participated in as well. To read his response click on the read more link below.
Dear Jenna,
Thank you for the fantastic gifts I received from you and your staffers. I had a great time opening them on Christmas morning and felt very touched that you had all been thinking of me. I LOVED the new edition of ACED – absolutely terrific. I look forward to listening to RADIANT when I have time to focus on it. I am so busy at the moment – filming between Christmas and New Year and preparing for major exams in January! Life is hectic!
I can' t thank you enough for the beautiful autograph book signed by the Killers – I had a great time meeting them with my friends when they were in London and we really enjoyed the concert.
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First day of classes here and everything is good so far. I woke up at 5:30am for some unholy reason, but that meant I had plenty of time to get ready for classes and do homework that I hadn't completed yet.
Probably the most helpful thing I picked up from today's modules is my practice pitch. I got up in front of the classroom and winged what I'd say to a prospective agent and the class seemed very interested in my book, The Name and the Key. I was very encouraged by my classmates and friends, especially since I will be pitching my book to agent Suzie Townsend of the New Leaf Literary Agency. If I do what I did in class today, I think I'll have a positive experience.
In other news, we got our Seton Hill graduating class yearbooks today. They look ridiculously awesome!
My project for the graduating class is our student programs. Seton Hill publishes an official commencement program that communicates the bare bones about the graduating students--our names, the name of our theses, etc.
The student program goes into a little bit more detail about us. I collected headshots, small biographies, and then had everyone write me a biography of their thesis project. The booklet's like 12 pages long, and unfortunately I worked on it up until the last minute...my poor family had to do all of the work for me, assembling the programs after picking it up from Office Max.
On the plus side, here's a photo of the covers. I tried to do an art-nouveau theme (if you notice, the font is the same one from American Horror Story, tee hee!) that I hope looks elegant and funky.
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Meanwhile, I'm killing time in the computer lab until I leave at 5:00pm to listen to my friend +Samantha Holloway read from her thesis, Married to the Wind.
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The Young Marines of Pensacola was established on 15 June 2007. The Unit was started by MSgt Mike Holcomb, GySgt Pete Belanger, Tammy Holcomb and Shirley Belanger in June 2007. September 1st we graduated our first boot camp. Since it was founded, the unit has accounted for over 10,000 community service hours, given out over 500 Young Marine awards and been the recipient of numerous letters of appreciation from local communities, and two Marine Corps League commendations. The Young Marines of Pensacola have been involved with many different organizations like Toys For Tots, Wreaths Across America, and Veterans of Foreign Wars, just to name a few.
In February 2009, Capt. Kenneth Morrow became the Commanding Officer. The Young Marines of Pensacola have been the 1st Florida Regiment's Unit of the Year two years running, 2009 and 2010. We are also the Division 3 Unit of the Year and in the running for National Unit of the Year.
In May 2011, GySgt Pete Belanger became the Unit Commander.


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Our country retreat is located on 5 beautifully landscaped acres in a peaceful setting amid the Tennessee horse farms--close enough to all the action (25-minutes to Nashville), but far enough away from city lights to have a brilliant, starry night sky.
The master bedroom has a comfortable queen bed, large walk-in closet (large enough to use as a small nursery with a Pak-n-Play), and a master bath with a large walk-in shower and double sinks. The second bedroom has a queen bed and private bath with a tub/shower and single vanity. The third bedroom has a queen bed and there are two twin beds in the bonus room. All upstairs rooms have access to the balcony.
We offer more than just a place to sleep! We go out of our way to ensure that your visit to the Nashville/Franklin area is comfortable and enjoyable. All you need to do is show up with your luggage. We provide linens, bath, pool, and hot tub towels, a fully equipped kitchen, etc. When we are in residence on the property, we are happy to meet all your needs. When we're not present, our property manager is a phone call away.
Whether you're looking for a country getaway, a place to stay while attending a conference, or simply a place to relax and let the world go by, you've come to the right place. You can get out and explore the sites and sounds of beautiful middle Tennessee-indulge yourself at a day spa, sightsee in historic downtown Franklin, or shop at nearby Cool Springs Mall. You can stay in and relax with your morning coffee on the patio, take a dip in the pool, enjoy the porch swing while you sip a traditional glass of Southern ice tea with mint you've picked from our herb garden, lounge in the covered pavilion and read a book, play a lively game of ping pong, toast marshmallows at the fire pit, or watch the gorgeous sunsets.
You'll feel comfortable and relaxed in our sunny, country retreat. The kitchen, dining room, baths, and laundry room all have ceramic tile floors; all other rooms downstairs are hard wood, and the upstairs rooms are all carpeted. Beautiful crown moldings accent the main living areas.
Our 5 acres of privacy offer many amenities for relaxing and having fun:
* patio just off the living room and dining room
* a 16 x 34 foot in-ground pool, 3-ft to 8ft deep
* a 24 x 48 foot covered pool pavilion with kitchen
* private sitting area adjacent to the pavilion with HOT TUB and fire pit
* gas grill
* large game room building with 50's diner decor
* ping pong table
* skee ball
* air hockey
* open grassy areas for kids to run and play
* a field for soccer, badminton, etc
* 175 yd. driving range
* parking area large enough for any vehicles-RVs, trailers, boats-also great for younger kids to ride their bikes or rollerblade
Other amenities include Dish satellite TV, DVR, DVD player, extensive DVD library, book library, board games, and WiFi Internet access.
Staying in this area is a rich and colorful experience. Nashville, only 20 miles away, is home to the world of country music-from museums to tours of the stars' homes to the Grand Ole Opry. It's a country-music fan's mecca. You can honky-tonk your way through famous Printer's alley, take in an exhibit at the Frist Center for Visual Arts, or attend a sports event (Sounds baseball, Predator's hockey game, Titan's football game, Vanderbilt football or basketball game).
Franklin, brimming with old town, historic charm, is only 10 miles away. Franklin is one of the oldest towns in Tennessee, and it begs to be explored and appreciated. Spilling over with Southern hospitality, there is an endless array of eateries, antique shops, Victorian and Civil War homes, and battlefields.
Please click the link to our website for more photos, more information, and a list of this year's events and attractions in Nashville and Franklin.
Our property books up about 3 - 6 months in advance, so we recommend that you try to book your dates as soon as possible. If the dates you want are already booked, give us a call anyway and we can put you on a waiting list in case there is a cancellation.
We offer a discounted rate if your party is small enough (1 to 4 people) to use only the first floor of the residence. You would have full use of the main living area on the first floor, but the upstairs would be locked and not used during your stay.
Inviting people to visit you and enjoy the amenities of the property for the day carries a surcharge per day and is limited to no more than 4 additional people at one time.
We have a cleaning check list with over 140 items on it that we complete after each rental. The list is too long to include here, but here are a few of the Aunt Mamie routines that we perform to ensure that everything is fresh and clean for you when you arrive:
1. sanitize all bed pillows, decorator pillows, and upholstered furniture by steam-cleaning
2. replace all sheets, pillow cases, mattress pads, blankets, quilts, and bedspreads or coverlets with freshly laundered linens that have been washed in the hottest water with bleach or bleach alternative.
3. replace all towels and wash cloths—even the ones that look like they may not have been used—with freshly laundered towels and wash cloths that have been washed in the hottest water with bleach or bleach alternative.
4. wash all dishes, glassware, silverware, and cookware in the dishwasher—again, even the ones that look like they may not have been used.
5. disinfect all hard surfaces, cabinets, and drawers in the kitchen and bath
6. wash and disinfect all bathroom tile floors (up close and personal - by hand).
7. vacuum and spot clean all carpeting.
8. have carpet professionally steam-cleaned as needed (about every 3rd to 4th rental).
When you stay with us, you don't have to wonder if the towel you take out of the cabinet might have been slightly used and returned to the cabinet. You don't have to fold the bedspread back so you don't have to touch it. You don't have to worry that the last guest who used that spoon simply rinsed it off and replaced it in the drawer. You can just relax and enjoy yourself.
This home and property has always been a gathering place for family and friends, and it was just a natural extension to open our home to travelers and vacationers who prefer not to stay in an impersonal hotel. When we are in residence, we are 'practically invisible' but we are happy to be as attentive to your needs as you desire while you vacation on the property.
Yvonne Johnson purchased this house in 2003
We chose this location because it's in the country, surrounded by fields and horse farms, but just 10 miles from the center of downtown Franklin or Cool Springs - the hub of shopping, dining, day spas, and entertainment. The pastoral countryside and the sights and sounds of this place encourage you to slow down and enjoy the peacefulness. When you're outside, you can hear the wind chimes and the trickling of fountains, listen to the birds calling to each other from our two dozen Southern pines, and sometime hear a distant farmer's rooster crowing in the morning. If you listen carefully and at just the right time, you can hear the faint whistle of a distant train. When you drive down our road, you'll pass horse farms, a big red barn, a log cabin, a lake, acres of pasture land, and the rolling hills rise up to meet you just as you turn into our driveway - food for the soul everywhere you look. The 200-foot driveway, lined on both sides with crepe myrtles, is an explosion of pink from late July until September. Summer nights are cooler and the stars are brighter here. Fireflies poke holes in the dark and beckon to be captured in glass pickle jars.
Our guests seem to especially love the pool/picnic pavilion and the nostalgic '50's diner located in our 40-ft x 60-ft activities building, filled with automotive memorabilia, antique gas pumps, old general store signs, Coca Cola memorabilia, and an array of model cars and replicas. An old neon restaurant sign, a Tin Lizzy from the 1939 World's Fair, and a 1909 gas pump mark the entrance to the building, and a working, antique skee ball machine, rescued from an old amusement park, provides our guests with hours of fun.
The Franklin and Nashville areas are home to Civil War battlefields and the Grand Ole Opry, antique shopping and music row, fine dining and award-winning barbecue, the Arrington Vineyards and the Parthenon, walking tours of historic sites and bus tours of the homes of the country music starts. There's something for everyone - golf, canoeing, professional and collegiate sports, including football, basketball, hockey, and baseball.
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Dec 1 2014 - Feb 28 2015
3 night minimum stay
Jun 9 2015 - Jun 15 2015
6 night minimum stay
Sep 1 2015 - Nov 24 2015
3 night minimum stay
Thanksgiving Week
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3 night minimum stay
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3 night minimum stay
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Voting Record
Who Keeps Track of Votes?
The Clerk of the House of Representatives maintains a list of votes for each motion and legislation that is voted on by the full House. These are called "roll call votes."
How can I look up a vote cast by Congressman Cassidy?
Simply follow the steps listed below to look up a vote cast by Congressman Cassidy or any other member.
Note: You may want to read all of the steps before clicking on the appropriate links.
Step 1
Visit the Clerk's Roll Call Vote webpage. The far left column labed "Roll" will give you the number of the roll call vote. Moving to the column on the right, you see the date the vote was cast. The "Question" tells you if the vote was on final passage, on an amendment, or as otherwise noted. The "Result" is the outcome: P=passed, F=failed, and A=the amendment was agreed to. The column that is cut off from view on the right tells you the title/descritpion of the measure. All votes are posted in reverse chronological order (most recent at the top).
Step 2
Click on the appropriate "Roll" number on the same row as the title/description that you are interested in. If it is an older vote that you are interested in (must be in the same year), move to the bottom of the screen and you will encounter a similar image as seen on the left. Simply click on a previous set of roll call votes.
Step 3
After clicking on the appropriate roll, you will be taken to this page. Scoll down to see how Congressman Cassidy voted on this measure.
How you can look up votes from previous years?
Visit the Clerk's Legislative Activities webpage and select a different session of Congress in the drop down menu or click on the link entitled Roll Call Votes of Previous Congresses.
Why doesn't the office maintain its own list of votes on this webpage?
Direct access and instructions on how to use the Clerk's records provide fast, complete and unbiased access to all votes cast by Congressman Cassidy. Posting the Clerk's list of votes here would be a duplication of services readily available to the public. Additionally, it has become the practice of other offices (this office not included) to post a partial or select list of votes on their websites. Again, the Clerk's page is complete, accurate and unbaised.
What if I still can't find the information I need?
If you have trouble finding the information you need, please do not hesitate to contact our office.


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The Colorado Mammoth have announced that 15 of the club's 16 regular season games will air on Altitude or Altitude2 networks this season. The networks are on cable in the Rocky Mountain region and can be seen nationally on satellite television providers such as DirecTV. "We are excited to create a new partnership with Altitude that allows Mammoth games to return to TV," said Mammoth President & General Manager Steve Govett.
The Colorado Mammoth will air 15 reguar season games on the Altitude networks this season.
The Colorado Mammoth have announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with Altitude Sports & Entertainment that will make the network the exclusive television home for Mammoth broadcasts for 15 regular-season games.
"We are excited to create a new partnership with Altitude that allows Mammoth games to return to TV," said Mammoth President & General Manager Steve Govett. "Our collective exploration of new technology with the Altitude management team will allow the Mammoth to have the best television exposure in the National Lacrosse League. Altitude once again has shown its commitment not only to the Mammoth but also to the NLL, and fans throughout the league will benefit from this broadcast partnership."
"Fans requested that we air more Mammoth games, especially away games, and we listened," said Shelly Harper, senior vice president of programming and production for Altitude. "This is our way of thanking Mammoth fans and Altitude viewers for their incredible support of the team."
Mammoth coverage begins with the season opener January 8 at 7PM (MT) against the defending NLL champion Washington Stealth at Pepsi Center. Tickets are still available for that contest.
Each Mammoth home game aired on Altitude will be televised live, while road games will be shown on a short delay. Josh Gross will provide play-by-play analysis and Andy Lindahl will provide color commentary for the broadcasts.
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They standardized app development on Xamarin to get the benefits of code-sharing while delivering fully native apps. In December 2012, Rdio was able to sim-ship a major update to their Xamarin-based iOS and Android apps.
"Rdio's mobile app is the best looking and best implemented of the three." (comparing Spotify, Rdio and Google Play)
Because the apps share more than 50,000 lines of code, Rdio was able to release updates for both platforms concurrently and devote more time to new features and user experience.
"Xamarin offers the best of all worlds. We are able to deliver high performance, native apps that, until Xamarin, were only possible with Objective-C and Java. Sharing over 50,000 lines of code across platforms gives us more time to spend on great user experiences."


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Man charged with DUI; child crueltyNovember 06,2013Crash triggers
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FAIR HAVEN A Minnesota man charged with drunken driving after a crash in a fast-food drive-thru has also been charged with cruelty to a child because a 3-year-old was in the car, police said.
Curtis C. Labande, 22, of Crosby, Minn., was arrested Halloween night after Fair Haven Police were called to the McDonalds restaurant on Washington Street.
A breath test indicated that Labandes blood-alcohol level was .144 percent, police said. The legal limit for driving in Vermont is .08 percent.
Labande was cited to appear in Rutland criminal court at a later date.MORE IN This Just InBURLINGTON - The Auxiliary Bishop of Indianapolis has been appointed the 10th Bishop of... Full StoryCandlelight vigils held to raise awareness for the homeless take place all over the country each... Full StoryAfter years of steadfast promises, Gov. Full Story
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- RICHARD'S POOR ALMANACK: In 1972, Christmas bombing of North Vietnam ordered by President Richard Nixon, most lethal strikes of the war; in 1989, U.S. invades Panama to depose, arrest and charge Gen. Manuel Noriega with drug trafficking, racketeering.
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Rodgers: No special treatment for son at Anfield
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers insists his son Anton will get no preferential treatment when the two come face to face at Anfield on Sunday
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers insists his son Anton will get no preferential treatment when the two come face to face at Anfield on Sunday
Brendan Rodgers is likely to freshen up his side with a few changes for the FA Cup third round visit of League One Oldham
Sacked Oldham forward Cristian Montano has "vehemently denied" allegations of spot-fixing
Oldham have sacked forward Cristian Montano for gross misconduct following his arrest in a spot-fixing investigationRead the full story
Six people remain in custody after being arrested following allegations that a player rigged a Championship game for cashRead the full story
Wolves suffered a first-round FA Cup exit following a 2-1 defeat to Oldham in their replay at MolineuxRead the full story
Wolves hit back to earn a 1-1 draw at Oldham in the FA Cup first round and ensure the two sides will go again in a replay at Molineux.Read the full story
Good chat with Lee Johnson this morning. Told us he still uses Subbuteo to demonstrate things to players #oafc
Ambitious Salford Red Devils owner Marwan Koukash has revealed he wants to buy Oldham Athletic.
The millionaire racehorse owner shook the rugby league world last week by making a raft of high-profile signings including former Man of Steel Rangi Chase, and he has now set his sights on expanding his sporting portfolio.
Koukash has targeted Latics and the town's rugby league team, insisting he would build a new multi-purpose stadium for the pair.
– Koukash speaking to Press Association Sport.
I had discussions with Simon (Corney, Oldham Athletic chairman) three months ago.
Simon knows that I'm very interested in the club. At the end of the day for it to happen you need a willing seller and a willing buyer. For me, I would be interested in going ahead if the deal is right for the club.
It's very much at the preliminary stages. Of course I'm interested, there's no point in hiding it.
Leeds United have announced the signing of Oldham striker Matt Smith on a two-year deal.
Relegation-threatened Oldham have announced the appointment of rookie manager Lee Johnson as their new bossRead the full story
Doncaster ended resurgent Hartlepool's seven-game unbeaten run as they defeated them 3-0 to stay top of npower League OneRead the full story
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by Kraig Becker
While most young men his age are busy with their college studies or getting a fledgling careers on track, 19-year old Parker Liautaud has much higher aspirations in mind. Later this year he will travel to the Antarctic where he'll attempt to set a new speed record for traveling on foot from the coast to the South Pole – covering a distance of nearly 400 miles in the process. If successful, he'll also become the youngest man to ever make that journey as well.
Weather permitting, Parker plans to launch his South Pole expedition from the Ross Ice Shelf on December 3. He and his expedition partner Dough Stoup will be traveling unsupported, which means they will pull heavy sleds containing all of their gear and supplies behind them as they go. On their way to the Pole they'll face high winds, unexpected storms and difficult whiteout conditions, all of which will make forward progress nearly impossible at times. Temperatures will range from -18°F down to as low as -70°F as the two men struggle to cross the highest, driest, coldest desert on the planet.
If Parker and Doug hope to have a chance at the record there will be little room for error and certainly no rest days along the way. In order to reach the South Pole in record time they will need to complete the entire journey in just 22 days. In order to accomplish that very difficult task they'll have to average 18 miles per day, often in extreme conditions. They plan to ski roughly 12-hours each day while spending another four hours making and breaking camp. The rest of the time will be spent resting and regaining their energy to do it all again on the following day.
This Antarctic adventure isn't just about setting a speed record however. Parker will also deploy a new lightweight, high tech weather station that will take a variety of readings as he travels across the frozen continent. That device will collect meteorological data every 30 minutes which could provide important insights into the impact of climate change on the region. The team will also collect samples of Antarctic snow that will later have their isotopic composition analyzed as well. Those samples could also prove invaluable in understanding the way our planet is changing.
Despite being just 19-years old, Parker is already a veteran polar explorer. He and Doug have skied to the North Pole together on three previous expeditions, although none of them have covered as much distance as this South Pole speed attempt. Still, traveling in the Arctic presents its own set of unique challenges and those experiences will have prepared Parker well for this expedition.
You'll be able to follow the journey at WillisResillience.com. Right now the site has a clock counting down to the start of the expedition but promises more information will be coming soon.


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Myths About Refugees
MYTH: Canada respects the rights of all refugees and immigrants living in Canada.
Canadians are rightly proud of our Charter of Rights and Freedoms and our human rights commitments, but our record is not spotless. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has repeatedly criticized Canada for its slowness in reuniting refugee families.Furthermore, new laws for determination are reliant upon a refugee's country of origin. Therefore not all refugees are treated equally.
MYTH: People who use smugglers are less likely to be refugees in need of protection.
This is false. People fleeing persecution often have no choice but to turn to smugglers to help them escape. How people arrive in Canada tells us nothing about why they left their country of origin. To decide if they need Canada's protection we need to know why they left and what dangers they face if they returned.
MYTH: Refugee claimants pose threats to Canada's security.
Refugee claimants are not threats to security – they are seeking security and protection from threats to their own lives.By definition, refugee claimants present themselves to the Canadian government. Anyone meaning to harm Canada or Canadians would never choose to do this because an antagonist wants to remain unknown to authorities.
MYTH: Canada does more than its share to assist refugees and asylum seekers when compared to other countries.
On the contrary, international law recognizes that refugees often have no choice but to enter a country of asylum illegally.
MYTH: Refugee claimants are "queue jumpers."
This is false. There is no queue for refugees. International law guarantees that people fleeing persecution have the right to go to another country and seek asylum - that is why Canada has a refugee determination system.If your life is in danger, you run. You do not stand still and wait for help to come to you.


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Athletics Hall of Fame
Firebird Friends, Family, and Fans,
We would like to announce the date of the 3rd annual Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Dinner. The event will be held on Saturday, February 15th. Please see below the save the date for event details. Also, please feel free to visit http://udcfirebirds.com/Athletic_Hall_of_Fame for additional information or to register for the event.
For more info contact: Matthew C. Rienzo, Associate Director of Athletics for Marketing and Communications, 202.274.6796
To purchase tickets click here.


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