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The following success story was submitted to WorldVitalRecords.com from Alan Steinfeld. The article first appeared in a family newsletter.
Archive for January, 2008
Success Story: New Insight For Pasenker Family
Friday, January 11th, 2008Labeling Without Punishing
Thursday, January 10th, 2008By Amanda Forson, WorldVitalRecords.com
How to Keep Sources and Citation Information Together Without Damaging the Document
Day One: Choose a document for labeling.
Day Two: Type or write the citation on acid-free paper.
Day Three: Place the acid-free citation inside the same folder as the document, if the document is filed.
Day Four: Place in a plastic sheet protector placed next to the document, also in its own plastic sheet protector, dependent upon the document size.
Day Five: For ease of use later, a good idea would be to collect all citations for an individual's documents and place two copies in files:
a) copy of citations in item order as the items are in the files currently.
b) copy of citations in alpha order, ensuring that a citation does not receive undue double attention.
This works best when the citations are typed on a computer/word processor and are easily maneuvered as wanted.
Day Six: Make sure all document citations are included in genealogical software, or included on websites to make sure that they are published along with family information.
Day Seven: When finding new documents (and if there is the ability to control settings on the copies made), allow a half inch around the side of the document for labeling on the actual document, eliminating further need for separate labels in the future.
Note: When doing this, cite the FULL citation, not simply film numbers. The point of the citation is to get a researcher back to the part of film where the document is located or to the original as quickly as possible. A lone film number means nothing without context.
Wonderbase of the Week: 50 New Databases From the Quintin Publications Collection
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008This week's Wonderbase of the Week comes from the Quintin Publications Collection and contains 50 databases. The majority of the databases that comprise the Wonderbase are family histories, with most of the histories about families with surnames beginning with W. Click here to view the databases, which will be free until January 17, 2008.
Most of the histories include several thousand names. The largest database this week is The Washington Ancestry: and Records of the McClain, Johnson, and Forty Other Colonial American Families which contains nearly 215,000 names. Other large databases this week Genealogy of Wilkinson and Kindred Families with more than 46,000 names; The Wannamaker, Salley, Mackay, and Bellinger Families: Genealogies and Memoirs with more than 35,000; and The Walcott Book: History and Genealogy of the American Family of Walcott and Notes of English Walcotts with more than 30,000 names.
Shown above: South Front of Washington Manor House, Sulgrave, Northamptonshire, England
Many of these titles date back to the seventeenth century or earlier. Some of these titles are as follows: Col. John Wise of England and Virgina (1617-1695): His Ancestors and Descendants; Genealogy of Two Branches of the Whittier Family, from 1620-1873; Genealogy of the Woodward Family, 1584-1926; and The Wanderer-Wander Family of Bohemia, Germany and America, 1450-195.
As you navigate your way through these 50 titles, it is important to remember that even if the surname in the title is not one that is in your tree, one of your ancestors may be mentioned in the volume anyway. As always, these Quintin databases are completely indexed and searchable, which means that if your ancestor is in one of these volumes, you are likely to find him with a few simple clicks.
We're Related Becomes #1 Social App For Families
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008We're Related attracts more than 2 million users in less than 3 months
PROVO, UT, January 8, 2008— In less than three months since it was introduced, We're Related, a Facebook application created by Provo based FamilyLink.com, has become the #1 social application for families, out of more than 11,000 applications, with more than 2 million users.
We're Related allows people to create and share their family tree, connect with members of their living families, and find relatives on Facebook.
Since October, nearly 700,000 family trees have been built or uploaded and thousands of photos and family documents are being uploaded to individual Ancestor Pages.
FamilyLink.com CEO Paul Allen, who founded Ancestry.com and MyFamily.com in the 1990s, says that Facebook provides an incredible platform for virally spreading web applications. "It took us 140 days to reach a million users when we launched MyFamily.com in 1998. But We're Related reached 1 million installs in just 29 days."
Members are adding millions of names to their family trees and inviting other family members to view their trees. The application is particular popular in Canada, where more than 25 percent of the population is using Facebook.
"We wanted to make it easy for anyone to create a family tree and to share it with their relatives," said Jason McGowan, We're Related product manager. "Now we have thousands of customers asking us for new features and giving us lots of great feedback. We intend to focus a great deal of energy on our Facebook applications and we have some exciting plans for this year."
We're Related already has users from 189 countries and from all 50 states. Part of the reason the application has spread so quickly is that family members tell other family members about it.
"This application is the cat's meow, especially since finding long lost family we haven't seen in 20 years. Keep up the good work," said Michelle Little, We're Related user, Halifax, NS.
"I really am enjoying this little application, which just allows me to show off the people I'm related to, and I can appreciate that. It's just a way to remind all how we're related. I like it a lot," said Lizmari Collazo, We're Related user, Des Moines, IA.
"I'm totally digging this app. I love that I can see a list of my potential relations and add them to my tree with a click of a button, and uploading my gedcom (with over 2200 people) was surprisingly easy," said
Individuals can install the We're Related application by searching for We're Related in the application directory on Facebook.
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About We're Related
With more than 2 million users, We're Related is one of the fastest growing social networks for genealogists. We're related is a family-based application on Facebook.com that allows individuals to find relatives on Facebook, connect with friends and family members, build family trees, and share news and photos.
Add Substance To Your Ancestors' Lives
Thursday, January 3rd, 2008
By Sherry Lindsay, WorldVitalRecords.com
Often, learning about ancestors and their lives can become a redundant list of names, places and dates. Perhaps there are a few additional pieces of information like profession, honors received, land purchased and sold, and other tidbits from various records that hold genealogical data.
For many people, these simple outlines of people's lives are enough to keep the researcher completely captivated by his/her ancestors. Other people, though, need more substance to find their ancestors' lives interesting or to feel emotionally connected to their ancestors. One of the best ways to add substance to your ancestors' lives is to research the historic events that happened during their lives. Doing this transforms genealogy into family history.
There are numerous ways to learn about historical context, the primary way being to read literature written about the time periods during which your ancestors lived. You can also read about events that happened during their lifetimes, and more general histories about people who lived during that same time period.
In researching a family living in Chicago during the 1850s, I've read books about the development of Chicago, urban life during the time period, books about women during the time period, and online resources about the history of Catholicism and law in Chicago. All of these resources somehow related to the ancestors I was researching.
This sort of research has strengthened my understanding of my ancestors. While the vast majority of them left no sort of journal accounting for their day to day comings and goings and their general lifestyles, I can at least guess and begin to understand what their lifestyles were like. I've learned what was typical for people of their income status, religion, location and time.
Contextual research certainly doesn't solve my complicated research queries, but sometimes it does lead me to resources I otherwise might not have checked.
For example, when I learned the St. Patrick's Catholic Church was built in Chicago during the time of my ancestor and became the primary church for the Irish Catholics in the city, it helped me find the christening records for the rest of the children in a large family. I might have found the information otherwise by tediously searching the records for every other Catholic Church in the Chicago region, but instead I knew exactly where to go to obtain the records I needed.
I've also used contextual research to understand naming patterns, reasons for immigration and family size.
Contextual research is like the meat on what is otherwise merely a skeletal structure. It can provide clues for future places to research, an understanding of cultural patterns, and can create interest for family members that otherwise may find family history rather dull.
Try The New Ancestor Pages At We're Related On Facebook.com
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008We're Related is a fast-growing application on Facebook that has nearly two million users! Recently We're Related added functionality to allow you to add ancestor pages.
What is an Ancestor Page?
Of course birth, marriage and death dates are important to know about an individual. Now you can add details to the lives of our ancestors. Using the ancestor pages, you can add a picture of your family member. Then you can post stories and experiences about this individual. The information is archived and shows up in your family tree. For example, when you click on the name of the individual in your family tree, his/her ancestor page will come up showing the information you added.
How do I access the Ancestor Pages?
1. Go to facebook.com
2. Go to the We're Related application. (You need to download the We're Related application for this link to work. If you have not downloaded this application, click here and search for We're Related.)
3. Click on Family Tree.
4. Add a name to the Family Tree.
4. Click on the name of the individual for whom you would like to create an ancestor page.
5. Have fun adding pictures, stories, etc.
Wonderbase of the Week: 100 Databases From Simmons Historical Publications
Tuesday, January 1st, 2008This week's Wonderbase of the Week comes from the Simmons Historical Publications collection. The databases include a series of records from Graves County, Kentucky. Located in Western Kentucky, Graves County was formed in 1824 from Hickman County. Early settlers came primarily from Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Click here to view the records.
The Simmons collection for Graves County is quite substantial. It includes indexes to the federal census for several years, county deed books, funeral home records from the 1920s, county cemetery extracts, various church records, tax lists from 1824, newspaper abstracts beginning in 1876 and a variety of other valuable records.
All of these records are transcribed from the originals and contain excellent genealogical data. Anyone who has researched families from the American South knows how difficult it can be to find records for that region of the country. Fortunately these Graves County records are abundant and are now available on World Vital Records and will be free for 10 days (until January 10, 2008).


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Hi, I have an idea for a documentary short that has 1st place at Sundance etc written all over it. It's called "The Holy Ark of the Covenant – The Crystal Meth Controversy."
I have been able to prove on paper that the Ark of Covenant (and the Batteries of Baghdad) were used to manufacture amphetamines in a process similar to the way Crystal Meth is produced today. You can read all my evidence here at http://ark-of-the-covenant-crystal-meth.blogspot.com/ to see that I am not kidding around. This is a very real and bonafide Biblical, Archeological, Societal, Anthropological etc bombshell. This information will literally change the way we see the ancient world and just might influence the shape of the modern and future world for all times sake. This discovery is that important.
A little about me. First of all I don't know anything about film making. I have worked before as a production assistant and back ground extra on some feature films before but that certainly has not prepared me for anything quite this spectacular. I do have an associate of arts in creative writing and a diploma in business administration. So, I should be able to pull this off with a little help from an organized producer. What I need is someone who 'sees the light' and really believes in this project for it's cultural significance. But, more importantly I need someone who can make this thing work financially and just get it done and off to the market because I know already this film will be a big hit and very controversial. So, in other words it has what it takes to make it big.
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Press Release From the Office of State Senator Leticia Van de Putte
For Immediate Release Friday, September 12, 2008 Contact: Tiffany Champion, (210) 733-6604
E-News from the Office of Senator Van de Putte
Dear Friend,
I hope this e-news finds you well. Included in this issue is important information on the Federal Highway Trust Fund shortfall, and what it means to Texans. Also, some good news on Texas' childhood immunization rating, and finding out if your child qualifies for free pre-k.
Federal Government Highway Trust Fund Shortfall Last night the U.S. House of Representatives cleared legislation replenishing the nearly bankrupt Highway Trust Fund (HTF) by transferring $8 billion from the general treasury.
The HTF balance dropped from $4.2 billion at the end of July to what would be a zero or a likely negative balance by October 1. Fuel tax receipts, which are the primary source for the highway program, have been considerably lower than expected due to a sharp decline in vehicle miles traveled.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate passed HR 6532 after amending it to take effect immediately rather than Sept. 30, as originally planned. This money will enable highway projects presently under construction to continue.
The shortfall affected the FHWA's ability to pay State grantees within 24 hours. It will not shut down the Federal-aid highway program nor alter states receiving obligated federal funds. What this means, is the federal government will change the way it refunds states by reimbursing states on a weekly basis, instead of on a daily basis as before. To temporarily remedy the situation, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) proposed two courses of action to minimize the impact of the cash shortfall, one of which has already been implemented, but is awaiting the President's signature:
(1) Passage of legislation allowing the immediate transfer of $8 billion from the general fund to the highway account.
(2) Payment of proportional reimbursements to states until the $8 billion transfer is approved.
To avoid the impact, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDot) has taken measures to ensure their contracting partners remain whole by issuing a short term debt to cover the federal shortfall. Although, TxDot is not planning to slow any highway projects already in progress, they acknowledge that things could change in the future.
Texas Free Pre-K In 2007, the Texas Legislature amended a section of the Texas Education Code (29.153) to include among those eligible for free pre-k, children who are in or who have ever been in the conservatorship of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) following an adversary hearing. This includes children who are in or who have been in DFPS conservatorship, and also children who have been adopted or returned to their parents after being in DFPS conservatorship. Please see the summary of eligibility is below:
Summary of Eligibility: A child is eligible for enrollment in prekindergarten if at least three years of age and:
DFPS mailed verification letters of prekindergarten eligibility to the parents and caregivers of the 15,000 eligible children; the letter serves as proof of eligibility. For more information on eligibility, or to view the list of the nearest DFPS Education Specialists, please visit http://www.tea.state.tx.us/taa/stateinit072408a2.doc
Texas Childhood Immunization Rates Hit 5-Year High The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that immunization rates for Texas children jumped 19% hitting a five year high in 2007.
The national survey released last week showed Texas ranked No. 22 in the nation with a 3.5% increase over the 77.4% rating last year. This is the highest ranking the state has ever reached.
State numbers are based on the percentage of children, aged 19-35 months, completing the 4:3:1:3:3:1 series of immunizations. This series includes four doses of diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTaP), three doses of polio vaccine, one dose of measles-containing vaccine, three doses of Hib vaccine, three doses of hepatitis B vaccine, and one dose of varicella vaccine.
In Bexar County alone, the rate of immunizations increased 7.4% from 74.6% to 80.1%. Although these numbers reflect good progress, we still have a lot of work to do to increase the numbers even more.
Please feel free to contact my office regarding any of the above information. I am here representing you, so I encourage you to share your thoughts with me. It is your contributions that allow me to be an effective legislator.
HOW TO CONTACT SENATOR VAN DE PUTTEDistrict Office700 N. St. Mary's St. #1725San Antonio, Texas 78205(210) 733-6604(210) 733-6605 - email@example.com


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Here's Some More of Jacquelyn Zook
Her resume as an actress isn't mind-blowingly impressive or anything, but she was in this Wendy's commercial.
Mmmmm… Wendy's…
Actually, Wendy's kind of sucks, but those broads in that commercial, well…
Anyway, we promised you more of Jacquelyn on Friday and now we're delivering.
Here's where we pause a moment to acknowledge the fact that this "Wendy" is way hotter than the actual Wendy. You know, the one Dave Thomas fathered.
This last photo was some sort of audition or role where Jacquelyn played a teacher. So, naturally…
Finally, if you want more check out Jacquelyn on Twitter or her website.
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Good eating pussy there. Yummers. That last pic, with the obscene miniskirt and hiked up halter top, just imagine that skirt pulled up.
And now kids, here's a tip from your Uncle Wolfie. Women who look like that, and indeed anyone reasonably fit, male or female, do not eat shitty fast food. Don't believe everything you see on television, kids.
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I have made several of these trees. I take the six wire hangers and intertwine two at a time, fitting with the hook inside. I tie them with the twist ties from bread or trash bags at the point of where the hanger meets. After all are tied together, I then wrap a strand of twinkle lights, (this is usually 23 or 35 light strand), leaving the plug end at the bottom. I then wrap garland around the exterior of it, starting at the top and it can be anchored with thin wire if needed. This exposes the lights and they will be covered, you can use any color lights or garland to suit your taste. I hope this isn't confusing. Hope it turns out like you want it!
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I would like to have seen a picture, do I straighten all the hangers or are we to over lap the hangers?
If you have any dollar stores, you can also check them out for cheap garland. Try Dollar Tree, Dollar General, Family Dollar, or local thrift stores might have some as well.
I have made several. They last for years, are great for kids rooms. I uses pink lights and white garland. Use mini ornaments for more interest. Storknurse2002
This is the first year I had the ability to create christmas crafts for decorating. Ironically, I have a ton of wire hangers that I just hate to throw out and was trying to figure out how to use them for crafts - all I could come up with at the time was a christmas tree and a mobile. Low and behold when I visited this site there it was, my idea for a hanger christmas tree. Go figure. Thank You!!!!
Crafter 7933947 You can find garland cheap at Michael's. They usually have things like that around Christmas. Q & A By the 11 Year Old Craft Master.:D
I found 2 websites with step by step instructions. 1-kaboose.com and 2- all free crafts .com. They also have a picture of the tree.1 is more detailed than the other. Type in recycled coat hanger christmas tree. I hope this helps.
Where do you find garland cheap. I haven't been able to find any garland that is low priced in order to make a little profit with my trees
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The most important things to know when shopping for a cell phone.
At least one company says smartphones don't have to be rectangular slabs.
The Apple Car project is real. A new report claims we can expect to see Touch ID on MacBook Airs, MacBook Pros and Apple's iMac, Mac Pro and Mac Mini line. Plus, "Modern Family" goes all Apple.
Apple's Photos for Mac OS X Yosemite combines an iOS-like interface with advanced editing tools familiar to desktop users. CNET takes a closer look at the developer release.
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Here's one major difference between Apple and Samsung. There aren't many fanboys out there who are mocking up designs for the latter company's Next Big Thing. Apple, on the other hand, has legions of fans lining up to depict what the iPhone 6 will look like. And this concept from designer Sam Beckett nails most of the rumors in a quick 1 minute and 37 seconds.
The clip starts out with some playful piano music as the iPhone Air (as Sam calls it) spins around. Cut to another shut that shows all of the components of the device coming together, including a Touch ID sensor that looks more flush with the rest of the black chassis.
MORE: iPhone 6 Features: What We Want From Apple
The biggest visual difference between this iPhone Air/iPhone 6 concept and the iPhone 5s is the larger 4.7-inch display, up from a small 4 inches on today's smartphone. Beckett lists a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels or 468 pixels per inch. This would represent a 17 percent jump in size with 68 percent more pixels.
Apple is rumored to be working on two versions of the iPhone 6, one with a stronger 4.7-inch sapphire crystal display and one with a screen as large as 5.7 inches to better compete against Android phablets like the Galaxy Note 3. The reason the 4.7-inch concept doesn't look much larger than the iPhone 5s is because has a considerably reduced bezel frame. As a result, the iPhone Air mock is only 10 percent larger while being 9 percent thinner.
Beckett also shows a camera offering 10-megapixel resolution (up from today's 8-MP shooter) that has a f/1.8 aperture, which would let in even more light than the f/2.2 lens on the iPhone 5s.
On the software front, the iPhone 6 concept features a Healthbook icon on the home screen. This app will reportedly help users track their steps, diet and heart rate (presumably in concert with third-party accessories or the rumored iWatch.)
I really want a 6 inch iPhone6, But, will settle for 5.7 inches. Anything smaller, such as 5.5 I will move to Samsung Note 2/3, HTX MAX or Nokia.
Also a 3,200+ mAh would be nice, since the casing will be larger.
Great. I´d like to get an IPhone 5s and an S4. I am living in Mozambique. How can I get one of them?


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Heheh, the one Yao recites to Korea~
And then I realized that it's the poem I learned as a kid o3o
This is, I think, nice combination of modern and traditional art. Mostly because -- though I'm not sure it's intentional or not -- the poem reads left to right instead of right to left.
But the style just really echoes with the old China, and the stars reflect China now.
There's a nice nostalgic feel to it.


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Where can I find photos of the events of May 4, 1970 and Tent City?
Please see our guide to Photographs in the May 4 Collection.
View Guide
Where can I find film footage of the events of May 4, 1970?
The May 4 Collection includes a number of documentaries on video and DVD that have been produced in relation to the Kent State shootings. Also included in our film holdings are University produced films of annual commemorations and other special events related to May 4. These items have been collected for on-site reference and research use, primarily. In most cases, Kent State University Special Collections and Archives does not own the copyright for documentaries, and is unable to make duplications of these items.
Our collection includes very little original footage. For assistance in locating such footage, please contact the Department.
Contact Special Collections and Archives
Why did the Ohio National Guard fire on the students? Whose fault were the shootings?
There are many possible answers to these questions. Historical analysis is interpretive in nature. Please refer to our annotated bibliography containing references to several books, articles, and Websites, many of which attempt to answer questions such as these.
Also, a paper written by Professors Jerry Lewis and Tom Hensley called "The May 4 Shootings at Kent State University: The Search for Historical Accuracy" provides answers to many common questions related to the May 4 shootings.
View our May 4 Annotated Bibliographies
How old were the four students who were killed on May 4, 1970 and how did they die?
1) Allison Krause
Age: 19; Date of Birth: April 23, 1951; Pittsburgh, PA; Freshman, Honors College; chest wound
2) Jeffrey Glen Miller
Age: 20; Date of Birth: March 28, 1950; Plainview, Long Island (NY); Sophomore, psychology; head wound
3) Sandra Lee Scheuer
Age: 20; Date of Birth: August 11, 1949; Youngstown, OH; Junior, speech & hearing therapy; neck wound
4) William Knox Schroeder
Age: 19; Date of Birth: July 20, 1950; Lorain, OH; Sophomore, psychology; chest wound
Who were the nine students wounded?
1) Alan Canfora; Age: 21; Barberton, OH
2) John Cleary; Age: 19; Scotia, NY
3) Thomas Mark Grace; Age: 20; Syracuse, NY
4) Dean Kahler; Age: 20; Canton, OH
5) Joseph Lewis; Massillon, OH
6) Donald MacKenzie; Summit Station, PA
7) James Dennis Russell; Teaneck, NY
8) Robert Stamps; Age: 19; South Euclid, OH
9) Douglas Wrentmore; Age: 20; Northfield, OH
See also Kosnac, Erin and Melissa Hostetler. "Then I Was Shot." The Burr. (Spring 2000) for additional information on the injured students.
What are the lyrics to the song "Ohio" by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young?
We suggest that you search one of the many lyrics sites available on the Internet in order to locate the lyrics to this song.
What was the effect of the shootings on enrollment?
These statistics reflect full time enrollment on the Kent campus only taken from Fall quarters or semesters, from 1969-1995.
1969: 21,198; 1970: 21,370; 1971: 20,794; 1972: 19,755; 1973: 18,559; 1974: 18,458; 1975: 20,060; 1976: 20,374; 1977: 19,353; 1978: 18,331; 1979: 17,796; 1980: 18,938; 1981: 19,660; 1982: 19,615; 1983: 19,687; 1984: 20,066; 1985: 20,173; 1986: 20,830; 1987: 21,503; 1988: 22,753; 1989: 22,727; 1990: 24,434; 1991: 24,524; 1992: 24,099; 1993: 22,700; 1994: 21,413; 1995: 20,972


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quote:LIE #2: BIDEN CLAIMED MEDICARE'S ACTUARY DID NOT SAY HOSPITALS WOULD GO OUT OF BUSINESS DUE TO OBAMACARE'S CUTS TO MEDICARE
quote:LIE #3: BIDEN CLAIMED HIS PREDECESSOR'S POLICIES CAUSED THE RECESSION
quote:LIE #4: BIDEN CLAIMED THE JOINT CHIEFS SUPPORTED OBAMA'S TIMETABLE FOR REMOVING SURGE TROOPS FROM IRAQ
quote:LIE #5: BIDEN PUSHED BACK ON THE ACCUSATION THAT THE ADMINISTRATION CALLED SYRIA DICTATOR ASSAD A REFORMER
quote:LIE #6: BIDEN LIED ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATION'S ABILITY TO GET UNEMPLOYMENT BELOW 6 PERCENT
quote:LIE #7: BIDEN GROSSLY MISREPRESENTED GOV. ROMNEY'S TAX PLAN
quote:LIE#8: BIDEN LIED ABOUT OBAMA'S PLANS FOR AFGHANISTAN WITHDRAWAL
quote:LIE #9: BIDEN CLAIMED THERE WAS NO WASTE OR ABUSE OF STIMULUS MONEY
quote:LIE #10: BIDEN CLAIMED THE ADMINISTRATION SAVED MONEY FROM MEDICARE AND PUT IT BACK IN THE PROGRAM
quote:LIE #11: BIDEN CLAIMED OBAMACARE WOULD NOT REQUIRE RELIGIOUS GROUPS TO COVER CONTRACEPTIVES
quote:LIE #12: BIDEN CLAIMED ROMNEY WOULDN'T " MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH TO GET BIN LADEN "
quote:LIE #13: BIDEN CLAIMED ROMNEY WANTED DETROIT TO GO BANKRUPT
quote:LIE #14: BIDEN CLAIMED RYAN'S BUDGET CUTS WERE TO BLAME FOR THE LACK OF EMBASSY SECURITY
quote:LIE #15: BIDEN CLAIMED RYAN'S BUDGET WOULD COST SENIORS AN EXTRA $6,400
quote:LIE #16: BIDEN CLAIMED OBAMA ONLY WANTS TO RAISE TAXES ON MILLIONAIRES
quote: LIE #17: BIDEN CLAIMED OBAMA RESCUED THE AUTO INDUSTRY
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quote:Half of your "lies" are pure opinion.
quote:quote: LIE #3: BIDEN CLAIMED HIS PREDECESSOR'S POLICIES CAUSED THE RECESSION
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quote:quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- quote: LIE #3: BIDEN CLAIMED HIS PREDECESSOR'S POLICIES CAUSED THE RECESSION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ryan admitted that Obama didn't cause the recession.
quote:and I don't feel like finding 17 fricking links.
quote:quote: quote: LIE #3: BIDEN CLAIMED HIS PREDECESSOR'S POLICIES CAUSED THE RECESSION Ryan admitted that Obama didn't cause the recession. quote: Did they inherit a bad situation, absolutely. @ 3:10 in the clip As for the rest of the op, you should learn how to fact check for yourself as it is very time consuming and I don't feel like finding 17 fricking links. Here's a tip, don't believe everything you read on the interweb.
quote:Ryan admitted that Obama didn't cause the recession
quote: Which ones? Reasons? Link?
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Our parents have a great right over us. Allah has commanded us to uphold their rights, whether they are Muslim or non-Muslim, whether they are virtuous or sinful – even if they are openly hostile to Islam. Upholding their rights becomes even more important as they grow older.
We are commanded to obey them in what is lawful and not to obey them in sin. In all cases, we are supposed to show kindness and exercise patience.
Allah says: "And We have enjoined on man (to be good) to his parents: in travail upon travail did his mother bear him. And his weaning was in two years. (Hear the command), 'Give thanks unto Me and unto your parents. Unto Me is your (final) goal.' But if they strive to make you join in worship with Me things of which you have no knowledge, obey them not: Yet bear them good company in this life, and follow the way of those who turn to Me in repentance. In the end, the return of you all is to Me, and I will inform you of what you used to do." [Sûrah Luqmân: 14-15]
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I had to try and articulate just what's so important about these books and why everyone's all crazy about them. I think a lot of people sort of write off fandoms like this because they think it's vapid, or I don't know, never as good as Harry Potter. Especially with the advent of Twilight, any young adult series that gets any attention is probably regarded as "just another stupid romance book."
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Katniss does not care what other people think about her. Personally, I care very much about what other people think about me. So I spend too much time on my hair, I buy a lot of makeup, I always want the newest and cutest clothes. Katniss, however, knows what's important–her family and friends, and self-preservation (because, y'know, she's under the constant threat of getting killed/starving to death!).
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The U.S. aimed the sanctions at a few large Russian firms that keep high U.S. dollar debt levels, and Rosneft falls into the category. The sanctions prevent these companies from borrowing money in U.S. dollars for more than 90 days, which forces them to borrow in other currencies for new medium-term or long-term funding.
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The Vakhsh has been intensively developed for human use. Electricity, aluminum, and cotton are the mainstays of Tajikistan's economy, and the Vakhsh is involved with all three of these sectors.
Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy...
provides 91% of the country's electricity as of 2005, and 90% of that total comes from the five completed
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along the Vakhsh, dominated by the world's tallest completed dam, the
Nurek can refer to:* Nurak, a city in Tajikistan* Nurek Dam, a dam in Tajikistan, or its reservoir*Nurek, Łódź Voivodeship...
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in the world.) Hydroelectricity powers the aluminum production at the Tajik Aluminum Company in Tursunzoda, a major source of Tajikistan's industrial output and export revenue. As for cotton, Vakhsh water irrigates much of Tajikistan's crop; about 85% of the water taken from the Vakhsh goes toward irrigation.
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stressed the importance of developing the country's under-developed regions, such as the Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic (which was the predecessor to modern-day, independent Tajikistan). Not only did
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when industry was evacuated eastward away from the German front. This industrialization would be fueled by exploiting Tajikistan's enormous hydropower potential.
It took until the 1950s, however, for dam construction to begin on the Vakhsh. The Perepadnaya power station was the first to be commissioned, with construction beginning in 1959. The giant Nurek dam was constructed between 1961 and 1980.
To build transmission lines over the Pamirs would have been prohibitively expensive, so, in order to take advantage of the electricity produced by these dams, the Soviet Union built many industries nearby. The Tajik Aluminum Company plant is a prime example. Other industries established locally were chemical plants, nitrogen fertilizer factories, and cotton gins.
The dams, particularly the
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s behind them, were also built with the purpose of providing water for agriculture. The Soviet Union promoted
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farming in the Vakhsh Valley, as well as
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s, and drew water from the Vakhsh for irrigation. The Vakhsh Valley Canal Project, which expanded farmland along the river's lower reaches, predated the dams, having been completed in 1933. In the 1960s, after the reservoirs had been constructed, engineers dug tunnels through the surrounding mountains to irrigate other valleys. Water storage in the reservoirs also helped control the river's flow, so as to provide a more reliable water supply for downstream users in
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
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Soviet Central Asia had a centrally planned economy in which the different republics supplied resources to each other at different times of the year. During the summer, when river flows were greatest, Tajikistan (located upstream) released water from its reservoirs on the Vakhsh and exported the hydroelectricity to power irrigation pumps downstream, in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, along the Amu Darya. In winter, Tajik dams accumulated water, and the fossil-fuel-rich downstream nations supplied Tajikistan with oil and gas to compensate for forgone hydroelectricity generation.
However, with increasing regional tension post-independence, this system is breaking down, with no conclusive cooperative arrangement yet. Fuel deliveries from downstream nations have been getting less reliable and more expensive, and impoverished Tajikistan cannot adapt by increasing winter hydroelectric generation since this would jeopardize irrigation and electricity exports in the summer. This dependence has caused energy crises in the winters of 2008 and 2009, in which the capital,
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, lost power and heating.
Tajikistan is therefore pursuing a course of action to increase hydroelectric capacity by building more dams on the Vakhsh, in order to promote economic growth and move towards energy independence. Another four dams are planned or under construction, including the
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. The Rogun Dam began construction in Soviet times but remains uncompleted; now Tajikistan has recommenced the project with financial support from the Russian Aluminum Company. If constructed to its full planned height, it will supersede the Nurek as tallest in the world.
However, this project has caused great controversy. Just as energy dependence threatens Tajikistan, so water dependence threatens the downstream nations. For this reason, Uzbekistan is highly critical of the Rogun Dam, claiming that it would "put it [Tajikistan] firmly in control of the river". The World Bank has responded to these tensions by launching investigations into the social and environmental impacts of the dam .
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Intensive agriculture in the Vakhsh basin has left the river polluted with fertilizers, pesticides, and salts. Also, chemicals have leached into groundwater from the heavy industries near the Vakhsh's dams, which has in turn contaminated surface water. However, ever since Tajikistan lost their Soviet agricultural subsidies with the breakup of the Soviet Union, farms have not been able to afford as many fertilizers or pesticides as before, thus decreasing levels of pollution in the river. The 2008 financial crisis has further increased poverty, which in turn has further decreased pollution.
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The Vakhsh is fed by the glaciers of the Pamirs, one of the world's most susceptible regions to climate change. Tajikistan as a whole has experienced a rise in temperatures from between 1.0-1.2 degrees Celsius between 1940 and 2000, and many glaciers that feed the Vakhsh have retreated, including the
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, which is melting at a rate of 16-20 meters/year. According to Oxfam International, up to 30% of Tajikistan's glaciers could shrink or disappear completely by 2050. The reduction in river flow could lower the Vakhsh's hydropower production, and harm agriculture dependent on its waters for irrigation. Furthermore, if climate change affects precipitation patterns, it could cause more floods, landslides, and other natural disasters in the river valley.
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s per year. These landslides occasionally block the river and form
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Such blockages pose a significant threat to the river's dams and hydroelectric power generation. A large landslide five miles downstream from the Baipaza dam has blocked the river twice (in 1992 and 2002) ever since this dam opened in 1985. Both blockages were immediately blasted to clear the river channel, since they threatened to raise the water level high enough to flood the dam. Such an event could potentially have serious economic consequences by disrupting power generation, stopping production at the Tajik Aluminum Company, and cutting off supplies of drinking and irrigation water for downstream users. In the worst-case scenario, failure of a landslide dam could cause catastrophic floods.
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responded to the landslide of 2002 by granting the government of Tajikistan a low-interest loan to stabilize the valley slopes and mitigate the potential for blockages in the future.
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Partial map of the Vakhsh with locations of the river's nine dams
Map of major river drainage basins within Tajikistan
Index of maps and graphs related to Tajikistan water resources