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I wrote this article to help you remove FireCrypt Ransomware. This FireCrypt Ransomware removal guide works for all Windows versions.
FireCrypt ransomware is a type of virus which encrypts files. The alternative term for this kind of infection is win-locker. FireCrypt ransomware uses AES-256 algorithm to encrypt files. This cipher creates a sophisticated pattern for rearranging the code schemes of the infected objects. FireCrypt ransomware targets 20 file types: .html, .htm, .txt, .doc, .docx, .asp, .aspx, .pdf, .csv, .csx, .php, .aep, .mdb, .sql, .sln, .jpg, .png, .psd, .mp3, .torrent. This is a brief list, compared to the diapason of other win-lockers. Some file types which often carry essential information (like Excel documents) remain intact. All infected files have the suffix .firecrypt appended to their names.
FireCrypt ransomware is spread through spam emails. The executable of the malignant programs is disguised as a .doc or .pdf file. The misleading email would be formulated to resemble a legitimate message from a reputable entity. The letter can be written on behalf of the national post, the district police department, a government institution, a bank, a courier firm, a shopping platform or a social network. The process of extracting the files of the win-locker would be prompted upon opening the attachment. You need to be cautious about your emails. Check the email address to confirm that the sender is who he claims to be.
The creator of FireCrypt ransomware has not put on the effort to make the infection as strong of a threat as other viruses of this category. The hacker has taken a shortcut in the development process. FireCrypt ransomware has been assembled using a malware builder. This technology is the easier approach to creating ransomware. The process of combining samples to build the tool is automated.
The renegade developer has chosen a malware builder called BleedGreen. This is a simple program with limited options. It gives the coder the chance to create the executable of the program, select its name and choose a customized icon. BleedGreen also provides the input parameters. Although the developer of FireCrypt ransomware has chosen the easy path, he has shown thorough knowledge on malware. The complexity of the win-locker's code scheme is evidence to his prowess.
FireCrypt ransomware has an algorithm of tasks. The first step is to disable the process of the Task Manager. The clandestine program then proceeds with the encryption. Once this process is done, it leaves a ransom note on the desktop. The file's name is generated using the following formula: [14 letters]-READ_ME.html. The message explains the actions of the malevolent program and lists the demands of the hacker. The creator of FireCrypt ransomware has set the ransom at $500 USD. The required sum has to be paid in bitcoins. This is the preferred monetary unit in most cases, since the transaction is protected. The recipient cannot be tracked down.
The owner of FireCrypt ransomware requires a confirmation on the payment. Upon completing the transaction, the user has to send him a message with his transaction details and user ID. The contact email address is firstname.lastname@example.com. To pressure victims, the hacker has set a tight deadline for completing the payment. People have a few days to meet his demands. The private key is stored on a remote server. It is scheduled to be deleted when the time runs out. Collaborating is not advised. The ransomware developer may not make good on his end of the deal. This is a common occurrence with these viruses.
FireCrypt ransomware has an additional function which sets it apart from other win-lockers. It runs distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The secluded program downloads junk files to the hard disk drive. This task is run continuously. FireCrypt ransomware establishes a connection with a URL and downloads data from it. The sinister program connects to the website of the Telecommunication Authority of Pakistan. According to the owner of FireCrypt ransomware, the purpose is to launch an attack on the domain in time. In order for a successful attack to be launched, the virus would have to reside in thousands of systems at the same time.
It should be noted that FireCrypt ransomware is a later version of another win-locker by the name of Deadly for a Good Purpose ransomware. The two utilities share a common email address and bitcoin account. Their ransom notes are almost identical. The only difference is that the note of Deadly for a Good Purpose ransomware had a logo with its name at the top. FireCrypt ransomware has not had a logo made. Deadly for a Good Purpose appears to have been a prototype, as it was scheduled to start the encryption only if the infected device accounted for a date no earlier than January 1, 2017.
FireCrypt Ransomware Removal
Method 1: Restore your encrypted files using ShadowExplorer
Usually, FireCrypt Ransomware deletes all shadow copies, stored in your computer. Luckily, the ransomware is not always able to delete the shadow copies. So your first try should be restoring the original files from shadow copies.
- Download ShadowExplorer from this link: http://www.shadowexplorer.com/downloads.html.
- Install ShadowExplorer
- Open ShadowExplorer and select C: drive on the left panel
- Choose at least a month ago date from the date field
- Navigate to the folder with encrypted files
- Right-click on the encrypted file
- Select "Export" and choose a destination for the original file
Method 2: Restore your encrypted files by using System Restore
- Go to Start –> All programs –> Accessories –> System tools –> System restore
- Click "Next"
- Choose a restore point, at least a month ago
- Click "Next"
- Choose Disk C: (should be selected by default)
- Click "Next". Wait for a few minutes and the restore should be done.
Method 3: Restore your files using File Recovery Software
If none of the above method works, you should try to recover encrypted files by using File Recovery Software. Since FireCrypt Ransomware first makes a copy of the original file, then encrypts it and deletes the original one, you can successfully restore the original, using a File Recovery Software. Here are a few free File Recovery Software programs:


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2. Booking ratio Project time to Working time
1. Add Work Schedule Models
In timr you can create many different Work Schedule Models.
You can configure and manage your Work Schedule Models by going to Administration/Work Schedule Models.
Give your Work Schedule Model a corresponding name and set the target hours per day. Additionally you have the possibility to create a fixed break model.
2. Booking ratio Project time to Working time
If you record project time in addition to working time, you can also define in the working time model how many % of the working time must necessarily be allocated to the project time. For this you enter a ratio in %.

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An advertising photographer (Francois) has agreed to sell the poetic script of one of his friends to a porn-maker without his knowledge. But Christine, Francois' fiance, doesn't want him to do so, especially when the naive friend has succeeded in recruiting the young daughter of his employer to play in (he thinks) a love movie.
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File Size : 1344.58 MB
Resolution : 704×440
Duration : 01:37:35
Video : AVC (AVC), 1 700 Kbps, 25.000 fps
Audio : AC-3 (AC3), 224 Kbps (CBR), 48.0 KHz, 2 channels, 1 stream
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Language: French
Subs: English, Romanian (srt), French, German (idx/sub files)
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Day 105: I missed the water
Location: Newport News, VA
Miles Driven: 334
Total Miles: 25,006
I left Cary after 10AM and began to head east towards the North Carolinian coast. I was headed towards the Outer Banks area (a place I had visited for the first time back in June), but I was going to a northern section of the Outer Banks to a city called Duck.
It was after 4PM when I met up with friends Frances and Gary at their beach house. From their deck were some outstanding views of the ocean:
It was hard to not just lounge on the deck for the next several hours and listen to/watch the ocean. The cool breeze from the water made the air much more comfortable than I had found back in Raleigh.
A little after 5PM, we all went to dinner at a local cafe. More outstanding food.
After dinner, we headed to the other side of the land to go walk by Albemarle Sound. There was a boardwalk right above the water and our timing worked out well…sunset was slowly approaching.
Great views by the Sound.
We returned to the house along the beach, and I was able to snap a few more pictures of the water before I got back on the road.
Thanks again to my friends in the Outer Banks for a nice break in the driving (and for the delicious dinner). I was very glad to be back by some water again. The last time I was near any major bodies of water was back in Alaska.
I got back in the car and headed north toward Newport News, revisiting my buddy Chris I saw here back in early June. Chris and I hung out in his backyard for several hours, sitting by a fire. Chris was suprised it was my first legit "campfire" for this whole trip.
Great to hang out with a good friend once more. This is probably the last time I'll get to hang out with Chris before heading overseas in January, so I'm lucky to have this chance again. Big excitement for Chris coming up…he has a baby on the way this coming December. At the very least, I should be able to see some pictures before I head out.
Come Sunday, I'll head north to Maryland where I'll spend a stretch of a few days visiting with some friends one last time in the area I used to live. Most of the drives from this point forward should be fairly quick (in the neighborhood of three hours or less). No, I'm not sick of driving, but a few less hours in the car would probably do my legs and lower back a favor.
P.S. In other news, you'll notice above I just barely surpassed the 25,000 mile mark with today's driving. Before I set out on the trip, that was a higher estimate of the ground I'd cover (good call, Melissa). Crazy


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Slavery has played a big part of our histories past. Slaves were people who were involuntarily chosen to become property of another human being. Their jobs were to perform various deeds that their master chose for them. Slave's lives were basically run by their master and they had to do whatever it was that their master wanted them to do or their consequences were anything from no food or water to beating to near death. Not only was there a degrading effect on the slaves lifestyles and feelings, but it also debases the ones who own the slaves, the masters. This degrading effect of slavery is made more apparent in Frederick Douglass' Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Through reading parts of his writing, one gets a better feel on how the lifestyles of the master differed and how his actions changed from being a slave owner.
Frederick Douglass talks about his life in his own Narrative. Through reading his Narrative you get a better feel of what went on if his life, how he was treated, and how it shaped him into what he became. You also get a better understanding on how the master's lifestyles change. Frederick Douglass' mistress was the first to start to change. In the Narrative, Douglass writes, "My mistress was a kind and tender-hearted woman; and in the simplicity of her soul she commenced, when I first went to live with her, to treat me as she supposed one being ought to treat another." When Frederick first met his mistress, she began to teach him how to read and write. But after her husband found out he became angry because it was against the law to teach a slave and it made them more dangerous. Soon after she began to change. "Slavery proved as injurious to her as it did to me. When I went there, she was a pious, warm, and tender-hearted woman. Slavery soon proved its ability to divest her of these heavenly qualities. Under its influence, the tender heart became stone, and the lamblike disposition gave way to one of tiger-like fierceness" (Douglass). From being a slave owner, she went from a kind hearted woman to a person filled with rage and a stone heart. This was only one change. The worse came with beatings.
Later in life Douglass got a new master, Master Andrew. This master was harsher then Mr. and Mrs. Auld. Master Andrew clearly took advantage of the ownership of slaves. He liked to beat them and beating someone is clearly not in a normal lifestyle of a normal person. "sample of his bloody disposition, took my little brother by the throat, threw him on the ground, and with the heel of is boot stamped upon his head till the blood gushed from the nose and ears" (Douglass). This attack on Douglass' brother is clearly an act because slavery has made Master Andrew a little power hungry and has degraded his lifestyle. It is even made clearer when Master Andrew looks at Douglass and says "that was the way he meant to serve me one of these days" (Douglass). Clearly another way slavery is doing its part on degrading the slave owner.
The changing of the attitudes and the actions of the masters are made emminent through slavery. Not only did slavery degrade the slave but it took a toll on the masters too. Because of slavery, everyone's lifestyle changed, it was sometimes for the better, but as you can see through reading Douglass' Narrative a lot of the time it was for the worse. "That cheerful eye, under the influence of slavery, soon became red with rage; that voice, made all of sweet accord, changed to one of harsh and horrid discord; and that angelic face gave place to that of a demon" (Douglass). The changes were that of the masters and that is why I agree that slavery degrades not only the slave but the slaver owner(master).


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Motion Planner In a Dynamic Environment - MaBaker
Project Goal - Generate a path for a Robot in a 2D Environment containing both Static & Dynamic obstacles.
In 2D Static worlds, finding a path from point A to point B is an interesting problem which can easily be solved. However, when there are also dynamic obstacles in the world, the problem may become very difficult. In our project we've tried to deal with both kind of obstacles.
Implementation & development Environment
The project was written in C++ using visual studio 2008, with support of the following software packages:
- MFC - we used this package to create our GUI.
- CGAL – for basic implementations & functions we used in our algorithms.
We've implemented and modified the PRM algorithm, and Zucker-kant Algorithm.
Our solution is based on two main algorithms:
- PRM – a motion planner algorithm for a static world.
- Zucker & Kant – a motion planner algorithm for a dynamic world. The algorithm is actually takes convert the dynamic problem to a static problem.
We combined these two algorithms together with more improvements in order to get better results each one of them supply. More Details regarding implantation can be found in our Developer Guide & Project Presentation.
The resulting project
Our program is able to deal with a variety of scenarios. Additionally it gives the user full control on variety of variables and options our program support (such as create obstacles, change Robot velocity, size, expected time etc.). That helped us, for example, to see the cost-effectiveness of the different sampling methods.
Visual results
Demo Movies
- General Performance In a Mixed Environment
- Basic PRM Implementation
- Avoiding Dynamic Obstacles
- Improvement Over the Original Zucker Kant Algorithm
During the project we implemented some of the material which was presented during the semester (New algorithms for path planning ). We developed them in order to solve a bit more complicated idea that we came up with. Additionally creating the GUI forced us to deal with Analytical geometry problems.
We had to deal with a complicated project – specially the preplan of how we want to approach big project and how to split the work to sub destination in order to complete it efficiently.
We believe
we reached to a good and impressive outcome.
Additional Reading
- User manual: link
- Developer Guide: link
- Project Presentation: link
- K. Kant and S. Zucker. Toward efficient planning: the path-velocity decomposition. International Journal of Robotics Research, 5(3):72–89, 1986: link
- Path Planning in Dynamic Environments, Jur Pieter van den Berg, May 1981: link


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Below you can check out the trailer for the new science-fiction Korean flick starring Chris Evans with Snowpiercer.
Snowpiercer has an August 1, 2013 release date in South Korea, with no word yet of a U.S. release, directed by Joon-ho Bong (Mother, The Host) also starring Alison Pill, Jamie Bell, Tilda Swinton, Ed Harris, and John Hurt.
In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine.


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King Saha a Sekawere again
Being a Muslim, a Ugandan and a Muganda, is reason enough for one to bring forth multitudes of babies…
Rafiki says this because, the prophet of Islam served as an example to his followers by marrying more than one wife! Another call related to children was echoed by the Kabaka and even President Museveni assured Ugandans that ..no matter what number of children Ugandans produce….he will school them!
Seemingly heeding the above calls, our own Saha is trying to put everything into action.
Grapevine has landed on info that Sahas wife has just delivered another tot with DNA of Saha making him child number 3.
This one has come closely following child number 2 Axam is also still a baby himself.
We will not spoil this wonderful occasion by mentioning other children of Saha.
Here at Grapevine all we can say is Congs Nakawere and Sekawere. We will soon send you the porridge and cow intestines!


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Profile products safety tested
10.8.2011 - News 0 Kommenttia
Profile Vehicles tested its ambulance models built both to the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and Volkswagen Transporter T5 chassis. The tests according to the EU standard "EN 1789 – crash test of the negative acceleration (10G)" was made by the official test facility DEKRA in Germany.
Now that the vehicle chassis models renewed and body conversions and related safety requirements have been developing fast we wanted to make sure that also the most demanding safety criteria will be completely fulfilled in Profile products. Profile ambulance conversions built to MB Sprinter and VW T5 chassis has now the official, updated qualification.


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in a school district. NESDEC can provide important data and information about school building
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Sustainable coffee production in Kenya: land and water saving through optimal crop distribution
Agriculture plays a key role in the attainment of development goals to promote growth and reduce poverty in Africa. Crop production in Kenya is expected to increase substantially in the coming decades, so in turn unprecedented amounts of resources such as water, fertilizers and energy will be required. World Bank (https://www.2030wrg.org/kenya/) considers water constraints as one the main challenges to Kenya development. To meet the increasing need for agricultural commodities with limited water resources, the water use efficiency of the agricultural sector must be improved. Despite Kenya's reputation for producing exceptionally high-quality Arabica coffees, the country's coffee sector is facing a stagnation in production due to the lack of natural resources (water shortage, cropland being lost to housing developments etc.) and political instability. Here we study, at fine scale, the relation between hydrological fluxes and crop (coffee) growth to investigate the extent to which land and water could be sustainable used for increasing coffee production while avoiding competition for land and water resources and preserving crop diversity, economic value, nitrogen fixation.
- Assessment of Water Resources in Kenya.
- Spatially distributed and dynamic modelling of present water resource use in Kenya for agriculture (based on present cropland and climate).
- Spatially distributed and dynamic modelling of water use for coffee cultivation in Kenya. This analyses will show the impact on downslope areas water resources produced by coffee cultivation.
- Assessment of most sustainable areas for coffee cultivation in Kenya.
Related contents:
- The green and blue crop water requirement WATNEEDS model and its global gridded outputs, Chiarelli D.D., Passera C., Rosa L., Davis K.F., D'Odorico P., Rulli M.C., Scientific data, 2020).
Other researchers of the project:
- Davide Danilo Chiarelli, email@example.com;
- Livia Ricciardi, email@example.com;
- Nikolas Galli, firstname.lastname@example.com.
Chiarelli D.D., Passera C., Rosa L., Davis K.F., D'Odorico P., & Rulli M.C., (2020), Global gridded dataset of crop-specific green and blue water requirements, the WATNEEDS model, Scientific data


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Our pain management treatment includes an advanced Electrotherapy, non-invasive treatment. It is FDA approved and licensed as a medical device by Health Canada. It is a micro-computer with built-in electrodes that delivers complex electrical signals directly to the human skin. These signals stimulate the C fibres to release natural Neuro-peptides like Endorphins.
Some of the acute and chronic areas pain management sessions are good food include:
-neck and shoulder tension, carpel tunnel syndrome, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, repetitive strain injuries, athletic injuries- shoulder, knee, hip and ankles, arthritic pain, frozen shoulder, tension headaches, and strains, sprains and rotator cuff injuries.
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Connecting Women, Inspiring Futures ? The 2012 International Women?s Day
The Waterloo Region Small Business Centre hosted an evening of learning and exploring
advances in the field of Augmented Reality in Interactive Digital Display.
St. Jacobs: On March 8th, 2012 from 5:30pm ? 9:00pm at Quarry Integrated Communications Headquarters in St. Jacobs, the Waterloo Region Small Business Centre celebrated International Women?s Day 2012 with an evening of ?Connecting Women, Inspiring Futures.? Sponsored by the Waterloo Region Small Business Centre, Ontario MEDI and local partnership with Quarry Integrated Communications, UW REAP Felt Lab and Mad Hatter and featuring keynote speaker Helen Papagiannis.
Helen is a PhD candidate in the field of Communications and Culture at York University, specializing in Augmented Reality, technology in practice. The event started with appetizers and refreshments, a tour of Felt Lab, our keynote speaker ? Helen Papagiannis and closed with socializing, idea sharing and discussions.
Augmented Reality (AR) is phenomenal and it?s no longer coming; it?s here. Helen Papagiannis, renounced AR expert demonstrates this emerging technology having the ability change the way we see and interact with the real world. AR was once considered the realm of computer science, in recent years it has begun to expand into visual and interactive arts, cinema, and entertainment; we?ve also seen an explosion in marketing and advertising. This opens doors to women in technology seeking careers and
business opportunities.
Chris Farrell, Manager of Waterloo Region Small Business Centre says "The answer resides in getting this technology into the hands of creative individuals who collaborate, play and make ideas a reality. This evening has provided a tremendous opportunity for women in technology, artists and techies who are seeking careers and business opportunities."


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Muckle LLP Trainee Wins Law Society Award
A trainee at commercial law firm, Muckle LLP, has been awarded the Newcastle Prize from The Law Society which honors the individual who received the highest mark from entries received on any Legal Practice Course (LPC).
Zoe Ditch gained a first class history degree at the University of Newcastle before earning a commendation for her General Diploma of Law at Northumbria University. She then went on to be awarded with a diploma in Legal Practice with Distinction and gained the highest mark for the Commercial Law Module.
Zoe began her training contract with Muckle LLP in September 2011 and last night she was commended once more at The Newcastle Upon Tyne Law Society Legal awards, where she received the Newcastle Prize.
She said: "I'm delighted to receive this award for my studies. I have been with Muckle for over a year now, gaining experience in the Banking team, Corporate Real Estate and the Employment team to date. My professional development has been continually supported and it's great to feel like a valuable member of the team here."
Hugh Welch, senior partner at Muckle LLP said: "We pride ourselves on being able to recruit the very best trainees and lawyers. Zoe's enthusiasm and commitment to learn was obvious from her first day with us. She has continued to develop and is a great member of the team. She has had a fantastic first year with us and we congratulate Zoe on her award."


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All week long, we've been looking at 1 Peter 3:8-12 where Peter teaches a very difficult thing to do: when people insult you, ask God to bless them.
Is Peter saying you can never defend yourself? I would submit that Peter would answer, "No. You can defend yourself. But there is a right way and a right wrong to defend yourself."
First of all, if you are abused, report it and get safe. We live in a country where there is legal recourse to deal with abuse. That is a very good thing. Not all countries throughout history have been like this. There are certainly Christians living in places around the world even today where they are physically abused, maybe sexually and emotionally too, and they have no recourse. Imagine how difficult it must be for them to hear Peter's words. They might not be able to get safe. They too, however, can bless those who persecute them.
Thankfully, ours is a country where abuse and persecution are not tolerated. But I think here in his letter Peter is primarily thinking about how interpersonal relations in a church family can get ugly. Meanness. Unkindness. Gossip. In those cases he is not saying, "Do not stick up for yourself."
He is saying that there is a difference between aggression and assertiveness. We do not need to attack back. It will only make things worse if you attack back.
I once heard Ravi Zacharias say: "When you throw mud at others, you not only get your hands dirty, but you lose a lot ground in the process." When people are evil to us, or insult us, we are not to get revenge. Instead, as I said yesterday, if they insult you, eulogize 'em!
Peter supports his argument with a quote from the Old Testament. Psalm 34:12-16 to be exact. Psalm 34 is a fascinating psalm written by the great poet, warrior, king of Israel David. And it has a wonderful backstory. The subtitle of Psalm 34 tells us that David wrote this psalm as he was reflecting on a really difficult situation in his life. At the time he was a fugitive, on the run from his father-in-law King Saul who wanted to kill David. In 1 Samuel 21 we read that David made the surprising decision, after retrieving Goliath's sword (the same Philistine Goliath from Gath whom David had killed years earlier), to go to enemy Philistine territory, and of all places the city of Gath. Can you tell that David was under a lot of pressure and maybe not thinking straight? He arrives at Gath, and the Philistine leaders there are very suspicious. In their eyes David was the most well-known Philistine killer. Not only had he killed their hometown hero Goliath, but in the years following, he had commanded Israelite armies that had killed thousands of other Philistines. Now he is in their town, hoping for asylum? David sees their reactions, their doubt, their fear, and he starts thinking "Uh-oh…did I just make a horrible decision coming here?" This would be the Philistines perfect opportunity to get their revenge on David. So what does he do? He acts insane, to the point of allowing drool to dribble down his beard! I encourage you to read the account for yourself. It's quite a vivid episode in David's life. Find out how the Philistines reacted to his insanity ploy!
That is what David was thinking about when he wrote Psalm 34. The whole psalm is amazing and deserves lots of attention and further study, but Peter only quotes verses 12-16, so that will be my focus here.
I'll start in Psalm 34 verse 11, "Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord." I see David in Psalm 34 as older man, wanting to pass on wisdom to his grandkids. Telling them the story of the time he pretended to be crazy, and then saying these words. And what does he say?
He starts with: "Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days…"
You probably don't have to look hard to find people who love life and desire to see good days. So for those who want that, what do you have to do? David has some specific instructions.
He says, "keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies. Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it."
Four things that line right up with Peter's teaching, and can be summed with: control your mouth! That means not speaking any evil or lies, no matter what has been done to you. Then do good. Turn from evil. Finally, seek peace. Actually pursue it.
David is not just saying, "be a peaceful person;" he is saying the we should be actively pursuing peace. Seek it out, make it happen. When you pursue something, you strive for it, and it often takes intense effort.
David, therefore, is not just reactive; he is teaching a proactive seeking of peace. When our seminary president, Tony Blair, spoke at Faith Church a few years ago, he made a comment I'll never forget, "mature Christians deflate drama." Peace-seekers reduce drama. And that can be hard work, but it is necessary work in the life of a church, family, workplace, or neighborhood.
This does not mean you agree with people all the time. It means that you handle things in such a way that drama is reduced. This goes back to verse 9 and choosing not to react back, or fight back against someone who has been evil to you or insulted you.
Finally look at verse 12, where David personifies the Lord. God is spirit. He doesn't have a body. It's hard to know how to depict God. When I illustrated this part of the sermon, I chose a lion for the slide because there are times in the Bible when God is described as lion. He's not a lion. But look at how David uses human body parts to teach us about the Lord.
Eyes – on the righteous
Ears – attentive to their prayer
Face – against those who do evil
What a comfort! No matter what is going on in our lives, our God knows, our God hears, and our God defends. That means we can take hope in the Lord and do good, loving those in the church family, even when people are unkind to us. He knows, he is on the side of the righteous!
If they insult you, eulogize them! Guess what I learned this week? I should love eulogies! I should be eulogizing all the time!


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Are Men Writing Romance?
Q: I notice that there are very few male authors or stories written from the male point of view in Romance novels. Could this be because most editors or publishers in this genre are women? The best romance novel ever written, in my opinion, was "LOVE STORY," and a male wrote it from a male point of view. Why aren't there more?"—Jim
A: There often seems to be a misconception that romance reading (and writing) is reserved for women-only, but that couldn't be further from the truth. Men are not only welcome to enjoy the genre, they are also currently writing some of the most popular romance novels to date—though you may not realize it.
"There are a lot more men writing romance than it would appear because we all have to be published under a feminine, or feminine sounding, pseudonym," says Harold Lowry, multi-published romance author and Past President of RWA. "I say 'we' because I've published 46 books under the name Leigh Greenwood. Probably as a result of my longevity and visibility, my publisher puts my picture in the back of my books so that my readers know I'm a man. Because my sales have never suffered, I think it's safe to say readers are interested in a good book and won't be scared away by the gender of the writer."
It is true that the majority of folks reading romance novels are women. According to the 2009 Romance Writers of America Reader Survey, women make up 90.5 percent of the romance readership, with men holding down the other 9.5 percent. But even while readership leans heavily toward women and, on the outside, romance writing may look like a women's-only sport, the truth is the genre is very much co-ed. Like any other category of writing, great romance fiction is written (and sold) by both women and men.
One of the most successful writers in the early years of romantic fiction was Tom Huff, who wrote under the pseudonym of Jennifer Wilde. There's also Vince Brach (Fran Vincent), Mike Hinkemeyer (Vanessa Royall) and—well, you get the point.
As for the issue of few romance novels written from the male point of view, Lowry took great issue with that statement.
"Because a romance involves a man and a woman, each character participates in the development of the romance and the resolution of the conflicts. I don't recall having read a romance – and I've read over a thousand – where only the female point of view was used," Lowry says. "The male protagonists often have as many conflicts to resolve as the female protagonists. This requires the writer to use both points of view in order to resolve all the issues in the book. Many times a book may seem to be one protagonist's story more than the other – this has happened in several of my books – but the book still ends up being divided almost equally between the two points of view."
So there you have it. While the road for men may be a little bumpier in their quest to write and sell fiction than it is for women, the road is there. And like with all genres, great writing will win out—no matter who writes it.
Brian A. Klems is the online community editor of Writer's Digest magazine.
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Today is the kick-off to the Women Of The Otherworld Series Challenge! If you haven't signed up and would like to participate, just click image above to be taken to the challenge sign-up post! It is also a great reference for the details concerning this reading challenge!
Elena Michaels is the world's only female werewolf. And she's tired of it. Tired of a life spent hiding and protecting, a life where her most important job is hunting down rogue werewolves. Tired of a world that not only accepts the worst in her–her temper, her violence–but requires it. Worst of all, she realizes she's growing content with that life, with being that person.
So she left the Pack and returned to Toronto where she's trying to live as a human. When the Pack leader calls asking for her help fighting a sudden uprising, she only agrees because she owes him. Once this is over, she'll be squared with the Pack and free to live life as a human. Which is what she wants. Really.
March 1st – March 31st, 2012
For this month, our goal will be to read and post a review the first book in the Women Of The Otherworld series by Kelley Armstrong, Bitten.
For those of you who do not wish to write a review, please feel free to create a post about your reading experience, your personal character casting of this book, or anything else related to this title within the Woman Of The Otherworld series.
Moonlight Gleam would like to kick-off this reading challenge by offering TWO participants any Kelley Armstrong book of their choice, in the format of their choice. This can be a pre-order of any of Kelley's upcoming releases as well. Moonlight Gleam will be using Book Depository to send the winners their prize and will be selecting the winners through Random.org.
To qualify for this month's giveaway:
You all have until March 31st to link to your reviews or posts to be included for this month's prize.
**Please Note**: Due to high requests, if you have already read and reviewed Bitten, Moonlight Gleam will be making a special exception to allow linking to your old reviews for this book as this month's giveaway entry. However, this will be allowed for this month alone.
The giveaway winners' names will be drawn on April 1st, 2012
(the start of month two of the reading challenge).
**If you are not able to read Bitten this month, you can post your review next month or any month throughout the entire challenge for that month's prize. You can also leave more than one link during each month of the challenge (example: if you review more that one book at a time), however, you will only have receive one entry for the monthly prize. Don't worry! All your posts will not go to waste and will ALL be counted towards the Grand Prize at the very end of the entire challenge!**
**Most importantly: You do NOT have to commit to the entire 13 month challenge; feel free to join even if you only want to participate for a few months.**
**Most importantly: You do NOT have to commit to the entire 13 month challenge; feel free to join even if you only want to participate for a few months.**


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And there's nothing like someone else doing that on your behalf.
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When most people think of the uniforms of Spanish Conquistadors, they picture the movies where teams of men in matching armor and crested helmets line up on the beaches. There's only one problem with that picture: it's wrong.
An Army of Men, Not Soldiers
Part of the problem with trying to assign a uniform such as the ones armies currently use to the Conquistadors is that they weren't actually an "enlisted" army of men. In fact, they weren't even known as "conquistadors" until long after their time had passed.
What they were, instead, were adventurers in search of the fabled gold and treasure, "where there's more gold and silver than iron in Biscay," as Gaspar de Marquina put it in 1533. And as individuals, they came equipped as best they could - with whatever weapons and armor they could afford and carry on the ships. They weren't actually members of the "Spanish Army" as there really wasn't an official army of Spain during that time - at least, not one that was subsidized by the crown.
During the 16th century, Spain went through a terrible civil war, much like the American one centuries later. The war left the government impoverished and the nation without any real resources except a lot of hard-bitten, tough fighters and whatever weapons they had with them. With nothing to be gained in their homeland, these soldiers went in search of fortune other places, and history dubbed them "conquistadors''.
The Mythical Uniforms of Spanish Conquistadors
Of course, due to the fact that they were all going to the same place, there were some similarities in the garb worn by the Spanish adventurers. Authentic examples can be found just west of San Diego at the Cabrillo National Monument. This national monument celebrates Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, a conquistador and settler of the American continent, with authentic re-enactors wearing various outfits of the period.
The basic clothing consisted of a shirt, or camisa, a doublet (with or without sleeves), and some sort of pants, breeches, hose, or other covering for the lower body. The bulbous striped pantaloons portrayed in many films? They were never were worn by conquistadors; they didn't come into "fashion" until the Elizabethan age. If they were cavalry, they also had to have leather boots and gloves, but most foot soldiers just had simple shoes or the even cheaper sandals made from native American yucca fiber.
The image of the renaissance fighting man includes armor, but the fact is, most armor was far too expensive for a conquistador, the equivalent of a luxury car today. In the Cabrillo expedition, for example, out of the 287 soldiers, only nine - Cabrillo and his senior officers - actually had full plate armor. Most others wore helmets and some type of chainmail over thick cotton gambeson shirts to protect their torsos.
The shiny metal greaves and vambraces - coverings for the lower legs and forearms that are so popular in Renaissance festivals - were shunned by the Spanish adventurers, who preferred having their hands and arms free. Most of their other equipment, especially weapons, were obsolete by the standards of Europe of the time. That made it cheaper and often easier to acquire those weapons and bring them over to the new world.
Dress to Impress vs. Dress for Success
Summing up the uniforms of Spanish conquistadors, the closest thing to a uniform were the more elaborate armor and modern equipment officers wore in order to impress and sometimes cower the unruly mob of men who they hoped to use to build a home in this new world. The rest of the conquistadors - the sailors and everyday soldiers in the field - were far more utilitarian and concerned with efficiency and economy over appearance.
This is good news for anyone hoping to create an "authentic" conquistador uniform. Rather than trying to match the specific outfits of a movie, they can create their own individual rugged soldierly outfit, making it a truly personal experience in reliving history.


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Finding aid created by: LMD
Date: 8 Feb 2010
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Overview of the Collection
|Holbrook, Lowell.
|Lowell Holbrook Physician's Account Book
|1 folder (SC)
|Financial records of Holbrook's medical practice in Thompson, Connecticut.
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
222 Waverly Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13244-2010
Lowell Holbrook (1818-1905) was a physician in Thompson, Connecticut during the mid to late nineteenth century. The account book is signed "L. Holbrook" on the flyleaf, and Lowell is assumed to be the owner. Lowell Holbrook was the son of Horatio Holbrook (b. 1790) and Arcena Richardson. Horatio was a doctor in Thompson, Connecticut from 1815 to 1856, and his son followed in his footsteps. Lowell studied medicine at University Medical College (now NYU School of Medicine), receiving his degree in 1849. He then practiced medicine for a few years in Brooklyn, New York. In 1851, he returned to Thompson, Connecticut and began attending patients there. He continued his practice until around 1902.
Lowell married Mary Fisher (d. 1890) in 1845. He served in the Civil War as a surgeon in the 18th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, and was held as a prisoner of war in Libby Prison for a few months in 1863. He was also president of the Connecticut State Medical Society in 1874 and a representative to the Connecticut General Assembly in 1879.
The Lowell Holbrook Physician's Account Book records medical services and financial transactions from 1851 to 1868. The book contains names of patients, lists of services provided (mostly house calls), prices, and dates of payment. Holbrook's records are very sparse; generally he writes simply the date and cost of his treatments, sometimes with a short explanation such as "to attend child" or "to visit wife." Several hundred names of Thompson, CT residents are recorded in the account book, making it potentially useful for local genealogists.
There is also an insert in the back of the book dated 1851 with financial records and names of patients that Holbrook treated in Brooklyn, New York.
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See also, Constant Merrick Physician's Account Book and David M. Benson Physician's Account Book.
Holbrook, Lowell.
Medicine -- Practice -- Accounting.
Physicians -- Connecticut -- Thompson.
Physicians -- New York (State) -- Brooklyn.
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- History -- 19th century.
Thompson (Conn. : Town) -- History -- 19th century.
Genres and Forms
Account books.
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Account Book
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short list for chief justice of the supreme court released – 8 candidates
De Lima out; 8 names in CJ shortlist
By Ira Pedrasa, ABS-CBNnews.com
Posted at 08/13/2012 1:03 PM | Updated as of 08/13/2012 1:45 PM
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATE 2) – The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) has chosen eight names for its shortlist of nominees for the position of Chief Justice.
The 8 are incumbent Supreme Court justices Antonio Carpio, Roberto Abad, Arturo Brion, Teresita Leonardo De Castro and Maria Lourdes Sereno; Solicitor General Francis Jardeleza, Ateneo Law School Dean Cesar Villanueva and Rep. Ronaldo Zamora.
The JBC also decided not to include Justice Secretary Leila de Lima in the shortlist of nominees for chief justice.
Speaking to reporters, Iloilo Rep. Niel Tupas Jr. said the JBC did not vote on his proposal to suspend or amend the JBC rule to disqualify candidates facing administrative cases including disbarment.
"Wala nang voting. We did not suspend the rule. We tried to decide by consensus but we did not get it so na-disqualify si Secretary de Lima," he said.
De Lima, rumored to be President Aquino's top pick for the CJ post, was disqualified due to pending disbarment cases before the Integrated Bar of the Philippines. The IBP earlier refused de Lima's petition to junk the disbarment cases.
Last Friday, JBC members failed to reach a consensus on the suspension or amendment of its disqualification rule.
Since the time of former Chief Justice Renato Corona, Iloilo Rep. Niel Tupas Jr. has been proposing for an amendment to the rule that disqualifies candidates to any judicial post and posts in the Office of the Ombudsman with pending criminal and/or regular administrative cases.
This rule is part of the Rules of the Judicial and Bar Council promulgated in October 2000.
Jardeleza reconsidered
Carpio led the shortlist with 7 votes. Abad, Brion, Jardeleza, Sereno, Zamora got six votes each. De Castro and Villanueva, on the other hand, got five votes each.
Jardeleza was earlier disqualified because of a pending disbarment case.
In an ambush interview, Tupas said Jardeleza was reconsidered because there was no prima facie evidence against him.
A source said SEC Chairperson Teresita Herbosa was also reconsidered, but failed to get into the shortlist.
The decision of the Supreme Court last week, automatically dismissing Carpio's disbarment case, was used in the reconsideration of Jardeleza and Herbosa's case.
Meanwhile, Tupas said his proposed amendment did not get support from the other members. He said, however, that this will be taken up at the proper time in the future.
He said the shortlist should be transmitted to Malacanang this afternoon.


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Tag: Instax Mini 90 Neo Classic
The Instax 90 Mini is definitely not a "professional" camera, but it sure is fun! It seems funny to scan an image on a flat bed scanner, enlarge and edit it for a digital presence, but the fact that it is film and immediate in a different way is a kick. I like the soft, slightly muddy images it produces – an effect that is not really possible with digital in quite the same way. I will need to learn the quirks of this little camera, but already I am composing better images and getting a grip on the better distances for good focus. More to come!


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In the battle for search engine placement across all organic listings, that golden spot of number one is top priority, and for good reason. That may not hold true in the realm of pay per click advertising. What many people may not know, is that the number one spot, although it typically grabs the highest click through's, may not always be the most cost effective. Here's why.
If you are running an ad campaign with limited funds, chances are you will max out your daily budget regardless of where you sit in the top 3, or even top 5 for that matter. It really makes little sense to pay a dollar a click for top spot if you are able to pay 50 cents for number 3.
Lets say you have a 10-dollar a day budget, currently sit in number one spot, and max your budget every day. You're paying a dollar a click and getting 10 clicks a day. Wouldn't it make sense to drop your max cost per click to 50 cents, drop to position 3, and generate 20 clicks per day instead? In my opinion it's a no brainer. If you can increase your traffic while decreasing your spending, that seems to me to be the way to go.
One thing to remember though, regardless of the PPC engine you are using, in most cases the top few positions are distributed across a variety of network sites. Make sure you know which positions will be distributed and stay within them.
Please keep in mind that this example is for illustrative purposes only and will not apply to all ad campaigns or keywords, and typically will work best for those on limited budgets, but this is definitely something to think about when selecting your max CPC.


text: Finally I found this 1910 photo that shows everyone who was in the Blalock Asylum in Port Edwards at that time. Keep in mind this is a mixture of staff and citizens, sometimes hard to tell the difference. The couple in the middle, they're not the directors. The couple standing behind them are the ones in charge. And the older lady to the left, she's the prankster who pokes people in the eye when they look through the hole in the fence. Innocent looking but the sparkplug behind most of the shenanigans that take place at the Blalock. Judith, never Judy. Just call her Judith. More to come about this unique collection of personalities.


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Immigration legislation rebounded in 2013 after a pause in activity in 2012, while states seemed to wait for the outcome of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Arizona v. United States. On June 25, the court overturned three of four provisions in Arizona's SB1070 regarding state authority in immigration enforcement. Less than a week later, the federal government issued new policy on deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) which provides young unauthorized immigrants a temporary respite from deportation along with the opportunity to apply for work authorization.
A number of states responded positively to the new DACA policy. In 2013, Colorado, Minnesota and Oregon extended in-state tuition benefits to unauthorized immigrant students, bringing the number of states offering these benefits to 15. Other states addressed driver's license eligibility, beginning with California in the fall of 2012, and continuing in 2013 with Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Maine, Nevada, Oregon and Vermont.
The largest spike in activity was in resolutions, with 31 states adopting 231 resolutions. The largest contributor was Texas, with 96 resolutions commending the contributions of immigrants or immigrant organizations. This year, 25 resolutions sought action from Congress or the Administration, up from 12 in 2012. These include eight resolutions related to passing comprehensive immigration reform. Others asked Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, to fund border improvements, to reunify Haitian families, to address refugee and asylee protections, and to support education services to migrants from the compact of free association nations.
Report Highlights
As of June 30, 2013, state legislatures had already exceeded the number of laws and resolutions enacted in all of 2012. In the first half of 2013, lawmakers in 43 states and the District of Columbia enacted 146 laws and 231 resolutions related to immigration, for a total of 377. This is an 83 percent increase from the 206 laws and resolutions enacted in the first half of 2012. This increase was driven in large part by a spike in resolutions, with Texas alone adopting 96 resolutions commending the contributions of immigrants and seeking federal action. Looking only at laws and not resolutions, enacted legislation increased 28 percent in 2013 compared to the same timeframe in 2012, with 146 laws compared to 114. This level remains below the 162 laws enacted in 2011.
Seven states did not enact immigration-related legislation in the first half of 2013: Delaware, Kansas, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, Ohio, and Wyoming. Massachusetts' FY14 budget law, which includes funds for refugees and immigrants, was enacted in July 2013.
Driver's licenses and IDs continued to be a top issue for states, with 34 laws enacted in 20 states, comprising 23 percent of all enacted laws on immigration.
States continued to pass budget and appropriations laws, comprising 14 percent of this year's laws, authorizing funds for such purposes as providing for immigration enforcement, English language and citizenship classes, and migrant and refugee programs.
Eleven percent of laws dealt with education, addressing immigration and residency requirements for higher education. Colorado, Minnesota and Oregon extended instate tuition benefits to unauthorized immigrant students.
Legislation related to law enforcement accounted for 11 percent, but is significantly lower than the 20 law-enforcement related laws enacted as of June 2012, or the 42 laws enacted as of June 2011.
Ten percent of laws were focused on employment, particularly verification of work authorization and addressing noncompliance, while other laws addressed workers' compensation or unemployment insurance.
Another 10 percent of laws related to health such as eligibility criteria for Medicaid or licensing relating to health professionals.
Seven percent of laws related to public benefits such as foster care, child welfare and adoption.
Another 7 percent of laws addressed human trafficking, including penalties for withholding or destroying immigration documents, establishing a task force and collecting statistical data including geographical routes across international borders.
Methodology: This report summarizes laws and resolutions enacted between Jan. 1 and June, 2013. Laws included in this overview address legal immigrants, migrant and seasonal workers, refugees or unauthorized immigrants. Terms used in this report by and large reflect those used in the state legislation. In some state legislative language, unauthorized immigrants are also described as "illegal immigrants" or "undocumented immigrants" or "aliens."
Laws and Resolutions Passed by State Legislatures, 2011-2013
Immigration Laws by State
Immigration Laws by Subject
Lawmakers in 16 states enacted 20 laws: Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin.
These laws typically appropriate funds for refugee services; migrant health, education and English as a Second Language programs, law enforcement or naturalization services.
Example: GA H 105. This supplemental appropriations law allocates funds for immigration enforcement and for the refugee assistance program.
Example: MS S 2862. This appropriations law withholds certain funds until the Commissioner of Corrections submits an application to participate in the Criminal Alien Program of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which identifies criminal aliens who are incarcerated in state correctional facilities.
Lawmakers in 14 states enacted 15 laws: Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Washington.
These laws pertain to citizenship, immigration and residency requirements for educational institutions, for students, employees or contractors. Some laws address enhanced learning for refugees, children of refugees, or limited English proficient students. Colorado, Minnesota and Oregon now allow in-state tuition for unauthorized immigrant students.
Example: CO S 33. This law allows students without lawful immigration status to be considered in-state residents and exempts persons receiving higher education benefits from having to provide documentation of lawful presence in the United States.
Example: MN S 1236. This law establishes criteria by which students without lawful immigration status may qualify for the resident tuition rate in state universities and colleges.
Example: OR H2787. This law exempts students from nonresident tuition if the following conditions are met: three years at an Oregon school; five years in any US, DC or Puerto Rico elementary or secondary school; graduation from high school; demonstrated intent to become a citizen or lawful permanent resident; and application for a taxpayer identification number or other federal ID.
Example: UT S 100. This law establishes new educational scholarships and requires applicants to certify they are U.S. citizens or noncitizens eligible for federal aid.
Fifteen states currently have statutes that condition eligibility for in-state tuition on attendance and graduation from a state high school and acceptable college admission applications. For more information, please see NCSL's publication on in-state tuition and unauthorized immigrant students.
Ten states enacted 14 laws: Georgia, Iowa, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Tennessee, and Utah.
These laws address eligibility for unemployment insurance, workers compensation and the enforcement of work authorization for public employees and contractors.
Example: GA S 160. This law expands the definition of contractor to include subcontractors, and the definition of public benefits to include grants, public and assisted housing, retirement, and driver's licenses. The law provides that every agency or political subdivision shall verify lawful presence in the United States for any public benefits. It creates a new immigration compliance system that provides for an annual immigration compliance report by public employers.
Example: UT S 225. This law extends the trigger date for implementation of the Utah guest worker program from July 2013 to July 2015. The law also extends the Utah pilot resident immigrant program, delaying the start date from July 2013 to July 2015, and ending in June 2020 instead of 2018.
For additional information on E-Verify legislation, please see NCSL's publication.
Seven states enacted 14 laws: Arkansas, California, Florida, Hawaii, Maryland, Nevada, and Oregon.
These laws pertain to medical assistance for pregnant women, address citizenship requirements for Medicaid and SCHIP, improve language access, and define eligibility criteria for licenses within the health profession.
Example: CA A 82. This law allows for the targeting of mixed immigration status families, among other populations, for Medi-Cal Outreach and Enrollment programs.
Example: OR H 2134. This law requires the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Human Services to adopt by rule, uniform standards for the collection of data on race, ethnicity and preferred languages of medical assistance recipients in order to more adequately assess the status and needs of Oregon's communities of color, and immigrant and refugee communities.
Human Trafficking
Seven states enacted 10 laws: Arkansas, Connecticut, Louisiana, New Mexico, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah.
These laws stipulate penalties for destroying immigration documents and provide benefits and protections to victims of human trafficking.
Example: AR H 1203. This law creates new penalties for trafficking, and includes destruction or concealment of immigration and other identification documents as a means of compelling involuntary servitude. The law authorizes a state task force, to include state officials and federal agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Example: TX H 1272. This law mandates that state and local governments participate in the collection of statistical data including geographic routes, by which individuals are trafficked across international borders.
IDs/Driver's Licenses and other Licenses
Lawmakers in 20 states and District of Columbia enacted 34 laws: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.
In addition to providing for the eligibility of state-issued identification cards and driver's licenses, these laws address a range of topics including firearm permits, hunting and recreational permits, and documentation requirements for driver's license applications.
Example: CO S 251. This law allows individuals to qualify for a driver's license, instruction permit or identification card, despite the individual not being lawfully present or being only temporarily lawfully present in the US.
Example: IN S 538. This law authorizes the bureau of motor vehicles to require that individuals include their social security number on applications for a license, a permit or an identification card.
Example: NV S 303. This law creates a driver's authorization card and allows applicants, regardless of legal status, to provide birth certificates or passports issued by a foreign country as proof of identity. This law also prohibits the release of information relating to legal status for purposes relating to the enforcement of immigration laws.
Example: NY S 2230. This law amends gun licensing restrictions to include the consideration of citizenship or immigrant status.
Law Enforcement
Lawmakers in 14 states enacted 14 laws: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.
These laws typically pertain to the enforcement of immigration laws, but also include regulations pertaining to those working as notary publics and immigration consultants.
Example: CO H 1258. This law repeals a portion of statute that formerly compelled local officials to participate in federal immigration issues.
Example: CT H 6659. This law protects individuals with a civil immigration detainer from being detained unless the individual has been convicted of a felony, has a pending state criminal charge for which bond has not been posted, is identified as a possible terrorist or a known gang member, has an outstanding arrest warrant or final order of deportation, or presents an unacceptable risk to public safety.
Example: OR H 2573. This law provides that it is unlawful for a person to engage in the business of, or act in the capacity of, an immigration consultant within Oregon for compensation, unless federal law authorizes the person to do so or unless the person is an active member of the State Bar.
Example UT H 245. This law modifies the definition of immigration consultant, requires an annual registration fee, modifies bond requirements, and modifies the minimum amount of fines.
Nine states enacted 11 laws: Arizona, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Virginia.
This category typically includes immigration-related issues that do not fit in other categories and are addressed infrequently, memberships on task forces and commissions, abandoned property, and studies.
Example: MD H 34. This law requires that the governor annually proclaim October as German-American Heritage Month in recognition of the contributions that German Americans have made to the state.
Example: TX H 1777. This law provides for a study regarding the effects on international trade of wait times at points of entry within Texas between the United States and the United Mexican States.
Public Benefits
Nine states and the District of Columbia enacted 10 laws: California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada, South Carolina, Vermont and Washington.
These laws address social service programs that affect all people covered by the programs— immigrants and non-immigrants alike— and laws that ensure benefits are granted only to eligible immigrants. This year's laws included clarifications or changes within child welfare programs.
Example: DC B 803. This law, also known as the "Foster Youth Statements of Rights and Responsibilities Amendment Act of 2012", states that youth in foster care have the right to receive copies of, among other items, their immigration documents at least 30 days prior to leaving care.
Example: SC H 3099. This child support enforcement law requires that all entities and utility companies in the state provide certain information upon request of the Department of Social Services, including social security and alien identification numbers.
These laws clarify documents valid to prove U.S. citizenship.
Virginia was the only state to pass immigration-related legislation pertaining to voting.
Example: VA S 1077. This law requires the State Board apply for participation in the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) system to verify that voters listed in the Virginia voter registration system are U.S. citizens.
Example: VA S 1256. This law amends voter identification requirements by adding valid United States passports to the list of valid forms of identification and eliminating those forms of identification that do not contain a photograph of the voter.
31 states adopted 231 resolutions: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Resolutions typically run the gamut of commending citizens, immigrants, and immigrant-serving organizations for their contributions, recognizing the cultural heritage of immigrants in a state, and urging Congress or the President of the United States to take certain actions. This year, 25 resolutions encouraged federal responses, including at least eight resolutions related to passing comprehensive immigration reform. Others requested Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, to fund border improvements, to reunify Haitian families, to address refugee and asylee protections, and to support education services to migrants from the compact of free association nations.
Example: FL S 816. This resolution encourages Congress to consider the five principles embraced by the Partnership for a New American Economy as it works to develop comprehensive immigration reforms.
Example: HI HR 22. This resolution acknowledges the important role that China and its people have played in Hawaii's economy and culture and the urges the U.S. Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security, and the U.S. Attorney General to include the People's Republic of China in the Visa Waiver Program, which would ease restrictions on business and tourist travelers from China.
Example: IL HJR 40. This resolution, which acknowledges the hardships and barriers to those with limited English proficiency, establishes a task force to identify the effectiveness of current language programs, to come up with new program ideas, and to recognize best practices.
Example: LA HCR 178. This resolution requests the Louisiana Workforce Commission to enforce employment work authorization so as to prevent human trafficking.
Example: TX HCR 80. This resolution requests the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the House of Representatives to create a joint interim committee to study the effects on international trade of wait times at points of entry between the United States and the United Mexican States.
Prepared by:
Chau Wing Lam, Immigrant Policy Fellow
Emily German, Summer Fellow
Ann Morse, Program Director, Immigrant Policy Project, NCSL
Sheri Steisel, Federal Affairs Counsel, NCSL
Molly Ramsdell, Director, Washington Office, NCSL
Neal Osten, Director, Washington Office, NCSL
This report was made possible (in part) by a grant from the Four Freedoms Fund. The statements made and views expressed are solely the responsibility of NCSL.
Source: National Conference of State Legislatures, Sept. 2013


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Undergraduate Catalog 2016-17
See international studies minor under Interdisciplinary Studies in the School of Arts and Sciences.
See public health minor under Interdisciplinary Studies in the Malek School of Health Professions.
This interdisciplinary minor is open to students in any major. It is designed for students who are socially minded entrepreneurs wishing to develop skills in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors. Students analyze social issues in today's global economy and learn how to apply business skills to address those issues, thereby fostering change. Students will be required to complete a community-based project of inquiry for their final project.
This minor provides students with the opportunity to develop their sense of civic responsibility and business prowess to address social issues through enterprise. The social entrepreneurship minor allows students to take courses in both the School of Business Administration and School of Education and Human Services. This minor also provides a strong base for future additional studies in business, sociology, education, and law.
Minor Requirements
MGT 315 Entrepreneurship
MKT 301 Principles of Marketing
MSC 355 Managing Social Projects
SOC 131 Principles of Sociology or SOC 203 The Global Village
SOC 350 Social Justice
SOC 351 Addressing Injustice: Research Methods
One (1) course from the following: SOC 421 Project, SOC 433 Research, MGT 490 Internship (as a community-based inquiry/service-learning opportunity), MGT 499 Independent Study
The minor in sustainability prepares students from any major to become environmentally literate citizens who can incorporate sustainable practices in their lives and careers. As an interdisciplinary program, it provides students with the opportunity to focus and refine the knowledge gained from their own fields of study by adding the perspective of other disciplines. Principles of sustainability are embedded within Marymount's Catholic heritage, which calls for all to promote stewardship of the Earth. Sustainability has become an integral part of several university programs of study, and the minor will allow students who have a compelling interest in sustainability to both improve their knowledge by integrating courses from a variety of fields, and to acquire an additional credential that may enhance their marketability.
This minor culminates with a project or internship. At the completion of the project or internship, the student will publicly demonstrate the results of this experiential learning opportunity with a performance, display, or presentation. A member of the Sustainability Minor Faculty Steering Committee will work with the student's advisor to ensure that the project or internship is in the area of sustainability and to approve the public demonstration.
Minor Requirements
IS 205 Introduction to Sustainability
BIO 110 Introduction to Environmental Science
A minimum of 11 additional credits from the following: GEOL 102 Principles of Geology, ECO 304 Environmental Economics, ID 336 Principles of Sustainable Design, MKT 204 Sustainable Marketing, SOC 351 Addressing Injustice: Qualitative Research Methods, approved sustainability-themed sections of DSC 101 DISCOVER First-Year Seminar or DSC 201 Transfer Student Experience, and approved sustainability-themed study abroad courses
Project or internship in the student's major field in the area of sustainability (3 credits)
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6 Ways I'm Preparing for The Curvy Fashionista Style Expo
Ok so I mentioned that this year I would be attending my first Curvy Fashionista Style Expo as press and that I'm super excited for this opportunity! I am definitely looking forward to opportunities to network and to build my brand. This blog is my baby that I've been nurturing for quite some time and though we're just stepping into the Plus Size Fashion arena I am more than ready to get my feet wet.
As I've been shopping and styling myself I realized that a lot of planning has gone into me attending this event. No sooner did I start telling myself I should write a list; The Curvy Fashionista herself posted a blog about how to slay the upcoming event. I almost said forget it, but then I reminded myself I'm me and I can add my two cents so to speak. So here I am making a 2 cent deposit ya'll!
Take the Time Off from Work in Advance
That's right! Though I'd love to be running my own business and working from home (God willing that happen in the near future); some of us still have day jobs! So make sure you get approval in advance because you do not want to miss all the fun of the expo that starts on a Friday! And I mean besides, who doesn't enjoy a Friday off right?
Order Your Outfits NOW
July is around the corner and will be here before you know it. If you're anything like me then you do quite a bit of shopping online. You want to leave yourself enough time to receive your package, leave room for any postal delays and the possibility that you might (hopefully not) return an item. I promise you the only thing left for me to purchase is good shoes and accessories!
Have Your Business Cards
As the Curvy Fashionista herself pointed out in her blog "Mind your business…cards!" It is a huge event with a lot of opportunity to network. You absolutely want to make sure you leave an impression and a business card behind so people can contact you! I'm so excited because I literally just ordered mine, check 'em out:
Get Busy Clicking Hash Tags
That's right! Start your networking now! Get on Twitter, and Instagram and start clicking on the hash tags you use and see who you can connect with and follow. Nothing like going someplace and having people to meet. Some hash tags I've had some success with are #psblogger #plussizeblogger #plussizestyle #fatshion #tcfstyleexpo. Also, follow me on Twitter & IG @apyblog and on Facebook.com/apyblog.
Book Your Room
Whether you live in town or out-of-town; book your room asap! There are rooms blocked off for this event right at the Sheraton Hotel next door to the event location. I can't speak for anyone else but I totally plan to wardrobe change and will not drive 35 minutes back home to do so. Nope, booking a room so I can slay comfortably and have a little away time with the hubster. Even if you opt out of the hotel next door; check out hotel.com for some great deals.
Be Excited!
It should really go without saying, but just in case you needed a reminder:
Be absolutely excited! I know I am! How are you ladies preparing for the 2017 The Curvy Fashionista Style Expo?


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Kenny Chesney performing in Florida, plan ahead for John Oates, Train, Goo Goo Dolls
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Kenny Chesney
Kenny Chesney and his "Songs for the Saints" tour reaches Tallahassee on April 26 for a 7 p.m. show at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center in Tallahassee.
A few $39 tickets remain, with others closer to the stage starting around $99.
The Tennessee native also headlines the annual Tortuga Music Festival in Fort Lauderdale from April 12 to April 14.
Other musicians set to play at Fort Lauderdale Beach Park include Flo Rida, Sheryl Crow, Jason Aldean, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts and Dustin Lynch.
Single-day general admission passes start at $135 and all ages are welcome.
Fourteen of Chesney's 20 albums have been certified gold, with hits including "She Thinks my Tractor's Sexy," "American Kids" and "Summertime."
Leon Bridges
The soulful sound of Leon Bridges comes to Florida this month, with the Texas native performing four shows in four days.
Bridges, 29, known for hits including "Coming Home," has concerts set for April 17 in St. Augustine, April 18 in Clearwater, April 19 in Miami Beach and April 20 in Orlando. Tickets for all shows remain, with some as low as $44 at the outdoor St. Augustine Amphitheatre, rebranded recently as The Amp.
Bridges' style reminds many of the 1960s soul singers, including Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye and Otis Redding.
His 2018 album "Good Thing" had hits including "Bad, Bad News."
Plan ahead
John Oates
One-half of the classic rock duo Hall & Oates performs Nov. 20 at the Southwest Florida Performing Arts Center in Bonita Springs.
John Oates and his Good Road Band perform that night at 7. Tickets are on sale as of Friday, April 5.
Goo Goo Dolls and Train
Anyone up for some pop-rock can find it in August, when the Goo Goo Dolls and Train perform
The two bands swing through Florida in early July with shows in West Palm Beach, Tampa and Jacksonville. Tickets for the shows start around $30 (general admission, lawn).
The Buffalo, New York-based Goo Goo Dolls began as a punk band but reached the height of their popularity in the mid-1990s with hits including "Slide" and "Name."
Train formed in San Francisco in 1993 with hits including "Meet Virginia" in 1998 and "Drops of Jupiter" in 2001.
The band achieved its biggest hit a decade ago with "Hey, Soul Sister," which has nearly 200 million views on YouTube.


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Dogs! They're people too! Except they're more people than you are, because they are the only people worth marketing private jets to nowadays, because you are poor.
Private jet-sharing companies like NetJets and FlexJet are engaging in a big push to get you to fly your dog, the same dog that eats garbage because he doesn't give a crap because he's a dog, in a private jet, according to Bloomberg Businessweek:
Pull up NetJets.com, the site for the company that lets travelers buy or lease part of a plane, and you won't see a square-jawed businessman crunching through a spreadsheet at 30,000-feet; you'll see a young boy in an opulent leather seat, curled around a yellow Lab puppy, with both sleeping soundly. It's a fairly adorable picture that makes a weary traveler want to run out and buy one—a puppy, that is, plus a cozy Gulfstream (GD) for it to sleep in.
NetJets alone flew 14,400 animals on more than 10,000 flights, which is more than 10,000 more private jet flights than you will ever take in your life.
NetJets is owned by Warren Buffet, and he is a man who knows a good deal when he sees one, so get your dog on a Gulfstream G650 right now. Warren Buffet is a billionaire.
Just remember, if you want to avoid being tainted with the scent of poors completely and you don't care what it costs, you can always buy your very own private jet. They're a great bargain.
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