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McLaren reveales the new 675LT
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The British carmaker McLaren have just revealed the full specifications and the performance figures of the 675LT, which is goingRead more
The first photographs of the Volkswagen Amarok Power leaked over the web today, ahead of the concept's debut, which isRead more
Modern Muscle Design is giving everyone the chance to drive away in their SEMA built, custom 2014 Mustang GT—Project MMD.Read more
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Who is responsible for calling a game to make sure the rules are enforced?
For the first time in professional baseball, a robotic umpire called a game during a 2019 minor league All-Star bout. The decision to use the robotic umpire is part of baseball's desire to have a faster game to increase fan support.

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New Junior Officers SLA at RAF Cosford
Rollalong Ltd has been providing quality accommodation to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for over 20 years, from single living accommodation across Salisbury Plain and Aldershot to a recently completed 5500m² Clinical facility at DMRC Headley Court, and is continuing to do so. RAF Cosford is the latest to benefit from Rollalong's vast experience by replacing existing accommodation with a new purpose built link to the existing Combined Senior & Junior block.
The new 31 bed block is a Life Cycle Replacement project as the existing single storey timber structures had reached the end of their serviceable life, and new accommodation, linked to the current combined accommodation block, was considered the most preferable solution.
The building comprises:-
- 29 single ensuite bedrooms
- 2 disabled ensuite bedrooms
- Utility rooms
- Drying rooms
- Bathrooms
- Cleaner's room
- Laundry room
- Entrance hall/stair lobby
In order to ensure accommodation capacity was maintained during the demolition of the existing accommodation. CarillionAmey (Central RPC), working on behalf of the Defence Infrastructure (DIO), the MoD's property and services provider, sought a turnkey solution. Which included the initial concept planning, detailed design, planning process and project delivery could be achieved as quickly as possible and chose Rollalong Ltd, with whom they had worked successfully on previous projects.
The design process considered the following points:
- Maintain full operational capacity during the proposed development
- Minimise impact on the operations at the facility
- Minimise the footprint of the building
- Match the external appearance of the adjoining structures
- Minimise disruption to the existing facilities and infrastructure
- Minimise the impact on the ecology of the site
- Provide level access to other areas as much as practically possible
- Minimise the amount of additional infrastructure required to support the facility – access roads, pavements, external lighting and utilities.
- Ensure new facility met JSP compliance.
The Rollalong design process has speed of design/construction at its core, utilising existing modular designs where possible to expedite a rapid design freeze and enable an operational facility to be handed over in the quickest possible time. The chosen design solution utlises off-site manufacture which reduces construction traffic to and from the site and minimises site construction waste.
The new accommodation block has been designed to match the existing building using a similar pallet of materials, colours and finishes. The external cladding is a brick clad with double glazed aluminium windows and duo pitched tiled roof. Spiral staircases will be provided at each end of the building to provide an emergency escape route from the 1st floor.
Form Stability
As with any structural system the stability of the overall building is of paramount importance. In a modular construction, Stability is generated by the sum of all the components acting in unison. Therefore the extent of an economical modification will be determined by the size, shape, height, exposure and external loading of the building. This needs to be assessed on a building specific basis.
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The Childbirth and Women's Wellness Center is proud to introduce you to a variety of resources and practitioners who's products and services contribute to not only a healthy, memorable, positive birth experience but to enhanced women's health overall.
Briana J. Clause, D.C.
At Bergen Family Wellness, we believe that everyone needs a little something different and that health is defined differently based upon each individual.
Dr. Tammy M. Kaminski
Dr. Kaminski specializes in Network Spinal Analysis (NSA), Somato Respiratory Integration (SRI) and Re-Organizational Healing (ROH).
Dr. Laura T. Brayton, D.C.
Many pregnant women suffer with back pain. Going to the chiropractor can help alleviate many of the pains that are associated with pregnancy. Watch as Dr. Laura Brayton explains how hormones released during pregnancy can increase the flexibility of your joints, cause alignment issues, and can even impact the position of the baby. Get recommendations about what you can do to prevent back pain during pregnancy.
OneLove Placenta Encapsulation
Placenta encapsulation is a safe and effective process that offers women the following healing properties and benefits
Harmony Within Massage Therapy
During your visit to Harmony Within Massage Therapy you will experience a customized treatment in a soothing, holistic atmosphere.
Opal Horvat BA, IBCLC
Opal has been an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) for more than 20 years, with locations in Bergenfield and Hoboken NJ. She has been serving families in Bergen County as well as Hudson, Passaic, Essex and Rockland counties. She does home visits most often, making it more comfortable and convenient for parents and babies alike.
Miriam's Well Healing
f stress is getting to you and you need new ideas, you can feel your burdens lift & Calm return to your Spirit. As a Certified Professional Coach, it is my passion to bring you to a place where you feel in charge of your life.
Birthing Wisdom
Birthing Wisdom classes celebrate and empower all women. Whether you choose to birth in a hospital, free standing birth center, home birth or if you desire to give birth with or without medical intervention, these classes will help you understand the choices that are best for you and your unborn baby. Birthing Wisdom's goals are to allow a mother and her family experience an individualized birth that is experienced as a joyous labor of life.
5 point physical therapy
Patients that live within the tri-state area can schedule a complementary 15-minute phone consultation with one of our physical therapists. We'll walk you through the process and answer any questions you may have about your initial visit.
Carmen E. Baker-Clark, BA, IBCLC, RLC
Available for in-home consultations. Thorough assessment of mother, infant, feeding with pre and post feed weighing. Care plan with recommendations is give as well as form to submit to insurance company.
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Finding the appropriate counseling services for yourself or your family can be frustrating and confusing. I am here to help.
Mother in Mind Doula Services
Whether this is your first child or your 5th child, Donna is there to help make your transition easier on you and your family!
Acupuncture to Serenity
Their goal at Acupuncture to Serenity, is to provide an alternate and holistic approach for your body and mind to function at its greatest potential, all naturally, by treating the individual first and the disease second, recognizing the ability that the human body is designed to heal itself.
Diabetes, Endocrinology, Metabolism Specialties, PA
A group of six Endocrinologists committed to providing the best medical care available to our patients. We are located in Teaneck and Clifton, New Jersey, and serve the extended Northern New Jersey area.


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Get ready to rip around town with these shoes on your next run! At a light 7.7oz these shoes offer the perfect amount of cushioning and comfort and still maintain a lightweight profile. The shoe perfectly hugs your foot and allows for perfect fit so you feet won't be swimming around in your shoes. This shoe is also very breathable thanks to the synthetic/mesh upper which allows for a comfortable and supported fit along with excellent breathability. So the next time you go out for a run in the sweltering heat your feet will be cool and won't be burning up like the rest of your body! I have always liked a good snug fitting shoe and when I first tried these out I was absolutely amazed and ran in them all the time. If you are someone who likes a snug fitting shoe then go by your local running shop and give these a try!
I remember the first few times I ran on these shoes and they all were great, but one thing that caught my eye was how fast the outsole was wearing. I have a friend who had tested these shoes too and he told me the same thing and was disappointed because he loved the feel of the shoe. I hope that in the next Kinivara that the traction will be more durable. I do have to admit that the traction is very good on these shoes, I ran on a gravel trail and was happy to know that I could run on the gravel and road on these shoes without slipping and hurting myself. The lugs are perfect and offer great gripping power on the road which means no slipping, but if you tried to run these on the trails like so many others you might find that the traction wouldn't be good enough and that the protection from rocks would be okay but not great.
If you do buy these shoes and decide to run in them please do not over do it!! You will hurt yourself if you do not know how to run in them properly, proper running form for these shoes would be more of a midfoot/forefoot strike. I found out pretty quick that heel striking in these shoes were not an option. So word of wisdom, please be careful and if you are new to this type of shoe and running form please slowly transition into these shoes by running in them for 10-15 minutes maybe a few times a week until you are able to work up to a run without hurting yourself.
I have always found that some shoes do not fit good in the heel, and I was pleasantly surprised to find out that these shoes had a perfect heel fit. It was very snug on my heel and made for a good run, I have run in shoes with a poor heel hold and was always disappointed but that was not the case with these shoes. I also noticed that these shoes absorbs the impact very well which is very good when running on the road. This helped especially on my longer runs and I felt that I could keep going with pain from pounding on the road. Overall I was very impressed with these shoes and the only difficulty I had was the fast wearing of the outsole. I will be meeting with Saucony at the Outdoor Retailer and hopefully will have the chance to let all of you know about the new Kinivara and some of their other product! Look forward to sneak previews! Happy Trails!


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Interview: Mekhi Phifer
A veteran actor who has found fame and success with independent fare, Mekhi Phifer is still learning, and still amazed.
"The beautiful thing about acting is it's not really about the destination, it's about the journey, that's what life is about anyway," said the 40-year-old actor while in Toronto. The 8 Mile and ER alum is among an impressive list of actors in Insurgent, the second installment in the young adult thriller, led by actress Shailene Woodley and based upon the series of books by Veronica Roth.
"The way I've designed my career, I pick and choice things that aren't stereotypical, that aren't typecasting," continued Phifer, who the night prior was joined by costar Jai Courtney to walk the red carpet and showcase the film to a lucky audience ahead of its release. "I choose characters that are interesting but different. I love being challenged. There is no on direction to go. I love doing what I do. By doing so I've been blessed being able to feed my family, travel, and meet great people, and delve into characters and the psych of characters that I wouldn't normally do."
The character in question with Insurgent is Max, a loyal general in a totalitarian regime lead by Kate Winslet's Jeanine. Alongside the more maniacal Eric (Courtney), Max is tasked with hunting down Tris (Woodley), her partner Four (Theo James) and the rest of the young rebels. Returning as Max for the second film, and looking to continue beyond (depending whether his character lives or dies), is a new experience for Phifer.
"It's my first time being part of a film series," he explained. "I never really had to wait for a script to know where a character is going; usually it's on in the script from beginning to end and you act accordingly. I take from this to trust your instincts, go on this ride. When I get each script, I adjust my character according to what's on the page."
Working on a major studio production with a large cast is a different animal for Phifer, as people are flying in and out for their scenes across months and not necessarily always spending a ton of time together. It's a major machine with lots of moving pieces, lots of action and special effects, and for Phifer, a particular tight suit that had to be iced down before use shooting in the hot Atlanta summer sun. While Phifer may have been baking, Courtney on the other hand has admitted tearing his pants on numerous occasions running through the forest.
"Everyone I bumped into and worked with on set is great," said Phifer of the large cast. "It was great at to be able to work with Ashley Judd and Octavia [Spencer]; all three of us did a movie together three years ago called Flypaper. The camaraderie on set was great, and to bump into them again was fun."
For this film Max doesn't encounter Tris all that often, but Phifer sees great things for the 23-year-old Woodley.
"From what I can see, she is taking everything in stride," he said. "She is handling it very well, really just a consummate professional. That's a great testament to her focus in this business, and the appreciation she has for being where else is. I only can really see her going up, I don't see her declining."
Phifer is adamant about not reading the books – just yet. The future of his character is a surprise to him, but he knows once finished he will pick up the source material and envision himself as Max, he says. As for the next film, Phifer admits, "I have no idea what's in store."


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I'm trying to catch up with my blog posts. Here are a few things I made over the summer.
Basted tons of hexagons. One day I will have enough for a quilt, one day…
Laptop sleeve for a college grad gift
Buttercup Clutch (Made by Rae pattern) birthday gift
Onsie prezzies for some of the cutest babies I know!


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Sunnydale Farms
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Meet Our Cows
Sweet Violet
Violet is our gentle Jersey Cow. She is our sweet herd mother. We purchased her in Oct. 2014 from the Ottmar family in Hermiston, Oregon. They lovingly raised and trained Violet and we feel so blessed to have such a wonderful milk cow! She has given us 2 beautiful heifers so far -- Daisy Belle (10/14/15) and Lady-O (10/1/2017). She was bred on Aug 8 2018 to an A2A2 Jersey Bull, 1JE909 Bailey hoping for a calf May 17th 2019.
Farewell to our wonderful Teena "Rose"
Last spring (2017) we sold our guernsey Teena Rose to a good family in Jordan Valley Oregon. We will miss her dearly and are praying that she will be a wonderful cow for their family. We are so grateful she gave us Honey to remember her by!
Teena Rose & Blazer
We jut love it out here at Sunnydale Farms! We just got our pasture in this last fall and it is looking good! Cows have been our favorite pet of all time and we enjoy having them here on our farm and the delicious milk they share. Feel free to ask us any questions!
Daisy Belle - as a calf
Daisy Belle is Violet's calf born on October 14th, 2015. This is a picture of her as a baby calf but she is full grown now and had her first calf last fall! She is becoming a wonderful milk cow and gives delicious A2A2 milk. We love singing her song to her "Daisy, Daisy, Tell me your answer true. I'm half crazy all for the love of you ...." She was bred on January 16, 2018 to a Black Angus Bull, Eathington Sub-Zero 1AN01298 and is due to calf October 25 - just in time for Halloween!
Introducing Lady O -- Our Guernsey/Jersey Cross Heifer
Lady O was born to Violet on 10/1/2017 and we are so grateful for her! She is a cross between our cow Violet and A2A2 Guernsey Bull Lang Haven Grumpy Novak. She is all legs right now (She will be tall!) and so very sweet!
Daisy as a mother with Charlie
Charlie is our darling Angus/Jersey bull calf born on September 7th 2017 to Daisy Belle. His father is Red Angus bull - Bieber Rouse Samurai 7AR60. He loves to eat and is so very strong! It is fun watching him run with our other calf LadyO - His aunt.
Us and Honey! She is a sweetheart!
We sure love these cows of ours! (A word to those just starting out -- it is always worth it to bottle feed if you want a sweet heifer!!)
Honey, our registered Guernsey a2a2 heifer calf, was born Dec 15, 2016 to Teena. She is such a little darling! We are enjoying watching her run and grow and feel so grateful to be blessed with this sweet little heifer. She was bred December 8th to A2A2 Jersey Bull: HiLand Score Formidable 1JE00992 and calved Sept 15th with her first little calf - a sweet little heifer named Bella Rose!


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Endocrine Fellowship Applicants
The training program in Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism welcomes trainees of any race, color, gender, religion, age, national or ethnic origin or with disabilities.
Additional program information
Interested applicants should apply via the ERAS site. We require the following supporting documents to be submitted via ERAS:
- Application
- Picture (not required, but appreciated)
- Personal statement
- 3 Letters of Recommendation, including one from your program director
- Dean's Letter – MSPE
- Medical School Transcript
- USMLE Transcript
- ECFMG Report (if applicable)
Foreign medical graduates will need to have completed a US-based residency program in Internal Medicine prior to beginning the program. At this time we can only accept US Citizens and permanent residents, but encourage all eligible applicants to apply. Selected applicants will be invited to Baltimore for an interview and further discussion of professional goals. Fellowship period begins July 1st.
We offer two training pathways:
1) Physician-Scientist Path (1 position) or
2) The Clinical Scholar Path (2 positions).
*Note that both pathways fulfill all of the educational, clinical and research components required for ABIM certification.
The first year of both tracks is identical and dedicated specifically clinical training at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. All fellows spend the first 12 months of training seeing patients and working with colleagues in outpatient endocrinology and metabolism clinic; additionally, all fellows will spend time leading the inpatient endocrinology consultation service. All first year fellows will also maintain his/her own half-day continuity clinic (seeing her/his own patients under attending supervision).
Year 2 (Clinical Scholar Track)
The Clinical Scholar Track is a two year program. The second year is designed to hone the fellow's clinical skills and provide special training to master and begin executing the skills of an expert clinician practicing the complex subspecialty that is endocrinology. Based on their interests and career goals, fellows assist in the second-year schedule development process to ensure that the training experience leaves them well poised to transition into clinical practice. During the second and final year of training, fellows maintain their weekly continuity clinic, participate in endocrine electives and attending clinics, and also have additional opportunities to acquire expertise in technical skills. These skills include DXA scan analysis and assessment, thyroid ultrasound and fine needle aspiration, insulin pump management and continuous glucose monitoring training. Fellows on the 2-year Clinical Scholar Track are expected to complete at least one mentored scholarship project that can be submitted for publication. These fellows also complete a quality improvement project as well as teach medical students, residents and first year fellows. The goal of the Clinical Scholar Track is to prepare individuals to become outstanding clinical endocrinologists in an academic setting or practice.
Years 2 and 3 (Clinical and Basic Science Research Track)
The Clinical and Basic Science Research Track continues in years 2 and 3 and is a three-year program. This track is designed for fellows who want to train in basic/translational research or clinical investigation (epidemiology or human laboratory). Following their first year of clinically-focused training, research fellows are involved in one or more research projects supervised by a faculty mentor. Some fellows work with several mentors for collaborative research efforts. During their first year of training, fellows meet with potential clinical or basic science mentors to discuss research opportunities. In doing so, research fellows are able to begin their second year of training with a clear vision of how their research years will be spent productively. We expect that research fellows will publish abstracts and manuscripts during the training program. Fellows will be mentored in grant writing and manuscript preparation. Through this process, fellows will be able to compete for grant funding and faculty positions in academic settings. In addition to research training, fellows maintain their weekly continuity clinic and participate in all conferences. There are opportunities for research fellows to obtain post-graduate degrees in Clinical Investigation, Epidemiology or Public Health. The goal of this training is to prepare individuals for clinical or basic science research careers in academic medicine.


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- Bedwetting Alarms
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Here at DRI Sleeper, we are often asked at what age should night toilet training begin? It is never a straight forward answer, as all children are different. However, a good rule of thumb is that night toilet training should begin 3 - 6 months after daytime continence is achieved. It also helps if the child is motivated to stop bed wetting. Find appropriate information here for your child's age group.
If your child is still wetting at this age then they need your urgent help.
Around 3,000,000,000 pull-ups are used per year in the USA. From 5 to 10 years there will be approximately 18,000,000,000 pull-ups used. At around $1.00 each, the cost is $365.00 per year or $2,190.00 during the usual period of bedwetting.
From the age of 5, bedwetting is considered a medical condition in the UK and statistics show that only 15% of bedwetters will stop un-aided every year form this age on. This means that by the age of 9, over half of all those children who wet the bed at 5, will still be wetting the bed!
If you have questions for Karen, our Bedwetting Alarm Adviser please send a message.


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Silkscreen printing
Screen-printing is a printing technique that uses a woven mesh to support an ink-blocking stencil. The attached stencil forms open areas of mesh that transfer ink or other printable materials, which can be pressed through the mesh as a sharp-edged image onto a substrate. A roller or squeegee is moved across the screen stencil, forcing or pumping ink past the threads of the woven mesh in the open areas.
Silkscreen printing is arguably the most versatile of all printing processes. This process can be used to print on a wide variety of stocks including
| Paper | Cardboard | Plastics | Glass | Metals | T shirt printing including most fabrics |
Common products produced by the silk screen-printing process include
| Posters | Labels | Signage | Textiles | Promotional items | Balloons | Clothing | Decals | Product labels | Displays | and more
The advantages of silkscreen printing over other print processes are
- The press can print on stocks of any shape, thickness and size.
- A significant characteristic of silkscreen printing is that a greater thickness of the ink can be applied to the stock than is possible with other printing techniques. This allows for some very interesting effects that are not possible using other printing methods.
- The screen-printing process affords one the opportunity to print images and text on a variety of promotional items. Unlike other printmaking techniques, such as intaglio or relief, screen-printing allows many prints to be created before a re-application of ink is necessary, which makes screen-printing very useful commercially.


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This summer we have a very strange weather, cold, hot, rain, warm…. my outfits are starting to be more autumnal :)
The below outfit is perfect for a walk. I combined beige, brown and black. I also had to add something colored, so I used the pink t-shirt branded The Simpsons (you won't see The Simpsons here, but probably I will show you the drawing on the t-shirt in another post).
I really like the bag and it's color, it's really difficult to find such a hue. The bag comes from baghouse.pl. This shop has very good prices, what's more the quality of the bags is high – I am satisfied of my bag.
In the last photo I was drinking a coffee… sometimes I like to spend time in nice cafes.
Torebka – Baghouse


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How to Gain a Competitive Advantage with Cloud BI
- Ed Thompson, CTO
- August 6, 2013
Cloud computing and business intelligence are two hot trends in the IT world, so it was not going to take long for someone merge them together and create Cloud BI.
In fact it's been around for a while now and this article aims to show why it is being seriously considered as a stronger option when looking for bigger and better analytics.
Fredrik Tunvall, a senior analyst at Ovum, an independent analyst and consultancy firm specializing in global IT, recently stated in an article, "The cloud is becoming a more cost-effective delivery model for BI vendors to offer their software." The report goes on to say with cloud BI "Business IT users across the organisation can go online and start analysing their data within minutes rather than weeks."
A perfect example of this is Sonic Drive In, a 3500 location strong American fast food restaurant, who have recently opted for a Cloud BI service. Their CIO, Craig Miller, told Gigaom, "If Sonic is spending more money building tools to analyse the business instead of running the business, then there's a problem." This relates to the issue they had when collecting data from various locations and storing it. Their old datawarehouse was becoming vastly tricky to deal with and building a new static one seemed an even bigger challenge. Miller reflects upon his decision to pick Cloud BI, "We've saved in the order of millions and millions in many ways. This is just scratching the surface of what Sonic plans to do on the data front with the cloud."
With Cloud BI, users can access data anywhere at any time. Whether it's at a business meeting, double checking figures in a board meeting or at 2am in the morning when you have that inkling question. A Computer Weekly report which takes research from Forrester touches on this. "Business users' complain about their ability to access the data they need to support a decision when they need it." With Cloud BI this is no more.
And finally, a Forbes blog recently posted also shares these views. Tim Beerman nicely finishes his article saying, "The future of IT platforms rests in the cloud. Look for opportunities to capture and analyse more of your data. Both are vital to your business competitiveness." Cloud BI incorporates both these into your business and allows you to can a competitive advantage with analytics.
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Department of Labor report on list of goods produced by child or forced labor
Child Trafficking Resource Project
The Child Trafficking Resource Project (CTRP) is part of the Child Trafficking Outreach Initiative, which was created to increase identification of child trafficking survivors in the Los Angeles Area. Child trafficking is an under-identified crime in the Los Angeles area as well as throughout the United States.
DOL Toolkit on Reducing Child Labor and Forced Labor
The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) within the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has created a new online resource, "Reducing Child Labor and Forced Labor: A Toolkit for Responsible Businesses." The Toolkit is the first guide for business developed by the U.S. Government focusing on child labor and forced labor practices and is available at this link: http://www.dol.gov/ChildLaborBusinessToolkit.
NIJ Study on Trafficking of Migrant Laborers in San Diego
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) within the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) at the U.S. Department of Justice funded a study, "Looking for a Hidden Population: Trafficking of Migrant Laborers in San Diego County." The study, which was conducted by San Diego State and does not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the United States government, found that about 31% (approximately 38,000) of unauthorized Spanish-speaking workers have "experienced an incident that meets the legal definition of human trafficking." The researchers studied the six most common labor sectors in which migrant laborers usually find work. They found that construction, food processing, and janitorial/cleaning were "the top three business sectors with trafficking violations and abusive labor practices." Construction had the highest rate of reported trafficking violations (35%) and abusive labor practices (63%), while agriculture, which employs most undocumented laborers in the northern part of San Diego, had the lowest rate of both reported trafficking violations (16%) and abusive labor practices (27%). To download a copy of the study, go to: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/240223.pdf.
Directory of Training and Technical Assistance Resources on Human Trafficking
Developed by the Office for Victims of Crime and the Bureau of Justice Assistance, this Directory is an excellent resource for practitioners and task forces seeking to expand and enhance their knowledge of anti-human trafficking practices.
Directory of Training and Technical Assistance Resources on Human Trafficking
Identification and Referral for Human Trafficking Survivors in Health Care Settings
Key findings from this survey confirm that human trafficking victims access health care services while they are being trafficked and that health care providers are potentially able to identify and refer a much larger number of human trafficking victims for services. Furthermore, the survey results provide feedback on the current questions being used to identify victims of trafficking in health care settings.The survey results highlight the need for health care providers to receive training and information in order to better support human trafficking survivors.
The 2016 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report
The 2016 TIP report shares policies and best practices already in place and highlights areas of improvement.
Recruitment Revealed: Fundamental Flaws in the H-2 Temporary Worker Program and Recommendations for Change
A report from Centro de Los Derechos del Migrante, Inc.
Caring for Trafficked Persons
A handbook developed in 2009 by the International Organization for Migration and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine for health providers. This essential tool is now available in Spanish, and can be downloaded for free here:
English Version
Spanish Version
Immigrant Workers in US Agriculture
The Role of Labor Brokers in Vulnerability to Forced Labor (June 2010 Regional Report)
Verite report Help Wanted.pdf
Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States
This report by the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council offers a comprehensive response to commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors in the United States. The report offers critical insights into risk factors, legal frameworks, health care, education, victim services and collaboration.
Overworked and Underpaid: H-2A Herders in Colorado
A 2010 report by the Migrant Farm Worker Division of Colorado Legal Services
Human Trafficking In California: The Final Report of the California Alliance to Combat Trafficking and Slavery Task Force
In September 2005, California enacted its first anti-trafficking law (Assembly Bill 22, Lieber) to make human trafficking a felony in this state and assist victims in rebuilding their lives. This law, as well as Senate Bill 180 (Kuehl, 2005), also established the California Alliance to Combat Trafficking and Slavery (CA ACTS) Task Force to conduct a thorough review of California's response to human trafficking and report its findings and recommendations to the Governor, Attorney General and Legislature. The law charged the Task Force with examining whether we are doing enough to identify the extent of human trafficking in this state, protect and assist victims, prosecute traffickers and prevent this violation of human freedom.
Collateral Damage: The Impact of Anti-Trafficking Measures on Human Rights around the World
A 2007 report by theGlobal Alliance Against Traffic in Women
The U.S. Response to Human Trafficking: An Unbalanced Approach
The Women's Commission
A 2007 report by the The Women's Commission for Refugee Women & Children
Rights to Survival and Mobility: An Anti-Trafficking Activists Agenda
A 2008 report by the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum
Kicking Down the Door: The Use of Raids to Fight Trafficking in Persons
A 2009 report by the Sex Workers Project, Urban Justice Center
GAATW Working Paper Series
MORE 'TRAFFICKING', LESS 'TRAFFICKED': Trafficking for Exploitation outside the sex sector in Europe
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FAQ 1: Human Rights in Migrant Smuggling
FAQ 2: Smuggling and Trafficking Intersections
Reconceptualizing Approaches to Human Trafficking: New Directions and Perspectives from the Field(s)*
Loyola Law School Legal Studies Paper No. 2007-47
Trafficking, Demand and the Sex Market
Lin Lean Lim
International Institute for Labor Studies, International Labor Organization
Identification and Legal Advocacy for Trafficking Survivors, 3rd Edition*
New York Anti-Trafficking Network
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With me in her womb, my mother crossed the U.S.-Mexican border in the trunk of a car to unite with my father and brother in the U.S. This family history and life beginning set the tone for my schooling journey as a Xicana scholar activist. I declared a Math major during my first year at Pomona College, but when I realized that I was one of the only women in my first math class, and most yet, of Mexican ancestry, I shifted my area of focus to the history and policy of education for Mexican Americans. In the process, I nurtured my own identity and re-awakened my voice in a land scarce of cultural diversity. I began to learn more about my heritage and ground my voice through the perspective of my family, hence my research interests. As a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, I examine computer science education, from a sustainable perspective informed by indigenous peoples. I ask: How may ancestral knowledge systems inform the study of computer science? How might the melding of ancestral knowledge and computer science education lead to new understandings of how to nurture our young people's positive identity formations and critical consciousness around computer science explorations? Responses to these questions have significant implications for promoting social and environmentally sustainable approaches to living, learning and dying. As digital media inextricably influences our lives, my work disrupts the common assumption that computer science alone could be a solution to most any complex problem in society. I received my Doctoral Degree in Urban Schooling from the University of California Los Angeles, where I conducted research on culturally responsive computer science education with the support of the National Science Foundation. I am the recipient of a grant awarded to a team of educational activists to "Mobilize Ancestral Knowledge, Computer Science and Student Inquiry for Health in the Schooling Community of El Sereno," funded by UCLA Center X. I have published with Psychnology, Learning, Media and Technology, ACM Inroads, Power and Education, Theory, Culture and Society and SAGE Reference Publications. I enjoy outdoor activities such as hiking, river tubing and biking with my four-legged companion, Canela.
I had never seen my Pa cry more tears of joy than the day my parents surprised us with our first PC. With a combined annual income of $20,000 for a family of five, my Mexican immigrant parents sacrificed so much to give us the best chance at an academically successful future. Shooting stars darted above us with excitement as we unpacked the computer system from the back of my father's 1978 Chevy truck. My older brother took the lead in setting up the mysterious digital box. We all watched as he wrote the first command on the MS-DOS screen. Fast-forward two decades. My brother is a computing professional. Somewhere along the way, my sister and I developed the fear of breaking the computer if we were to punch in the wrong code or click on the wrong application, so we resorted to word processing, practicing our typing skills and playing solitaire.


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Another spooky card for you, since Halloween is almost upon us! I am especially drawn to this skeleton guy, maybe it is my career as a nurse, or the macabre sense of humor I was born with that makes me fit in perfectly with my fellow ER nurses and cops, lol! Just ask us about full moons! Or not ;)
This card was the first one I made with this set. I made it blank so I can use it for whatever I want. Over the Hill birthday, Halloween, or just themed to the season Thinking of you.
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Chapter XIV. The Moth and the Candle
"Tomorrow morning," Aynesworth remarked, "we shall land."
Wingrave nodded.
"I shall not be sorry," he said shortly.
Aynesworth fidgeted about. He had something to say, and he found it difficult. Wingrave gave him no encouragement. He was leaning back in his steamer chair, with his eyes fixed upon the sky line. Notwithstanding the incessant companionship of the last six days, Aynesworth felt that he had not progressed a single step towards establishing any more intimate relations between his employer and himself.
"Mrs. Travers is not on deck this afternoon," he remarked a trifle awkwardly.
"Indeed!" Wingrave answered. "I hadn't noticed."
Aynesworth sat down. There was nothing to be gained by fencing.
"I wanted to talk about her, sir, if I might," he said.
Wingrave withdrew his eyes from the sea, and looked at his companion in cold surprise.
"To me?" he asked.
"Yes! I thought, the first few days, that Mrs. Travers was simply a vain little woman of the world, perfectly capable of taking care of herself, and heartless enough to flirt all day long, if she chose, without any risk, so far as she was concerned. I believe I made a mistake!"
"This is most interesting," Wingrave said calmly, "but why talk to me about the lady? I fancy that I know as much about her as you do."
"Very likely; but you may not have realized the same things. Mrs. Travers is a married woman, with a husband in Boston, and two little children, of whom, I believe, she is really very fond. She is a foolish, good-natured little woman, who thinks herself clever because her husband has permitted her to travel a good deal, and has evidently been rather fascinated by the latitudinarianism of continental society. She is a little afraid of being terribly bored when she gets back to Boston, and she is very sentimental."
"I had no idea," Wingrave remarked, "that you had been submitting the lady and her affairs to the ordeal of your marvelous gift of analysis. I rather fancied that you took no interest in her at all."
"I did not," Aynesworth answered, "until last night."
"And last night?" he repeated questioningly.
"I found her on deck--crying. She had been tearing up some photographs, and she talked a little wildly. I talked to her then for a little time."
"Can't you be more explicit?" Wingrave asked.
Aynesworth looked him in the face.
"She gave me the impression," he said, "that she did not intend to return to her husband."
Wingrave nodded.
"And what have you to say to me about this?" he asked.
"I have no right to say anything, of course," Aynesworth answered. "You might very properly tell me that it is no concern of mine. Mrs. Travers has already compromised herself, to some extent, with the people on board who know her and her family. She never leaves your side for a moment if she can help it, and for the last two or three days she has almost followed you about. You may possibly derive some amusement from her society for a short time, but--afterwards!"
"Explain yourself exactly," Wingrave said.
"Is it necessary?" Aynesworth declared brusquely. "Talk sensibly to her! Don't encourage her if she should really be contemplating anything foolish!"
"Why not?"
"Oh, hang it all!" Aynesworth declared. "I'm not a moralist, but she's a decent little woman. Don't ruin her life for the sake of a little diversion!"
Wingrave, who had been holding a cigar case in his hand for the last few minutes, opened it, and calmly selected a cigar.
"Aren't you a little melodramatic, Aynesworth?" he said.
"Sounds like it, no doubt," his companion answered, "but after all, hang it, she's not a bad little sort, and you wouldn't care to meet her in Piccadilly in a couple of years' time."
Wingrave turned a little in his chair. There was a slight hardening of the mouth, a cold gleam in his eyes.
"That," he remarked, "is precisely where you are wrong. I am afraid you have forgotten our previous conversations on this or a similar subject. Disconnect me in your mind at once from all philanthropic notions! I desire to make no one happy, to assist at no one's happiness. My own life has been ruined by a woman. Her sex shall pay me where it can. If I can obtain from the lady in question a single second's amusement, her future is a matter of entire indifference to me. She can play the repentant wife, or resort to the primeval profession of her sex. I should not even have the curiosity to inquire which."
"In that case," Aynesworth said slowly, "I presume that I need say no more."
"Unless it amuses you," Wingrave answered, "it really is not worth while."
"Perhaps," Aynesworth remarked, "it is as well that I should tell you this. I shall put the situation before Mrs. Travers exactly as I see it. I shall do my best to dissuade her from any further or more intimate intercourse with you."
"At the risk, of course," Wingrave said, "of my offering you--this?"
He drew a paper from his pocket book, and held it out. It was the return half of a steamer ticket.
"Even at that risk," Aynesworth answered without hesitation.
Wingrave carefully folded the document, and returned it to his pocket.
"I am glad," he said, "to find that you are so consistent. There is Mrs. Travers scolding the deck steward. Go and talk to her! You will scarcely find a better opportunity."
Aynesworth rose at once. Wingrave in a few moments also left his seat, but proceeded in the opposite direction. He made his way into the purser's room, and carefully closed the door behind him.
Mrs. Travers greeted Aynesworth without enthusiasm. Her eyes were resting upon the empty place which Wingrave had just vacated.
"Can I get your chair for you, Mrs. Travers," Aynesworth asked, "or shall we walk for a few minutes?"
Mrs. Travers hesitated. She looked around, but there was obviously no escape for her.
"I should like to sit down," she said. "I am very tired this morning. My chair is next Mr. Wingrave's there."
Aynesworth found her rug and wrapped it around her. She leaned back and closed her eyes.
"I shall try to sleep," she said. "I had such a shocking night."
He understood at once that she was on her guard, and he changed his tactics.
"First," he said, "may I ask you a question?"
She opened her eyes wide, and looked at him. She was afraid.
"Not now," she said hurriedly. "This afternoon."
"This afternoon I may not have the opportunity," he answered. "Is your husband going to meet you at New York, Mrs. Travers?"
"Are you going direct to Boston?"
She looked at him steadily. There was a slight flush of color in her cheeks.
"I find your questions impertinent, Mr. Aynesworth," she answered.
There was a short silence. Aynesworth hated his task and hated himself. But most of all, he pitied the woman who sat by his side.
"No!" he said, "they are not impertinent. I am the looker-on, you know, and I have seen--a good deal. If Wingrave were an ordinary sort of man, I should never have dared to interfere. If you had been an ordinary sort of woman, I might not have cared to."
She half rose in her chair.
"I shall not stay here," she began, struggling with her rug.
"Do!" he begged. "I am--I want to be your friend, really!"
"You are supposed to be his," she reminded him.
He shook his head.
"I am his secretary. There is no question of friendship between us. For the rest, I told him that I should speak to you."
"You have no right to discuss me at all," she declared vehemently.
"None whatever," he admitted. "I have to rely entirely upon your mercy. This is the truth. People are thrown together a good deal on a voyage like this. You and Mr. Wingrave have seen a good deal of one another. You are a very impressionable woman; he is a singularly cold, unimpressionable man. You have found his personality attractive. You fancy--other things. Wingrave is not the man you think he is. He is selfish and entirely without affectionate impulses. The world has treated him badly, and he has no hesitation in saying that he means to get some part of his own back again. He does not care for you, he does not care for anyone. If you should be contemplating anything ridiculous from a mistaken judgment of his character, it is better that you should know the truth."
The anger had gone. She was pale again, and her lips were trembling.
"Men seldom know one another," she said softly. "You judge from the surface only."
"Mine is the critical judgment of one who has studied him intimately," Aynesworth said. "Yours is the sentimental hope of one fascinated by what she does not understand. Wingrave is utterly heartless!"
"That," she answered steadfastly, "I do not believe."
"You do not because you will not," he declared. "I have spoken because I wish to save you from doing what you would repent of for the rest of your days. You have the one vanity which is common to all women. You believe that you can change what, believe me, is unchangeable. To Wingrave, women are less than playthings. He owes the unhappiness of his life to one, and he would see the whole of her sex suffer without emotion. He is impregnable to sentiment. Ask him and I believe that he would admit it!"
She smiled and regarded him with the mild pity of superior knowledge.
"You do not understand Mr. Wingrave," she remarked.
Aynesworth sighed. He realized that every word he had spoken had been wasted upon this pale, pretty woman, who sat with her eyes now turned seawards, and the smile still lingering upon her lips. Studying her for a moment, he realized the danger more acutely than ever before. The fretfulness seemed to have gone from her face, the weary lines from her mouth. She had the look of a woman who has come into the knowledge of better things. And it was Wingrave who had done this! Aynesworth for the first time frankly hated the man. Once, as a boy, he had seen a keeper take a rabbit from a trap and dash its brains out against a tree. The incident flashed then into his mind, only the face of the keeper was the face of Wingrave!Next


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My blog has been quiet because we were away. We escaped winter to beautiful Mexico for 10 days. What a delightful and relaxing holiday! I finished up panel #9 of my Susan McCord trailing vine quilt stitching by the pool and on the plane. I am still thrilled to sew on each finished panel. Only 4 more to go :0)
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Today we took Sia's admission in playgroup. She will be starting from June.
And like every parent, I and Kruti are now wondering, what is she going to do there? 🙂
Today we took Sia's admission in playgroup. She will be starting from June.
And like every parent, I and Kruti are now wondering, what is she going to do there? 🙂
I was working on some code today which dealt with numbers.
It was about doing a sum of numbers from 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + …. + N.
I am pretty sure this is known, but here is how it goes:
Suppose we are doing a sum of numbers 1 to N where N is an odd number.
Lets consider N to be number 5:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 15
In the numbers above, 3 is in the center of the sequence, and 5 x 3 = 15. If N is 7 then 7 x 4 = 28 where 4 is at the center of the sequence.
But what if N is huge number like 12345. Finding the number at the center of the sequence is tough. When N was 5 the number at center of the sequence was 3, i.e. 5/2 + 1/2 = 2.5 + 0.5 = 3. This is also true for 7, 11, 13,… Therefore, when N is 12345:
12345/2 + 1/2 = 6173
So the sum of sequence 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +….. + 12345 = 12345 x 6173 = 76205685.
i.e. For any given Number N, where N is odd, the sum of 1 to N is N x (N/2 + 1/2)
Consider the same scenario when N is an even number. For eg:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 = 21
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 = 36
Here when N is 6, 21 = (6 x (6/2)) + (6/2).
i.e. For any given number N, where N is even, the sum of 1 to N is (N x (N/2)) + (N/2)
All the above is just an observation, I dont have any proof (yet). It might exist already or I might have studied in school too, but dont remember now 🙂
My daughter Sia started walking today 🙂
On 29th of March I got a call from Idea again:
Me: Hello?
Idea: Hello Sir. I am calling from Idea. You complained on twitter about number porting.
Me: Yes.
Idea: Can you explain what exactly is the issue.
— We discussed everything that I have written in first 3 posts. Also told him about my discussion and tweets with TATA —
Idea: Ok. I will forward this details to a concerned team here.
Me: Ok. When do you think this will be solved?
Idea: Tomorrow is Sunday, we will surely update you by Monday.
Me: Ok.
Later on that day @ideacellular tweeted this:
@kunalbharati as per your telecon with our customer service associate on 29th March 2014, 1/2
— Idea Cellular (@ideacellular) March 29, 2014
And this:
@kunalbharati we wish to inform u that the matter is currently being followed up and our concerned team will revert to u at the earliest.2/2
— Idea Cellular (@ideacellular) March 29, 2014
This time I was bit more confidant that the issue will be resolved soon.
Yesterday I got a call again:
Idea: Hello Sir I am calling from Idea.
Me: Yes tell me.
Idea: You complained on twitter about porting request.
Me: Yes.
Idea: Did you fill the form?
Me: I have filled the form and I also have the Idea SIM from over a month.
Idea: Where did you fill form from?
Me: Its a local mobile shop.
Idea: Where do you stay?
Me: Virar.
Idea: Ok. Can you hold on for a second?
Me: Sure.
— After some time —
Idea: Sir, thanks for being on hold. Virar doesnt come under Maharashtra or Mumbai coverage. You will have to goto Thane or Ulhasnagar and fill the form there in Idea office.
Me: I wont go anywhere. I have filled the form and I also have the SIM. If its possible with currently then do it or else leave it, I dont want to port my number.
Idea: Can you hold on again please?
Me: Sure.
— After some time —
Idea: Sir, you will have to goto Thane or Ulhasnagar to fill the form again.
Me: Leave it. I dont want to port my number.
Idea: Ok. Thank you for your time.
Me: Thanks.
Ok. So I am not porting my number to Idea. But now the question is, which SIM do I have with me? If it was never going to be ported, why did I get the SIM? Also did Idea lie that TATA is blocking my porting request? Because this doesnt look like TATA's issue.
TATA has tweeted that port out request is valid till April 8th:
@kunalbharati your MNP port out has been registered vide docket number PMRS0920542202 on 24/03/14 and expected resolution by 08-APR-2014.
— Tata Docomo (@tatadocomo) March 27, 2014
Right now I am clueless on how this is going to happen. Day before yesterday I got a call from Idea repeating the same that TATA is blocking my port out request:
Idea: Hello Sir, You complained on twitter about your porting request.
Me: Yes.
Idea: Sir I want to let you know that its still blocked from TATA's side.
Me: What?
Idea: Yes TATA doesnt want to leave you.
Me: But why? I am not even famous.
Idea: You will have to talk to TATA.
Me: Why dont you check their tweets, they have already mentioned that they have registered my port out request with some docket number.
Idea: No Sir. They are not accepting our request. You have to talk to them again.
Me: But why should I talk to them? I want my number to be ported to Idea and hence I filled your form.
Idea: Yes Sir we understand your concern. But we cant do anything.
Me: Do one thing, tweet to me and mention TATA that they have blocked my port out request.
Idea: Hmmm ok Sir.
Me: Thanks.
There was a tweet from @tatadocomo:
@kunalbharati we were unable to contact you, since your call was not answered.
— Tata Docomo (@tatadocomo) March 28, 2014
And I never got a call from them. Network problems?
One more tweet:
@kunalbharati We tried to speak to you personally on your alternate number to understand your concerns regarding activation however,
— Tata Docomo (@tatadocomo) March 28, 2014
Alternate number? I never gave them any alternate number.
I tweeted to @tatadocomo regarding mobile number porting issue. Here is the conversation:
@kunalbharati Please DM us your Tata Docomo number and alternate contact number in order to assist you better.
— Tata Docomo (@tatadocomo) March 23, 2014
I got a call from TATA:
TATA: Hello Sir, We have got a port out request from you.
Me: Yes
TATA: Why do you want to switch Sir?
Me: Network is bad in my area.
TATA: Ok. I will forward this complain to our department. Thank you for your time.
Me: What? Wait. I want to port out.
TATA: You still want to port out?
Me: Yes
TATA: Ok. I will forward your request. Thank you for your time.
Me: Thank you.
After some time I got one more time:
TATA: Hello Sir, We have got a port out request from you.
Me: Yes
TATA: Ok. We got the first port out request from you on [some date]. And the second request on [some date]. And one today.
Me: Ok..
TATA: The first and second port out request timed out as we never received a request from Idea.
Me: But Idea told me its blocking from your side.
TATA: No. Its not like that Sir. We never received a request from Idea.
Me: Ok. I will contact Idea.
TATA: Ok. Thank you Sir.
I tweeted about this to @ideacellular:
@ideacellular Hello.. I got a call from @tatadocomo They say they never received a request from you for my number porting.
— kunalbharati (@kunalbharati) March 24, 2014
I am now awaiting a call from Idea. But its not as easy as shown in TV ads.
I have a TATA CDMA phone number which I want to port to Idea GSM (pre-paid). I have already applied for it a while back (more than a month) and I have got Idea SIM card which is suppose to start working with the same TATA number I have.
Since I have the SIM from over a month and its not started yet, I decided tweet about this to @ideacellular:
@ideacellular Had applied for porting my Tata CDMA prepaid to Idea GSM prepaid about a month ago. Have got idea card but isn't started yet
— kunalbharati (@kunalbharati) March 19, 2014
And this is the reply by @ideacellular:
@kunalbharati we regret the inconvenience caused to you. Please direct message us your contact details so that we can assist you better.
— Idea Cellular (@ideacellular) March 19, 2014
I gave them my contact info and I got a call from Idea next day:
Me: Hello?
Idea: Hello Sir, My name is <something> and I am calling from Idea.
Me: Ok?
Idea: Did you write on twitter about number porting?
Me: Yes, I already have Idea SIM card with me but its not working yet.
Idea: Ok Sir.. I see in the system that there is a problem from TATA. They are not allowing to port out.
Me: Ok so?
Idea: You will have to call them and talk to them about this. Visit TATA gallery.
Me: Why should I go there? I applied to port my card to Idea so you guys need to figure out this with TATA.
Idea: Yes sir but in this case you will have to talk to them.
Me: So everyone who wants to port to Idea does this?
Idea: No. But please call them once, they might solve the issue from their side.
Me: Ok. I will call them.
Idea: And also please send a message "PORT" to 1909.
Me: I think this was already done when I filled the form.
Idea: Yes. Do it again so that we can re-initiate the process.
Me: Ok I will. Thanks.
Idea: Thank you for your time.
As discussed on phone call, I will call TATA and will post the next part soon.


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Little Company of Mary Hospital Announces 25th Annual Crystal Heart Ball Honorees
Little Company of Mary Hospital Foundation will host the 25th year anniversary of the Crystal Heart Ball on Saturday, February 7, 2015, at the Field Museum. The Crystal Heart Ball showcases individuals and organizations for their outstanding accomplishments and service. This year, the hospital will honor one of Metropolitan Chicago's well-known humanitarian groups and an outstanding department at Little Company of Mary Hospital.
The Venerable Mary Potter Humanitarian Award honors individuals whose personal and professional accomplishments embody the ideas, vision and mission of Venerable Mary Potter, who founded the Little Company of Mary Sisters in 1877. The 2015 Venerable Mary Potter Humanitarian Award will be presented to Rita Ryan, Founder of A New Direction (A.N.D.). Rita has been a resident of the Beverly Morgan Park community for over 24 years and is an Illinois State Certified Domestic Violence Professional. She maintains her certification through continuing education credits from workshops and conferences. Rita is a dynamic advocate whose dedication to the individuals and families in need is exemplary. Rita began her work in the domestic violence field after completing the state-mandated training in Domestic Violence and was an employee of Rainbow House/Beverly Morgan Park in Chicago for most of her career. After Rainbow House closed their office in the Beverly/Morgan Park community, Rita worked tirelessly with community residents and partners to establish A New Direction Beverly Morgan Park.
A New Direction is a local non-profit organization providing counseling support and legal advice at no charge to victims of domestic violence. They work to provide counseling, education, support and advocacy to individuals and families affected by domestic violence.
The Sister Nancy Boyle Award for Excellence honors an LCMH individual or department for their outstanding service as reflected in the core service values of strength, grace, innovative spirit, compassion and respect for all, which Sister Nancy Boyle modeled so well. The 2015 Sister Nancy Boyle Award for Excellence will be presented to the Little Company of Mary Hospital ICU Nursing Teams. Throughout their 24 hours a day, seven days a week shifts, this team of professionals care for the most critical and fragile of Little Company of Mary Hospital patients, anticipating and responding to their needs and offering superior oversight and medical care. It is in the spirit of Sister Nancy Boyle that these teams strive for excellence in all that they do to provide the best care to their patients and their families.
A cash drawing will be offered at the event with a grand prize of $25,000. In celebration of the two milestone anniversaries, one lucky person will win four elegant pieces of Tiffany™ jewelry which will be raffled the night of the event. Drawing tickets are now on sale for $100 each in the Foundation department and winners do not have to be present. The Crystal Heart Ball tickets are $325 per person and proceeds will support Mission-Driven Services of Little Company of Mary Hospital Foundation. Guests may purchase a Diamond Table for $7,500, a Heart of Gold Table for $5,000 or a Crystal Heart Table for $3,000, each offering special benefits. Please contact Little Company of Mary's Foundation department to purchase your event tickets at 708.229.5447 or visit LCMH.org/foundation.


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Flagg Coastal Homes is a licensed California Contractor, based in Coronado. It was founded in 2007 to complement Flagship Properties development and brokerage activities. Flagg Coastal Homes and Flagg Design Studios provides design and general contractor services for custom homes in Coronado, San Diego, Point Loma, Del Mar, Encinitas and North County.
Flagship Properties is a privately held real estate development and brokerage company located in Coronado California. Founded in 1975, the company has developed, marketed and sold quality residential and office building developments throughout Southern California. Since 1998, Flagship has specialized in "Coastal Homes" primarily in Coronado.
John O'Brien – Founder
John O'Brien founded FLAGG COASTAL HOMES as a Design Build Custom Homebuilder in response to the demand for nautically inspired homes in the resort town of Coronado, California. John is a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, former Naval Officer (PT-Boat skipper, PTF-22) and a 37-year veteran of Southern California Real Estate Development, Brokerage and Construction. Most recently, this small cadre of experienced and talented building professionals has successfully developed and sold 52 homes in Coronado in a 18-year span.
Carrie O'Brien – Co-Founder and Principal, Flagship Properties
Carrie began her real estate career in 2001, initially to support the sales efforts of the development activities of Flagship Properties. From that start, Carrie has built a the highest quality boutique agency in Coronado and she consistently ranks in the top 5 sales brokers on the island. Flagship has closed annual sales of approximately $30 million per year for the last 3 years. Of particular note, Flagg and Flagship enjoy "Market Share" on bayfront and bayview properties on Coronado's First Street. Carrie is a Stanford graduate with an MBA from UCLA and a Masters in Psychology from Fuller Seminary.
Mark Blore – Co-Founder Building Partner
Mark Blore joined the Coronado team in 2004. He is a licensed California contractor, and partner in FLAGG Inc. Mark is a former U.S.Navy Seal as well as a Coronado resident. His firm (BSC Inc.) is registered as a Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. When he is not building, he is training and competing as an endurance athlete. In 2016, Mark completed the Double Anvill, which is a 5X Ironman.
Our Partners and Staff
At Flagg Coastal Homes, We Do Work.
Dorian Lytle – In-House Designer
Dorian Lytle heads up the Design/Build division Flagg Design Studios. Dorian received his undergraduate degree in Finance from Northeastern University and his graduate degree in Architecture from The Newschool of Architecture and Design in San Diego. Dorian was both the class Valedictorian and also received AIA's Henry Adams Medal for excellence. Dorian's passion for design started in Connecticut where as a young man, he worked for Ireland Architecture, drafting beach homes and coastal community projects. That experience allowed Dorian to draw upon the design aesthetics of the coastal Northeast that has translated so successfully to the resort community of Coronado. Regardless of style, location, or size, his design goal remains the same: create a family heirloom for generations to come.
Rebecca Lincoln – Project and Design Manager
Born and raised on the East Coast and a University of Tennessee graduate, Rebecca has always had a passion for architectural design and sound business ethics. She has a Bachelors degree in Business Management, graduating Magna Cum Laude. Her work experience is vast, ranging from commercial projects for Stanford University to luxurious custom residential homes in Southern California and the Pacific Northwest. Prior to joining Flagg Coastal Homes, Rebecca operated as both a project manager as well as a design manager in successful Design/Build teams. Rebecca's breadth of residential experience spans from production home project management, to University-related historic renovation, to luxury custom homes. Rebecca received her California State Contractors License in 2016.
Martin Brown – Project Manager and Contractor
Martin Brown has been a member of the Flagg team since 2003. He is also a licensed contractor and a first generation American from the Island Nation of St. Lucia. He provides Project Management, Budgeting, and Scheduling services for FLAGG Inc. He operates under the name of St. Lucia Builders.
Jeanmarie Luker – Operation Director
Jeanmarie Luker is the most recent addition to the Flagg team. She serves as the Operation Director and Bookkeeper for Flagg Inc. Jeanmarie has additionally taken on the role of Client Management and Customer Service.


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Just wanted to drop a quick note here – I won't be doing Saturday posts anymore. I already gave up on Sunday posting back in January and I mentioned I might go down to a much healthier 5 day schedule. So this is what I'm doing right now.
This doesn't really mean anything negative. Rather, I noticed that over time I've been putting more and more thought, research and time into every post here. More often than not I'm actually trying to write something that's either meaningful, interesting or worth discussing rather than just posting 3 paragraph rants apropos the newest hot issue found via digg or slashdot. More often than not I'm trying to post original material here rather than reiterating stuff that you can easily find elsewhere. I don't know if this is gradual improvement in quality, but it does tend to be more time consuming. So the drop in posting frequency is good for my sanity, and will hopefully let me queue up posts, and perhaps even proofread all of them before they go live. :P
I don't think I will drop below 5 days, but perhaps that will turn out to be necessary in the future. For now though, you can expect to see posts appearing here Mon-Fri usually between 11am and noon (although Google reader doesn't pick it up until few hours later).
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Entertainment Scoop
T-Pain Sings Without Auto-tune and He's Pretty Damn Good
T-Pain pretty much ran the the mid 2000's with the auto-tune takeover. From being in love with bartenders to buying girls drinks, he was the ultimate club king, churning out hit after hit. However, it was widely speculated that Mr. Blame it on the Alcohol can actually carry a tune believe it or not. Check out this latest video to surface showing his live performance at NPR's Tiny Desk Concert, with no auto-tune!


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Friday, February 04, 2011
Ronald Reagan: Rendezvous With Destiny
But First:
FOX, whose cable news channel has become a banner carrier for many conservatives and Christians, has made what I and others believe is a very bad decision.
FOX, the affiliate network, has declined to carry an ad during this Sunday's Super Bowl that involves a reference to John 3:16 written on the eye black under the eyes of a football player on television.
This is a link to the 30-second ad. FOX says their policy will not allow such an ad.
I personally believe FOX has the right to run or not run what they want on their network. However, I think they blew it on this call. Look at the ad and see what you think.
At least 2 of their affiliates are going to run the ad anyway. There will likely be more by Super Bowl time on Sunday.
The first 2 affiliates to choose to air the ad are in Alabama and would you believe, Washington DC?
Ronald Reagan:
A familiar true story is worth repeating. It is profoundly meaningful in these challenging times.
On the eve of Ronald Reagan's election in 1980, a reporter asked him what it was that Americans saw in him. Reagan said, "Would you laugh if I told you that I think maybe they see themselves and that I'm one of them?"
President Reagan believed in America and in the American people.
People believed he was one of them.
Through principled leadership and personal conviction, he led America from Jimmy Carter's "Mourning" to the rising sun of "Morning" in America.
People believed they had a date with destiny.
At the time of his election, we were being told America was suffering from a "crises of confidence"---and perhaps we were.
The Carter Administration had actually defined the times as one of "malaise."
Reagan not only believed in America, but he helped others believe in America as well.
He stood on the world stage, with no apologies, but with confidence, humility and resolve, and defined America---and true freedom.
In 1987, Reagan stood at the Brandenburg Gate and said, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."
Just over three years later, I stood and watched the wall being torn down and hauled away in dump trucks. I still have a piece of "that wall" on my desk, and the memory of the face of freedom in action is held in my heart for a lifetime.
I, along with several hundred youth from a local church in what had been "West" Berlin, held a Christian service in a public square of what had been "East" Berlin.
Those in attendance, particularly the elderly, stood in awe of a miracle they had feared may never happen.
For me, it was a defining moment of how faith and freedom can find a way to prevail in the human spirit and in a culture.
I will never forget the glow of freedom on the faces of those thousands in attendance as they publicly expressed their Christian faith.
Newt Gingrich has written a new book titled, you guessed it, "Ronald Reagan: Rendezvous With Destiny".
I strongly recommend you read the book. If you order the book through our Faith and Freedom website, we receive a commission of 4 to 8%, depending on volume. Click here to buy it.
The book is also available in most book stores and COSTCO.
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Have a Super weekend. God bless you.
Gary Randall
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5 comments:
- Anonymous11:35 AM, February 04, 2011
Will this be the last Sunday that USA mankind will worship Football instead of God?ReplyDelete
Did "Ronald Reagan: Rendezvous With Destiny" discuss Reagan's unbalanced budgets, his financial attacks against small businesses, family owned farms, and rural America with his 'trickle down' recession, as he ushered in the age of GREED into American politics. And how much his inflammatory 'skip the facts' rhetoric caught our attention and swayed public policy?
Barry Goldwater would have been a much better President, a conservative hawk whose primary interest was the security and stability of the nation, but who spent money, as needed, for justice, and our welfare and defense. Yet Barry was rejected by a much greater margin than Ronald was elected.
I just don't understand such an angry self-righteous hypocritical America- a godless country which doesn't know who to worship; and votes against its own financial, moral, and secular interests. And gladly supports many illegal and immoral activities: conspicuous consumption, sexual license, political and international 'bribery', hiring illegal immigrants, drug trafficking, gambling, prostitution, abortion, collusion, fraud, and many other forms of abuse and neglect, etc.
Rural north central WA RINO hypocrite
- Anonymous8:54 PM, February 04, 2011
I agree with much you said, but I know precisely who to worship, Jesus Christ, and no one else. The problem as I see it is we've become the Laodicean church. Fat and Lazy and in need of nothing. Lukewarm, more concerned with style than substance. Lacking in humility and purpose in many instances.
Never fear, do what is right because it is right, nevermind what the world is doing. Jesus said as the end nears that the love of many will grow cold, which clearly is increasing.
We need to put on faith, hope and love. We need to build on the ROCK that never moves. ALL ELSE IS CHAFF!
Craig in Lacey
- Anonymous1:59 PM, February 05, 2011
I think one of the most memorable things I liked about Reagan was he appealed to our better Angels . even though he inherited some tough economic times , inflation was quite high , unemployment was high, mortgage rates were terrible . Banks were coming up with schemes betting on your increase in wages and payments that would come up every year so you could qualify. We looked like we let nations spit on us like Iran , The Soviets were in Afghanistan and building up their military .ReplyDelete
The expansion in our economy remains to this day the longest expansion of any peace time economy in our history . Hard to dispute people were better off after Reagan economics . But the left does .
I think the deficits that Reagan occurred with the Congress were his low points , he admitted this . But I remember as pointed on in the first comments Reagan was the reason for all our woes , any cut back in government caused us all to suffer according the far left and the media . Interesting his ability to talk through that , his connection with the common man was much like FDR . Because even those who knew him , his belief was in America , our greatness , our dedication to justice and his belief that the people will prevail .
Happy Birthday Mr. President . A nation hopes we have another like you soon from either political side .
Mick From kingston
- Anonymous11:24 AM, February 06, 2011
You guys do realize don't you that Reagan couldn't make it through a primary in the current Republican party? Not with his record of raising taxes, negotiating a nuclear arms reduction agreement, ballooning the deficit, etc.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous12:02 AM, February 07, 2011
You guys ? I am not a republican, I disagree with torture. I am against the Iraq and Afganstan wars . But I guess you can not be a democrat either considering we still have George W policies running this nation . Same tax rates, same Patriot Act basically, same stuff going on Guatamo Bay . Might as well had Dick Chemmy running things .
Mick In Kingston
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What Are New Trends In Sex Tech In 2017? 7 Big Inventions Coming Out This Year
It's been an exciting year for sex tech and innovations, between a sex robot that holds conversations, a virtual health clinic, and dozens of new sex toys. But when it comes to sex inventions, the year has not even hit its peak. Over the next few months, we're going to see an online school just for sex ed, several products to prevent painful sex, and more inventions that could really change people's sex lives — and their lives overall, for that matter.
"The biggest trend in sex tech in 2017 is female founders," Future of Sex podcast host Bryony Cole, who helped scope out the innovations on this list, tells Bustle. "More and more women are taking charge of the narrative around sexuality and developing products and services to suit their lifestyles and sexual preferences. JWT Intelligence Report called this phenomenon 'vagina-nomics,' which is the joining of the two words, vagina and economics — because there have never been more products on the market geared toward female sexual health."
You'll see that reflected in this list: Many of these inventions are by women, and that's a win for more than one reason. It means more women in the tech industry, and it means more products geared toward women's sexual desires. And it's about time we had that.
Here are some sex inventions you can look forward to seeing later in the year.
1. The Queen Bee
This is the first female toy from Hot Octopuss, which created the famous oscillator-powered "guy-brator" PULSE. "Unlike conventional sex toys, the Queen Bee uses a 'piston'-type mechanism in order to generate extremely deep and rumbly oscillations," a Hot Octopuss rep tells Bustle "These high-amplitude oscillations are significantly more powerful and intense than standard vibrations and often lead to a unique and very powerful orgasm." And for one Bustle writer it definitely did. I'm intrigued.
2. O.School
For those who weren't satisfied with what they learned in sex ed (so basically, everyone), this platform launching in October gives you access to free online classes on BDSM, polyamory, and everything you ever wanted to know about sex and relationships. You're never too old to learn, after all, especially when it comes to sex.
3. Private Packs
Another new product to help deal with genital pain is Private Packs, which deliver hot and cold temperature down there. "I thought of the pack after a Brazilian wax left me hairless and completely skinless," founder Suzanne Sinatra tells Bustle. But it can also be used after childbirth, surgery, a "REALLY good night," and anything else that causes genital pain. Sinatra picked gender-neutral names for the products to be inclusive: The first pack, Avery, is for vulvas, and she's developing one called Hunter for penises.
4. OhMiBod's Club Vibe 3OH Hero
New Club Vibe vibrators just keep on coming out. Less than a year after releasing the music-activated panty vibrator Club Vibe 2.OH, OhMiBod is coming out with a butt-plug version on Sept 1. Yup, that's right: You put it in your butt when you go out, and it vibrates to the music.
"Ever since we have launched our Club Vibe product line, we have been getting requests for this specific type of product," OhMiBod founder Suki Dunham tells Bustle. "We developed this product based on consumer response and we are excited!"
5. B-Vibe's Snug Plugs
B-Vibe's newest creation, which comes out in September, is the Snug Plug line, which consists of butt plugs in a torpedo shape to provide pressure and stay comfortable if you want to leave them in for a while. They also feature ridges geared toward internal stimulation.
6. Tabu
Currently, this web app has education pages about all sorts of sex topics, from body image to porn. In a few weeks, it'll also have a forum where sexperts can answer users' questions, and later in the fall, you'll be able to access all this through an iOS app so you can stay informed about your body.
7. Unbound's First Private Label Collection
Unbound, which currently sells subscription-based boxes of sex toys and sexual wellness products from other brands, is launching its own line in November. Its aim: To provide great sex at lower-than-average prices without compromising quality. Their first four products will be two vibrators, a lube, and a "Shag Bag" for sex on the go.
The summer may be coming to a close, but if these products are any indication, we've still got a lot to look forward to this year.


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Hubby has a work colleague who owns a farm, the same farm in fact where Lester came from and yesterday he gave him some fresh eggs. One of them was a monster!
Now, when you get an egg like this you have to carefully consider the best way to get the most out of it (sad, I know, that I put so much consideration into the cooking of an egg) but when you crack it and find a double yolk there's only one way to cook that baby – Feganegg!
The Fegan egg is a time honoured tradition in hubby's family. It's a fried egg cook to perfection, with the yolk (or in this case yolks) still runny. The fried egg then has HP sauce poured on it (generic sauce will not do!) and then you mash that sucker up till it's nothing more than a light brown mess of tastiness, or so I've been told.
The only problem with my well thought out usage of the egg-stremely large, double yolked egg is that hubby has gone gluten free and HP sauce doesn't fall into that category. Double darn it!
Still he ate and enjoyed the egg with a pinch of salt and a smidge of freshly crushed pepper corns.


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Effect of production systems on phenolic compositions and oxygen radical absorbance capacity of 'Orléans' strawberry.
Fan, L., Dubé, C., Fang, C.Q., Dominique, R., Charles, M.T., Desjardins, Y., and Khanizadeh, S. (2012). "Effect of production systems on phenolic compositions and oxygen radical absorbance capacity of 'Orléans' strawberry.", Food Science and Technology - LWT, 45(2), pp. 241-245. doi : 10.1016/j.lwt.2011.09.004 Access to full text
The effect of two production systems, plastic mulch (PM) and plastic mulch with row covers (PMRC) versus the commonly used matted-row system (MRS) was evaluated on phenolic composition and oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) of 'Orléans' strawberry at three different harvest times during growing season. Six major groups of phenolic compounds, including anthocyanins, hydroxycinnamic acids, kaempferol, flavonols, ellagic and benzoic acids, were assessed in strawberry. Production systems significantly affect the antioxidant capacity and phenolic content of strawberry. PMRC generally enhanced the phenolic content and total antioxidant capacity compared to MRS and PM, but the effects varied during the harvest season. Therefore, PMRC could be a recommended production system to improve the nutraceutical value of strawberry fruits especially in cooler climates.
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Posts Tagged ACLU
Obama Adopting Targeted Killing AND Interrogation on U.S. Naval Ships?
Posted by Debra in covert drone war, Guantanamo, protest and resistance, torture, war and occupation on October 10, 2013
What's coming out of the Obama administration on its intentions re targeted killing v indefinite detention of suspects is getting more complicated. Obama, in a stirring defense of empire disguised as something else, told the world two weeks ago at the United Nations
The United States of America is prepared to use all elements of our power, including military force, to secure our core interests in the region.
Obama's May 23 speech, the one he was forced to delay because of the Guantanamo prison hunger strike, Obama set out broader parameters for those who could be targeted — as he argued, legally — for killing. Obama defended broad executive authority to kill targets, perhaps even more widely than he has previously. His speech amounted to an argument for, and announcement of a permanent infrastructure for assassination. As the McClatchy newspaper put it,
"In every previous speech, interview and congressional testimony, Obama and his top aides have said that drone strikes are restricted to killing confirmed 'senior operational leaders of al Qaida and associated forces' plotting imminent violent attacks against the United States.
"But Obama dropped that wording Thursday, making no reference at all to senior operational leaders. While saying that the United States is at war with al Qaida and its associated forces, he used a variety of descriptions of potential targets, from 'those who want to kill us' and 'terrorists who pose a continuing and imminent threat' to 'all potential terrorist targets.'"
Saturday U.S. forces grabbed one of the FBI's most-wanted suspects in Libya, abu Anas al-Libi. The Libyan government, which the U.S. installed through its 2011 "humanitarian intervention" may or may not have been involved, but is now raising protests that the rights of tge prisoner are not being respected, because he's being interrogated on a U.S. ship away from the reach of Libyan, or international, law.
The Associated Press asks, Did Obama swap 'black' detention sites for ships? saying, "Questioning suspected terrorists aboard U.S. warships in international waters is President Obama's answer to the Bush administration detention policies that candidate Obama promised to end." Further
"It appears to be an attempt to use assertion of law of war powers to avoid constraint and safeguards in the criminal justice system," said Hina Shamsi, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union and the director of the civil rights organization's national security project. "I am very troubled if this is the pattern that the administration is setting for itself."
John Bellinger in Lawfare notes
Because Article 22 of the Third Geneva Convention states that prisoners of war "may be interned only in premises located on land," Obama Administration lawyers must have concluded that the Geneva Conventions do not apply to Warsame and al-Libi, or that they are not POWs, or that they are not being interned.
Whatever the mix of targeted killing, indefinite detention, or rendition-like interrogations in international waters, the course set by the Obama administration of using "all elements of our power" remains one running counter to international law and due judicial process.
The Daily Telegraph reports that the New York Public Defender's Office is demanded that, after 3 days, al-Libi, who has already been indicted on charges, get counsel and be brought immediately before a judge, as the law provides. But,
The first round of interrogations, expected to last several weeks according to US newspapers, will be to extract intelligence. Only after that will he be offered a lawyer and questioned in connection with the case for which he has already been charged.
The process here, of targeted killing, indefinite detention, now mixed with a variant of rendition where the subject is hidden from the legal system while the FBI has a go — is no better, but perhaps more sophisticated, than what the Bush regime practiced.
Note: on October 14, BBC reports that al-Libi is in New York City, to be formally charged in federal court.
Another Terrible 10 Year "war on terror" product: The USA PATRIOT Act
Posted by Debra in police state, protest and resistance on October 26, 2011
In this season of 10-year anniversaries, one almost got by me, just as it almost got by many of us on October 26, 2001. The Ashcroft Justice Department, which could hardly find a case of discrimination against a Black person or a woman to prosecute, and was busy dismantling its Civil Rights division, had apparently been busy elsewhere. Even before 9/11, they had written the USA PATRIOT Act (that's "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism" for those of you not patriotic enough to think that up yourselves).
They had cobbled bits of nefarious repression not included in the Clinton administration's also egregiously-named 1996 "Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act." This law has its own deep problems, as a vehicle for stepping up federal executions, and criminalizing protest. The Bush regime built on it, and not because of the 9/11 attacks; a bill that long could not have been written in 15 days.
But let's just be clear. The Patriot Act is domestic political repression, widening the government's power to spy on people electronically, break into our homes and offices physically in "sneak and peak" operations, view our email, reading habits, photos, and much more.
I thought this might be a big day: 10 years of a huge escalation of repression, but found a total of 38 articles in a Google search on "USA Patriot Act" published on the anniversary.
Carol Rose, in Boston.com points out how the act is actually used
The Patriot Act hasn't been about getting the bad guys – namely, terrorists or even criminals. The government had the power to do that without the Patriot Act. Instead, the Patriot Act gives the government the power secretly to collect and forever keep information on ordinary people who are not suspected of doing anything wrong…It gives the Feds virtually unchecked power to spy on ordinary Americans without a warrant.
Carrie Johnson, for NPR quotes the ACLU's report on the Patriot Act:
"We're now finding from public reports that less than 1 percent of these sneak-and-peek searches are happening for terrorism investigations," says Michelle Richardson, who works for the ACLU in Washington. "They're instead being used primarily in drug cases, in immigration cases, and some fraud."
The ACLU filed suit today to learn more about the secret use of the Patriot Act, citing an example of how there is no check on its use
One section in particular, Section 215, gave the FBI unprecedented authority to obtain "any tangible thing" for an investigation related to international terrorism or espionage. The FBI has the power to use Section 215 to collect records held by businesses such as hotels, banks, stores, and internet service providers. They need to show only that the information is "relevant" to an investigation and, in 2010, every single 215 request was granted.
Michelle Richardson of the ACLU warns us of more to come, says NPR.
"The White House's cybersecurity proposal right now makes the Patriot Act look quaint," Richardson says. "And really, the collection that it would allow would really outpace anything that's probably being done under the Patriot Act."
The ACLU calls for the act to be reformed.
I say the whole thing is unjust, fascistic, and should be repealed. It's the government that should be transparent, providing privacy for its citizens, and not vice versa.
Obama Argues State Secrets to Protect Assassination Order
Posted by Debra in police state, protest and resistance, war and occupation on September 25, 2010
It was President Obama's announcement that Anwar al-Awlaki was to be assasinated wherever he as found that move us to write and publish the Crimes are Crimes – No Matter Who Does Them statement last May.
In August, the Center for Constitutional Rights, and the ACLU filed suit against the order, for Nasser al-Awlaki, the targeted man's father, who lives in Colorado. Late Friday, the administration answered with a brief arguing, according to the Washington Post, that the case had to be dismissed because of "state secrets."
UHHH…where have we heard that before?
Glenn Greenwald ripped into this today:
"Obama's now asserting a power so radical — the right to kill American citizens and do so in total secrecy, beyond even the reach of the courts — that it's "too harsh even for" one of the most far-right War on Terror cheerleading-lawyers in the nation. But that power is certainly not "too harsh" for the kind-hearted Constitutional scholar we elected as President, nor for his hordes of all-justifying supporters soon to place themselves to the right of David Rivkin as they explain why this is all perfectly justified. One other thing, as always: vote Democrat, because the Republicans are scary!"
The Washington Post noted,
"The Obama administration has cited the state-secrets argument in at least three cases since taking office – in defense of Bush-era warrantless wiretapping, surveillance of an Islamic charity, and the torture and rendition of CIA prisoners. It prevailed in the last case last week, on a 6 to 5 vote by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit."
The Center for Constitutional Rights and the ACLU issued a statement saying
"The idea that courts should have no role whatsoever in determining the criteria by which the executive branch can kill its own citizens is unacceptable in a democracy.
"In matters of life and death, no executive should have a blank check."
People can be killed on the orders of a president with no trial, no sentence, no due process — not even an indictment? I don't want to live in any country that allows such actions.
Another reason to protest visibly and publicly. Help get the protest statement into the New York Times the week of October 4, which begins the 10th year of the US occupation of Afghanistan.