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When I published my tomatillos post yesterday I didn't realize St. Patrick's Day was today. But when I saw that green was popping up everywhere I decided to join the party. Don't you love green? Green is life, like the saying goes. Green announces the coming of spring after a long, cold winter and green is the color of some of my favorite produce (avocados, tomatillos and poblanos) so making food with that lovely color is always a lot of fun for me.
I wanted to prepare something with the beautiful tomatillos I used for my pictures yesterday and I wanted to try something different. I thought long and hard (about 5 minutes) and decided to make a salsa verde lasagna. I love regular tomato sauce lasagna, but I also love experimenting with it.
What I did for this lasagna was very similar to my pumpkin lasagna only with some changes:
For the salsa verde I used:
- 1 lb tomatillos
- 1 onion
- cilantro
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 TBSP olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, finely minced
- 1 cup Guinness
- salt, pepper and spices (you know the ones you always use to make Italian food taste better)
I didn't put any peppers in it since I used spicy Italian sausage
The preparation was simple:
- Roast tomatillos and blend with onion, cliantro and chicken broth.
- In a saucepan saute garlic in olive oil and add Guinness. Bring to a boil and pour salsa verde. Season to taste and add spices.
- Simmer for 15 minutes. Taste and if the salsa is too tart for you add 1 TBSP of dark sugar.
The filling was the same than in this recipe (minus the pumpkin) and I cooked 1 green bell pepper with the Italian sausage. The result was a very unique lasagna. I love tomatillos and I love lasagna, so in my mind it was the perfect marriage. And in reality? Well, I can only say that I will be making it next time I want to impress somebody. Yup, it was a new tomato experience.
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Ben, it looks so delicious and perfect for today!
Wow you used guiness , that is really new for me.
Lasagna looks delicious, i especially love those crunchy green asparagus in the side. -
The Guiness is a great twist Ben!
I love lasagna! Any lasagna really but this one sounds terrific – apart from the fact that I will probably not be able to find any tomatillos anywhere in Holland..:(
Love Tomatillos! I could just slurp salsa verde all up just like that. Unique recipe fit for the day!
Green is a beautuful colour Ben. Happy St. Paddy's Day to you as well:D
I have never had tomatillos before and I know that I am missing out big time! The lasagna looks delicious!!!
Wonderful colours and the lasagna does sound unique! Happy St Pats Day Ben!
ay que rico!! lasagna nunca me ha gustado mucho pero si hecho super rico, me'ncanta!
Happy St. Patrick's Day Ben and your lasagna sound delicious with the Guiness.


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Leftover chili at our house. I don't put beans in mine, just meat, onion, garlic, tomato sauce, cumin and chili powder (lots), plus some water. How do you make yours? It will sure be good on this cold day in Florida. I think the high was 65. Dang!
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- Posted by Marilyn_Sue (My Page) on Tue, Oct 30, 12 at 17:29
I made chili soup of course I put either tomato juice or V-8 in mine and elbow pasta. This time I sort of hurried it along as it has not been a good day, just browned hamburger, with chopped onion, a can of Chili Magic, some chili powder, a can of red beans, and the V-8 juice and a can of petite chopped tomatoes. After it simmers awhile, add the cooked and drained pasta, salt and pepper to taste. Sometimes I put peppers and zucchini in it too. Well, my freezer in my side by side is not freezing and everything was soft but cold, just about everything got dumped. So it had to be cleaned out and I turned up the temp on the freezer side and will see what happens overnight. Then with all the mess I had to mop the kitchen and family room. Too windy to take the trash cans out to the road this evening and they come too early for me to have it out there in the morning. I am still hungry so will see if I have any canned fruit. Maybe a little cottage cheese. Sue |
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Today was our end of the year golf luncheon. I'm not so hungry for dinner. Will probably make DH a quesadilla or something else easy for dinner. |
I fixed what I consider a comfort food meal....black beans, fried potatoes, and ham. Except for the fact I use dried beans that I've cooked myself, my chili would be very similar to yours Patti. I make my own chili powder and I like lots of it, too. Shirley |
Home made macaroni and cheese, and meat loaf. When I make chili, I use ground beef, onion, celery, tomato sauce, and kidney beans. |
Glenda, I'm getting in the mood for fish and we have some cod in freezer. I love creamed corn--know what you are talking about is REAL creamed corn. I'm sure it was delicious. Sue, I'd eat any soup with V-8. :-) I don't think I've ever seen chili magic. Who makes it? I usually put pasta in mine, but didn't this time. Tonight, we'll just have it with grated jack cheese and crackers. Didn't make the cornbread, since I'm too lazy ;-) Two.25, I wish I could have a garden. I'd just grow corn and carrots. Nothing better than those sweet carrots fresh from the garden. I'm ao envious! Georgysmom, sorry your golfing season is over, well, sort of. Hope you have more time for your virtual friends now. I just love reading about your great meals (and getting the recipes ;-) |
- Posted by Marilyn_Sue (My Page) on Tue, Oct 30, 12 at 19:16
Patti, Bush's makes it. It comes in a rather smallish can in I think hot, medium and mild. I always get the mild. None of us would be able to eat it if it were too hot. Our church's chili supper is coming up on Nov. 10th. All the chili suppers in this area are not really chili but chili soup. I have been asked to bring pies. I am thinking pumpkin or sweet potato. No black raspberries to donate this year. Sue |
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I actually cooked tonight. Had fish, rice, and lima beans. |
Shirley, that sure sounds good. I wish I could make good fried potatoes like my mother--nice and crispy outside and soft inside. Mine are usually all crispy and sort of greasy. Ick! Bet yours were good. Tami, glad to hear from you and you have electricity and fared through the worst of the storm. I kept hearing about OH on TV during the night. Did you get snow? They were saying OH was going to get dumped on. I thought about putting celery in the chili while I was making it yesterday. I'd just read a recipe that called for it and we like the taste it adds to stuff. I'll try it next time. Sue, was it too dry for the berries? This time of year pumpkin pie tastes so good, though. Schoolhouse, I'm glad Harry didn't see your dinner or he'd have run right over there. Limas are one of his favorite vegetables. |
Patti, some of Ohio did, but not where I am. Lots of rain and wind, tho. The power only went out a couple of times for a few minutes, just enough that I had to reset the clocks a couple of times. We would have had a wet basement if DS hadn't come over. He came in the side door, and noticed that water was bubbling up beside the garage from the sump pump. Something is plugging the drain tile. DH was afraid that the sump pump wouldn't be able to keep up with all the ground water, so he went to Lowes and got a submersible pump with a garden hose fitting on it. He put that in the sump hole and ran a garden hose out and down the driveway, and has had that running non stop since about 6pm yesterday. We have stayed dry because of it! He stayed home from work today to keep an eye on it. The sump pump is still running to give you an idea of how much water is in the ground around the house. As we are on a septic system, we are using as little water as possible. Sponge bath, ect. I will be glad to get a shower! It's a small price to pay, tho. I did forget to say, salt pepper paprika, and chili powder in my chili! DH wants diced tomatoes in it, but doesn't get it often. And I don't measure. Sometimes I use ground turkey, ground chicken, or ground lamb, sometimes a combination, but mostly just ground beef. YUM! Might be tomorrow's dinner! And maybe some Jiffy cornbread! I am not big on cornbread, but for some reason I've been craving it. |
Mike is gone to Tucson for jury selection tomorrow morning. I went out for dinner with Gene and Judy to KFC buffet. |
Mike is gone to Tucson for jury selection tomorrow morning. I went out for dinner with Gene and Judy to KFC buffet. |
I told Jody to bring me some Church's chicken on his way home from the boat, so that is what I had. I didn't have to cook. |
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The Washington Public Service Commission does not have the jurisdiction to regulate a business which operates a community antenna system for the distribution of television broadcasting.
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November 22, 1954
Honorable Murray E. TaggartProsecuting AttorneyWalla Walla CountyWalla Walla, Washington Cite as: AGO 53-55 No. 346
Dear Sir:
We are in receipt of your letter of October 15, 1954, in which you request an opinion as to whether a company known as the Blue Mountain Television Corporation is subject to the jurisdiction of the Washington Public Service Commission.
In your letter of October 15, you state that this corporation holds a franchise granted by the city of Walla Walla to construct and operate a coaxial cable system for the distribution of television signals throughout the city of Walla Walla. You also said that the corporation has constructed an antenna tower on the outskirts of the city of Walla Walla where it receives signals from the Spokane television stations, which are then distributed via cables to their subscribers in the city of Walla Walla. This cable, it appears, is strung on the electrical and telephone poles of the Pacific Power & Light Company and the Pacific Telephone Company, which are used to guide this cable into the city of Walla Walla. In conclusion, you asked whether a company conducting this type of business is subject to the jurisdiction of the Washington Public Service Commission.
It is our conclusion that the Washington Public Service Commission does not have jurisdiction over a business which operates a community antenna system for the distribution of television broadcasting.
[[Orig. Op. Page 2]]
The answer to your question calls for an analysis of three sections of the Revised Code of Washington. The first section is RCW 43.53.050, which deals with the general powers and duties of the Commission. This statute reads as follows:
"The public service commission shall:
"(1) Exercise all the powers and perform all the duties prescribed therefor by this chapter and by Titles 22, 80 and 81 [[Titles 22, 80, and 81 RCW]], or by any other law.
"(2) Regulate in the public interest, as provided by the public service laws, the rates, services, facilities, and practices of all persons engaging in the transportation by whatever means of persons or property within this state for compensation, and related activities; including, but not limited to, air transportation companies, auto transportation companies, express companies, freight and freight line companies, motor freight companies, motor transportation agents, private car companies, railway companies, sleeping car companies, steamboat companies, street railway companies, toll bridge companies, storage warehousemen, and wharfingers and warehousemen.
"(3) Regulate in the public interest, as provided by the public service laws, the rates, services, facilities, and practices of all persons engaging within this state in the business of supplying any utility service or commodity to the public for compensation, and related activities; including, but not limited to, electrical companies, gas companies, irrigation companies, telegraph companies, [[Orig. Op. Page 3]] telephone companies, and water companies." (Emphasis supplied)
While this section seems to contain a very broad grant of jurisdiction the words "Regulate in the public interest, as provided by the public service law" have a limiting effect on the Commission's authority. This is due to the fact that the statutes which give the Washington Public Service Commission its jurisdiction to regulate utilities and carriers provide in general only for the regulation of certain specified types of business known as public service companies. These public service companies are defined in sections 80.04.010 and 81.04.010 of the Revised Code of Washington. RCW 80.04.010 defines a public service company to include every gas company, electrical company, telephone company, telegraph company, and water company. RCW 81.04.010 further defines a public service company to include every common carrier. Common carriers are then defined by this statute as railroads, railroad companies, street railroads, street railroad companies, steamboat companies, express companies, car companies, sleeping car companies, freight companies, freight line companies and every company and every state or town owning, controlling, operating or maintaining any such agency for public use in the conveyance of persons or property for hire.
It is a general rule of law that when interpreting the intent of the legislature in the enactment of a particular law the express mention of one thing or a class of things in a statute implies that other things of that class are meant to be excluded from the application of the statute. State v. Thompson, 38 Wn. (2d) 774;Ramsay v. Dept. of Labor and Industries, 36 Wn. (2d) 410 andState ex rel. Port of Seattle v. Dept. of Public Service, 1 Wn. (2d) 102. A consideration of this rule would seem to indicate that since television companies have been omitted from the wording of these statutes the Washington Public Service Commission has no jurisdiction over their operations. The effect of this mentioned rule is also reinforced by the fact that the courts of the state of Washington have held in a long line of decisions that the Washington Public Service Commission is a statutory body and has only the power and authority that has been expressly vested in it by the legislature. As such a statutory body, it is further said that the commission has no inherent powers but only those powers that have been expressly granted to it by the legislature or must by implication be conferred upon it as a necessary incident to the exercise of the powers expressly granted. State ex rel. P.U.D. v. Dept. of [[Orig. Op. Page 4]] Public Service, 21 Wn. (2d) 201;State ex rel. P. S. N. Co. v. Dept. of Transportation, 33 Wn. (2d) 448; North Bend Stage Lines, Inc., v. Schaaf, 199 Wash. 621 andState ex rel. North East Transportation Co. v. Schaaf, 198 Wash. 52.
We realize that an argument could be made in support of jurisdiction by the Washington Public Service Commission along the line of reasoning that is expressed inState ex rel. Spokane United Railroads v. Dept. of Public Service, 191 Wash. 595. In this case, the court held that although the term "motor buses" is not specifically mentioned within the definition of a common carrier, the operation of motor buses is subject to the jurisdiction of the commission. Our court in this respect observed as follows:
"From the fact that, in defining common carriers, the statute mentioned street railroads and street railway companies, but did not mention motor busses, it does not necessarily follow that it was the legislative intent that motor busses should not come under the operation of the law."
However, this decision calling a motor bus a common carrier, under a statute that mentions street railroads and street railroad companies, could hardly be authority for including a television company under the authority of a statute that mentioned telephone and telegraph companies. This is due to the fact that a company that offers bus transportation performs a very similar service to that offered by street railroad companies, and to other transportation agencies also defined as common carriers. However, the business of supplying television programs by a coaxial cable is not a similar utility to any of those mentioned in the statute cited above. The effect of the reasoning expressed in theSpokane United Railway case is also limited by the later case ofNorth Bend Stage Lines, Inc. v. Schaaf, supra. This case strictly follows the rule that since the Washington Public Service Commission is a statutory body, its authority is limited to the power vested in it by statute. Under this case it was held that a charter bus service was not subject to regulation by the Washington Public Service Commission either as a common carrier or as an auto transportation company.
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We might also add that it is doubtful in our mind whether the state regulatory bodies have any jurisdiction to regulate television companies at this time, due to the broad authority given to the Federal government under the Federal Communications Act. The case ofL & B Dumont Laboratories v. Carroll 184 F. (2d) 153, Cert. denied, February 26, 1951, 340 U.S. 929, 95 L.Ed. 670, 71 S.Ct. 490 is authority for this proposition. In this case a regulation which required that all motion picture films intended to be broadcast on television in the state of Pennsylvania be submitted to State Board for censorship purposes was held invalid. This was said to be due to the fact that television is interstate commerce and Congress, by the Communications Act of 1934, preempted the entire field of regulating communication by radio and television, including that of censorship. In this case, the court stated on page 156:
"We think it is clear that Congress has occupied fully the field of television regulation and the field is no longer open to the states."
See alsoU. S. v. National Football League, 116 Fed. Supp. 327, holding that radio and television are clearly interstate commerce, and 39 Am. Bar Assn. Journal, P. 574. Based on the reasoning set forth above, it would appear that in spite of some authority to the contrary found in the opinions of the attorneys general in other states, the sounder conclusion in this state under our public service law is that the Washington Public Service Commission does not have jurisdiction over a company supplying television programs by means of a coaxial cable.
Very truly yours,
DON EASTVOLDAttorney General
QUNBY R. BINGHAMAssistant Attorney General


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MADERA, Calif. (AP) - The pilot of a small plane emerged unharmed from an emergency landing along a Madera County highway during the weekend.
Sheriff's spokeswoman Erica Stuart tells the Fresno Bee that the incident happened late Sunday afternoon while the pilot was flying from Carlsbad, California, to Reno, Nevada.
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Getting ready to close our pool so I need to work balancing the water. Today the water temp was 56 degrees and I used a Color-Q Pro 7 for testing. Readings were as follows:
Knowing the CL & TCL are too high I turned off the SWG. As for the ALK should I raise it before I close or wait until I open in the spring? I was a bit surprised to see the hardness reading of 455, same question, should I lower it prior to closing? Thanks for your help |
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Business travellers are beating a path to Brazil these days, and for good reason.
Its rapidly growing economy was the world's seventh largest in 2011 and is now larger than economies in the United Kingdom, France and Italy. Brazil recently declared energy independence as a result of its massive biofuels program, based on sugarcane and ethanol production. Most business travellers have flown aboard one of the thousands of Embraer jets the country exports around the world every year. And Petrobras, Brazil's state oil company, continues to discover massive new oil fields off the coast of Rio de Janeiro.
Evidence of the increase in business travel to Rio is reflected in its hotel rates — which jumped a hefty 13% in 2011 compared to 2010. In terms of commerce, it might surprise some that Rio actually Brazil's "second city" after the economic powerhouse of Sao Paulo — where hotel rates soared a painful 24% in 2011.
Even if you do not travel to Rio on business, there will soon be more reasons to go. The city will host the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and the Summer Olympic Games come to town just two years later in 2016, both of which will spur big growth from tourism and construction in the city.
While most business takes place in Rio's northern downtown financial centre, most international travellers tend to stay in hotels on or near the beaches in Copacabana and Ipanema in the Zona Sul, or southern zone. The JW Marriott on Copacabana beach is one of the newer, more modern and sophisticated hotels among a sea of aging grand dames in the area. It has all the touches you would expect at a JW Marriott -- wi-fi, deluxe breakfast buffet, concierge club level (with dramatic beach views) and a popular sushi restaurant. The best (and most expensive) rooms look out to the beach across the street.
For a more elegant, old world experience, consider the 216-room Copacabana Palace hotel, built in 1923. One sign that the gorgeous eight-storey, sugar-white hotel has kept up with the times: free high-speed Internet access in all rooms. With several restaurants and bars, a spa, large pool, nightclub and the beach across the street, there is little reason to venture much beyond the hotel -- which might be a good thing because venturing out after dark in much of Rio is not such a great idea.
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Sydney, May 19 (ANI): Australian Test batsmen David Warner is likely to be charged with detrimental public comment for his Twitter outburst under Cricket Australia's (CA) code of conduct, delivering a setback to his leadership aspirations.
Condemning Warner, CA's high-performance chief Pat Howard had confirmed that Warner will be disciplined after using the social networking site to launch a savage attack on cricket journalists Malcolm Conn and Robert Craddock, News.com.au reports.
According to the report, the Test opener, who took to Twitter to direct an expletive-laden blast after taking exception to articles critical of the Indian Premier League, may be charged if it is proven his Twitter account was not hacked.
Criticising Warner's actions, Howard said that the attack was unnecessary, adding that he is seeking an explanation from Warner, who labelled one of the journalists as a "p…k" and branded the other an 'old fart'.
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Stating that he had been made aware of Warner's comments and will be reviewing them, Howard further said that the circumstances do not look positive for Warner, adding that the CA needs to be consistent and transparent
According to Howard, although the CA encourages players and even staff to engage with fans on the social platform, it is necessary for them to maintain the responsibility and the delicate balance between jokes and abuse, adding that he expected the cricketers to maintain the high standards of the game.
The report mentioned that the combative left-hander had spoke recently of his desire to succeed Michael Clarke as Australian captain, but the Twitter indiscretion is sure to be a black mark against his name.
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"We're going for a seamless integration of our retail stores and our online site, meaning that someone could walk in our stores, go to an electronic online station and order products or business services from Office-Max.com," says Steve Baisden of OfficeMax. "If they can't find that favorite red pen in the store, for example, they can order it online in the store and have it delivered to their business the next day." OfficeMax is not the only retailer heading in this direction. "The Internet is going to be a tool for our customers to run their business online, not just to buy products. So the integration of the services in addition to the products we sell is a great focus," says Monica Luechtefeld, executive vice president of e-commerce at Office Depot.
At press time, however, Office Depot announced it would be closing 67 stores nationwide, along with three in Canada. "They're stores that are by and large not in great locations," explains Luechtefeld. "They [sell to] customers whom we're going to [service] through our catalog, mail order and sales force. We're not leaving [those] customers-we just won't be servicing them in a retail store."
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MISSOULA — A 17-year-old boy is in custody after allegedly firing shots into the air on two separate occasions during a verbal disagreement between two groups of teenagers Monday night.
The Missoula County Sheriff's Department reported that two groups of juveniles were arguing near Big Sky High School when the boy left the argument to get a firearm from his car.
Missoula County Sheriff's Capt. Brad Giffin said the boy then fired several shots into the air.
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we live in a 75 year old house. we seem to have an excessive amount of dust. i do have dogs but they are groomed daily and i run air cleaners. we have window unit a/c. floors are hardwood. if i don't vacuum daily then we have monster dust bunnies. could it be from old insulation? this is what hubby thinks but the ceilings are in pretty good shape and sheetrock. could the floors be the issue?
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You do not have central AC. Do you have a forced air furnace, or do you heat by other means. If you have forced air, you should consider having the vents cleaned professionally and use ONLY the special filters like the ones endorsed by the American Lung Assoc, made by MMM. They are costly, up to $20 each, but last 3 months. If you do not have a forced air heating system, your house may be very poorly insulated so that dust seeps in from many different places. Have you checked? One way to check for this is to hire someone to do an energy audit of your house. They come with special equipment to find out whether there is heat loss and where. |
Caroleena, I had to laugh when I saw your post- we moved into our 110 year old house in December and I've been shocked by the amount of dust that this house produces! I was just joking about it with my neighbor, who also commented on it. I think that old houses just have more dust. I'm not a huge dusting person, and in our old house (which was 60 years old) dusting once a month or so was fine. Some areas I'd dust more, some less, but in our new house, a month passes and it looks like a year's worth of dust is clogging up everything. I at first chalked it up to the construction that we are doing in our kitchen, but now I think it's just the old house. I'll bet that haus proud has a good point on the insulation, but if you think about it, there are just so many more spaces that have aged and have stored dust for awhile. So, I can't offer any advice, but I can offer comrade-ship. Our dust bunnies can hang together. Please post if you find a good solution- |
Two days after vacumming the entire house (five levels) we will have dust bunnies...ok cat hair tumbleweeds to be honest, rolling across the floor. This never happened when we had carpet, but now that we're down to all wood...the fur is rolling! I believe this might have been happening with carpet but the fur was kind enough to imbed itself in the carpet so I didn't know what a bunch of piggies lived in my house :oP By the way...my home is a 1980's townhouse with forced air in Alaska (land of glacier dust...it's amazingly awful). I think your issue has more to do with the dust having no where to hide :) (Which sucks LOL) |
If you have heating vents, have the pros come in and clean them out. They do a vacuum/suction type process that goes back to the furnace. This made a huge difference in the dust quantity of our house. All the previous house projects had deposited years of crud in the vents and each time the blower turned on, the dust recirculated back in. We also change our furnace filter monthly. |
thanks for your input. we have space heaters - the kind that look like old open wood stoves. due to the climate here- we live in southeast alabama about 90 miles from the gulf of mexico we use our ac almost year round. i think we need more insulation. i had to laugh about the "hair balls"- we have 4 pomeranians and they should be bald by now with all the hair bunnies i vacuum up! |
- Posted by energy_rater_la (My Page) on Sat, May 30, 09 at 22:00
haus proud has the answer. sealing the air leakage in the house will reduce the dust. openings from living space into attic can be hidden behind ceiling moldings, light fixtures, cabinets..and many places. finding these sites and properly sealing then will stop dust and make house easier to heat and cool. just a hint..look for spiderwebs, as spiders build where air moves. once you seal the air leaks..then insulate. I had to laugh about the hair balls also. |
I've just been checking in to see what everyone else had to say, because we sure have a dusty house, too. I went snooping around internet sites devoted to dust just to see what the supposed experts had to say. I'd always been told most dust in homes are organic, from skin cells (blech). But, there seems to be dust and then other dust. The last house I lived in was close to a cement plant. Needless to say, everything was covered in dust all the time and it was nasty dust and seemed to eat into finishes. The home I live in now is also dusty, but it's a different sort of dust. I noticed that our seldom used country road is now a busy road and the dust has increased since then, a lot. We also get dust from out of the chimney openings, dark, sooty dust. Add to that four cats and a dog .......lots more dust. And last but not least, I am a professional 'gardener' so to speak and I track in unGodly mounts of soil and organic matter and when it gets walked on, more dust. My dh does our groundswork and his feet track in even more. I also own an older house in town, and I have noticed that sooty dust is streaking the walls adjacent to windows now, probably coal dust caught behind the sills and frame and leaking out. It's not just old houses. My son and his wife built a brand spanking new house on their farm. Put in nice shiney wood floors and I asked my DIL if the dust from the construction had settled, and dust seems to be a way of life on their shiny floor even though it's not from new construction. I am sitting here chuckling, because when I was cooking supper tonight, I looks up and there are cobwebs strung between the two glass shades of our island lights over the counters. I JUST CLEANED THEM! I told him it was like living in the Adams family house. We don't have forced air heat, have a new boiler and hot water heat. Doesn't seem to matter if the windows are open or shut. We have DUST. One website I went to suggested you take a strong magnifying lens and look at some of your dust to see what it looks like. If the particles are fluffy, it's probably from fiber like rugs or upholstery, or if it's flaky it's animal dander, etc. Sounded sensible. |
- Posted by antiquesilver (My Page) on Sat, May 30, 09 at 23:30
Energy Rater - it doesn't seem to matter if the dogs have long hair or short. I have 5 basset hounds (short hair) & I could make a new dog out of the fur that's collected weekly. You have to wonder why they aren't bald! |
i guess the 3 kittens in my kitchen won't help my dust problem- lol. they were rescues and it seems i am destined to be engulfed by animal hair. we are, however, going to replace some doors and windows and add insulation. old houses are like old folks- always have a sore spot that needs fixin' < i speak from experience> |
I also live in a old house and if a pro came in i think they might just tear it down. There are so many holes and ugh its a nightmare. Well I also have dust issues and I looked at my vents and ducts and they seriously need cleaned. it doesnt matter what filter you use if your ducts are cleaned because when dirt hair and other ucky stuff falls in the vents and then when the furnace turns on the ucky stuff just blows right out. At least that is my observation. We need to get our vents and ducts replaced and then put insulation on them :) |
- Posted by columbusguy1 (My Page) on Sat, Feb 11, 12 at 15:35
Replacing ducts sounds like a needless expense, Jessica...having them cleaned is probably a lot cheaper. The dust will settle into the vents and enter the ducts, so having them insulated won't stop that--it will keep more heat in them, but that's it. I would imagine that my own ducts have never been cleaned, since after the original long-term owners, no one stayed more than five or six years--that's why so much of my house is still original. For a fact, I know I would turn up several screwdrivers (dropped by me), and probably some coinage and gods know what else from previous owners! The manual for my old '58 Kirby vacuum shows a man in his basement using it's portable attachments to clean the tops of his ductwork--in a white shirt and tie, no less!! :) |
We had a home built in 1914 that was extremely dusty. Then we installed storm windows over the double-hungs -- and the dust was cut down tremendously! |
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Each candidate filled out our own personalized League-style questionnaire.
How many years have you lived in Maine?: 41 yrs.
What experiences, motivations, and leadership styles will make you an effective School Committee representative?:
I have been a full-time law Professor for 40 years. I am currently an Emeritus Prof.
I have taught courses in state-local govt. and administrative law; I have a graduate degree in economics; I have been on the City Council and the Planning Board. This background gives
me familiarity with the workings of govt. I would apply this background to current issues that confront the school board. I am also a committed supporter of public schools. I attended
them growing up; my four children all attended Portland schools and benefitted from that experience. I care about the city and the school system
If elected, what would your top three priorities be? How do they affect young people in Portland?:
Obviously the budgetary crisis of the moment must be solved, and long-run budget stability needs to be achieved; School consolidation linked with the capital improvement needs of particularly our elementary schools is also important. Finally, developing and maintaining a curriculum that meets the needs of today's high-tech society and the largest number of Portland students is an important and on-going responsibility. Young people, all of the citizens of Portland, will be benefitted if these three areas of concern can be handled more effectively than they have in the recent past.
Please share one positive change you have seen in our schools and in the School Committee over the last year?:
The Council, School Board, parent committee addressing the Clifford school issues augurs well for the future.
Please share one frustrating change you have seen in our schools and in School Committee over the last year?:
The continued and deepening inclination of the School Board and the Administration
to leave the City Council and the public out of critical decision making.
What competing responsibilities do you have: professionally and personally?:
Having retired from full-time teaching I am freer than I have been in years. I am teaching one course a year; I am writing a great deal; but my schedule is largely of my own making-- thus taking on school board responsibilities is both possible and something I would welcome.
How would you make Portland schools more effective and cost efficient?:
There are some consoldiations of function with the City that should be explored, but
beyond that I would want to review with other board members, the school administration, and parent groups the whole range of needs, programs, and costs before offering concrete proposals. Shooting from the hip is not the way to proceed.
Where do you see Gov. Baldacci's consolidation plan or school closings fitting into your measures to increase cost effectiveness?:
We need to understand the law; see how it impacts us; talk to neighboring school districts, see what's possible and then develop policies and goals that make sense to us and that benefit Portland's schools. Consolidation programs are going on across the country. They are not going away. Economies of scale save scarce tax dollars. We need to be on board.
What is the role of School Committee in determing the school budget? What ways would you improve the process of school budgetting?:
The School Committee needs to take the lead in school budget development. We need to carry the water for students, teachers, the school administration. We need to be on top of the numbers. If we don't understand it how can we explain it to the public and get the support we need. I'd improve the process by making it far more open than it has been in the recent past. Hiding the ball suggests that you have something to hide-- the public grow mistrustful.
With the current reality of Portland's school budget, cuts seem likely. What would you cut and why?:
It's too early for me to be definitive; but as I said in an earlier answer I'd look at consoldiations of functions with the city; and in the short run I'd examine our immediate hiring levels, our school tranportation policies, our athletic program policies, particularly at the Jr. High school level, and the ratio of central office staff personnel to classroom personnel.
What priority in funding would you give Portland's new Expeditionary Learning High School?:
The program has a great deal of promise but it needs to be examined in terms of its longer run cost implications measured against the benefits we anticipate from the program. It's the type of program that is easy to begin--hard (costly I suspect) to maintain. As a knee-jerk reaction to the current budget crisis, I would not urge that it be scrapped, but at the same time it must justify its existence in terms of cost and benefit with a wide range of other valuable school programs.
How do we increase the number of graduates that go on to pursue post-secondary education? What benchmarks would inform Portland schools towards reaching these goals?:
If I had a short, sure-fire answer to this question, I'd bottle it and become a millionaire. One thing I am sure of--we need to talk more positively about the social and economic value of post-secondary education. We need to make it easier for students to access USM and other post-secondary institutions immediately available to Portland students. In my view, this could/should begin when students are in their senior year.
Data shows enrollment is declining in Portland schools. Why do you think this is? What, if anything, should be done about it?:
stable population base; fewer families in the city; smaller families. It's a trend that may slow dowen but is unlikely to turn around in any dramatic way any time soon.
Do students for whom English is a second language have access to a quality education?:
Yes. Is the situation as good as it could/should be-- propably not; but given the number of languages extant in Portland, the effort being made is admirable.
Do you think student transportation needs any changes? Why or why not?:
Almost certainly; the costs of our present transportation policies have risen sharply in recent years-- these cost increases can't be borne indefinitely. Moreover, many parents, and this candidate remember when walking to school was the norm. Some return to this past may be in order. The issue needs to be reexamined.
Do you have children and where did/do they attend school? If they were schooled privately, what was the single biggest factor in removing them from public education?:
4 children: all attended Portland public schools--McLellan, Butler, Reiche, King,
Lincoln, and Portland High. All did well; one Valdictorian; 3 are academics today.


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I've tried a lot of products in the past and frankly did absolutely nothing for my acne, and this was one product I could add to that list. I tried it for a while and did not really notice much of a real difference I could be happy with, so least to say it was disappointing. Just make sure you use a bit of caution before racing to buy, but luckily I came across a product biocorrex that I'm using and it has cleaned up my skin after a few weeks! it's nice to know there are things out there that actually work!
I bought this product based on the reviews here on MUA. Unfortunately, this did not live up to the hype. I really wanted to like this product because benzoyl peroxide has worked wonders for my skin. All this does is leave a white ring around my pimples until I rinse it off with water the next morning. Absolutely HORRIBLE! Use the money and get tea tree oil instead, much better spot treatment (make sure to dilute it!)
I've been dealing with acne since late elementary school (I went through puberty a lot quicker than others, so I was picked on for being the only kid with acne) but it got worse through middle school, and now in 8th grade I say it was at it's worse. It was barely on my forehead, but all over my lower cheeks, and chin. But recently, my grandmother bought me this product and it cleared my acne up quickly! I've been using it for almost 2 weeks now, and I barely, if any have acne. I still have a little scarring from previous breakouts but that's nothing my makeup can't cover up. At first, it caused a little itching for me then went away after my skin adapted to it. It really drys your skin out, causing your skin to get flaky. So I use St. Ives Apricot exfoliate to fix that. But other than that, it's really worth it, and cheap too. I recommend this product to everyone struggled with acne and I would get this product again. ☺
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I was excited to purchase this product after reading the reviews. I just started getting adult acne a couple of years ago and have been struggling when the outbreaks appear. They mainly appear my lower cheeks and I experience some redness. It's not anything serious, maybe a few on each side of my face, but I wanted it gone. I picked this stuff up at walgreens on sale for $4 on a Sunday and put a thin layer on at night, pulling my hair back just to make sure it didn't bleach anything. I didn't really see any results, so I tried a thin layer in the morning and at night for the next few days. Well, it's a week later and the area where my pimples were are now so much worse- it's super red and blotchy and new pimples have emerged that are painful. I'm definitely discontinuing the use of this product to see if it gets better, but it was such a disappointment.
I am loving this product! The best there can be, in order to fight a blemish, even cystic acne!
It did help me with few bumps - next morning they were gone! Thats amazing!
I am using it on forming blemish (only at night, because it is white and rubs off under any other products, creams or foundations) in a very thin layer and next day my blemish is either gone or much, much smaller! The only problem, it can dry out skin, if used too much and often, and it may leave a red mark if you are using it right after or before shower! :)
($5.50 at Walmart).
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I have oily acne prone skin and have been battling acne for quite some time now. I had heard about this product from a friend and decided to give it a try. I had a lot of pimples on my cheeks and so that was where i was using it primarily. I wasn't applying a lot, just a small amount on any blemishes i had. After about 3-4 days i got what i guess you could call a chemical burn all over my cheeks. it was red, itchy, flaky and almost painful. I have never really had "sensitive" skin but using this product really made me second guess that. I guess it's just one of those products that works for some but not for others. I do know people that use it and think it's amazing so I would recommend it. It's always worth a try.
I have one word. Amazed! I have been using it for only one day but it's made a big difference already. I have tried all kinds of acne treatment even proactive and it was extremely harsh on my skin. My face was burning, peeling like I had a bad sunburn and it bled in certain places! I was shopping yesterday and came across it. I was extremely skeptical but because I just had a huge acne flare up I just went ahead and spent the money. It is pricey, paid $6.25 for my small tube but well worth it. I got it home and washed my face with the clean and clear deep action face wash. I patted my face dry and applied the persagel next. It comes out a white cream and has no smell. I was careful to not get it on my hair or clothing (as per directions) and applied a moderate layer. It instantly soaks into the skin. It does dry out the skin very quickly but I have oily skin so that wasn't a big deal for me. I applied it to the worst areas first. After a couple hours later I looked in the mirror and most of the huge red pimples had dried out. My skin looked so much better. I then applied another layer after washing my face. I am currently using it twice once in the morning and once at night. My skin is super smooth and the pimples have really reduced and size and are no longer red. I am going to buy a moisturizer though because I don't want my face to look too dry. I do notice that right after applying persagel my face kinda feels stiff but goes away less than seconds later. Great stuff overall I have no complaints so far. I'm most certainty going to write another review in about a week or so.
Holy Chemical Burns Batman! I was using prescription topicals and since this was so highly rated by so many resources I decided to try it cut with moisturizer when my prescriptions ran out. Bad idea. I guess since I was going from 2.5% benzoyl peroxide (with tretinoin) I should have started slower but I didn't and now I have a huge red painful flaking patch on my cheek.
If you are used to benzoyl peroxide or have tough skin this probably would be fine for you. I have discontinued use and am throwing mine away.
Texture was good- so there's a positive.
Best for treating pimples at night. Got my husband hooked on it, too. The only problem is that when the creme is running out, it's impossible to get the rest of it out of the tube, and I know there is more in there. Wish it was in more of a toothpaste tube with a long applicator for precision!
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I have 3 brands of 10% BP. This one was by far the most drying, the Target brands dupe of persa gel 10 works just as effective w/less dryness. Another BP I've tried is ''Clearzit'' 10% BP, this one is only $1 but works just as well as the C&C & Target brand & is LESS drying than them BOTH! I found it at the dollar store BTW.
If you have acne/clogged pores I definitely recommend you try BP, I apply it OVER my moisturizer @night & my cystic acne is gone, my skin is smooth & nearly poreless looking, I have before/after pics in my profile if you're interested. BP saved my face!
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What a Difference a Decade Makes: Ten Years of "Homeland Security"
September 8, 2011 by TMO · Leave a Comment
By Nancy Murray and Kade Crockford, "Ten Years Later: Surveillance in the 'Homeland'"
On August 5, 2002, President George Bush declared, "We're fighting … to secure freedom in the homeland." Strikingly, he did not use the word "nation," or "republic," but instead adopted a term, with its Germanic overtones of blood, roots and loyalty going back generations, for a country that is not the ancestral home of most of its citizens.
Soon after, the Homeland Security Act of 2002 created the massive Department of Homeland Security (DHS), an amalgam of 22 agencies and nearly 200,000 employees. The FBI and CIA remained outside the DHS, while the military, in October 2002, established its own Northern Command (NORTHCOM) to defend the "homeland."
In the years since then, the full weight of government has been bent on ensuring "homeland security" – a term rarely heard before the 2001 attacks. Over the decade, the government's powers of surveillance have expanded dramatically. They are directed not just at people suspected of wrongdoing, but at all of us. Our phone calls, our emails and web site visits, our financial records, our travel itineraries, and our digital images captured on powerful surveillance cameras are swelling the mountain of data that is being mined for suspicious patterns and associations.
It doesn't take much to come to the attention of the watchers, as 13-year-old Vito LaPinta discovered earlier this year. Members of the Secret Service came to his Tacoma, Washington, middle school to question him about his Facebook posting urging President Obama to be aware of the danger from suicide bombers in the wake of Osama bin Laden's assassination.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Tennessee was no less surprised to find itself listed by the Tennessee Fusion Center on an Internet map of "Terrorism Events and other Suspicious Activity." Why? The organization had carried out a "suspicious activity" by sending a letter to the state's school superintendents encouraging them to be supportive of all religions during the holiday season.
While the government has gained more and more power to watch us, we are being kept in the dark about what it is doing. Over the past decade, a new architecture of mass surveillance has been erected, and we know very little about it.
Surveillance in what we term the "age of Total Information Awareness" will be the subject of our Truthout postings throughout September. After providing an overview of 20th century surveillance, we will examine both the intelligence failures that opened the door to the attacks of September 11, 2001, and the government's response. Rather than fix the obvious problems and hold specific individuals and institutions accountable, the government embarked on a radical shift in how intelligence and law enforcement agencies interact and do their work and rapidly expanded their powers.
Over the decade, we have seen the emergence of a national security surveillance state, in which some 800,000 local and state operatives file reports on the most common everyday behaviors and members of the public contribute hotline tips about "suspicious" people and activities. We will trace the contours of the new domestic intelligence architecture in terms of its nationwide and regional structures and its evolving technologies, drawing upon public sources and information obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and leaks. We will also describe the impact of the surveillance system on specific targets – Muslims, political activists, immigrants – as well as on the general public, and on what have long been assumed to be core American values.
It is our hope that this series will help stimulate a broader debate about whether we are on the right track in the "war against terrorism." In the decade since 9/11, there has been no sustained national attempt to probe root causes behind the September 11 attacks and subsequent plots. The federal government has yet to come up with a single definition of "terrorism," and there is not even a public agreement about what constitutes a '"terrorist" attack. So cowed was the DHS by the shrill denunciation of its April 2009 report on the danger of "right-wing extremism" that it has reportedly decided to focus its attention solely on "homegrown extremism" involving Muslims – despite the fact that the Southern Poverty Law Center has compiled a long list of homegrown plots in its report, "Terror from the Right," and that the DHS itself recognizes that Muslims have had nothing to do with the majority of terrorist plots and attacks within the United States in the 21st century.
Amid all these ambiguities, a new surveillance network has been steadily constructed in the shadows with the help of DHS grants. Among the questions that should be asked is this: What happens to actual public safety when "homeland security" commands the lion's share of federal funds to fight the "terrorist" threat?
The statistics suggest skewed priorities. According to the FBI, terrorist incidents in the United States accounted for 3,178 deaths in the period between 1980 and 2005. Apart from those killed in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and the September 11, 2001 attacks, 48 people lost their lives to terrorism in that 25-year period. Within the same time frame, 500,000 people were murdered in the United States. Being listed on a terrorist watch list might keep someone from getting on an airplane – and could conceivably land an American citizen on a government assassination list - but it will not prevent that person from legally buying a weapon – or several! – at a local gun store.
What kind of "homeland" will we become if we do not demand that secretive domestic surveillance operations are brought in line with longstanding principles of liberty and the Constitution?
US Silencing Palestinian Journalist Mohammed Omer
Haymarket Books
Effectively canceling a planned speaking tour, the US consulate in the Netherlands has put an extended hold on the visa application of award-winning Palestinian journalist and photographer Mohammed Omer, scheduled to speak on conditions in Palestine, on 5 April in Chicago.
In 2008, Omer became the youngest recipient of the prestigious Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism, for his firsthand reportage of life in the besieged Gaza Strip. As his prize citation explained, "Every day, he reports from a war zone, where he is also a prisoner. He is a profoundly humane witness to one of the great injustices of our time. He is the voice of the voiceless … Working alone in extremely difficult and often dangerous circumstances, [Omer has] reported unpalatable truths validated by powerful facts."
Upon attempting to return to Gaza following his acceptance of the Gellhorn award in London, Omer was detained, interrogated and beaten by the Shin Bet Israeli security force for over 12 hours, and eventually hospitalized with cracked ribs and respiratory problems. He has since resided in the Netherlands and continues to undergo medical treatment there for his subsequent health problems.
The US consulate has now held his visa application for an extended period of time, effectively canceling a planned US speaking tour without the explanation that a denial would require. In recent years, numerous foreign scholars and experts have been subject to visa delays and denials that have prohibited them from speaking and teaching in the US — a process the American Civil Liberties Union describes as "Ideological Exclusion," which they say violates Americans' first amendment right to hear constitutionally protected speech by denying foreign scholars, artists, politicians and others entry to the United States. Foreign nationals who have recently been denied visas include Fulbright scholar Marixa Lasso; respected South African scholar and vocal Iraq War critic Dr. Adam Habib; Iraqi doctor Riyadh Lafta, who disputed the official Iraqi civilian death numbers in the respected British medical journal The Lancet; and Oxford's Tariq Ramadan, who has just received a visa to speak in the United States after more than five years of delays and denials.
Fellow Gellhorn recipient Dahr Jamail, expressed his disbelief at Omer's visa hold. "Why would the US government, when we consider the premise that we have `free speech' in this country, place on hold a visa for Mohammed Omer, or any other journalist planning to come to the United States to give talks about what they report on? This is a travesty, and the only redemption available for the US government in this situation is to issue Omer's visa immediately, and with a deep apology."
Omer was to visit Houston, Santa Fe and Chicago, where local publisher Haymarket Books was to host his Newberry Library event, "Reflections on Life and War in Gaza," alongside a broad set of interfaith religious, community and political organizations.
Rather than cancel the meeting, organizers are calling on supporters to write letters and emails calling for the US consulate's approval of Omer's visa. They are also proceeding with the event as planned, via live satellite or skype, if necessary.
U.S. consulate information:
Ambassador Fay Hartog Levin
U.S. Embassy in The Hague
Lange Voorhout 102
The Netherlands
Background on Mohammed Omer:
Mohammed Omer was born and raised in the Rafah refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. He maintains the website Rafah Today and is a correspondent for the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. His home in Rafah was crushed by an Israeli bulldozer while the family was inside, seriously injuring his mother. Yet, as Omer explained in an article he wrote upon winning the award, "My ambition was to get the truth out, not as pro-Palestinian or anti-Israeli, but as an independent voice and witness." His reportage features interviews with regular Palestinians in Gazan attempting to survive amidst bombing, home demolitions and the crippling economic blockade, which has created devastating shortages of electricity, water, fuel and other necessities for survival.
Omer was to visit Chicago to discuss, with Ali Abunimah, Chicago-based author of One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, his reportage, personal experience, and the struggle for Palestinian rights. If the delay on his visa continues, he will take part in the event via live satellite connection or Skype.
The Center for Global Understanding Announces 25 Scholarships for Muslims
February 4, 2010 by TMO · Leave a Comment
American students to Intern in Washington D.C.
Torrance, February 1, 2010 – The Center for Global Understanding (CFGU) in partnership with The Washington Center (TWC) announces the availability of 25 scholarships for Muslim American students to intern in Washington D.C.
Program components are as follows:
1. Placement: Tailored toward students' interest. We work with students in all majors. Past placements include the Department of the Treasury, The White House, Voice of America, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Justice, National Institutes of Health, American Civil Liberties Union, National Endowment for the Arts, Congressional offices, law firms, corporations, think tanks, lobbying firms, and many more!
2. Academic Credits: Students will take a seminar-style class for about 3 hours one evening per week. Students may get academic credits from their college or university.
3. Housing: We have housing arrangement in an apartment setting.
4. Financial Aid: 25 scholarships of $3,000 each are available to qualified students for the summer of 2010.
5. CFGU Public Affairs: Lectures and discussions with Muslim American Leaders from Congress, Business, Public Health and other fields.
We encourage Muslim American students to visit our website for more details about the requirements and to apply online.
Please feel free to contact us at email@example.com or 310-710-3460 if you need any further information; 640 Maple Avenue, Torrance, Ca 90503 • Tel: (310) 710-3460 • Fax: (310) 787-7350 • Email: firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Racial Profiling Still Pervasive: ACLU Report
July 13, 2009 by TMO · Leave a Comment
Chris Levister, Black Voice News.com
U.S. authorities detain and harass thousands of people each year solely on the basis of religion, race or nationality despite efforts by senior law enforcement officials and the government to stop it, the American Civil Liberties Union said.
An ACLU report said racial profiling was often applied to immigrants from South Asia and to North Africans suspected of being Islamic militants following the September 11, 2001, attacks carried out by Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda militants.
The report, submitted on Tuesday to the U.N. Committee to End Racial Discrimination, said profiling could involve harassment, detention, arrest or investigation. Many Latin American immigrants were also targeted for immigration violations while others, including Black Americans, were profiled as suspected drug offenders, said the report, which did not provide precise figures.
President Barack Obama's government upholds the policy of the previous Bush administration that such profiling should end, but related laws contain a significant gray area, said Chandra Bhatnagar, a staff attorney with the ACLU's human rights program.
According to 2003 federal guidelines, it is illegal to detain or investigate someone solely on the basis of race, religion or ethnicity, but there are exceptions in the context of national security and border control.
"While there is a political consensus regarding the problem and a need for a solution it has not translated into concrete action," Bhatnagar said. He referred to the End Racial Profiling Bill first introduced in 1997, but which had not passed into law.
One factor that had increased the profiling of Latin Americans was a federal program to shift responsibility and resources for immigration enforcement to local and state authorities, according to the report.
Anecdotal evidence suggested that an increasing number of people had been targeted under profiling for possible immigration offenses over the past eight years, it said.
"Police officers who are often not adequately trained and in some cases not trained at all, in federal immigration enforcement, will improperly rely on race or ethnicity as a proxy for undocumented status," the report said.
The involvement of local police in this was having a "devastating impact" on some communities, Bhatnagar said.
In April the ACLU of Southern California filed suit against Moreno Valley police and city officials and the state Board of Barbering and Cosmetology claiming racial profiling.
The suit filed on behalf of three Moreno Valley barbers in U.S. District Court in Riverside alleged that "five of the six barbershops selected as targets for raid-style inspections on April 2, 2008, were owned by, operated by, and primarily frequented by African Americans."
The officers, city employees and members of the state Board of Barbering and Cosmetology allegedly targeted six shops in warrantless raids because of race, said lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union. The suit also alleges innocent clients waiting for haircuts and other services were detained, harassed and forced to produce identification.
ACLU alleged the officers and other agents targeted the businesses "based, in part or in whole, on the race of the barbers and their clientele."
Police, city and state officials have denied the claims. The case has attracted national attention for what ACLU lawyers and many in communities of color call blatant evidence that racial profiling is still pervasive.


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