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Entry of Aliens Needed as Witnesses and Informants; Nonimmigrant S Classification [60 FR 44260][FR 49-95]
August 25, 1995
Immigration and Naturalization Service
8 CFR Parts 208
, and
[INS No. 1683-94; A.G. Order No. 1986-95]
Entry of Aliens Needed as Witnesses and Informants;
Nonimmigrant S Classification
Immigration and Naturalization Service, Justice.
Interim rule with request for comments.
This regulation establishes procedures by which federal and state law enforcement authorities ("LEAs") may secure from the Immigration and Naturalization Service ("the Service") and the Department of State ("State") nonimmigrant classification for alien witnesses and informants who may eventually be granted lawful permanent resident ("LPR") status because of their cooperation. The regulation is necessary to provide uniform standards and responsibilities for the admission, stay, monitoring, adjustment and , if necessary, departure of such alien witnesses and informants and to enable the government to comply with record-keeping and annual reporting requirements imposed by Congress.
This interim rule is effective August 25, 1995.
Please submit written comments in triplicate to the Director, Policy Directives and Instructions Branch, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 425 I Street NW., Room 5307, Washington, DC 20536. To ensure proper handling, please reference the INS number 1683-94 on your correspondence. Comments are available for public inspection at the above address by calling (202) 514-3048 to arrange for an appointment.
Katharine Auchincloss-Lorr, Adjudications Officer, Adjudications Division, Immigration and Naturalization Service, 425 I Street NW., Room 3214, Washington, DC 20536, telephone (202) 514-5014.
On September 13, 1994, the President signed the "Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994." Section 130003 of this legislation, Pub. L. 103-322, creates a new nonimmigrant classification providing for the admission of alien witnesses and informants who may obtain LPR status upon completion of specified conditions. Section 130003 specifically establishes section 101(a)(15)(S) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ("the Act") and authorizes for each relevant fiscal year: (1) One hundred (100) n onimmigrant visas for aliens determined by the Attorney General to possess critical reliable information on a criminal organization or enterprise, willing to provide that information to federal and/or state authorities, and whose presence, upon the Attorney General's determination, is essential to the success of an authorized criminal investigation or the prosecution of an individual involved in the criminal organization or enterprise, and; (2) twenty-five (25) nonimmigrant visas for aliens whom the Secreta ry of State and the Attorney General jointly determine possess critical reliable information about a terrorist organization, enterprise, or operation, are willing to provide or have provided that information to federal authorities, will be or have been placed in danger as a result, and are eligible for a reward under 22 U.S.C. 2708(a). Although these new nonimmigrant classifications would be designated to be S-1 and S-2, respectively, to correspond with the statutory designations, the prior utilization of t hose codes requires that these designations be, respectively, S-5 and S-6. The spouse, married and unmarried sons and daughters, and parents of witnesses and informants in the new nonimmigrant classification may also be granted nonimmigrant status (designated S-7), if the Attorney General (or, where required, the Secretary of State and the Attorney General jointly) considers it appropriate.
Prior to the creation of section 101(a)(15)(S) of the Act, there was no standard procedure for allowing aliens needed to provide testimony or information into the United States. With the creation of the S nonimmigrant classification, Congress has authorized the admission of a limited number of alien witnesses and informants under specified conditions and provides for adjustment to LPR status after the satisfaction of certain conditions.
Regulatory Structure
Briefly stated, the enactment of the provisions creating the S nonimmigrant classification enables the Service to utilize the nonimmigrant framework to establish a process so that requesting LEAs can provide immigration benefits to certain key alien witnesses and informants. Included in the statutory scheme are reporting requirements by the alien to the Attorney General and the Attorney General to Congress.
a. Nonimmigrant Classification
By creating a new nonimmigrant category exclusively for alien witnesses and informants, Congress has authorized a temporary admission for a specific purpose, and subjected such aliens to the degree of scrutiny prior to admission that is imposed on all nonimmigrant classifications. The Act distributes responsibility for implementing its nonimmigrant provisions between the Attorney General and the Department of State; generally, nonimmigrants, including those in S classification, are subject to the jurisdict ion and authority of both agencies. In formulating this regulation, the Service has worked closely with the Department of State, which is issuing a complementary regulation at this time.
With the creation of the S nonimmigrant category, alien witnesses and informants who intend to reside permanently in the United States may enter only in S classification. Alien witnesses and informants intending a permanent stay will no longer be authorized entry in B nonimmigrant classification. That classification remains available for eligible witnesses and informants seeking temporary admission, who have a residence in a foreign country which they have no intention of abandoning, who will not be employ ed by a United States entity or seek employment while in the United States, and who will not be seeking any of the benefits that flow from S classification.
Similarly, current procedures affecting alien witnesses and informants seeking to be allowed temporarily into the United States pursuant to parole authorization are unchanged by this regulation, except for a new provision defined in 8 CFR 212.14 specifically providing procedures for an LEA who subsequently will apply for S classification on behalf of a witness or informant.
An essential component of the admission process for nonimmigrants who are excludable is the waiver authority accorded the Attorney General under section 212(d) of the Act. In this legislation, Congress created a new provision, section 212(d)(1), enabling the Attorney General to waive all grounds of excludability (except Nazi involvement) for S nonimmigrants, if it is "in the national interest to do so." Section 212(d)(3) waivers will remain available to witnesses and informants who are eligible for B-1 cl assification, pursuant to normal procedures.
The statute preserves the Attorney General's right to institute deportation proceedings for conduct committed after the alien's admission in or change to S classification, or for conduct or a condition not disclosed to the Attorney General prior to the alien's admission in or change to S classification.
b. Controls Imposed by Classification
As a condition for admission and maintenance of status in the United States, an S nonimmigrant is statutorily required to abide by any conditions, limitations, or restrictions imposed by the Attorney General; to file quarterly reports detailing his or her whereabouts and activities "as the Attorney General may require," and to execute a form waiving the right to contest any action for deportation instituted before the nonimmigrant obtains lawful permanent resident status (other than on the basis of an appli cation for withholding of deportation). The statute renders the alien deportable for conduct committed after admission or for conduct or a condition that was not disclosed to the Attorney General prior to admission. Further, in order to maintain status, the S nonimmigrant may not be convicted of any criminal offense punishable by a term of imprisonment of 1 year or more after the date of S classification; change to another nonimmigrant classification; or be authorized admission for more than 3 years.
The S nonimmigrant may adjust status to that of an LPR exclusively by means of the new statutory provisions creating the nonimmigrant classification. These procedures are found in this regulation at 8 CFR 245.11. Finally, the alien may be deported for conviction of a crime of moral turpitude committed within 10 years after being granted LPR status under those new provisions. New provisions for the deportation of alien witnesses and informants have been provided at 8 CFR 242.26. No alien may be admitted t o the United States in S classification more than 5 years after September 13, 1994, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 103-322.
The numeric limit in the S visa provision indicates a Congressional determination that the visa benefit be accorded only in extraordinary circumstances. The legislation is modeled in part after a provision of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403h) authorizing LPR status for no more than 100 aliens per year when the Director of Central Intelligence, the Attorney General, and the Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service ("Commissioner") determine that the admission of a particular alien is in the national security interest. The S nonimmigrant provision's specific numeric limit authorizing issuance of only 125 visas annually does not include family members. Finally, the Attorney General is required to report annually to Congress on specific aspects of the S classification.
c. Classification Process
To facilitate implementation of this legislation and ensure a thorough awareness of LEA needs, the Service has engaged in a process of consultation with the principal federal LEAs interested in and affected by this nonimmigrant classification. With the assistance of the Department of Justice ("DOJ"), the Criminal Division's Terrorism and Violent Crimes Section ("TVCS"), the Service solicited and received written comments on the procedural aspects of how the visa application, classification, and admission p rocess will work in practice, and a range of related concerns, from two State Department components (the Interagency Counterterrorism Rewards Committee and the Visa Office) and the following DOJ components: the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Marshals Service, and the Criminal Division's Organized Crime and Racketeering Section ("OCRS") and Office of Enforcement Operations ("OEO").
After considering the comments of the principal federal LEAs, the Service has devised a process for authorizing S nonimmigrant classification. This process provides federal and state LEAs access to informants and witnesses, and the benefits of S nonimmigrant classification, to the extent permitted by the statute while ensuring S nonimmigrants are appropriately controlled. The Service will develop procedures to protect the identity of the alien while ensuring maintenance of adequate control.
The process provides for the use of a new Form I-854, Inter-Agency Alien Witness and Informant Record, to record the basis of the nonimmigrant classification, related and prerequisite commitments and responsibilities, and seat-of-government certification of the need for the requested alien. The procedures for use of this new Form will bring uniformity and consistency to the process for authorizing S nonimmigrant classification for eligible criminal aliens with information needed by LEAs and provide a basis for control and tracking of the alien. A fee for the processing of Form I-854 will be proposed under a separate rulemaking. There will be no initial fee for processing of Form I-854, although the fee will go into effect as soon as the Service has responded to comments and a final fee rule has been issued.
Pursuant to Form I-854, S nonimmigrant classification is predicated on a relationship between a witness or informant and the LEA that requests classification. For purposes of this regulation, the term "LEAs" refers to the entities authorized to request S nonimmigrant classification for an alien witness or informant in a given case, namely state and federal law enforcement authorities, which include the United States Attorneys' Offices and state and federal courts. Only a federal LEA may request S-6 nonimm igrant classification, although either a state or federal LEA may request S-5 nonimmigrant classification.
Form I-854 request an LEA seeking S nonimmigrant classification for an alien witness or informant to articulate the reasons why the presence of the alien is needed and to assume responsibility for the alien's admission, stay, and departure. In addition to the seat-of-government certification required for LEAs on Form I-854, where nonimmigrant classification is for purposes of providing testimony, the United States Attorney in whose district a case is being prosecuted must also certify the request on Form I -854.
To provide the Service with information to evaluate the needs, accomplishments, failures, and effectiveness of the S visa process, the Service is requiring that all LEA requests related to S nonimmigrant classification be processed on Form I-854, including requests for change of nonimmigrant classification to the S category or adjustment to LPR status. An LEA seeking S nonimmigrant classification for an alien who is out of status or otherwise in the United States illegally may file Form I-854 as a means of initiating procedures with the Service, subsequent to the Criminal Division's certification, in an effort to have the alien admitted to the United States in lawful status.
d. Criminal Division Certifications
A central concern of the comments offered by interested LEAs during the Service's drafting process was, given the limited number of available S nonimmigrant visas specified under the statute, how requests for this classification will be evaluated. The regulation provides that the Criminal Division of the Justice Department will establish appropriate procedures for receiving and reviewing Form I-854 and determining which applications will be forwarded to the Commissioner with a recommendation for approval. The Criminal Division will be responsible to the Attorney General for ensuring that the cases forwarded to the Service fall within the annual numerical limitation.
No Form I-854 request for S nonimmigrant classification for an alien witness or informant may come to the Service without the Criminal Division's certification. Before being forwarded by the Criminal Division to the Service, an application for S-6 nonimmigrant classification certified by the Criminal Division will be forwarded by the Criminal Division to the Department of State for the appropriate certification.
e. Reporting Requirements
To implement the statutory framework, the regulation imposes two categories of information and reporting requirements on the government. The first involves behavior by the alien that could lead to loss of nonimmigrant status or deportability. The Service must be informed immediately by the responsible LEA of any behavior that renders the alien deportable. This information includes certain criminal conduct, failure to report quarterly, or failure to comply with the authorized terms of the particular S non immigrant classification or the adjustment provisions. The requesting LEA is responsible for supervising, monitoring, and otherwise accounting for the admitted alien's compliance with the statutory and regulatory requirements, for quarterly reporting on "whereabouts and activities" and "other conditions, limitations, or restrictions imposed."
Secondly, the statute requires an annual report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate. The regulation provides that the Justice Department's Criminal Division, in cooperation with the Service, will prepare this report evaluating the program's effectiveness.
f. Period of Authorized Stay
The statute explicitly provides that the period of admission on an alien in S nonimmigrant classification "may not exceed 3 years" and that such period "may not be extended by the Attorney General." For this reason, the Attorney General has determined that the S nonimmigrant classification must be limited to situations where an alien is reasonably expected to provide the desired assistance within the authorized 3-year period. The Service, therefore, has amended 8 CFR 214.1 accordingly and will require the alien to depart the United States after the 3-year period. The LEA will be responsible for ensuring departure. Parole may not be used to extend a period of stay or to authorize a reentry. However, an S nonimmigrant who departs prior to adjustment may subsequently be readmitted in the same classification consistent with the process set forth herein.
g. Change of Status
The regulation at 8 CFR 214.2(t)(12) implements the prohibition in section 101(a)(15)(S) concerning change of status. Aliens cannot be admitted in S-5 nonimmigrant classification and change status to S-6 nonimmigrant classification, nor can they change to any other nonimmigrant classification. Pursuant to new procedures set forth at 8 CFR 248.3(h), aliens in nonimmigrant categories other than S may apply to and, if eligible, change their status to S nonimmigrant classification, unless specifically prohibi ted from so doing by section 248 of the Act.
h. Deportation and Exclusion
Aliens in S nonimmigrant classification will be required as a condition for admission and stay in lawful nonimmigrant status to certify Form I-854, waiving their entitlement to a deportation hearing pursuant to the statute. This rule amends the deportation regulations at 8 CFR part 242 to include aliens in S nonimmigrant classification. The exclusion regulations have similarly been amended at 8 CFR 236.10. Due to the limited nature of this nonimmigrant classification and its significance to the law enfor cement community, deportation and other procedures that would effectively terminate an alien's S nonimmigrant classification will not be initiated without the concurrence of the Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division.
i. Employment Authorization
An employment authorization document ("EAD") for S nonimmigrants will be issued through normal procedures. The regulation specifies that, pursuant to the terms of 8 CFR part 274a, S nonimmigrants are authorized to work in the United States and that the LEA may assist the alien in applying for employment authorization.
j. Criminal Conduct
Section 212(d)(1) of the Act provides that the Service can institute deportation proceedings against an S nonimmigrant for conduct committed after the alien's admission into the United States or for conduct or a condition that was not disclosed to the Attorney General prior to the alien's classification as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(S) of the Act. Accordingly, the Service will take appropriate steps to remove such an alien.
In addition, section 214(j)(4)(B) of the Act requires, as a condition for the admission, and continued lawful status, the S nonimmigrant "may not be convicted of any criminal offense punishable by a term of imprisonment of 1 year or more after the date of such admission."
The revised parole provisions at 8 CFR 212.14 enable an alien to be paroled into the United States so that an LEA can secure a guilty plea and conviction. In such a case, upon the recommendation of an LEA and the approval of a certified request on Form I-854, the Service may terminate the parole authorized to such an alien, waive the nonimmigrant visa requirement as provided under section 212(d)(4) of the Act, exercise the discretionary waiver authority provided under section 212(d)(1) of the Act, and auth orize the alien's admission into the United States in S nonimmigrant classification.
The precise meaning of parole in an immigration context is quite different from the parole with which LEAs are normally familiar. Under the parole authority provided in section 212(d)(5) of the Act, the Attorney General has the discretion to permit an otherwise inadmissible alien to proceed into the United States temporarily and under specific safeguards. Parole is granted on a case-by-case basis and, if granted, does not constitute admission into the United States. The paroled alien does not make an ent ry as defined by section 101(a)(13) of the Act and, as a result, is subject to exclusion proceedings (not deportation proceedings) if the terms and conditions of the parole are violated. The due process rights of aliens subject to exclusion proceedings are more limited than those of aliens subject to deportation proceedings.
Parole may be authorized only for emergent reasons or reasons deemed strictly in the public interest and is available only if the Service has custody of the alien. It should not be used as a means of circumventing a waiver of inadmissibility. In an immigration context, parole is considered, in itself, a form of constructive custody, and is available only to an alien "applying for admission to the United States." A request for parole of an alien in exclusion proceedings and in Service custody must be made pursuant to the terms of 8 CFR 212.5 or, in the case of an alien for which S classification is being sought, 8 CFR 212.14. Due to the requirement that the alien be "applying for admission," parole is not available to aliens who have effected an entry. Aliens who have been "paroled" (in the criminal sense) from prison or who are in prison, and who are deemed to be arriving aliens may not be granted parole unless the Service has custody.
k. Monitoring and Control
The regulation and the certifications on Form I-854 require that, as a prerequisite to S nonimmigrant classification, the requesting LEA assume responsibility, during the period of the S nonimmigrant's presence in the United States, for the safety of the public and for keeping the Service appropriately informed of matters that might impact on the alien's immigration status. Once an alien achieves immigrant status through adjustment from S nonimmigrant classification to LPR status, the LEAs responsibility f or monitoring and reporting will cease. In addition, if the Marshals Service assumes responsibility for the alien, LEA monitoring will be minimal. Further, an alien will become deportable upon the commission of conduct that violates either the regulatory requirements or the specified terms and limitations of the authorized status. In such a case, the LEA should immediately advise the Service, request that the Service proceed to remove the alien, and assist with, and verify, the alien's departure. Consis tent with this monitoring responsibility, an LEA is responsible for ensuring departure, if necessary, and verifying departure in a manner acceptable to the Service, so that monitoring is formally concluded.
l. Adjustment
Section 245(i) of the Act provides for the "Exclusive Means of Adjustment" of aliens admitted as S nonimmigrants. The Service has interpreted this to mean that S nonimmigrants may not adjust to permanent resident status pursuant to section 506(b) of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 1995 Appropriations Act, Public Law 103-317, which allows most otherwise ineligible persons to adjust status upon payment of an additional sum. The provisions for "Exclusive M eans of Adjustment" for S nonimmigrants provide clearly that these statutory terms and conditions are to be the exclusive means of adjustment for S nonimmigrants described in section 101(a)(15)(S) of the Act. Adjustment of status pursuant to terms other than those specified therein are not available to aliens in S classification.
In the statute, Congress appears inadvertently to have created a new, second subsection 245(i) of the Act, which the Service interprets as an error. There is no indication that Congress intended to repeal or superseded the provisions of section 506(b) of Public Law 103-317, enacted one month earlier. The Service regards the establishment of the second subsection 245(i) of the Act as a numbering error and will recommend that Congress enact a technical amendment to redesignate the Crime Bill's provision as subsection 245(j) of the Act.
The regulations, at 8 CFR 212.14(a)(1)(vi) and 214.2(t)(4)(i), place certain restrictions on the promises LEAs can make to alien witnesses and informants for whom they seek parole or S nonimmigrant classification.
Changes to Current Regulations
This interim rule implements section 130003 of Public Law 103-322, which establishes section 101(a)(15)(S) of the Act. It amends 8 CFR at parts 208, 212, 214, 236, 242, 245, 248, 274a, and 299 to provide uniform and consistent application, admission, reporting, control, deportation, and adjustment criteria for the entry, parole, and stay of alien witnesses and informants who intend to remain in the United States.
Other than the changes to 8 CFR 214.2(t) previously discussed, the following specific changes to Title 8 of the Code of Federal Regulations are necessary to fully implement this regulation:
8 CFR 208.2 and 208.16 are amended to enable asylum officers to determine whether an alien classified pursuant to section 101(a0(15)(S) of the Act is entitled to withholding of deportation.
8 CFR 212.1(m) is added to require that aliens seeking admission in S nonimmigrant classification must be in possession of appropriate documents issued by an American consular officer.
8 CFR 212.4(i) is added to enable the Attorney General to determine pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(S) of the Act whether to exercise the discretion to waive a ground of excludability, other than under section 212(a)(3)(E) of the Act, if it is in the national interest to do so. The Service may remove an alien classified as a nonimmigrant under section 101(a)(15)(S) of the Act for conduct committed after the alien's admission to the United States or for conduct or a condition undisclosed to the Attorney Gene ral prior to the alien's admission in, or change to, S nonimmigrant classification.
8 CFR 212.14 is added to specify the process by which LEAs may obtain parole status for alien witnesses and informants who intend to apply for S nonimmigrant classification.
8 CFR 214.1(a)(2) is amended to add nonimmigrant classifications for S-5, S-6, and S-7.
8 CFR 214.1(c)(3) is amended to add a reference to nonimmigrants defined in section 101(a)(15)(S) of the Act, so that such aliens are ineligible for an extension of stay beyond a total of 3 years.
8 CFR 236.10 is added to provide exclusion procedures for aliens requesting admission in S nonimmigrant classification.
8 CFR 242.26 is added to provide deportation procedures for aliens in S nonimmigrant classification who, as a condition of their admission and stay in lawful status in the United States, must waive their right to a deportation hearing and to contest, other than on the basis of an application for withholding of deportation, any action for deportation instituted before lawful permanent resident status is obtained.
8 CFR 245.11 is added to set forth the exclusive terms of adjustment of status to that of lawful permanent resident for an S nonimmigrant.
8 CFR 248.2(b) is amended by removing the reference to "or (K)" to read "(K), or (S)" in order to prohibit change of status from S classification.
8 CFR 248.3(h) is added to set forth procedures for change of nonimmigrant classification to S classification pursuant to the request of a law enforcement agency.
8 CFR 274a.12(c) is amended to authorize aliens in S classification to apply for employment authorization. Pursuant to 8 CFR 274a.12(c)(21), an alien granted S nonimmigrant classification may apply for employment authorization by filing Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, with the applicable fee.
8 CFR 299.1 is amended to add Form I-854 to the list of prescribed Service forms.
8 CFR 299.5 is amended to add Form I-854 to the listing of Service forms approved by the Office of Management and Budget.
Good Cause Exception
The Attorney General has determined that there is good cause for publishing this as an interim rule. Law enforcement authorities need access to the benefits provided in this legislation, which cannot be conferred without these regulatory provisions and the guidance, controls, and structure they afford. Since prior notice and public comment with respect to this interim rule are impracticable and contrary to the public interest under these circumstances, there is good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553 to make it effe ctive upon publication. We will consider comments received within 60 days of publication of this interim rule in the
Federal Register.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Attorney General in accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 605(b)), has reviewed this regulation and, by approving it, certifies that the rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities for purposes of that Act.
Executive Order 12866
This rule is not considered by the Attorney General to be a "significant regulatory action" under Executive Order 12866, section 3(f) Regulatory Planning and Review, and accordingly, this rule has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget.
Executive Order 12612
The regulation herein will not have substantial direct effects on the states, on the relationship between the federal government and the states, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government. Therefore, in accordance with Executive Order 12612, it is determined that this rule does not have significant federalism implications to warrant the preparation of a Federalism Assessment.
Paperwork Reduction Act
The information collection requirements contained in this rule have been cleared by the Office of Management and Budget, under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act. The clearance number for this collection is contained in 8 CFR 299.5, Display of Control Numbers.


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A legal battle to force insurers to pay for flood damage from Hurricane Katrina could cost the industry billions. By Patricia Vowinkel
Instead of helping residents, the legal strategy of Mississippi could backfire and do the state more harm than good. At worst, the suits could end up driving insurers out of the region, bankrupt some smaller, regional firms and impair redevelopment in the area.
In the first lawsuit, filed in September, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood claims that insurance companies should pay for all hurricane damage, even floods, because waters were wind driven. Attorney Richard Scruggs, known for successful litigation against tobacco companies, filed a similar suit.
Those exclusions should be declared void, Hood says, because Mississippi common law requires full coverage be provided if proximate cause of the loss--the hurricane wind--is covered, even if other noncovered causes also contributed to the loss.
The insurance contract language, however, clearly excludes coverage for floods, whether driven by the wind or not, says Robert Hartwig, chief economist for the Insurance Information Institute. The language, he says, has been clear, long-standing, upheld by courts, regulator-approved and recognized by the federal government in all 50 states.
Declaring those exclusions void would make it impossible to do business in Mississippi, he says.
"Insurers sell one product. People call it an insurance policy, but it's a contract. And unless the terms of that contract are enforced, then we can't price our product," Hartwig says. "We cannot therefore offer a product in an environment where we can't price the product and where, in fact, there are legalized grabs on shareholder and policyholder assets.
"The certain outcome of a victory by Scruggs or Hood would be the virtual overnight disappearance of insurance in the state," he says.
Regional insurers would be bankrupted if the lawsuits were successful, he says. State guarantee funds would then have to pick up the policyholder claims of the bankrupt insurers. Those costs would be passed on to the rest of the policyholders in the state, who would have to pay an extra charge to cover the claims.
Premiums for other policyholders also could go up if insurers are forced to pay what Hartwig estimates could be a minimum of $15 billion in additional losses for a risk the industry didn't assume.
If insurance became unavailable in Mississippi, reconstruction efforts could also grind to a halt, and the state could be forced to step in to become the insurer of last--and first-- resort.
As Florida residents have discovered, an unfriendly legal and regulatory climate doesn't always pay off in the long run.
"We have a very weak homeowners insurance industry in Florida," says Martin Grace, the James S. Kemper professor of risk management and insurance at Georgia State University.
In Florida, the state is one of the largest homeowners insurers, and other insurance companies have set up firewalls around their Florida subsidiaries to prevent catastrophic losses in those units from harming the parent companies.
"If that happens all along the Gulf Coast," Grace says, "homeowners is going to become a dying market in these areas.
"Don't use Florida as a good example. Use Florida as an example of just about everything the state could do that has gone wrong," Grace says.
A decision to make insurers pay for the excluded flood losses also would effectively terminate the National Flood Insurance Program. "It would end the flood insurance program as we know it," Hartwig says. "Why buy it if you're going to get it for free?"
There is a risk that if the case goes to a jury, the jury would be sympathetic to homeowners and decide against insurers. Such a verdict would likely be overturned at the appellate level, says Randy Maniloff, an attorney with White and Williams in Philadelphia who represents insurers in coverage disputes.
If the lawsuits are unsuccessful, though, it will increase the perception of risk in the area, Grace says.
"Once something like this has been raised, it still casts a shadow over future contracts," Grace says. "It makes writing contracts even more risky. There's a little bit of contract interpretation risk now built into the potential loss for an insurer."
For Hood, though, there's not much downside risk.
As retired insurance analyst Michael Smith says, "No one ever lost a vote for beating up on the insurance industry."
December 1, 2005
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Since the passage of No Child Left Behind in 2002, states have faced increased pressure to improve student's math and reading test scores. But does the emphasis on standardized tests ensure that students are being taught what they need to know, or is it crowding out the range of activities that make classroom learning interesting and fun? One clear result is that many subjects besides English and math are getting short shrift.
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The American Museum of Natural History, concerned that the City's public schools students were not being prepared to even consider a career in science, worked with the Department of Education and seven other cultural institutions in the City to start Urban Advantage in 2004. This successful and popular program helps teachers build a curriculum based on scientific inquiry and problem solving and includes trips to the City's great science institutions. Allison Cooke, who teaches eighth-grade science at the Bronx School for Law, Government, and Justice, was one of the first in her school to go through the Urban Advantage training. "I learned how to teach kids to do real scientific investigation by going through the process myself.
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"Although City public schools don't have the wealthy tax base of suburban schools, they do have a wealth of science-rich institutions," says Trust education program officer Kavitha Mediratta. "This program makes it possible for middle school students to take full advantage of this urban advantage."


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Why doesn't KNS explore why these bills are being brought forth??? In the charter schools case could be that a school board is denying charter schools simply because they want total controll??? Renaming parks for no other reason than political correctness might be a reason that bill is being proposed. Obama care is looser on it's face regardless who brought it forward. Gov. Haslam saw that he was in a no-win situation if he decided for the state to run part of it. Even if he appointed all Obamaites to run it, it would still fail, just as it's going to fail with Obama's appointees running it. So the best thing is don't get in the middle and let POTUS hang himself with his own rope (so to speak.)
I don't agree with all that's being proposed but I do agree with some.
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Both candidates for King County Sheriff pledge to reform department
By Paula Wissel
In King County, both men vying to be sheriff say they'll reform a department found to do a poor job of investigating police misconduct complaints.
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Motihari, Sept. 14: The scanty rain during monsoon this year has raised fears of drought in East Champaran.
The lack of moisture has led to cracks on the earth in many farming plots. The farmers are in a quandary as most of the irrigation canals dug by the government have dried up. So have the tubewells in the absence of power supply.
Most of the cultivators are dependent on the government canals and tubewells for irrigation. Only a handful of affluent farmers can afford the expensive private irrigation system.
Sources said if the present situation was allowed to persist, it would spell disaster for the Kharif crop.
District magistrate Abhijeet Sinha convened a meeting this week to take stock of the situation. He asked the officials concerned to explain why the tubewells were not functioning.
The officials told Sinha that the shortage in the power supply had made the tubewells defunct.
He then asked the electricity department to ensure that sufficient power was supplied to the district for the smooth functioning of the tubewells.
Sources said the state government had earlier expressed its inability to supply enough power.
A fortnight earlier, the meteorological department had forecast that there would be scanty rainfall during this period.
The information was a rude jolt to the farmers who had already cultivated crops over vast tracts of land.
Sources said the cultivation of paddy had been planted nearly on 1,097 hectares, maize on 8,500 hectares, pulses on 4,500 hectares and oilseeds on 950 hectares.
According a source in the agriculture department, a report has been prepared about the estimated loss of crops. The department said around 15 per cent of the cultivated crops could be lost in the drought-like condition.
Non-government agencies, however, claim that losses could amount to double that figure.
Bhuwaneshwar Singh, a farmer, said: In the present condition, we could lose a years crops.
Prakash Pandey, another farmer, said: The state government distributes subsidy amount on diesel for timely irrigation of their crop in a drought-like situation. But the money is often not utilised properly because of delay in distribution.
Asked what caused the delay in the distribution of fuel subsidy, Pandey said: It often reaches the farmers concerned late because of various formalities and paperwork.
The district agriculture officer, Dharmveer Pandey, said he was hopeful that the new pump sets operated by solar energy would come to the district by the end of this year.
These would be distributed with 80 per cent subsidy for the relief of farmers in East Champaran, Pandey pointed out.


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Maldives to Capetown
The Indian Ocean turned on us the morning we pointed the bow toward the Seychelles. Despite moderate wind, a distant low-pressure disturbance created vicious cross seas 12 to 16 feet high. Bucking the contrary current, Whale Song reared and plunged onward at 6 knots. Three days later, puffy good-weather clouds floated over Mahé Island and Victoria, the port capital of the Seychelles. Due to the British and French colonial past, European influence here is still palpable. The residents speak both French and English, useful for the booming charter business on crewed and bare boats. The islands rise in peaks in this world of rock and boulder — even underwater granite monoliths resemble cathedrals, with schools of fish meandering through them like guided tourist groups. Birds rule the skies: tropicbirds, noddies, fairy terns, shearwaters. On Ile Aride nesting birds raised such racket that I swear I could hear them under water. The nature preserve on Ile Curieuse maintains a population of Aldabra Reef tortoises as large as the famous reptiles of the Galápagos. The tortoises enjoy the shade under palms that bear coco de mer, nuts shaped like female buttocks. The largest coco de mer can weigh 80 pounds. Until the European discovery of the Seychelles in the late 18th century, the rare nuts, lacquered and bejeweled, resided in private galleries.
The Indian Ocean shrank as we drew a bead on Madagascar. Mayotte Island, the French possession in the Comoros, has airline connections to Europe and, despite Comoro women wrapped in flowing colors, bore the air of a worn-out colony. Madagascar, on the other hand, looked irresistible even before we landed. Pink streaks slashed the dawn sky, and beneath, on lazy swells, a fleet of crescent sails loomed white against distant blue hills. All along the thousand miles of the western shore of this fourth largest island on Earth, hundreds of the local sailing vessels carried cargo and passengers. The variety of craft reflected the island's tangled history. Outriggers came with the first settlers from as far as Borneo; Arab traders brought the lateen sail rig by way of East Africa; and gaff-rigged schooners arrived with the French colonists.
As Tulear, southernmost port in Madagascar, slid into the haze astern, steep beam seas ran from the southeast into the Mozambique Channel. Six hundred miles later the Agulhas Current flowing down the African coast gripped Whale Song and pushed her south at 11.5 knots against head seas. A welcome diversion, dozens of dolphins burst from the crests of rising swells and headed east, and above them raced squadrons of terns. Near shore just before Cape Town, the wind died, the sea flattened. Only whales, blowing and breaching, disturbed the calm, glassy surface that melted into pale sky.
The city of Cape Town felt more like Europe. Yet within a short drive we saw the worst of South Africa (the cardboard townships) and the best (Table Mountain National Park). Two ostriches crossed the road, looking down on the stopped cars. A male baboon charged into our car, yanked out my camera bag and ran — lenses, flashes, memory cards spilling down the road. Finding no food, he abandoned the bag on the edge of a cliff. There, at 34 degrees south, Africa is cool, and a colony of penguins thrives on this coast washed by the Southern Ocean. This cold current sweeps up the western shore of Africa, causing a persistent haze to hide Namibia's high dune shores fronted by shoals. Called the Skeleton Coast, it produced many shipwrecks in the pre-GPS age. Even today only diamond mining ships come near it.


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In times of financial difficulties, the thought of family vacation abroad or even driving over to a camping site at a national park may seem too stressful rather than relaxing. You cannot afford jetting off to an exotic island, but you still need some time off. May be it is time to look for fun activities nearby so you don't have to travel and incur unnecessary expenses.
One idea for an exciting staycation is to pack a picnic and go to the local park. You can prepare chocolate chip cookies, home made potato chips, macaroni salad, fudge cake, or anything that's your kids' favorite. You can bring a ball, fly a kite, play board games or cards – there are plenty of possibilities. If you are planning a winter staycation, organizing an outdoor picnic will hardly be an option. A game night or home tournament will be a better way to spend your time. Some relatively inexpensive and fun ideas for your at-home vacation include spending the afternoon at the aquarium or the zoo, touring local museums, and going to the local library. You can check out your kids' favorite books (and a couple of yours) and spend the day reading.
If there is a water park or amusement park nearby, why don't you spend the day having as many rides as all of you like to. Try the ones you never dared before.
You can plan adult-only activities if the kids will be away (or you don't have children yet). Look for cruise offers if you live close to a lake or river or plan winery tour with wine-tasting. Check for historic home tours or have a ski-lift ride off season. You can also combine in-town bed and breakfast with a visit to the community theater and a romantic dinner.
Camping is another idea for a low-cost vacation for the two of you. Look for a camping site that is well-connected with some major attractions in your area.
Even if you are afraid that your staycation will be a boring one, think of the benefits. You will spend less money (your credit cards need some rest :)), support the local economy and tourism, and spend more time together. Moreover, you will be in control of the vacation plan and the itinerary rather than planning your vacation to match flight times and train schedules. You will not wait in line at airports, having to respond to questions like 'have you packed your bag yourself'. Body search and baggage inspection are other unpleasant procedures you will avoid on an at-home vacation. You have surely heard your friends and relatives saying 'I need another vacation to recover from this one'. That is because travel comes with hassle.
Although you will spend your vacation at home, try to treat it as a traditional vacation. Plan a start and end date and devote as much time as possible to spending time together, having fun, and relaxing. You have to do your best to unplug from work and your daily routine – from the compulsion to have everything done – as to have a great at-home vacation.


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Triumph's list of parts for the Daytona 675 is extensive and includes almost everything required to build a competitive motor. While most of the parts are manufactured in-house, some are outsourced, popular aftermarket bits.
A 30-page manual details engine assembly, and we shipped everything off to Hypercycle and Carry Andrew (see sidebar on page 84) with instructions to install the parts exactly according to the instructions. Interestingly, the manual calls for a minimum squish height (the gap in the combustion chamber between the piston and cylinder head) of 0.6mm, and our stock engine with a stock head gasket was already tighter-we wouldn't be using any of the thinner kit gaskets. Other than this minor snag, the engine went together with little drama.


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portland fashion week: amelia toro
(images via pfw)
i'm going to be rather forthright and say that while i like portland as a city and have seen some very good fashion during my times passing through, i was none too impressed with the s/s 2011 fashion week as a whole. yes, this is based on opinion alone, but, unfortunately, some of the smaller cities in the united states haven't fared well in the face of new york: instead, anyone wishing to make something of him(her)self goes to that city to present.
however, colombian designer amelia toro's s/s 2011 work would have been good in any city, under any light. her beautiful ethnic-embellished dresses had an old world pull, referencing a heritage many of us are unfamiliar with, but the pieces were grounded in modernity with cuts sexy and appealing for the contemporary lady.
inspired by the kuna indians, the ibt noted that they, "have created a cotton based technique called the 'mola' which involves hand-sewn quilting and layering of fabric. Vital elements surrounding the Kuna Indians are represented in the mola using motifs such as animals and geometric figures. Toro made use of this concept in her new collection by integrating the molas with natural fiber fabrics like wool, silk and crepé."
of the collection, the designer commented, "My main purpose in designing this collection is to help a cultural heritage continue its elaboration through finding new applications which give a future to a technique passed down through generations."
in a later interview, she also stated, "I am interested in the universal quality of their work. The Kuna Indians are based in Panama as well as in Costa Rica but a lot of their geometric shapes are found in many other indigenous groups around the world such as many of the American Indians who use graphic shapes. Culture is important, so are roots. What I tried to do with this type of work is to show how small the world is and how universal these graphic shapes and patterns are."
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Nazirite Vow Update 1: Can I Shave the Hair on My Neck?
by C Michael PattonAugust 8th, 2012 8 Comments
To those of you who don't know, I have placed myself under the "Vow of a Nazirite" to get back under 200 pounds. Until then I will neither shave nor cut my hair (or touch a dead body, which won't be too difficult!). Here is an interview with my daughter about the vow, along with a question for you all. I am sorry that blogging is so sparse. I have some great ideas, but this must take priority. So far, seven pounds are in my rear-view mirror. Now, off to the gym…(I will let you all in on what I am doing).
You can keep up on more day-to-day details if you follow me on Twitter: @cmichaelpatton.
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Hey Michael,
Also 270. Also decided (independently) a week ago to get back under 200.
I have joined myfitnesspal.com and have lost 4.4 pounds so far. It is a free site that allows you to track food intake and exercise, set goals and track them, etc.
If you or anyone else on here would like to join me for mutual encouragement my username is bellmik and you can add me as a friend.
Mike Bell
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Love the exchange regarding how many days it's been. That made me laugh. Glad to see it's not only our house that engages in such moments.
In agreement with the a previous poster Michael, Fitness Pal is a great way to track what you're eating and how many calories you're burning.
I think shaving the neck hair would be acceptable, although depending on how quickly the hair on your head grows, it may be a non-issue anyway.
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Your daughter is adorable….saying you're handsome. We need to see more of her! I don't blame her for not liking the beard thing….and it gets really bad once it's over two inches long. Ick. But this way the girls will be motivated to help…..putting up the "do not feed the bear" signs (Pooh) and snatching the bad food from sight.
Neck hair? It's going to be covered with long hair pretty soon so why shave it? You will soon be the hippy who runs Credo House! -
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Not touching a dead body is harder than you think:
You can't swat flies (at least not to kill them).
You also abstain from meat because that is an animal corpse.
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I'm not sure that not shaving is a punishment for a guy. perhaps you should vow to shave until you lose the weight. Then you can let yourself go.
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I have a weight problem as well…. BUT this may come as a surprise for most of you:
I am underweight (BMI of 17.7) and I am doing the exact opposite of what Michael is doing. I am trying to eat more meals, consume at least 3,500 calories a day and lift weights. My goal here is to gain 40 lbs so my weight will be at the healthy range.
This process is frustrating in a unique way because it is not easy to find people who can identify with my dilemma.
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Michael you crack me up….:)
I lost 21 pounds on the South Beach Diet some 7-8 years ago. I was not hungry, either, and once my body got over the "sugar shock" (i.e., the shock of not having any!) I felt great and to this day can pass up sweets no problem. This is now just the way I eat. And even with menopause and a thyroid condition cropping up I am still a good weight for my 5'0″ frame….you may want to check it out! Actually I think a lot of the new 'diet programs' are utilizing the glycemic index which is what SB is based on. It works, but does require a short of paradigm shift in one's eating habits.
As for the neck hair…..leave it. Your head hair will cover it up soon enough!
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Hey bro, are you still in the Nazirite vow? Or did you finish? Or what is the deal?


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Friday, June 08, 2007
It would be hard to give anyone the crown of 'best erotic romance writer', but if the blogverse has anything to do with it Carol Lynne may become known as the worst. I haven't read her work myself but I suspect with all that publicity about her being "bad" may be selling more books than being in the "blah" to "meh" mid-quality range would?


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[First, I'm using the old blog today instead of my webpage... appropriately because I need to 'go back because I fucked everything up'. (Though that is not what this post is about.) Just explaining why I am here. I updated the WordPress software and now nothing works... I am getting php errors... etc...
I shouldn't even be here. I have three weeks of school stuff to turn in this week, I swore to stay off Facebook for a couple weeks, yet I needed a phone number and then I had to check my mom's schedule... and then for class this morning I actually had to get on. So... that brings me here, because a couple posts in my news feed hit home to some of the discussions I have been having this week on 'autism' and it's origins and definitions.]
Let me start by cutting to the chase. Autism is not one thing. Autism is the manifestation of body damage. There is no one thing that should be called "Autism". Brain damage? Autism. Mitochondrial disorder? Autism. Genetic mutations and deletions? Autism. Heavy metal toxicity? Autism. Sit back and ponder why maybe all our kids are so different? We hear "If you've met one kid with autism, you've met one kid with autism!" "It's a spectrum!" "All these kids are different!"
I've often said that 'autism' looks different by age and exposures. That autism is changing and evolving.
Society has changed so much in the last 50-100 years. Chemicals that never existed before are suddenly here. We introduced these things into the world without doing any long term studies. Well… the studies are being done. On a mass scale. To all of us. And we're fucked.
One thing I read this morning is about the CDC f*cking up and around with Agent Orange claims. One particular passage caught my eye as I was skimming:
"After the date of the congressional hearing with Admiral Zumwalt, Coleen Boyle was listed as part of a study that looked at the prevalence of Viet Nam veterans who had children with spina bifida called "The Embryo Study". The study showed that those men who had reported a higher exposure to Agent Orange had a higher than normal likelihood of fathering children with spina bifida."
It caught my eye for many reasons –like the article points out, Coleen is one of the useless $%*&@ dicking around our children on the autism issue today. (My words of course ) But… I've been taking informal polls on this issue for a while now. Those of us with autistic kids seem to have a disproportionate number of fathers who served in Vietnam or were in the area at the time. Toxin exposure can alter DNA
Not only that, but sometimes I forget that my son has Spina Bifida. He and I both have Chiari Malformations where our brains are so freaking large they push out of our skulls. ;) Yeah it's like that! Thankfully, both of these conditions for him are mild. At least I think the Chiari is mild. The symptoms can overlap with… wait for it… AUTISM! I spoke to a Chiari specialist (who is becoming an Autism/Chiari specialist). He told me that while there are no official numbers, Chiari IS HIGHER IN THE AUTISM POPULATION vs. the general population. I wonder if it's higher in the military veteran/family population. Because that is my experience as well. (And side note while I am at it, the number of moms who got the mercury laden versions of the Rhogam shot is MUCH higher in autism populations as well.)
My son has Chiari, Scoliosis, and Spina bifinda. Sound like a great neural tube experience to you? Nah, me neither. (You should google and think about this along with the ideas that some people need folinic acid form, not folic. All the folic acid I got while pregnant was BARELY enough because my body didn't use it right. Google that. Google MTHFR)
I'm sure I've told the story of when I was working at Walter Reed, back when they were studying the illnesses of the veterans of the first Gulf War. The student barracks were also the medical hold and visitor barracks, etc. I was talking with one of the guys one afternoon and he was telling me that suddenly the hospital can't find his records –he was about to leave and wanted a copy of everything to take with him. They told him he wasn't seen there, that there was no record of him ever being there. I laughed my 19 year old naive laugh… "I did your x-rays last week, here… let me pull you up." I started typing away at the computer, logging into the awesome hospital software that they had (amazing shit for 1995), hitting the keys… searching… coming up empty. He was gone. Erased. I later went to the file room to pull his films. Gone from the shelves. I think that was the day I learned our government is full of shit. A lesson I wish I had moved to the top of the list before I decided to vaccinate my son. (Ah, but see back then, I had the "Gov't" and "medicine" as two separate entities in my head.)
Read here that estimates say 50% of records from that time are missing.
Google 'Gulf War Walter Reed Missing Records' and start sifting through the near 5 million hits.
So, not only did my child have a Vietnam vet Grandpa –he had two parents who were also in the Army. Hyper vaccinated. With genetic issues that are very common in families with an autistic child on that generation. My child was fucked. He didn't have a chance once vaccines were injected into his body… with his altered DNA and messed up metabolic pathways and toxic load handed down by his mother. It was the perfect storm.
I still remember being smart.
Being able to read something quickly, comprehend, synthesize, and apply.
After so many vaccines… so many
And lost records that resulted in a second round of vaccines for me
Let's not forget the times I volunteered to be injected with shit at WRAIR to get out of work early. –they said it was allergy testing. Maybe it was. Maybe.
After all the mercury fillings…
the film developing chemicals.
The x-rays…
I struggle.
I've paid almost $400 in fines this year because I don't remember to inspect and register my car.
I broke my new lawnmower in May when I got it. I'm going to call them soon to get it fixed. Soon.
My car needs repairs. I'm going to call the mechanic tomorrow to get it in. Tomorrow.
I've been going to order DNA tests for all of us to confirm my MTHFR suspicions for over a year.
My latex allergy reached epi-pen proportions 18 months ago. I finally called my doctor last month about that.
It's not laziness. I can't prioritize. I forget. Some days I just can't handle the effort needed to make a phone call.
I read books 10 times and still don't know what I've read…
–This damage is generational. It's getting progressively worse. My parents generation did OK for the most part. My generation I see struggling. Adult ADHD, Epilepsy. Tourettes.
I see a generation of Millennials who aren't doing anything. They didn't go to college, a ton of them don't drive. Some don't work for no good reason… Most of these kids were the first to get the harmful Hep B vaccine at birth, they're the first offspring of humans brought up on processed foods, they ate GMOs in plentiful amounts. But I see that generation as the "in betweeners" because not all of them got the Hep B and most did not get the amount of vaccines that kids get now.
But MY KIDS? Those born from the very late 80 onward… They get it all. Altered DNA, Parental toxic load. GMO/Processed food extravaganza. A dose of Hep B vaccine with 36 more vaccines by age 18 months.
From personal experience, I am trying to word this observation as to not name names or offend, but… I saw two generations above me work all their lives without issue. I saw one generation above above me go a good 30-35 years before falling apart. I put in a good 15 years before life unraveled for me. I know 20-somethings who held jobs for 5 years before their brains and bodies just couldn't go back. My son will never work a day in his life.
I can't imagine what their offspring looks like. What are we going to have 50 years from now? When I am 88 years old –who will be taking care of all the ill? And Elderly? and Disabled? When there are no healthy people left. No viable offspring.
Vaccines don't cause autism. Vaccines are one cause of systemic damage that causes the body to behave in patterns and ways that we identify as autism.
Petro chemicals and how they are processed into our plastics don't cause autism. They are one cause of systemic damage that causes the body to behave in patterns and ways that we identify as autism.
GMO's don't cause autism. GMO's are one cause of systemic damage that causes the body to behave in patterns and ways that we identify as autism.
Genetic disorders of mutation and deletion don't cause autism. They are one cause of systemic damage that causes the body to behave in patterns and ways that we identify as autism.
I saw this the other day, "Genetic condition may be mistaken for autism…" posted it on Facebook with the comment, "Yes, but autism is not it's own thing. It is a collection of symptoms. So if kids with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome meet the dx criteria for autism… they have autism." Right? I have a cousin who had a different deletion syndrome. When I first saw him, I thought he was autistic because of the stereotypical behaviors one might see in autism.
We will never be able to scientifically prove ONE cause by today's standards. Never. But we need to stop this game of semantics and realize that way too many human offspring are being born with developmental malformation and genetic predispositions that need only the addition of an environmental trigger. And so much in our environment has changed to cause these problems.
Our species is on it's way out, I can't say it loudly or often enough. If you are ok with that… Then keep on this path. Buy 5 soft drinks a day in plastic bottles. Eat poorly, the GMO's and processed foods and spend all your time sick and all your money on medicine that is shortening your life. Get your vaccines instead of just staying healthy and eating right. Enjoy all your electronic MUST HAVES –that not only pollute the environment by means of coal fired plants but with electro-smog as well. We are electrical creatures. This IS affecting us. Use up all the oil. Bathe in the radioactive fall out.
To go back 50 years, we need to go back 50 years. We need to completely change our ways of life.
I was reading an article a month or so ago about Gen X vs. Millennials… I read a couple, so maybe in my head they are bleeding together. It had some good points. But one thing bothered me. The author basically said that we Gen X'ers need to put down our kitting and home soap making and canning and go out and lead the world. No statement in recent history brought on such feelings of ambivalence. Part of me wants that very much… to go out there and shake you all by the shoulders and get you to listen. Part of me thinks the world and species is too far gone. I need to knit and garden and make my own soap… and teach my kids the basic simple lifestyle and survival skills that I think they are going to need in a disastrous future that is more near than you think. Our civilization is collapsing. Do I waste my time trying to convince you too?
Are we OK with damage control and trying to make sure our kids will lead happy and healthy lives? I very much want to have a conversation with my 9 year someday where I beg him to not have children. Because his life will likely be OK on this planet. But I don't think the lives of my Grandchildren would be. Or is there more we can do. Are there enough of us seeing the iceberg in time to steer away the ship?
'Autism' is the sum of all the parts.
Society is collapsing.
And I have three weeks of javascript homework to go finish*.
YOUR HOMEWORK? Start here. Watch this. –Go pee first so you don't piss your pants from fear. It's the documentary "The Disappearing male, which I can't share often enough.
Read this too, look at the photos. Think of Autism while you do. It's a five part series on Napalm and Vietnam. To me, the photos of the affected kids… a lot of them have similar postures of "autistic" kids. Also, read about the two daughters with Chiari.
*My schooling is funded by VRAP. A program for 1. Unemployed 2. Veterans 3. Aged 35-60 4. Who didn't get GI Bill benefits for whatever reason (my paperwork got messed up, all that injury for no benefit, *hmpf*) Seems like a narrow group of people… but, over 90,000 got the grant. So ask yourself why.


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Defense Business Transformation:
A Full-time Chief Management Officer with a Term Appointment Is Needed at DOD to Maintain Continuity of Effort and Achieve Sustainable Success
GAO-08-132T, Oct 16, 2007
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The Department of Defense (DOD) continues to face significant challenges in resolving its many long-standing business challenges. DOD is solely responsible for eight high-risk areas and shares responsibility for another seven governmentwide areas on GAO's high-risk list. GAO designated DOD's approach to business transformation as high risk in 2005 because (1) DOD's improvement efforts were fragmented, (2) DOD lacked an enterprisewide and integrated business transformation plan, and (3) DOD had not appointed a senior official at the right level with an adequate amount of time and appropriate authority to be responsible for overall business transformation efforts. A recent DOD directive designated the current Deputy Secretary of Defense as DOD's chief management officer (CMO). Successful overall business transformation, however, will require full-time leadership that is focused solely on the integration and execution of these efforts, over the long term, to resolve pervasive weaknesses that have left DOD vulnerable to waste, fraud, and abuse at a time of increasing fiscal constraint. This testimony is based on previous and ongoing GAO work and discusses (1) the impact of DOD's long-standing business challenges on DOD and the warfighter, and (2) the progress DOD has made and actions needed to achieve sustainable success in its business transformation efforts. This testimony also provides an update on DOD-specific high-risk areas.
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One such man who stayed was Herman Otto Bowe. He established a stopping house in what he called Paradise Valley and word soon spread about the quality of his establishment. It was so often described 'as the place near the lake with the patch of alkali visible on the hillside' that it is no wonder that it came to be called the Alkali Lake Ranch.
Bowe took a partner, John Koster and together they increased the cattle herd and the land base. They married sisters – local First Nations women from Esket (Alkali Lake) – and raised families. Later their sons, Henry Koster and Johnny Bowe operated the ranch. Young Koster is credited with acquiring the titles for many acres of ranchland that the elder pair had held without deed. In 1909, they sold out to Englishman, Charles Namby Wynn Johnson.
Wynn Johnson, who was the grandfather of Chunky Woodward – owned the ranch throughout some of our country's ugliest periods of history, the First World War and the following depression. He managed to survive those years but the struggle took its toll. In 1939, he sold to the von Riedemann family who fled Austria just prior to the war. Wynn Johnson and Mario Riedemann met each other in a Vancouver gentlemen's club, Wynn Johnson convinced Mario to try ranching (Mario had been a sugar beet producer and a dairy owner in Austria). He brought his wife Elizabeth and four children: Karl, Myra, Sophie and Martin to Alkali Lake. Wynn Johnson agreed to stay on as an advisor – it was a good thing that he did.
In 1977, after the estate was settled, the Mervyn family from Kelowna would become the new owners. Doug, his wife Marie and the youngest two children, Lisa and Tim moved to Alkali. They were newcomers to the business (Doug had always dreamed of cattle ranching) and Bill Twan stayed a few months to help them settle in before he retired and moved to Williams Lake.
Bill's son, Bronc remained on the ranch – first as the cowboss, then as the manager, a position of resident manager he still holds. Bronc was raised on the ranch, he knew every inch of the place; all 37,000 deeded acres and the 125,000 or so acres that the ranch's range permit encompasses and there was't much about the overall operation that he didn't't know.
Today the ranch is home to approximately 1,550 – 1,600 mother cows, one third of which are straight-bred Herefords, the other two thirds are crossbreds. Known for their ability to graze late into fall and winter while still maintaining their body condition, the Hereford breed is the base and lifeblood of the Alkali Lake Ranch cowherd.
Alkali is a cowboy outfit, with all of the cattle work done on horseback. The deeded country is semi-desert with cactus, sagebrush and bunchgrass and the cowboys ride all sorts of different terrain. Dogs are definitely man's best friend and helper here; some days the job would never get accomplished without the help of a good cattle dog. The majority of the dogs are border collies. The river country is steep (shale side hills and sand dunes) and the summer range is forested and inaccessible by vehicle. Cowboys are a necessity. The ranch maintains a horse herd of approximately 70 head; they keep a stallion (Zan Parr Bar bred) and run up to a dozen brood mares. The ranch employs from 4 – 15 people depending on the time of year; they run a bunkhouse with a cook.
Alkali Lake Ranch was awarded the B.C. Cattlemen's Environmental Stewardship award several years ago for improvements to the feedlot that included fencing the cattle off from the creek, building ditches for runoff, and installing waterers for the cattle. Being environmentally aware is a responsibility this ranch is happy to shoulder.
Alkali Lake was privately sold to Douglas Lake Ranch, bringing these two historical ranches together April 2008.


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Google search reveals bias towards he over she
by Jess McCabe // 5 May 2007, 17:38
Hoyden About Town has posted a really interesting entry on the proportion of mentions of the words she and he on feminist blogs and political party websites.
Click over there for a full list, and then head over to this Google blog to see how your must-read sites stack up.
Here's some UK-relevant examples:
The F Word - 64:36
Guardian - 29:71
Daily Mail - 42:58
The Sun - 34:66
The Times - 26:74
The Financial Times - 18:82
The Independent - 24:76
Labour Party - 29:71
[This is a bit of surprise, as they have a big photo of Jacqui Smith on the front page and a whole section for women, alongside those for members, councillors, etc]
Tories - 20:80
Lib Dems - 23:77
Of course, there's a limit to how much you can learn from this data. The F Word is a feminist site that writes about women, so of course we use "she" a lot. But the Daily Mail is a right-wing rag that runs lots of human-interest stories about women. The top stories on their site at the moment are about girls or women, but they are a scare-story about the little girl who was abducted in Portugal and a shock-story about Paris Hilton, who has just been sentenced to 45 days in jail for driving on a suspended licence.
The Daily Mail is also running with a story about the cervical cancer vaccine, which seems to purposefully seek to manufacture controversy about it "encouraging underage sex", and railing about the cost to the taxpayer and completely glossing over the fact that the jab promises to end a kind of cancer.
On the other hand, it undoubtedly does reflect bias in some cases. You just have to dig a bit further. Like, on the front page of the Financial Times' website, there are two mentions of women: one accusing French presidential hopeful Ségolène Royal of a "venomous attack" on Sarkozy, because she said the election of the right-wing, anti-immigration politician could trigger more riots. And the second mention is of the Turkish foreign minister's wife, and is confined to a mention that she wears the veil.


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You call up BFG, EVGA, Zotac, or Palit, and ask them to give you a spare NVIDIA reference cooler for GeForce GTX 260, agreeing to pay for it. They won't oblige. The consumer electronics supply-chain is design in a way that a broken product can be only replaced for free under its warranty, or be replaced by buying a new one. Spares are not sold, or paid repairs done. I know it's not supposed to be this way, but you'll be surprised to know the extant to which this practice has propagated.
Well, I messed up the focusing screen on my Canon DSLR with a ham fisted cleaning attempt not covered by warranty. Was a simple matter of sending it to the Canon Authorised Service Centre and paying then £30 for a replacement screen (fitted). Sapphire will also carry out non-warranty repairs for a fee (although in that case it involves shipping to HK)... Theres too much of a throwaway culture these days (God I'm getting old, LOL)
There are companies that carry out paid repairs and sell spares, I don't deny that, but the practice of catering [only] to the throwaway culture is as much institutionalised. I had this GeForce GTX 260 imported from Europe, which came with a broken cooler. I approached every NVIDIA partner there is, and nobody was inclined to sell me a spare cooler. Because I imported it, I couldn't use the warranty. Checkmate. The next thing to do was to import a more expensive, compatible third-party cooler. The two lived happily ever after.
Ah, the grey import rears its ugly... I just sent back a camera because it turned out to be a Japanese market model for the very reason that Canon UK refused to register it. After spending £750 I wasn't prepared to risk the "sellers" warranty, and forked out the extra £70 for the peace of mind. But I digress...
Yes, it's a gray import, but the point I was trying to make is that the consumer is powerless if he wants spare parts or paid service. The situation would have been the same, if I bought the product from here, and its warranty expired.
Only solution is to boycott such manufacturers....As I said, last time I checked Sapphire will do paid repairs. Whether or not they make economic sense is another matter.
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Fixation and staining is a single combined step. Use the 30-min Rapid Protocol for excellent result, or the 90-min Basic Protocol for the ultimate sensitivity; no overstaining with longer staining time.
Can be used with either a simple UV-box (designed for DNA gel viewing), a Dark Reader, or a high-end laser scanner (See Figure 2 for spectra).
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Lumitein™ protein gel stain is a luminescent dye designed for detecting proteins in polyacrylamide gels in connection with SDS-PAGE. Lumitein is the only protein gel stain that combines superior sensitivity, staining speed, ease of use and compatibility. It is as sensitive as the best silver stain by detecting 1 ng or less protein (Figure 1). Unlike silver stain, however, Lumitein™ has a linear detection range of at least 3 orders of magnitude (Figure 3). It is among the simplest protein gel stain by staining protein in gels in 90 minutes or less time without a separate fixation step (Table 1). Lumitein™ has an excitation spectrum that makes detection possible with either a simple UV box or a high-end laser scanner (Figure 2). Moreover, protein gel staining with Lumitein is compatible with downstream protein analyses such as mass spectrometry and Edman peptide sequencing.
Figure 1. Top panel: Two-fold serial dilutions of Precision Plus protein standard (Bio-Rad) were separated via SDS-PAGE and then stained with Lumitein™ for 90 minutes without a separate fixation step. Images were taken with GE Typhoon Trio using 532 nm excitation and 610BP30 emission filter. Bottom panel: 2-D gel of human liver protein lysate stained with Lumitein and again imaged with GE Typhoon Trio. The three circled spots were picked for MS analysis by Applied Biomics, Inc. (Hayward, CA). The result confirmed that Lumitein gel staining is fully compatible with MS analysis (data not shown).
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Figure 2. Excitation and emission spectra of Lumitein™. The excitation spectrum is compatible with excitation by 300 nm UV light, blue LED, or a laser line at 450, 473, 488 nm or 532 nm. The emission at 610 nm makes ethidium bromide filter suitable for photographing.
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Fixation step 2 |
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Staining | overnight | 90 min (Basic Protocol) |
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Figure 3. Linear detection range of Lumitein for 4 different proteins. Various amounts of each protein were separated via SDS-PAGE. Gel images were taken by GE Typhoon Trio gel scanner using 532 nm excitation and 610BP30 emission filter. The bands were quantitated using ImageQuant volume analysis. Log luminescence intensity was plotted against log protein amount per band for each protein.
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Figure 4. PAGE gels containing electrophoretically separated protein marker (loaded in two-fold serial dilution from left to right) were stained with Lumitein total protein gel stain (left) and Coomassie Blue (right), respectively. Lumitein-stained gel was imaged using a UV box equipped with EtBr filter (UVP) while the Coomassie-stained gel was imaged using a white light converter (UVP). |
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