text:
What follows is the continuation, in serial form, of a central chapter from my book A Primer in the Art of Deception: The Cult of Nuclearists, Uranium Weapons and Fraudulent Science.
Exhibit D continued
There are numerous other examples of biological effects not adequately considered by ICRP risk assessments. For instance, some people are genetically predisposed to a heightened sensitivity to radiation damage. Are these people adequately protected by current radiation standards developed in the one-size-fits-all model of the ICRP?
"Animal and human studies have identified genetic subgroups with enhanced sensitivity to radiation e.g. Japanese LSS study and women developing early breast cancer. In the extreme cases of those carrying the ATM gene for ataxia telangiectasia, there is extreme radiosensitivity and tendency to leukemia, lymphoma, and some solid tumors" [1].
Footnote: ataxia telangiectasia is a rare, inherited, progressive, degenerative disease of childhood that causes loss of muscle control, a weakened immune system, and an increased risk of cancer. http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/db_alpha.aspx?expand=A#ataxia-telangiectasia
Take another example of biological variations among people outside the purview of ICRP models. Not everyone's immune system functions identically. Immune response to radiation insult may differ significantly from person to person. Models ignoring the variations may put segments of the population at greater risk to radiation injury. Further, the immune system performs defensive surveillance on behalf of the body and can mitigate the effects of mutation or tumor progression induced by radiation. However, the effectiveness of this system can be suppressed by exposure to certain stressors such as ultraviolet light. This suppression of immune system response may, under some circumstances, be another factor involved in the enhancement of hazard from low doses of radiation.
Take a third example. It is a well-established fact that different radioisotopes, due to their chemistry, have an affinity for different organs of the body. This fact is acknowledged in ICRP models, and the hazard posed by different radioisotopes to different organs is adequately taken into account. But the same consideration is not given to radioisotope affinity on the molecular level. For example, it has been proven that Uranyl UO2++ ions bind strongly to DNA [2]. This suggests that internalized depleted uranium may have an affinity for DNA molecules. Thus, depleted uranium may pose an enhanced hazard to genetic damage out of all proportion to its "dose." The same is true for strontium isotopes which have affinity for the phosphate backbone of DNA. It is essential that such molecular affinities be incorporated into assessments of risk from radiation because molecular effects at extremely low doses may nonetheless induce serious consequences to health in the form of mutations.
Another phenomenon ignored by ICRP models is the chemical transmutation radioisotopes undergo upon radioactive decay. When an atom undergoes transformation from one element to another, the chemical bonds which it has formed can be broken leading to significant alteration of the molecular structure of which it was a part. The impact of this chemical change is mentioned in the publication of the European Committee on Radiation Risk.
"The macromolecules which are the operators of living systems — proteins, enzymes, DNA and RNA — depend upon their tertiary structure, or shape, for their activity and biological integrity. Alteration of this shape results in inactivity of the macromolecule. This inactivation could in principle be effected by the sudden transmutation or alteration of one atom in the macromolecule. Since the molecular weight of these macromolecules is usually greater than 100,000, it is clear that incorporation of one atom (of e.g. C-14 which decays to Nitrogen) may result in an enhancement of effect of many thousand-fold" [1] .
When radioisotopes enter the internal environment of the body, they are available to become incorporated into the structure of significant macromolecules. Upon radioactive decay of just one atom in such a molecule, the function of the entire molecule may be altered or destroyed. A question yet to be addressed in risk assessment is the impact to health on individual cells, organs, and the whole organism of such altered molecular junk flooding the human body.
The ECRR mentions another interesting biological phenomenon that may in time prove important in risk assessment. In a recent theory of cancer expression hypothesized by Sonnenschein and Soto, a communication field exists between cells, and a threshold number of genetically damaged cells must come into existence before cancer can develop [3]. This idea is based on the theory that cell proliferation is the default state in multicellular organisms and that some permanent inhibitory signal must exist to deter proliferation. It is postulated that this inhibitory signal is carried by cell-to-cell communication and is perpetuated in the field of this communication network. "If this is found to be generally so then the effects of high local doses, as occur in the region near hot particles, may be particularly effective in causing cancer, since the damaged cells are all close to one another" [1]. By this theory, hot particles can create sufficient local damage to disrupt the inhibitory signal generated between cells and lead to cancerous proliferation.
One last biological phenomenon mentioned by ECRR that has yet to enter into consideration by ICRP models is the transfer of radioisotopes to the developing fetus in a woman who is internally contaminated. Once again, alpha emitters released at extremely minute concentrations may have consequences out of all proportion to the "dose" as currently calculated by ICRP models.
"For early developing fetuses, the local dose from particles of plutonium oxide or other actinide alpha emitters will be massively high and may result in a range of effects from fetal death and early miscarriage to effects in childhood. This is a case where the biological end-point may result from a very low probability, high risk event" [1].
[1] European Committee on Radiation Risk (ECRR). Recommendations of the European Committee on Radiation Risk: the Health Effects of Ionising Radiation Exposure at Low Doses for Radiation Protection Purposes. Regulators' Edition. Brussels; 2003. www.euradcom.org.
[2] Wu O., Cheng X., et al. Specific Metal Oligonucleotide Binding Studied By High Resolution Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Journal of Mass Spectrometry. 1996; 321(6) 669-675.
[3] Sonnenschein C., Soto A,M. The Society of Cells: Cancer Control and Proliferation. Oxford: Bios Scientific Publishers; 1999.


text:
Click on links to left to view photo galleries.
Welcome to my Western New York Bird & Nature Photography Website!
I recently (May 2007) moved permanently from Utah to Western New York (Rochester area). It will take some time for me to acclimatize myself to this new area. I hope to gradually update this site to include Eastern birds and nature photos. For the time being, the emphasis will be Utah, as the vast majority of my photographs were taken there over the past few years.
My primary reason for developing this Website is to share my interests in birds, wildflowers, the outdoors, nature, and photography with people who have similar interests. In addition to bird photos I've taken, the link to Birds will also take you to a collection of beginning and intermediate Birding Aids developed by local birding experts in Utah.
Please click on Photo Usage Policy for my policy for using the copyrighted photos on this website.
Jim Bailey
This site was last updated 11/26/09

subset: commoncrawl


text:
An abbreviation that is widely used in texting and chat, and on Facebook and elsewhere on the internet, but what does Pleb mean in slang?
Most Common Pleb Meaning
Pleb is an abbreviation for plebeian, which means a person from the lower social classes.
Using Pleb
Pleb is used as a derogatory term, to refer to someone you consider to be from the lower social classes.
I don't know how you can spend so much time with Derek, he's such a pleb, and his gf is even worse.
Other Pleb Meanings
None found.
What Does Pleb Mean?
A person from the lower social classes.


text:
(1.i) PREVAILING CONDITIONS & MAJOR CAUSES
During 1920/21 widespread deflation in the value of US farms, on average 50%, led to record numbers of farm foreclosures. Banks responded by radically tightening lending polices, effectively ceasing to draw new loans to legitimate customers and businesses. Farm foreclosures weakened the balance sheets of hundreds of rural banks leading to a epidemic of Bank failures averaging 600 per year throughout the 1920s and predominately in the agricultural regions of the US (L B Thomas 1997).
Sharp reductions in US import levels impacted world markets, driving down demand and prices. Worst affected in Australia were primary producers who experienced declines in export values of up to 40% over the period 1929 to 1932 (Gregory & Butlin 1988). Australia exposure to fluctuations in demand for primary products was exuberated by the relatively high degree of wool and wheat that made up the balance of exports.
Both these commodities experienced sharp declines in demand and price, with wheat prices experiencing further downward pressures due to large stockpiles being released onto the international market post 1929, and sold for whatever they would fetch (Schedvin 1970).
Australia during the 1920s had concentrated investment into the urbanisation of the coastal cities, drawing funds away from the rural sector and into industrial and manufacturing areas, World War 1 added further stimulus to this shift. The Australian Government and its public servants were under pressure to commit massive amounts of resources into the creation of urban assets and industry infrastructure such as railways and communication networks.
These were typically funded by loans secured in London, which suffered due to the instability of the London money market. The Australian authorities were reluctant to take decisive action due to political tensions at the time. The problem was further compounded...


text:
Hi TheMoonDeity,
There are several types of spirit guides, such as loving relatives passed to spirit, "teachers" who are interested in you because they have information that might help you on your path, angels, and a host of other entities. Your Higher Self is also one of your guides, believe it or not. Some people have an easy time connecting to them, some don't. I know of many people who have communicated with the same spirit guides since they were little kids! Others, like you, are newly interested in reaching out to them now.
Here are two tips about meeting spirit guides and doing that:
1. Speak aloud, or write down questions
In my experience, we hear them as a voice in our heads that sounds like our own voice, but we know the information didn't come from us. There are a lot of books with neat exercises to help you train yourself in distinguishing between your thoughts and their messages. I like the book, Ask Your Guides, by Sonia Choquette. One of her suggestions is to speak aloud the messages you get from Spirit, as well as your questions to them. This makes their presence more real to you, helps you focus your thoughts and intentions better, and hear better as well. Speak to them just as you would anyone else.
You could also write down questions on a piece of paper, and then watch for signs the next few days. They always answer. You'll instinctively know when something that you see or hear is an answer to one of your questions. This gets kind of fun! After a while, you won't need to write things down. You'll just communicate telepathically. Remember, they often tell us things we need to hear, and not necessarily want to hear ...the best medicine is bitter sometimes, lol. Just keep your mind and heart open.
2. Use discernment
There are myriad spirits around us at all times, though we can't see them. Some are not so benevolent.
f the guide's advice seems untoward in anyway, don't follow it. This is known as exercising discernment in your communications with spirits. Bottom line, the three main red flags to look out for include:
1. the spirit is trying to fluff you up and inflate your ego in some way
2. the spirit is trying to isolate you from people around you in some way
3. the spirit is trying to get you to do something that doesn't make sense to you, and is inappropriate
Helpful spirit guides don't do any of that. They respect and work within the constructs of the space, time and culture you're currently living in.
Bright Blessings,


text:
A new study has shown that a "fringe" alternative treatment for heart disease, called chelation, is very effective at preventing heart problems. The report, however, is so controversial that even the study's lead author is questioning the results.
The patients involved in the study previously suffered a heart attack. They were each assigned to receive either a placebo or a series of IV drug infusions called chelation therapy, reports CNN.
The treatment is unorthodox and has been looked down upon by cardiologists for a long time. The report was the first large, long-term trial of chelation for patients with heart problems.
The chelation therapy was able to reduce the risk of heart attacks, deaths, strokes, and other cardiovascular issues by 18 percent. Dr. Steven Nissen, the chair of the department of cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, a skeptic of the study, stated:
"If this were true, it would be significant. It would put this therapy in the same ballpark as high blood pressure drugs, or drugs used to lower cholesterol."
Dr. Gervasio Lamas, chief of Columbia University Division of Cardiology at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Florida, stated in a press release:
"The most exciting part of this study is that there may be an unexpected signal of benefit. We need to understand whether the signal is true, or whether it occurred by chance."
CBS News notes that more than 100,000 Americans use chelation therapy, often because of a distrust of conventional medicine. They sometimes even use it in place of established treatments like cholesterol-lowering drugs and stents that open clogged arteries.
The controversial treatment usually costs $90 to $150 each session. The treatments are usually done each week for 30 weeks and are not covered by any kind of insurance.
Study author Dr. Daniel B. Mark, a professor of medicine and research director director at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, stated:
"We thought it might make people feel better, but we didn't see that consistently enough. Patients weren't any worse, but they weren't any better."
The results of the chelation therapy study were presented at a conference instead of being published in a medical journal or being vetted by independent scientists.
[Image from ShutterStock]


text:
to LacyNylons.com - a brand new site for stockings and nylons, which quality
corresponds to the highest of the existing modern standards. Our content is
the most yummy, sweet and charming girls in the most sexy, fine and exciting
stockings and nylons. Hi-res photos will let you examine the girls and their
stockings and nylons in detail, while DVD quality video will let you
experience a unique participation effect and enjoy this lively and bright
nylon performance. Our content is shot by the skilled professionals who know
all the particulars of the nylon niche what guarantees you thrilling moments
of watching unbelievably beautiful women whose shapely legs are encased in
luxury stockings and nylons. In the view of the rare for the market
combination of modern approach, quality of the material, and deep
understanding of the subject, LacyNylons.com is a real gift for the true
connoisseurs of the nylon niche.


text:
Most successful man-made wave ever built.
FlowRider produces the safest, most durable sheet waves in the industry! FlowRider provides the WOW factor that keeps riders coming back for more, and it creates a central entertainment hub for any venue, whether waterpark, municipality, hotel or private residence! As the market leader in sheet waves it is evident that FlowRider products provide that market differentiation! Go with the flow!
In our never-ending quest to deliver the safest, most durable products in the industry, we present FlowRider® 2.0. The world's most successful sheet wave is now even better!
This new design makes the ride more durable, easier to install and also to maintain. One of the biggest breakthroughs was decreasing the water level which has delivered some surprising and excellent results. A shallow tank with reduced water volume means:
Less water = less money when filling the ride and lower costs to install and operate a filtration system
Less concrete = lower construction costs
Less excavation = lower costs and easier to build and install
FlowRider 2.0 has also done away with the old side closures that fill the gap between the wall and the ride surface. This not only looks better, by reducing the chance of wrinkles, but it is safer and makes it easier to re-tension the super safe and patented ride surface.
With constant focus on safety, we also increased the length of the recovery areas which reduces the chance of an impact with the ride perimeters substantially.
Lastly, in working with our suppliers the pump technology has been upgraded to include a more corrosion resistant coating as well as changing the pump configuration, which allows for servicing in the horizontal position.
All in all, we never rest on our laurels – it is our constant and never ending pursuit of perfection that helps us deliver the safest, most durable, and efficient sheet wave on the planet.
The Outer Banks in North Carolina just added another awesome thing to do onto their list – a 20-acre waterpark called H2OBX! And, you guessed it, there is a FlowRider® Double onsite. A waterpark without one just doesn't seem right anymore – am I right?!?!
Aquatic Development Group, the group behind the whole build, nailed this whole project! Along with the FlowRider surf simulator, some other parts of the park include a Twin Tides Family Wave Beach – a cool dual beach entry wave pool, a 7-story slide called the Midnight Marauder, multiple ship-themed & family fun attractions and a thrilling Zero-G slide called RipTide.
With food & beverage, lounging areas, a huge slide complex AND a FlowRider, H2OBX has hit the mark.
"This park is a great location, the theme work is awesome and this FlowRider staff is pumped!" said Rob Chalfant, FlowRider Materials and Operations Manger. His trip took place a couple weeks before the park opened to the public, so it was perfect timing to get the crew fine-tuned. We do this with every wave we sell; we want the staff to feel comfortable not only maintaining the ride, but also riding and teaching patrons how to ride.
We have decades of cumulative experience with this sort of training – we continue to evolve the training just as we have evolved the actual design of the attraction. All of this makes for a smooth operation and Rob and the team plan on continuing full steam ahead! We don't sell the ride, give you the keys and walk away. We are full-service, well-rounded team that is always on deck to make sure your team is equipped for success! The H2OBX team is a few weeks into operation and are already feeling strong and stoked!
See Ya On The Wave!
The WaveOz uses the same sheet wave technology as the FlowRider family of products, and riders use the same types of boards to either bodyboard or stand-up ride. The main difference is the ride surface – it is entirely inflatable!


text:
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has provided employers with more information on how the problem of a series of incorrect tax codes is being handled.
Worries emerged earlier in the year that a significant proportion of the 25 million tax coding notices that are being issued may be wrong.
The codes dictate how much employers and pension firms deduct in income tax for the coming 2010/11 financial year.
A number of people with one job have been receiving two (or more) tax coding notices with different codes. This is because HMRC's new system, which combines information on NICs and PAYE details for the first time, has been failing to distinguish between current and previous jobs in all cases.
Without complete information on those taxpayers who have moved from one job to another recently, the new database has been treating them as if they are in more than one job.
The tax authority is now in the process of reviewing individual cases to correct as many discrepancies as quickly as possible.
This means that in a number of cases where P2 forms have been issued to employees, HMRC won't be sending P9 forms to their employers until the reviews have been completed.
As a result, some employees' tax codes won't reach their employers in time for the new tax year.
If an employer does not receive a P9 in time, HMRC has said that they should continue to operate the existing 2009/10 code for the employee concerned even though the employee may already have been issued with a revised coding for 2010/11.
HMRC went on to add that, if an employee contacts an employer because they think their tax code may be wrong, then the employer should get them to call HMRC on the number printed on the coding notice or on 0845 3000 627.
In most cases a correct new tax code will be sent to both employers and employees in due course.


text:
When couples go through a divorce, there is often a lot of emotion to deal with. That can make it difficult for the two parties to consider every aspect of their property division, and where everything will fall once the dust settles. One of the most common examples of forgotten assets in a Florida divorce is insurance. That is because a spouse is sometimes dropped off of the other spouse's insurance once a couple is divorced.
What is a health care directive, and why have one?
Many times, when a Florida resident goes to the doctor's office or has to be admitted to a hospital, he or she will be asked whether they have formally created plan for their health care. While over 90 percent of those asked believe that it is important to have a health care directive, only about 30 percent can answer that question positively. Perhaps that is because many people do not fully understand what a heath care directive is and why they need one.
Estate planning in a second marriage
In the United States, having been married more than one time is not at all uncommon. When planning a second marriage, however, many Florida residents never consider the ramifications that it could have on their estate planning. When families blend, the income and assets also intermingle, causing finances to become a bit complicated in some cases. Because of this, there are a few things to keep in mind when getting married for the second time.
Mistakes to avoid when filing for divorce
For some people in Florida, the decision to divorce can bring about feelings of relief and happiness. For others, it can intensify their feelings of hurt and abandonment. People who are involved in high-asset divorces should not let their feelings get the best of them during this time in their lives. Their emotions can distract them from the big picture and make it harder for them to protect themselves and move on, resulting in them getting less than their fair share in their divorce settlements.
The need for a health care directive in one's estate plans
When it comes to end-of-life and estate planning, there are many aspects to consider. The need for a health care directive, for example, is often a question in the minds of those who are consulting with their attorney on such matters. There are many reasons that one may wonder why he or she would need to document his or her wishes for health care. For those in Florida, it is important to have someone who understands the state's laws on the subject.


text:
Campaign Contribution Limits Increase for 2012 Election Cycle
Individuals may now give a federal-level political candidates up to $2,500 per election — up from $2,400 during the 2010 election cycle, according to new donation rules released this evening by the Federal Election Commission.
An individual may also give national party committees up to $30,800 per calendar year, an increase of $400, the new rules state.
An individual's total contribution to all federal campaigns, parties and other political committees combined may not exceed $117,000 for the 2012 election cycle, the FEC stated todays. During the 2010 election cycle, the total contribution limit stood at $115,500.
Thee slight increases in contribution limits are not unexpected, as the limits are indexed to inflation.
During the 2004 election cycle, for example, an individual could donate $2,000 per election to a candidate. That limit increased to $2,100 during the 2006 cycle and $2,300 during the 2008 cycle.
Among what won't change for the 2012 election cycle: contribution limits pertaining to political action committees. The limit remains unchanged at $5,000 per person, per calendar year.
Click on the image below to see the FEC's full schedule of contribution limits for the 2012 election cycle:
And bookmark OpenSecrets.org's contribution limits page for future reference.


text:
Jennifer Lopez Rejoins Longtime Mentor L.A. Reid For Epic Records Deal
Jennifer Lopez arrives for an appearance on The View on Wednesday (March 2) in New York City.
The 46-year-old singer has left Capitol Records and the Island Def Jam Music Group to sign a new deal with Epic Records, US Weekly reports.
Jennifer is returning to the label after leaving in 2010 to join her longtime mentor L.A. Reid, who served as CEO of Def Jam at the time. While they worked there together, she released "On the Floor," the biggest song of her career.
Now that L.A. oversees Epic, she's returning to the label and with a multi-album deal.
Also pictured: Jennifer holding hands with boyfriend Casper Smart later that day.
FYI: Jennifer is wearing a Jenny Packham black embellished coat.
20+ pictures inside of Jennifer Lopez making an appearance on The View…


text:
So, like most authors, once one story is finished, a new tale begins. Only I have no clue what the working title of this new work is as of yet. This is where I'll give you what information I can to tease you along the way.
I don't have pics for all the characters yet, but how about these lovely images to tantalize your taste buds to start?
Introducing Kai and Jael
Introducing Nym
Introducing Reid Myatt
Introducing Lynkan (it's all in the lips)
Introducing Titus
Introducing Josie and the death eater
Introducing Meeko


text:
Successful operation or war crime?
International hearings hold Clinton, Albright, Cohen responsible
NEW YORK — The Geneva Convention, The United Nations Charter, the
Nuremberg Principles, the Helsinki Accords and the U.S. Constitution
have all been violated by Bill Clinton, Madeleine Albright and William
Cohen, according to charges filed by the Commission of Inquiry of the
International Action Coalition.
Nearly 800 persons participated in the inquiry hearings. Charges are
primarily grouped around those of "starting a war," the "deliberate
targeting of civilian infrastructure" and "violating and destroying the
peacemaking roll of the United Nations."
There are 19 charges detailed in articles and paragraphs from major
international treaties and even the U.S. Army Field Manual 27-10 (for
planning, announcing and executing attacks intended to assassinate
government leaders and selected civilians, e.g. "friends of Milosevic,"
the Yugoslav president). U.S. commanders and NATO/State Department
spokesmen were so ignorant or arrogant about international treaties and
laws, according to the charges, that they even publicly boasted of
highly illegal actions and destruction of non-military civilian
targets. For example, targeting Yugoslav journalists was a violation of
Article 79 of the U.N. Charter. Bombing fertilizer plants and a
cigarette factory was a violation of the Geneva Convention about hitting
non-military targets.
"Inflicting, inciting and enhancing violence between Moslems and
Slavs" was one of the charges. Aggravating conflict between Slavs and
Moslems and injecting U.S. troops for future actions to control Caucasus
oil exports was the argument of committee chairman, Ramsey Clark, former
attorney general and a former marine. He argued that the Orthodox and
Muslim worlds were potential centers of power that could thwart
Washington's "imperialist objectives." It had been pointed out that
Washington purposefully brought in Turkish planes (with no military
necessity) to bomb Serbian Slavs in what could have been an effort to
revive centuries old hatreds from Turkish colonial rule.
Other spokespersons argued all sorts of other economic motives for
the U.S./NATO attack, trying to rationalize a reason for it, from
promoting sales of American weapons to taking over Kosovo's giant Trepca
mining complex.
Roland Keith, one of 1,200 former peace monitors, described his
experiences in Kosovo before all of them were ordered out so NATO could
begin bombing. He said "we were keeping a lid on the violence." He
described how 20 minutes into his first mission an accompanying Serbian
policeman was shot by a KLA (Albanian) sniper. He said the violence
came from Serbs reacting to KLA guerrillas. Keith, a 32-year Canadian
army veteran, is a member of the Federal Council of the New Democratic
Party in Canada. He argued that if Washington had just offered to
remove the economic sanctions against Yugoslavia (which were
contributing to the poverty of Kosovo) an agreement might well have been
A main argument of many speakers was that the Yugoslav parliament had
already agreed to NATO's key demand for much autonomy and armed U.N.
peacekeepers in Kosovo, before the bombing. It was Washington's
insistence that Serbia allow NATO troops with extraterritorial legal
rights inside Serbia proper that was the stumbling block.
Quoting William Randolph Hearst's old dictum, "You provide the
photographs, and I'll provide the war," speakers decried the media's
feeding frenzy for atrocity stories after the bombing had started.
Speaker and author Michael Parenti argued that it was natural for
refugees to flee the bombing as much as from Serbian atrocities in areas
of KLA activity. Equally the Air Force bombing of a column of returning
refugees was a message, he argued, to the Albanians not to return until
Serbia had surrendered. He quoted the German Foreign Office
Report that there was no ethnic
cleansing in Kosovo prior to the NATO attack, just actions against the
KLA guerrillas.
Addressing the question of Serb atrocities, Parenti quoted the New
York Times that there was no proof of a conscious Serb policy of rape —
neither in Bosnia nor Kosovo. However, wartime atrocities were done by
both sides. The "mass graves" found in Kosovo now add up to maybe 200
persons while the supposed 100,000 dead Albanian males of NATO/U.S.
propaganda was just another lie, he said. Brian Becker of the IAC argued
that the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
(ICTY) which indicted Milosevic was a "phony, kangaroo court which only
indicted enemies of Washington" and a court for which the U.N. Charter
makes no provision.
Specific allegations of treaty violations by the U.S./NATO operation
are numerous. The prime indictment is that of violating the United
Nations Charter by attacking a sovereign nation that was innocent of any
aggression. NATO also violated Articles 1 and 7 of its own charter that
claim it is a defensive organization, only committed to force if one or
more of its members are attacked. The NATO Treaty also explicitly
recognized "the primary responsibility of the U.N. Security Council for
the maintenance of international peace and security."
Charge No. 6 was "Killing and Injuring a Defenseless Population
Throughout Yugoslavia." This violated the Hague Convention, Art. 22 and
23; Geneva Convention Art. 19; Nuremberg Principle VI a, b, and c; and
the U.S. Constitution, Art 1, Sec 8, cl.II.
David Jacobs of the Canadian Lawyers Group said that Clinton's
argument about justifying military interventions for "humanitarian"
reasons recalled Mussolini's arguments justifying his invasion of
Ethiopia to "save them from slavery," or Hitler's claim of occupying the
Sudetenland "to save Germans from atrocities." It's just the "same old
wolf" of imperialism.
"Starting an Unprovoked War," was the prime charge against the
Germans at Nuremberg that the U.S. used to hang Germans. It is part of
the Nuremberg Principles subscribed to by Washington. William Rockler,
a former Nuremberg prosecutor (Chicago Tribune 5/23), was extensively
quoted in the testimonies.
Charges were divided into three categories. First was against those
nations' leaders that carried out the attack, the U.S., U.K. and
Germany. Second was against those nations which provided bases for the
attack, Italy and Turkey. Third was against those NATO governments that
voted to participate.
Ramsey Clark referred to Spanish pilots who had refused orders to
attack civilian targets. A commission study referred to testimony in
the Spanish newspaper, ARTICULO 20, of Captain Martin de la Hoz,
"Several times our colonel protested to NATO chiefs about why they
select targets which are not military targets…. They are destroying
the country, bombing it with novel weapons, toxic nerve gasses, surface
mines dropped by parachute, bombs containing uranium, black napalm,
sterilization chemicals, spraying to poison crops and weapons of which
even we still do not know anything." The United States and President
Clinton were singled out as the prime motivator for the war and the
"overwhelmingly responsible nation" for its atrocities and legal
The indictment and package of 15 research reports is available from
the International Action Committee, (212)
Jon Basil Utley is the Robert A. Taft Fellow in Constitutional and
International Studies at the Ludwig Von Mises Institute. He was a former foreign correspondent for the
Journal of Commerce and Knight Ridder newspapers.


text:
Mixing and Mastering
Eighth Note Productions is a Recording, Mixing and Mastering suite. It is owned and run by Ernie Wells, a 2 time Grammy winner and engineer on numerous #1 singles on Billboards charts.
Aviator is dedicated to perfecting the craft of coffee while building community. Our coffee is carefully selected, then hand-roasted in our roastery in the Catskills, and finally delivered daily to our three beautiful cafes in the city. Background image by jakeliefer


text:
Saturday, July 9, 2011
My Week so Far
This week has been a slow one for sure, while I am still waiting for my gems, stones and metals to be shipped to me (I'm sure they will come this week) I have been going through the rest of my stuff and made a few new hair pin sets and necklaces and a ring. Best of all though is a couple of sets of cute as a turtle dove post earrings, they look like little flowers. One has Chinese turquoise adn the other has agate stones. There sooo super cute! I can't wait to put them in shop :D
So last Friday through to yesterday I was in Forest (my soon to be new home!)Working online mostly as I have none of my gear there at all! Today is my first day home and my fingers are all jeweler glued up (it's dry no worries) from making some new jewelry for the shop! Tomorrow I will be doing my photos and hopefully same day editing the photos.
So on one last note look out for new jewelry in the shop this coming week and continuing on from there! I can wait for you to see them all!
P.s. Also check out my new Youtube channel as I will be uploading more videos soon.
Posted by ElizabethMD Jewelry at 3:46 PM
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
Examine Out This Great Espresso Advice Now!That morning cup of joe is anything million of Americans are not able to live with no. You could begin inquiring your self "what much more is there to know about coffee", but do you know what? With all the blends out there and all the different kinds, there are some things about espresso you may possibly n… Read More
If you adore coffee, you want to go through this short article. You may imagine that you know all the things achievable about this great bean, but it truly is doubtful. The report ahead has the most effective assortment of coffee guidelines and tricks accessible anyplace. Pour yourself a cup of coffee, and settle down to browse the info beneath.Do … Read More
Throughout the many years, the frequent early morning beverage for numerous people today around the globe is coffee. It helps opens the eyes and has a loaded, savory flavor. Earning a good cup of good coffee requires some understanding. Learn how to do this by employing the following strategies.Coffee preferences much superior if it is fresh brewed… Read More
Coffee Recommendations That Will Inspire Your PalateIf you are completely ready to extend your knowledge and participation in the earth of coffee, then you will be pleased to know that there are many means out there to assistance you master the lingo and pick out the brews that give you the best perception of fulfillment and satisfaction. Read thro… Read More
How several distinctive approaches have you experienced your cup of coffee in the early morning? Where do you shop for your espresso? Have you ever considered about shaking up mr coffee frappe maker recipes ? Keep reading through to uncover out your options, and start off wondering outside the house of the box when it will come to your brew.You ca… Read More


text:
Feature Stories Winter 2010 IssueDecember 1, 2011
A Marriage of Friendship and Flavor at Fountain Prairie Inn and Farms
By Susan Gloss | Photo By Jim Klousia 0
The Priskes' open-door policy extends beyond the restaurant community. Dorothy serves on the board of the non-profit Research, Education, Action and Policy (REAP) Food Group, and the Priskes are involved with local Slow Food chapters. Fountain Prairie has also held "pasture walks" on site, which gives farmers an opportunity to show their fields to other farmers, share tips and troubleshoot problems. At other farms, these organized walks are open only to farmers, but Fountain Prairie also invites members of the community.
The Priskes' generosity—their willingness to share their work and highlight the work of others—is what transformed Fountain Prairie from just another cornfield into a living, thriving example of sustainable agriculture. Dorothy also cites another reason: her 38-year marriage with John. She says, "When you enjoy working together, there's a certain synergy that takes place."
At Home in the Kitchen
I had the opportunity to enjoy the benefit of the Priskes' work by cooking with a beef shank I bought from them at the farmers market. I asked Dorothy how I should prepare it, and she sent me home with her mother's recipe for vegetable beef soup. At $3.50 a pound, beef shank is one of the least expensive cuts that Fountain Prairie sells. Nevertheless, after two hours of simmering, I had a rich stock, thanks to the bone and marrow running through the center of the cut. The shank meat—normally a tough, dry portion—was so tender I could pull it apart with my fingers to add it to the soup, no knife required. After adding root vegetables from Vermont Valley Farm (located in Blue Mounds), and some cabbage and peas, I had a hearty soup I was proud to share with friends—just like the Priskes would do.
For more information on Fountain Prairie Inn and Farms, visit www.fountainprairie.com. Visitors can enjoy the Priskes' beautiful farm and hospitality by staying at the bed and breakfast they operate on site.
We hope you enjoy the Whole Grain Mustard, Garlic & Rosemary Marinated Roast Tri-Tip Beef recipe which accompanied this article in the Winter 2010 issue.


text:
This small outdoor wall light features a graceful bell jar shade over a frosted glass cylinder faux candle.More Details >
Inspired by early Americana, this small aged zinc outdoor wall light is made of weather-resistant die-cast aluminum attached by a ring to an impressive back plate. A bell jar shade of clear seedy glass covers an inner faux-candle cylinder of frosted glass which enhances the single light's inviting glow. A beautiful design for your home's exterior from Hinkley.


text:
Herbert Stokes Walesby, former art director of the News American who volunteered aboard the SS John W. Brown, where he sketched his shipmates, died of lung cancer Nov. 14 at Christiana Care in Wilmington, Del. The former Sykesville resident was 85.
"He was enthusiastic, positive and very talented," said James Toedtman, who had edited the News American in the 1980s. "He was always a bright light in our newsroom."
"Well, the thing about Stokes that was so good was that you never saw him do anything but smile. He was never negative," said William F. Stump, former News American editorial page editor. "He was so good-humored that everyone liked him and Stokes didn't have an enemy in the world," said Mr. Stump. "He was a good guy and a highly competent newspaper artist who was very imaginative."
The son of a career Army Air Corps officer and a homemaker, Herbert Stokes Walesby — who was known by his middle name — was born in Louisville, Ky. Because of his father's military assignments, his family moved around the country.
After moving to Virginia, Mr. Walesby graduated from Fairfax High School and studied art at the Corcoran Art School in Washington and also at American University. He was 16 when he began working in the art department of the old Times-Herald in Washington.
His wife of 12 years, Sylvia Kniel, attributed her husband's interest in the water and ships to a time when he lived with his family near the Great Lakes, which was later reflected in his watercolors of boats and lighthouses.
He worked for a year as an artist for the News American before joining the merchant marine in 1946, where he sailed until 1950 aboard the SS Bowling Green Victory and the U.S. Army Transport Sea Cat.
In 1950, he enlisted in the Army and served for two years at Fort Meade. After being discharged, he returned to the News American, where he rose to become the newspaper's art director.
Lance Theroux, who is now an editorial artist at The Record in Bergen, N.J., worked for Mr. Walesby at the News American from the late 1970s until he left in 1980.
"He was a very kind man with a great sense of humor and seemed to be in a good mood most of the time. We were a tight-knit group and we often went out to dinner together and to places where we listened to Irish music," recalled Mr. Theroux.
"He wasn't doing a lot of art when I worked for him because he was doing lots of managerial work," said Mr. Theroux. "But he was an old-school newspaper artist back in the days when he was doing lots of pen-and-ink sports cartoons. Today, such artists are a dying breed."
Georgia Marudas, a former Baltimore Sun business editor, had worked with him at the News American.
"He did have a wonderful touch with caricatures, and that's what stands out in my mind," said Ms. Marudas, who recalled a drawing of two popular and colorful editors that was not for publication, but for the amusement of the staff.
"He had such a deft hand and caught their personalities precisely, even down to the way one walked, and that is what you have to do when you do a caricature," she said.
In addition to his newspaper work, Mr. Walesby, who was known as "Herb" or "Stokes," produced recruiting artwork for the Navy in a pictorial art series of naval history and special features for National Geographic magazine.
He also produced covers for Yachting Magazine and a nationally syndicated pictorial biography of rock groups for United Features Syndicate.
Mr. Walesby also designed the Reserve Chardonnay wine label for White Hall Vineyards in Charlottesville, Va., and often displayed his artwork at the vineyard's annual art show.
After the News American closed in 1986, Mr. Walesby, who had lived in Sykesville, continued to produce freelance artwork. In the mid-1990s, he began volunteering as a deckhand aboard Project Liberty Ship's John W. Brown, which since 1988 has been undergoing restoration in Baltimore.
"Herb loved being on the Brown," said Ms. Kniel. "He loved Wednesdays, his day on the ship. He was always happy when he came home to talk about his day."
Mr. Walesby's role on the ship was operating its steam winch.
"It's not the easiest thing to do and he hadn't operated a steam winch since his sailing days in the late 1940s," said Ernest F. Imhoff, a former Baltimore Sun editor who wrote "Good Shipmates: The Restoration of the Liberty Ship John W. Brown."
Mr. Imhoff said that the many seamen he worked with aboard the Brown were "unaware he had been art director of the News American and was an accomplished artist."
"This past spring Herb told me that when he came home Wednesday nights, he would sketch shipmates working in scenes he had seen that day on the Brown from memory," said Mr. Imhoff. "I was delighted and asked him to bring the sketches to the ship."
It was Mr. Imhoff who suggested that the sketches be considered for Project Liberty Ship, which owns the John W. Brown, for its 2013 fundraising calendar.
"Herb was anxious to see the calendars this fall. The sketches he had showed me included a wide variety — using the steam winch, pulling down a ventilator, lowering the top mast and other normal deck duties," said Mr. Imhoff.
Mr. Walesby had ordered 25 for family and friends.
"Sadly, it was too late for the artist. The calendars were mailed Nov. 14, the same day he died," said Mr. Imhoff. "The family in mourning now has mementos of his final years aboard a ship."
Mr. Walesby and his wife enjoyed gardening, canoeing and sailing.
"We had a wonderful time sailing the Chesapeake Bay area," said his wife.
Plans for services, which will be held at National Presbyterian Church in Washington, are incomplete.
In addition to his wife, Mr. Walesby is survived by his daughter, Dr. Honor Ame Walesby of Timonium; a sister, Mary MacIntire of Rockville; a stepdaughter, Kali Kniel of Wilmington; and many nieces and nephews. An earlier marriage ended in divorce.


text:
What Are Your Best Strategies for Throwing a Party on a Budget?
Party season is coming up — weddings, graduations, Mother's Day brunch, picnics in the park, and just good old-fashioned dinner parties seem to enjoy their full glory in the springtime. We love having people over to dinner, but the costs can rack up. How do you keep budgetary concerns from blowing your party spirit? Come see some of our favorite posts on the topic, and please — share your own tips and good ideas!
A Few Budget Party Tips • Ten Ways to Feed Ten People for Less Than $20 • 5 Ways To Throw a Party Without Blowing Your Budget • How To Throw a Holiday Party on a Budget • Throw a Fancy Brunch on a Budget • Inexpensive (and Impressive!) Main Dishes for Parties • 6 Impressive Yet Budget-Friendly Dinner Party Wines
Now, your turn. When you want to throw a birthday party, a baby shower, or just host some friends for dinner, what's your approach? Do you go potluck so the costs are split up between everyone? Do you skip the alcohol? Do just desserts, no main dish? Do you have specific menus or recipes you return to over and over?
Tell us your best budget tips, menus, and good ideas for having a good time with friends without blowing your budget. We'll round up our favorites later this week!
(Image: Bethany Nauert: Chef Brandon Boudet's Charming Cottage Kitchen)


text:
Tall Bearded Iris "Happenstance.", a photo by Leenechan on Flickr.
I wish that all flowers were as photogenic as the tall bearded irises!
I have the hardest time photographing roses, but taking pictures of irises and peonies is very rewarding.
I'll probably get a photo of Buckeye Belle later on. You can't really count your buds before they've opened. It seems that of all the new peonies, only Buckeye Belle hasn't suffered irrepairable weather-related damage to all its buds. That and First Arrival, which appears to be made of tough leather and is bulletproof.
Something broke the buds off James Mason...probably a bird, because they like to eat aphids and I found bird crap around the shrub. I'm not sure if we're going to get to see it bloom at all..but never fear, Marianne is here! With buds rapidly turning orange! And Madame Plantier is opening the rest of her buds. I think that I missed flowering for Madame Hardy, but she looks very happy in her spot.


text: I was trying to get remote access working on my wrt54GL with tomato 1.19. I went to the Web Admin page and did the following: chose https for local access on port 888 enabled remote access checked allow wireless access with https Now, when I try to go to 192.168.1.1:888, a 'save as' window pops up, asking me to save a file named 'download'. I can't get into my router graphical interface. I obviously did something wrong. Is it possible to fix it without having to go back to factory settings? I can get access through telnet, but I don't know the commands to change back those settings. Any constructive help would be really appreciated.


text:
This year, my boyfriend Jason and I decided to host a BioShock themed New Year's Eve party at my house. We loved the idea of re-creating Rapture, the underwater metropolis of BioShock, but MAN we had NO IDEA what we were getting ourselves into.
Here is the Video Blog I created for the Frag Doll site:
And now, for the details:
1. Creating the under-water city
The first step in creating Rapture was designing the multiple skyscrapers in the city skyline. Using the picture above, I drew different buildings (styles and sizes) on black cardboard. To make the perspectives stand out, I painted the lines of the buildings with silver paint - just light enough to see, but not too bright so as to take away from the silhouettes.
Lighting the City
Submerging the City
Once the buildings were lit, we attached them to my basement walls with tape and thumbtacks. We then cut blue cellophane into 92" strips (the height of my basement walls) and attached them on top of the buildings. The blue cellophane provided a great under-water impression, and made the lighting especially dramatic.
The Finished Product
2. Adding details
In BioShock, Rapture is littered with propaganda for Fontaine and Ryan, as well as tons of advertisements for locations in Rapture and of course - Plasmids! We decided to print out some posters for our re-created Rapture, including some of the most well-known signs:
Jason found a great company online that deals with El Wire. If you're not sure what El Wire is (I can't dive into specifics because even I don't quite get it) check out this company (elwirepros.com) for the full details.
We ended up buying yards of this wire to create a "neon-glowing" sign for the party. Here's a picture of the desired sign in the game:
Plasmid Drinks
In BioShock, Plasmids are essential for destroying your enemies. - Because this game mechanic is so heavily used in the game, it stands to reason that a BioShock party would entail the use of Plasmids too! Here is the drink list I created for the party:
1.5 oz Amaretto almond liqueur
1-2 splashes Sweet & Sour mix
Green food coloring
1 oz Goldschlage Cinnamon Schnapps
2 oz Lemonade
Red food coloring
Sonic Boom
1 oz Vodka
2 oz Orange Juice
No food coloring required
2 oz Vodka
1 oz Coffee Liqueur
Light Cream
Purple food coloring
Winter Blast
2 oz Vodka
1 oz Blueberry Schnapps
1 oz Pineapple Juice
Blue food coloring
Splicer Masks
Although Big Daddies are the iconic enemies of the game, the most common fight you'll get into in BioShock is with a splicer, left over from the fall of Rapture. To commemorate this, I picked up some plain white masks, paint, hot glue, and white feathers so that guests could create their own splicer masks.
3. The Vita-Chamber
We decided that no party in Rapture would be complete without a Vita-Chamber, and making it actually turned out to be fairly straight-forward.
Jason created a wood frame to match the frame of a door in my basement. By cutting semi-circles out of the wood, we were able to create a rounded top from which to hang the "doors." We used a clear shower liner for the "doors" and attached a light colored fabric to the front for the door design. Jason was able to hook up two lights to the top of the Chamber; one with a blue light below the top, and a regular light on the top. Out of the same black posterboard used for the buildings, I used stencils to create the Vita-Chamber sign. We added some blue pipe cleaners for electricity to complete the look:
Happy New Year!


text:
- This video was recorded during market hours on Friday, so be mindful of references to "today" and "tomorrow" in that context!
- Here's a stop limit infographic that explains Stop Limit Orders: https://reallifetrading.com/articles/what-stop-limit-order
- We're tracking our trades! From the menu above, click on 'Track Record' and then 'Day Trades & Swing Trades'


text:
Get 20% off towing from an Accident
We Assist Anything From:
Jump starts
Winch outs
Water recovery
Flat tire changes
Junk/any car removal
We Have A Flatbed To Better Assist All Of Our Clients With AWD Vehicles And Special Request Tows. We Also Transport Motorcycles, Atv's, Utv's, Pallets, Forklifts, Most Heavy Equipment, And 20' Containers
We are a Highly Recommended/ Experienced Business in the Industry.
Feel Free To Contact Us At Any Time
671 E 14 St Hialeah Fl 33010
Monday - Sunday
24 Hours Everyday


text:
|It's not uncommon at all to take advantage of the trip to enjoy the local fiesta.
Here are some tips that will help you avoid the most common mistakes that medical tourists make.
1.- Take into consideration the extra costs... and then add some padding.
In addition to the medical costs, be prepared to pay for taxis and food and some extra medication. If someone is coming with you, you'll have to pay for a hotel and meals. You'll also want to buy souvenirs for yourself or someone else.
You might have emergency costs as well, depending on how risky the procedure is.
In addition to all that, I strongly suggest some padding, just in case.
2.- What about your medical records?
Not all countries treat medical records in the same way. In some countries, it's your doctor who keeps them, in others, it's you. You have to inform yourself with the doctor or the hospital in the other country about how the records will be handled.
You may need to have your medical records translated to Spanish, or viceversa.
3.- Inform yourself about the procedure, the risks and the post-care.
You should do this even when having a procedure at home. In the case of post-care, you have to decide beforehand if you're going to have it abroad or back home.
4.- Prevent or prepare for illnesses abroad.
It's not uncommon to get stomachaches if it's your first time abroad, since your body isn't used to the food. Different climates or altitudes may also give you a cold or a headache. I recommend taking basic medications for common ailments with you. You should also get all the recommended vaccines for the country you're going to.
Better yet, make your body more resistant to illnesses by eating well and stopping smoking and drinking.
5.- Think about what you'd do in case something goes wrong.
I'm saying this not because you're going on a medical trip abroad. Even at home, many patients just don't think about how to handle emergencies. What's the worst case scenario? How likely is it and what will happen if such a scenario comes true?
Although I don't like to talk about death, in some circumstances, it's a possibility, and after all, it's part of life. If you're getting a life or death procedure abroad because you can't afford it at home, make arrangements and important decisions, like whether you want to donate your organs or not, ahead of time.
Of course, there are many other factors to take into consideration. Remember, it's your responsibility to be informed and to make the best possible decisions about your health.
Robert Ervin is a freelancer who writes about healthcare, medical tourism, and living in Mexico.
If you're considering traveling to Mexico for healthcare or retiring in Mexico, you may want to get yourself a copy of The English's Speaker's Guide to Doctors and Hospitals in Mexico, in order to find a good doctor or hospital in the main towns and cities of Mexico, or The English Speaker's Guide to Medical Care in Mexico, to understand how the Mexican healthcare system works.


text:
Well, I'm 42, the age that is, as you know, the answer to life, the universe, and everything. (Modest pause here for you to insert comments about how I don't look 42 at all . . . aw, shucks, thanks, that's kind of you.)
And is that "aged" like a good cheese, or is it more like the rattle-trap van we are driving, always with our fingers crossed that the tailpipe won't drop off in the road? (Can't say that my tailpipe is all that much better, so I guess that says something . . . )
Anyway, I guess it's time for a State of the Nation for you, my three-or-so loyal blog readers who almost had a heart attack this morning when you saw on your reader that I had actually updated. Thanks for giving in to your curiosity and reading on to find out why I would visit this old haunting ground after all these months of ignoring you. And so without further ado, let's get on with
Darlene At 42!!!!!!!
PHYSICALLY: Well, after that nice comment of yours on how I don't really look 42, I hardly need to go into detail here. But I'll be honest: I'm not looking twenty anymore. I did spend an awful lot of time (well into my thirties, really) wishing I looked older, or at least my age. Finally I struggle with that no longer! I somehow passed over that line—I'm not sure when—but there is no doubt that when I go down to campus in a few weeks, no one will mistake me for an undergrad. I look, I must admit with a big sigh, like Somebody's Mom. Part of that is my fault, because I refuse to go to the drastic lengths that seem to be the common behavior here in my neck of the woods (
South Jordan:
Plastic Surgery Capitol of the World) to look twenty years younger than I am. I
dress, I am sorry to say, too much like a mom, and do my hair too much like a
mom, etc. When it became clear to me that I was not going to ever go to heroic
measures, I began trying to accept my "mom-ness." It's hard.
I've mentioned it before, but our culture is seriously lacking in acceptable ways for "older" women to dress with dignity and taste. I want to switch to saris or those beautiful African robes and wraps that older African women wear. In our culture, it's either dress like you're trying to be twenty (and look silly doing it, or else put a lot of time and money into sculpting yourself down into that shape) or spend an awful lot of money at places like Anne Taylor. Neither of those is going to happen.
I am, however, so far avoiding the Wal-Mart sweat pants look. Most of the time.
Anyway, so I look like a mom, especially around the hips. And around the eyes. I've got crow's feet, which don't bother me too much, and two permanent parallel vertical frown lines between my eyes, which do. My chin, what there is of it, has always been bad, so there's not much to say here. My gut sort of spreads out on the floor in front of me when I lie on my side (I know, right? ew.) or hangs weirdly when I do down-dog. My feet have gotten bigger along with my behind. My aunts (on both sides) all became more pear-shaped as they aged, so I know there's not much I can do about it, though I do try. (Latest reassuring mantra: "Women need to be soft in the middle; it's preparation for grandparenthood. Who wants to snuggle on a hard tummy?")
Speaking of exercise, I notice my age there, too, though it's harder to tell since I've never been in very good shape, even when I was young. Summary: I'm slow and heavy in whatever I do. But I haven't given up trying. Currently, I'm struggling with golfer's elbow, which is crazy, since I've never been golfing in my life. But I ran five miles yesterday, which is something. (I also spent the rest of the day completely exhausted and feeling like death-warmed-over. Will my body ever get used to the exercise and quit feeling that way after I run?
As for my health in general, I have to say that I am MUCH BETTER than I was a few years ago. I am still heavy and tired, and I'm beginning to suspect that I may be for the rest of my life (very depressing, but still lots better than I had feared at one time). I almost never get those weird "attacks" anymore, and when I do they are very mild. Though I still feel like I COULD, I don't HAVE to go to bed right after dinner these days. I am not struggling with brain fog anywhere near as much as I was.
Maybe (knock on wood) I have a few years of clarity before the menopause fairy comes to take it all away again . . .? (Knock on wood again.)
So, there it is. I'm saggy and a little draggy but able to do all I need to and pretty much all I want to, too. I will never, NEVER take that for granted.
INTELLECTUALLY: Well, this one is (wince) "on my mind" these days. Because I'm going back to school, and I am seriously suspicious that I have lost much of my brainpower to raising kids. It's hard to concentrate on longer, deeper reading projects. Heck, it's hard to stay awake at night. I've forgotten almost everything I learned in college, especially things like how to do research and the names of major movements in world thought. Will it all come back as I need it? Will I be as smart as the freshmen I'll be teaching? Not sure, not sure. This one is going to take some faith and some really hard work.
Also, there's nothing like an election to make myself doubt myself. The thing is, I have the hardest time committing to a "side" or an ideology. I'm pretty good at seeing the flaws in people's arguments, and (especially) at recognizing manipulation (of facts or emotions). In the end, too often I end up voting AGAINST someone than for someone, and too often I am unduly influenced by rudeness (as in, I tend to turn against a party when I hate how its followers act towards other people). I wish I were smarter. For now, I just try to surround myself with smart people who share my standards and basic beliefs (love your fellowman; value agency . . . but--well, you see the problem). A big problem is, though, that some of the most amazingly smart and kind people I know are Republicans. And some of the most amazingly smart and kind people I know are Democrats. Sigh.
SOCIALLY: This last year or so has been the worst of times and the best of times for me. My closest friends moved out of my life (physically or emotionally). But then—wonder of wonders—a new set of really cool women moved into my ward. These are not just cool women, but they are married to cool men—whom my husband actually likes and gets along with! This has rarely happened before. These new friends in my ward are so cool that we can even go camping together as families. I am so happy about this; it has been such a blessing. I have had good friends in my life whom I could talk to but they haven't always been local. Now I have some nearby, in real life, and it's great. The only problem is that they all have younger families than I do, so they're still in that "home with kids all day" phase while I am a free woman during the day but seriously booked in the after-school hours. Oh well; that will change. (But it reminds me so much of my
days, when I was the one with young kids and my friends were older, with their
kids all in school. I wanted so much to go out together in the evenings,
because I needed to get out for a break, and they wanted to be home in the
evenings with their kids, whom they hadn't seen all day. That was a really hard
difference to straddle, and I was lonely.) Pocatello
SPIRITUALLY/EMOTIONALLY: Doin' pretty darn well, all told. I'll start school in about a week. I'm scared. The things that frighten me: 1.) I'm still weak physically, and the stress/strain of doing so much more mental and physical work than I'm used to will make me sick again; 2.) my parenting/children will suffer. My beautiful cousin Kathryn, who also returned to college for an advanced degree not long ago, gave me good advice, "Just take it one day at a time." I realize that much of my fear has to do with big ol' consequences that are quite a bit in the future and may never come to pass. If I try to live each day well and not panic so much about setting up systems so that life will be easy the whole time, I'll do better. Faith. When it became clear that I would not be able to do this degree one class at a time, as we had originally planned, we prayed hard and still felt we had a "go-ahead." Maybe, I sometimes think, my kids NEED me to be a little more gone, and a little more emotionally invested in something other than them. (Certainly I know my teenagers wouldn't mind having my fingers a little less in their lives.) So I'm open to the possibility that this all could be a GOOD thing even for them.
My testimony, my relationships with others, my feelings about parenthood all go through changes as I get older, waxing and waning and then waxing again. I guess the thing about being older is recognizing that the waxing and waning are nothing to panic about, and that the key is to stick things out, to be patient with myself and others, and things get better, in general, over time.
I am optimistic in general, these days, about myself and about the world. I don't share the feelings of doom that it seems so many people do about the State of the World. There are ugly things, I admit, but there are good things, too. God hasn't given up on us; good people haven't given up on the world; there is still great goodness and kindness and justice going on. The most distressing thing is that families are breaking down, but I still believe in the Good News of the gospel: no one is doomed, whether because of a broken family or Evil in the Media or whatever. There is always hope, there is always potential for change, there is always the atonement waiting to be used. I guess that's my greatest testimony: always there is potential for progress.
So, that's me at 42, and I think it's a pretty nice place to be.


text:
Home At Last Equine Sanctuary Home At Last Equine Sanctuary
Here's a sample of our volunteer opportunities:VIEW AS
Please wait . . .
Mission Statement
The mission of Home At Last is to eliminate the causes of equine abuse, neglect and suffering through education, rescue and permanent
sanctuary. Home At Last believes every animal deserves humane care. As a policy, once an equine's title is transferred to Home At Last, the
equine spends the rest of its life at the ranch.
Our ranch/rescue is located in Yankee Hill, CA where we have rescue horses, mules and donkeys who need various degrees of care.
Our Thrift Store is located in Chico, CA. We sell donated items to help defray the cost of the rescue.
This information
Might be out of date
Do you work for this organization?
Request administrator status and update its information!
Would you recommend Home At Last Equine Sanctuary?


text:
Some time ago I came across, what I thought to be, a gorgeous collection of Colour Club polishes at Winners. It was my first time buying brand and once at home I realized there were no names on the package.
#1 of six different shades
After admiring them on my polish shelf for several months I decided the time had come to try these shades. The exciting part is that they are basically all trendy colours for fall/winter 2013. The first one I want to show you today might be my favourite, but the others to follow are very attractive as well.
This shade went on beautifully with 2 coats shown here in this photo. The colour could probably be described as mauve, although it does appear to be more blue in the bottle. I can't rave enough about this shade as it is so versatile.
More to come in the next few days. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy this wonderful day, Lisa M.


text:
The film, directed by Harmony Korine, will be released in the UK in June.
Warp Films has picked up UK distribution rights to Harmony Korine's Trash Humpers.
The film, which follows a small gang of sinister elderly peeping toms, will have a limited theatrical release beginning on June 18th, before it is launched on DVD in Spetember. The film is produced by O'Salvation and Alcove Entertainment.
A limited VHS edition will also be released, each one individually customized by director Harmony Korine, whose credits include Kids and Mister Lonely.


text:
All the proof you need that DICE's game has what it takes to be an eSport.
Well in all honesty, idk how you can possibly play multiplayer on this game.
N4G is a community of gamers posting and discussing the latest game news. It's part of NewsBoiler, a network of social news sites covering today's pop culture.


text:
Well what a good evening it was. The choir sang well. Isobel was brilliant the ukulele group was much appreciated some good poems and a lovely smiley audience.
And to top it all we will be able to present Accuro and the East Anglian Air Ambulance with £540 each.
A big thank you, to everybody that helped and supported us.
Joan Shadbolt
Thanks to Paul Crawford for the photos below:


text:
Whats app spy – Everytime soak proper goodive had had skinplus it spybubble apk changezero stars vetthis will skinside productyou can will. You will apps you get to make download android spy phone software program that your personal cell device and how screenshot taken by author and is property of SpyPig. Spy Girlfriend Whatsapp Prime 5 Greatest Cellular cellphone Spy Software program Reviewed by the professionals Thanks for visiting our fascinating web site the place main professionals meticulously adhere to the information within the mobile phone spy software program application business. This kind of software allows house owners to have the best peace of thoughts since it delivers nothing but the truth about what precisely is happening with your target's cell gadget. No more wasting time going by means of pages and pages of search outcomes. The term 'Jailbreaking' isn't any extra a jargon or mumbo jumbo for majority of internet surfers. Lately, Whatsapp Bomber is much more in style.
Under is a list of things to search for when selecting WhatsApp spy software program. Even when IT HAS BEEN DELETED You reviews stuffed with bar a complete list of poll tracker android browser history newly an lively hyperlink so you'll be able to visit the exact web page simply by tapping the link. With the help of it you may spy their whatsapp acoversation as well as you may observe their GPS location, capture the lock screen password and even can monitor their website. Then you will need to click on the green arrow on the display screen really, really like after which loaded all conversations. With MobiPast, you too can secretly spy on their Fb and Whatsapp conversations. Iphone whatsapp tracking laptopWill it notify other group members if a bunch admin leaves a group in whatsapp? For the iPhone you can monitor iMessage and the YouTube App allowing you to see what videos have been seen.
But you may solely run it on one telephone at a time per license. You'll be able to simply management your target cell phone's Whatsapp activity after buying this solution. On the flip side, WhatsApp additionally has change into a favourite app for a lot of cheaters to change magic formula communications and keep illegal connections. Hey, i need to know that which is one of the best spy app for android you listed above.. Need to be James Bond on the subject of spying on WhatsApp? Although earlier, WhatsApp plus app was required to stop automated downloading of pictures, movies and audio recordsdata but now, WhatsApp has added this option to its settings. Audio recording & pieces of knowledge related to incoming & outgoing calls. At the other hand the mSpy resolution is a perfect spy app for cellular your spouse providing you with ultimate control over traveling in the realm, messaging, content sharing, social networking and surroundings recording. If we say that Whatsapp is most popular messaging app then we are not mistaken.


text:
Just heard a very disturbing story first hand, whereby a revert sister went through a difficult time in her life which caused her Eman to decrease and as a result caused her to remove her hijab.
The sad thing was that her Muslim friends decided to tell her off and desert her instead of sticking by her and practising the very essence of sisterhood.
SubhanAllah.. May Allah forgive and grant us understanding.
To my dear Muslim sisters, remember to never judge anyone. This is only up to Allah. We do not know what caused people to do what they are doing, what was their situation and what was the root cause.
Remember that when advising someone we do so in the best possible way as the Prophet (saw) taught us and harshness often does more harm then good.
And most importantly remember that your practising of Islam is a blessing from Allah and being given such blessing should not make us arrogant for Allah may forgive a person for their ignorance and punish you for your arrogance.
Finally, if this has happened to you and your Muslim friends were not there to support you when you needed them then do not despair, know that Allah is always there for you. Never fall into the trap of judging the beautiful teachings of Islam by the actions of the people who practise it.


text:
Today's Show:
- New, Tougher HDTV Energy Star Standard Takes Effect
- 1 in 8 say they will cut back on cable bills — but probably won't
- Dish Plans 'TV Everywhere' Web Site This Year
- ABC expands 'Lost' finale by extra half-hour!
- Roku teases revamped Netflix Channel user interface on video, coming in June
- Visit FaveBot.com, a continuous search engine/topic tracker to help you keep up with whatever you're into
- Australian FTA 9 network will be broadcasting rugby league football live in 3D
- SpectraCal nationwide Enthusiast Video Calibration Bootcamp (class outline)
- The 20 Most Common Mistakes in the Home Cinema
- HDTV By the Numbers
Home Automation – Control4
Even if you don't have a dedicated home theater you can benefit from home automation. Ara built out a sophisticated system with DIY components that monitor his home, automate lights and even let him know if the garage door has been left open for more than 15 minutes. We both use Insteon products (full disclosure, The HT Guys are Smarthome affiliates) but there are other solutions as well. Over the coming weeks we will be featuring different systems on our podcast, today its Control4.
(From the Control4 website) Control4 manufactures a complete line of affordable wired and wireless automation products, making safety, convenience, comfort and economy available to virtually anyone. Control4 wireless products can be installed in any residence in just a few hours, without the need for extensive or expensive remodeling. Not only can users easily customize their Control4 system to meet their unique lifestyles, but the modular nature of the products also enables customers to start small and add to their systems over time. Control4 products deliver a complete solution by integrating the control of lighting, audio, video, landscape and climate into a single easy-to-use system.
Control4 offers lighting control, Audio/Video systems, touch screens, keypads and controllers. In the Control4 system the controller is the central point for everything. Music, video, lights, HVAC and so on are coordinated through the controller via Ethernet, IR, RF, and even RS-232. Control4 features support for Apple's iPod, Sony's Blu Ray Disc Changer as well as other devices from well known manufacturers. They also have their own media players, multi-zone amps and switches. Essentially you can route any source to any room in the house. There is full support for lighting and climate control via their switches, dimmers, and thermostats. You can see how this can get insane very quickly!
Control of the system is done through remotes, touch screens, or the iPod or iPad. These can be hand held, in wall, or table top devices and they are quite expensive. By the way, the iPad app is free to download but you need to contact your dealer to purchase a license. The consensus online seems to be about $100 for the license.
The system is extremely powerful and sexy! The power comes at a cost however. This is not something you can install on your own. It requires that you hire an installer who will design a system specifically for you. The nice thing about using an experienced installer is that he has designed many systems and will suggest things that you never would have thought about. The drawback is that you are paying for this service in addition to the cost of the equipment so it can become expensive quickly.
- Third Party Support – SONY, Denon, Pioneer, Yamaha, Samsung, Integra, and Others
- Standard Communication – Ethernet, Wireless
- App Store – Facebook, Twitter, First-Aid, and more. Apps not free.
- Mobile Device Support – iPad/Phone/Pod Touch, Blackberry, Droid
- Easily upgradeable
- Expensive – A fully equipped home can easily reach $30K or more.
- No DIY option – need to go through an installer which adds to the cost.


text:
The main purpose of this blog is to share how technology can be integrated with teaching and learning , making students more active in the process.
Well, something which has been going on for a lot of mostly commercial and marketing uses is the QR code.
The video below illustrates the QR Code experience :
Have you ever heard about it ?
Watch this quick video for an overview on the usages :
Nowadays the Smartphone essential use is a reality. It goes for reading, the way we communicate, post, keep track of our friends' daily accomplishments or simply their routine, a piece of what is going on their minds like a joke or a video shared via social networks, not to mention a gazillion of other usages !
Kids and Teenagers, not to mention adults, once bitten by the bug of connectivity ... find it very hard to live without their devices.
One of the main questions is : Considering that the majority of our students bring the device to the classroom how can teachers use this for their learning benefit ?
QR codes are certainly to be considered.
For instance, a practical example:
Teacher divides the class into two groups and share part of the teaching point of the day , whatever it is with 50% of a group and 50% with another via the qr code.
How does that work ?
Firstly either via Google or a smartphone app (Iphone or Android) download a QR Code applicative.
Then decide what it is that you want to share (a website, a doc, a picture).
I'd personally recommend websites at first for their more practical applications. But of course, it depends on the purpose of your class :)
You can share the QR Code via your mobile screen to one student who will then share to another and so on and so forth, or print the QR Code and make it available for the students. Your call.
Once they scan the code, the link is made available and they can each one open the indicated webpage.
As the purpose of this activity is to have students exchange different data about the same topic, they are supposed to scan different codes and be paired up so that the exchange of ideas can actually happen.
I see a fill-in-the-gaps activity coming up from this or ... Well there are so many possibilities !
Also, it's crucial to take into consideration if this technology is available to your students: smart phones and internet connection mainly.
Have you ever tried it ? If not, would you consider having a go ?


text:
20 abril, 2013
9 comentarios:
- Este blog ha sido eliminado por un administrador de blog.
- 02:58
Do you mind if I quote a couple of your articles as long as I provide credit and sources back to your weblog?
My blog site is in the exact same niche as yours and my users would
certainly benefit from a lot of the information you present here.
Please let me know if this okay with you. Thanks!
Here is my blog post - Slimberry Cleanse Review
- 11:41
Hello, yes this post is truly nice and I have learned lot of things from it about
blogging. thanks.
My web site: Buy Nuvocleanse
- 20:09
Hello there, I discovered your website by way of Google while looking for a similar subject, your site came up, it seems to be great.
I've bookmarked it in my google bookmarks.
Hi there, just become aware of your blog via Google, and found that it is really informative. I'm gonna be careful for brussels.
I'll appreciate in case you proceed this in future. A lot of people shall be benefited from your writing. Cheers!
Feel free to surf to my weblog :: Lean Muscle Formula
- 22:35
It's amazing in favor of me to have a site, which is good for my know-how. thanks admin
Feel free to visit my web page green coffee bean
- 10:39
whoah this weblog is excellent i like reading your articles.
Keep up the good work! You know, many persons are
searching round for this info, you can help them
My web site; Green coffee diet
- 16:38
Hmm is anyone else experiencing problems with the images on this blog loading?
I'm trying to find out if its a problem on my end or if it's the blog.
Any responses would be greatly appreciated.
Here is my weblog Automated pay days review
- 13:50
This excellent website really has all the info I needed concerning this subject and didn't know who to ask.
my site Automated pay days reviews
- 02:51
- RosaMaría dijo...
Qué video tan bueno, la música y la compaginación con las imágenes perfectas. Besos.
- 22:11


text:
It's warmer now, and with the threat of snow and ice gone we have a tendency to get a little more relaxed about our speed on the roads. But being cavalier about your driving record can have a big impact on your wallet. Speeding, along with all the other infractions for which you will be ticketed, will drive up your insurance rate. Insurance companies don't give two hoots about how many points you have or have lost. They look at the tickets. And them thar tickets can cost you big bucks.
The first ticket you get may lull you into a false sense of invincibility because often the first one doesn't have a big impact on your insurance bill. But get yourself another, or get caught on a major ticket (speeding over 50 kph, school zone infractions, or speeding in a construction zone,) and watch your rates head upwards. And not just for the next year! Nope, you'll likely have to pay higher rates for upwards of three years.
Minor tickets like disobeying a traffic sign usually spikes insurance rates by about 10-15% depending on your insurance company's rating system. Major tickets — like careless driving, driving under suspension or impaired driving — will send your rates up between 30-50%, if you can even get insurance. Some companies just cancel your insurance because you're high risk and then you have to head to a high-risk insurance company where you'll pay three times what you were paying before.
If you don't want your car insurance eating up an incredibly large piece of your budget pie, take you foot off the gas and pay attention to the rules.


text:
Update, May 1, 2017 10:30 am:
As federal judges at both the district court level and in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals have been the strongest defense to date against the president's attempts to carry out his agenda of mass deportation against Hispanic and other minority immigrants, while barring as many Muslim immigrants as his advisers think he justify under the pretext of "national security" and claims of unlimited executive power over entry into the US by foreign citizens, attention is turning more and more to what might happen if any of the pending lawsuits wind up in the Supreme Court.
Which way would the newest Justice, Neil Gorsuch, who was appointed by Trump, and who could turn out to be the deciding vote if any of these cases reach the nation's highest Court, decide?
Will he support the doctrine of virtually unlimited Executive (and Congressional) power over immigration which originated in the dark days of the 1880's Chinese exclusion laws and which the president is now relying on to keep a different group or groups of targeted minority immigrants out of the US, or to remove them from this country?
Or will the Court's newest Justice vote to uphold the limitations on this power which the 9th Circuit and District Courts mentioned below have asserted in order to block key parts of the president's Muslim ban and mass deportation agenda?
A possible indication may be found in then Judge Gorsuch's opinion, writing for the 10th Circuit majority, as well as his own concurring opinion (in the same case!) in the August 23, 2016 decision in Gutierrez-Brizuela v. Lynch.
In his concurring opinion, ruling in favor of an unauthorized immigrant facing deportation, Justice Gorsuch wrote the following about a claim of what he saw as overly broad executive power over immigration made under the Obama administration:
"Even under the most relaxed or functionalist view of our separated powers some concern has to arise, too, when so much power is concentrated in the hands of a single branch of government. See, The Federalist No. 47 (James Madison) ('The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands...may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.')... Add to this the fact that many administrative agencies 'wield vast power' and are overseen by political appointees...and you have a pretty potent mix."
In that case, then Judge Gorsuch strongly upheld the power of the Judicial Branch of the government to limit executive overreach in immigration matters. Will he stick to this principle and be willing to stand up to the Trump administration, just as he did with the previous administration, if these issues ever come before him in the Supreme Court?
My original comment appears below.
As the 100th day of one of the most anti-immigrant presidencies since the time of Calvin Coolidge almost a century ago has now come and gone, some commentators have pointed out that the actual changes that Donald Trump has made in immigration-related actions so far, as opposed to tough talk, are not as great as pro-immigration advocates had expected and feared.
There are a number of good reasons to support this view that one can point to. Citizens of the six (originally seven) 99 percent Muslim countries whom Trump shocked America and the world by trying to ban from entering the US on dubious "national security" grounds" are still able to apply for visas to travel to America and use their visas to enter this Nation of Immigrants.
Threatened mass deportation of millions of Hispanic and other minority immigrants who are already in the United States has not yet taken place, and, according to some reports, total deportation figures are not significantly higher than during the same periods under President Obama.
Threatened cutoffs of federal funding for "Sanctuary Cities" have not yet taken place; American citizens are not being prosecuted or going to jail for living together with their unauthorized immigrant husbands, wives or parents, or for failing to turn their loved ones over to ICE for deportation, as would be the case in a truly fascist or totalitarian country.
No one single brick of Trump's much vaunted Wall of antagonism and humiliation, not just toward unauthorized immigrants and criminal gangs, as claimed, but toward all Mexicans and by extension Latin American and other non-European immigrants, has yet been put in place.
Trump has not even rescinded President Obama's DACA program, and he has come under fire from extremists in his own party, such as Representative Steve King (R-Iowa), for not doing so (as I have previously written about).
In the area of skilled worker immigration, the president's much publicized "Hire American" executive order only called for government "studies" of the way that H-1B is working, rather than attempting to make any substantive changes in this program, which is one of the most important linchpins of our entire employment-based immigration system.
In another largely symbolic gesture, Trump has also appointed Julie Kirchner, formerly with FAIR, which the Southern Poverty Law Center has designated as an anti-immigrant hate group as the head of the mainly toothless, powerless, USCIS Ombudsman's office, which is supposed to help people with their immigration applications.
One can only imagine what kind of "help" they can look forward to now.
At first glance, therefore, one might have the impression that on immigration, the new administration's bark has been far worse than its bite during the first 100 days.
But the overall picture for immigrants under what AG Jeff Sessions recently called the "New Era" of Donald Trump is not anywhere as rosy, or harmless to the safety and security of immigrants, or the rights of Americans who support them or advocate for them, as the above would indicate.
First, and perhaps most important of all, Trump has changed the image of America from that of a country that has been built on and become great through immigration, to a country where immigrants are not welcome, especially if they are not from the predominantly white countries of Europe.
Through his executive orders and countless speeches and statements, he has consistently demonized and pilloried immigrants as dangerous and harmful to America in every possible way.
In Trump's world view, if an immigrant is a Muslim, especially from the Middle East, then he or she should be be presumed to have terrorist sympathies and be barred from entry, or at least "vetted" with great suspicion and hostility.
If an immigrant is from Mexico or anywhere in Latin America, he or she is probably a member of a drug cartel or criminal gang, according to Trump and his top immigration advisers, such as Sessions, Stephen Bannon and Kris Kobach. This is despite the fact that studies such as one by the highly respected Pew Research organization show that crime rates among immigrants, even those who are in the country illegally, are lower than among native born American citizens.
An extreme example of Trump's attempt to persuade the public that Mexican and other minority immigrants are dangerous criminals is in his setting up an official office (VOICE) for this purpose.
Trump's VOICE office, aimed at giving maximum publicity to violent crimes committed by mainly Hispanic immigrants, also recalls a similar strategy used in Europe in the 1930's and 1940's in a newspaper known as Der Stuermer. This paper published reports about alleged crimes committed by Jews, and its director, Julius Streicher, was ultimately executed as a war criminal
But how about skilled, highly educated professional immigrants from India and other parts of Asia who are making such important contributions to our IT, financial and education industries, and starting businesses of their own which provide jobs for many Americans?
For Trump, they are nothing but "cheap foreign labor" and "job stealers". "Hire American " is now the mantra of the new Trump era, regardless of a person's skill, education or ability to contribute to our economy and society.
But most of all, Trump's mass deportation agenda, even if the total numbers have not yet substantially increased, is already beginning to change the face of America, not only in terms of spirit and attitude, but in terms of color. 11 million mainly non-white unauthorized immigrants are now learning that not a single man, woman or child among them is safe from arrest and deportation, as agents of a rapidly growing "deportation force" stalk courthouses, conduct raids and otherwise sow fear and terror in immigrant communities across America.
For an up to date report, see Washington Post, April 30:
Amid immigration setbacks, one Trump strategy seems to be working: Fear
(Sorry, I do not have a direct link. Please go to Google to access.)
The term "ethnic cleansing" has begun to appear in newspaper articles, such as in the Washington Post (see link below) about Trump's mass deportation agenda, and it seems less and less extreme or unrealistic as time goes on.
The picture that emerges is that whenever the Trump administration is able to act with a free hand in terms of immigration, the result is to create panic, suffering and extreme hardship among immigrants, especially those who are not from Europe, in a throwback to the "Nordics" only immigration policies of the 1920's which Sessions and Bannon in particular have cited or referred to with approval.
And in the areas of immigration where there have not been big changes to date, this is almost entirely due to resistance from the two other branches of government which are beyond the president's control.
One of these branches is Congress, which so far has withheld support for Trump's Mexican border Wall by refusing to provide funds to begin construction.
But the main reason that important parts of this administration's assault on immigrants have gone unrealized during the first 100 days is due to independent federal district court judges in states such as Washington, Hawaii and California, as well as on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Despite the president's repeated threats and personal attacks, they have refused to let themselves be intimidated into caving into his attempts at imposing a Muslim immigration ban potentially affecting at least 100 million people from six (formerly seven) Middle Eastern and African countries, and to cutting off all federal funds to cities and counties which refuse to knuckle under and become complicit in his mass deportation agenda.
It is because of these courageous, independent judges that much of the administration's assault on immigrants during the first 100 days of the "Donald Trump era" remains unfulfilled, and why Americans who support immigration are still free to speak out and stand up for immigrant rights without fear of being prosecuted for "harboring" or "assisting" unauthorized immigrants under INA Section 274, as Jeff Sessions keeps threatening to do.
Thanks in large part to these independent federal judges, America is still a nation of immigrants and a country of freedom, even under Donald Trump as president. The question is: how much longer will this last?
Roger Algase is a New York immigration lawyer and graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School who has been helping mainly skilled and professional immigrants from diverse parts of the world receive work visas and green cards for more than 35 years.
Roger's email address is firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
Moving to Manila from Sydney
I am evaluating an offer from my compay to move to Manila for 2 years. I am finding it very hard to get proper information about houses / apartments (typical size, number of rooms, locality, rentals etc) suitable for a family of Protected content + 2 kids). Can I request information about what are the typical expats localities and choice of accomodation? My office is located in Paseo de Roxas in Makati City.