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Hawks to visit White House on Monday
The Blackhawks could get used to this.
For the second time in four years, the Hawks will be welcomed to the White House on Monday by President Obama in recognition of their 2013 Stanley Cup championship.
The Hawks plan to fly to Washington following Sunday's game against Calgary and visit Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in the morning.
"It's a cool day," Hawks coach Joel Quenneville said. "We get to go to Walter Reed as well in the morning. That was a fun visit when you look back. We've run into the Wounded Warriors a few times since then."
But the highlight of the trip will be visiting the White House.
"When you get to the White House it's kind of a fun setting," Quenneville said. "I think it will give us some reflection of a pretty special year for us all. I guess at that point it will probably wrap up last year. It will be a good moment for us."
Back to Khabibulin:
Hoping to put the memories of last Thursday's 6-5 overtime loss to Tampa Bay quickly in the rear view mirror, Nikolai Khabibulin was back in goal for the Hawks on Tuesday against Ottawa.
Joel Quenneville admitted the back-to-back games were the biggest factor in his goalie decision.
"It gets him back in the net as well," Quenneville said. "When you look at our schedule, back-to-backs, it will be a good opportunity for him. It's good to get him back in the net. We're comfortable he's going to be a big part of it and help us out as we go along here. Let's play well in front of him."
Work in progress:
Evaluating the second line of Brandon Pirri, Brandon Saad and Patrick Kane goes beyond their offense.
"I think the best measuring stick is how well they play in their own end," Joel Quenneville said. "I think offensively, they've all got good instincts. They've all got good play recognition. We saw (Monday) what they're capable of.
"They'll be a high-productive line if they play well defensively. They'll be in the other team's end. If they check well in all zones they're going to have the puck a lot, and I think that plays into their strength."
Brookbank again:
Sheldon Brookbank was back on defense Tuesday for the second game in a row. Brookbank scored his first goal of the season in Monday's win at Minnesota.
"He's played well this year," Joel Quenneville said. "Every game he's been rock solid and gives us a little offense off the point as well. His puck possession game has improved and he's getting his shot through. I've thought he has stepped up his game this year."
Joel Quenneville ruled injured center Michal Handzus out of weekend games against Winnipeg (Saturday) and Calgary (Sunday) because of a nagging lower body injury. Handzus hasn't played since last Thursday at Tampa Bay.


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Originally posted by Daedalus
Originally posted by cosmicexplorer
Im saying taking parts only from an airsoft gun to use in a real gun. Yes you can. It may not last long but you could use the parts....even if they arent perfectly to spec you could modify them. I don't see what the benefit would be by using crappy plastic and cheap metal but may be a cheap fix or help avoiding registering the lower. And felons have been pretty resourceful on getting weapons of any kind. I agree with you that most are gotten from the black market, but to think they haven't been creative in navigating the law is very naive.
Im not saying take an airsoft gun...toss in a couple real parts and bam you got a weapon!
Oh I didn't clarify either...im refering to parts of the lower receiver only...I will try to consult with a few friends and learn the actual parts they believe can be used...as ive never done this myself...if I remember right its something with the lower receiver and t would still need some sort of modification from someone who knew a decent amount. But hey if helps you avoid registering it....why not...even if it only fired a couple rounds before jamming or breaking.edit on 2-2-2013 by cosmicexplorer because: (no reason given)edit on 2-2-2013 by cosmicexplorer because: i type like an elephant in heatedit on 2-2-2013 by cosmicexplorer because: more typosedit on 2-2-2013 by cosmicexplorer because: (no reason given)
If it were possible, it would be done, and it would be done all the time.
The ATF seizing this single shipment happened over two years ago, since that happened, and this idiotic assertion was made, i have not seen a SINGLE report of it having ever been done.
i own a top of the line Gas-Blowback Airsoft M4...and i am familiar with the internals of a REAL M4...i can tell you, with very comfortable level of certainty that it is not possible to build an AR-15 or M4 on an airsoft GBB lower...
Originally posted by cosmicexplorer
I work in law enforcement....we received an intel briefing on how people were attempting this....and it was one or two years ago....a lot could have changed since then with law and maybe even how air soft is made. I think the ATF's statement of how "easy" it would be is absurd. If I gave a lower receiver to an engineer and said ill give you one million dollars to take this lower using anything else you need necessary and make it work with a real upper they would solve the problem. You can make a lower out of of wood, or anything to some extent. Sure its absolutely retarded to do it...and that's why it never took off...cause of the amount of knowledge work and money it would take to try to make it work only to have it not last. Since we have had this briefing I haven't heard a thing about it again until this ATF stuff. The idea behind it was for felons to try and navigate laws by not having to register the lower. Give me some time to research this a little more and see If I can private message you what was originally sent to me..and let me talk with some of our armorers too. I'll try to get you the exact specifics..and honestly I'd like to see a video of one firing myself. All im saying is it possible...but i think it would be very very difficult.edit on 3-2-2013 by cosmicexplorer because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by dave_welch
Ok, so lets entertain the possibility (highly unlikely) that it can be done. You're going through a lot of trouble for a Lower Receiver. Just think about this, The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms just confiscated 30 toys that may be able to be used for parts on real guns. They did that, instead of going after REAL ILLEGAL GUNS! Our Tax Dollars at work everybody.
Originally posted by dave_welch
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And what difference does that make as to what I said?
Originally posted by DAVID64
If it can be converted to fire real ammo, Prove It. I wanna see a video of one of their guys firing it.
Somebody better be standing there with a cell phone and 91 dialed. Just wait till he pulls the trigger, then go ahead and dial the other 1.
Originally posted by cosmicexplorer
reply to post by Daedalus
I absolutely agree there are better ways...as you mentioned the 80% receiver...and I totally agree this is a fear mongering tactic from the ATF. And frankly i could care less if people were doing it...
I brought it up this morning in briefing and the consensus is that it could be done with a complete wipe of components...new drill holes and then a complete install of components...but would be pointless...mostly for what we've already mentioned...I really wanna see someone do it now just for the sake of it...I'm sure the ATF will have someone working on it either way at this point haha.
Im completely pro gun and on your side mate...and I believe stuff like this has to be monitored...I can assure you the majority of my department claims they wouldn't enforce unconstitutional laws....I know for sure I wouldn't enforce a gun grab and have already stated I would resign in a heartbeat.
Originally posted by TheDarkTurnip
All guns have to be made out of high quality SPECIAL MAGIC gun steel otherwise they will explode. The Tec-9 for example is made entirely out of hardened SPECIAL MAGIC gun steel specially forged in space by metallurgy fairies.
... In reality the regulated part of it (The part the ATF will refer to as the 'firearm') is made out of crappy plastic that is known to crack with use. An AR15 based on a modified aluminum airsoft receiver (some are even steel) would be more durable than many production firearms.
Some production AR15 receivers and trigger groupings are made almost entirely out of molded plastic
The receiver is considered the firearm. Almost anything can be used to make a receiver, even a plastic chopping board. It is a component that does not need to be made of metal nor does it experience significant stress.
If you think modifying a decent quality airsoft AR15 receiver into a working firearm component 'is impossible' you have no imagination. It would not even be 'difficult' with minimal tools. Even the trigger grouping of a gas blowback could be utilized. The only function it would need to perform is hitting the firing pin. If it does not line up you weld or screw on more material in order to raise the profile of the hammer face forward.
The ATF are of course fear mongering and trying to justify the seizure by blowing a technical possibility out of proportion and implying to the public that a fully assembled BB gun can somehow be transformed and is a threat to society. The agent in question probably does not even know what part the receiver is seeing as he couldn't even figure out which way the magazine went in.
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I agree that spending money to interdict toy guns is insane, but so is a country where gun shops outnumber grocery stores.

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Last weekend saw one of our players go on a hot streak that will become a part of Guts legend. The team at Guts would like to congratulate Sabah on her amazing streak, winning a total on €79,916.50…
Let's start at the beginning with a €100 UKash deposit and promise of hours of entertainment, few could have imaged, especially Sabah herself, what would follow.
She went on streak after streak with a €13,775 win on Fruitshop, followed by a Golden Egg stealing win of €11,894 on Jack and the Beanstalk. The wins still kept coming as the weekend wore on, Sabah had a €12,195 win on Crime Scene, a €10,200 win on Beach and finished the weekend with a €11,850 win on Starburst.
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Melissa Moore, owner of Sunrise Stables in Versailles, said she has the saddlebred horse business in her blood.
She also had it on her brow Tuesday: sweat dripped from her forehead less than an hour before five of her horses competed during the second day of the 78th annual Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show at The Red Mile.
During the six-day show, which started Monday, more than 600 horses are vying for top honors in saddlebred events. The show is the first leg of the saddlebred "Triple Crown."
"This is one of the biggest events of this type in the country," Moore said. "You never know what you're going to get each day, even with the horse you feel is ready."
Moore's family has a long and successful history in the saddlebred horse-showing business. Her father, Tom, was a Hall-of-Fame rider based out of Harrodsburg and won more than 200 World Championship titles, according to U.S. Equestrian's website. He swept each grand class (the Three-Gaited, Five-Gaited and Fine Harness classes) in the 1994 Lexington Junior League Charity Horse Show. A statue of him riding a saddlebred horse stands in front of Freedom Hall in Louisville.
Her mother, Donna, was a member of the World Championship Horse Show Hall of Fame for her work in training and showing horses. She also developed several farms around Central Kentucky, including actor William Shatner's Belle Reve Farm. From that farm, she ran Donna Moore Stables until she was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, of which she died in January. Tom and Donna Moore had been divorced; he died in 2001.
"When they were together, they were unbeatable," Moore said of her parents. "When they were apart, they were unbeatable. When they showed against each other, it was great drama for everybody to watch."
Her mother's specialty was pairing amateur riders with horses she trained, which was an "incredible" talent, Moore said.
While her parents succeeded, Moore didn't immerse herself in the business as she became an adult. Though she won events as early as age 12, her parents wanted her to branch out. So she attended Brooks College in Long Beach, Calif.
"I couldn't stay away, though," Moore said. "I rode horses in California and came back after I finished (college). I didn't really want to do anything else."
Her parents' legacies have increased expectations for Moore throughout her career, she said.
"For a while, I had to realize that I didn't have to live up to them, that I could be who I was," Moore said. "You feel like you're growing up in the public eye, and they expect you to do well. It was probably more pressure on myself than people put on me. But you have to be who you are and not worry about that."
She has begun to carve out a legacy of her own. Moore has won more than 50 events as a rider, and the horses she has trained have won more than 25 events. Currently, she owns 30 horses that she trains, and she trains horses from out of state as well.
Moore's sister, Melinda, is also in the saddlebred business, training and riding horses while owning Arrowhead Farm in Lawrenceburg. One of Melinda's recent local successes came at the Alltech National Horse Show at the Kentucky Horse Park, where she won in the Three-Gaited and Five-Gaited classes.
"She does fantastic," Melinda Moore said of her sister. "She's very dedicated to this breed. She actually takes on more work than she should. She's got a heavy load on her all the time."
Now that both her parents have died, Moore appreciates the relatives she has around the sport now. She said it alleviates some of the pressure that comes with her last name.
"It's hard to do our job and not want to share it with your family," Moore said. " It's nice to have a sibling around to share these things."


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Saturday was a great day for the Pride Picnic, and what goes great with picnics? Gelato of course!
On our way to the picnic, @customersright, @joshrimer and myself decided to make a pit stop to Gelarmony – formerly known as Mondo Gelato.
When I lived in the West End, I used to go to Mondo Gelato all the time. This was one of the original artisan gelato places in Vancouver. I was a little nervous when I found out that Mondo was no more and Gelarmony had taken over. The staff informed me that just the name had change and that the gelato recipes had stayed the same. They still make their gelato in small batches and they still use fresh ingredients.
There are over 100 flavours to chose from, and that can be a tad overwhelming. Gelarmony offers gelato, sorbetto , soy gelato and yogurt.
Gelarmony only takes cash, and one scoop of their gelato will take you back $4.45 and two $7.80. Prices include tax.
My favourite flavour is the chocolate orange gelato. This gelato is so delicious and creamy, and the flavours go so well together.


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Last night was the State of the Union address, a speech presidents give before Congress each year to assess where our country has been and where we are going. President Trump's speech highlighted one of his favorite themes--the dangers to our economy and our security posed by non-citizens.
I recently came across a poem by Brian Bilston, which eloquently rebuts the President's anti-immigrant and anti-refugee talking points, and so I wanted to share it here. If you would like to learn more about Mr. Bilston, check out his website. Without further ado, enjoy--
They have no need of our help
So do not tell me
These haggard faces could belong to you or me
Should life have dealt a different hand
We need to see them for who they really are
Chancers and scroungers
Layabouts and loungers
With bombs up their sleeves
Cut-throats and thieves
They are not
Welcome here
We should make them
Go back to where they came from
They cannot
Share our food
Share our homes
Share our countries
Instead let us
Build a wall to keep them out
It is not okay to say
These are people just like us
A place should only belong to those who are born there
Do not be so stupid to think that
The world can be looked at another way
(now read from bottom to top)
Originally posted on the Asylumist: www.Asylumist.com.
As an ordinary citizen, it is not easy to decide the best way to confront a Nazi march. Show up to peacefully protest? That might give additional attention to the other side. Protest violently? Not only could that elevate the Nazis, it might also de-legitimize the resistance to the Nazis (even those who peacefully resist). Ignore them? That might be viewed as condoning their views. Reasonable people can differ about what to do, at least as far as the peaceful responses are concerned.
As a great American philosopher once said, "I hate Nazis."
But when you are a public figure, especially an elected official, the decision about how to respond is clear: First, ensure safety and free speech. Second, denounce the evils of Nazism and make it plain that Nazis, Klan members, and anyone who might march side-by-side with such people are un-American, illegitimate, and unworthy of a seat at the table of public discourse.
Fortunately, the vast majority of our country's elected leaders knew what to say in response to the Nazi march last weekend. But unfortunately, there was one important exception--our President, Donald J. Trump. To me, Mr. Trump's contemptible silence, followed by a reluctant "denunciation" of the Nazis, followed by a denunciation of the "denunciation" is an utter disgrace. It is a green light to Nazis. It is yet another attack on common decency and on our shared national values. It is complicity with Nazism. By the President of the United States. (As an aside, one of my lawyer-friends at the Justice Department told me--perhaps half jokingly--that she wanted to post a sign in her office that reads, "Nazis are bad," but she feared it might get her into trouble--that is where we are under Mr. Trump.)
Frankly, I am not particularly worried about the Nazis themselves. They certainly can do damage--they murdered a young woman and injured many others. But they do not have the power or support to threaten our democracy. This does not mean we should take them for granted (few would have predicted Hitler's rise when he was sitting in prison after the Beerhall Putsch), but we should not be unduly fearful either.
On the other hand, I am very worried about our President's behavior. His governing philosophy (perhaps we can call it, "trickle down histrionics") is poisoning our public debate, and it weakens us domestically and internationally. Thus far, his incompetence has served as a bulwark against his malevolence, but that can only go on for so long (see, e.g., North Korea). So there is much to be concerned about.
Here, though, I want to talk about hope. Specifically, the hope that I feel from my clients: Asylum seekers, "illegals," and other immigrants. There are several reasons my clients give me hope.
One reason is that they still believe in the American Dream. Despite all of the nastiness, mendacity, and bigotry coming from the White House, people still want to come to America. They are voting with their feet. Some endure seemingly endless waits, often times separated from their loved ones, in order to obtain legal status here. Others risk their lives to get here. They don't do this because (as Mr. Trump suggests) they want to harm us. They do it because they want to join us. They want to be part of America. My clients and others like them represent the American ideal far better than those, like our embattled President and his racist friends, who disparage them. When I see my country through my clients' eyes, it gives me hope.
My clients' stories also give me hope. Most of my clients are asylum seekers. They have escaped repressive regimes or failing states. Where they come from, the government doesn't just tweet nasty comments about its opponents, it tortures and murders them. The terrorist groups operating in my clients' countries regularly harm and kill noncombatants, women, children, and even babies. My clients have stood against this depravity, and many of them continue to fight for democracy, justice, and human rights from our shores. My clients' perseverance in the face of evil gives me hope.
Finally, I have hope because I see the courage of my clients, who refuse to be cowed by the hateful rhetoric of our Commander-in-Chief. Since the early days of his campaign, Mr. Trump has demonized foreigners and refugees, and after he was sworn in as President, these individuals were the first to come into his cross hairs. If he can defeat people like my clients, he can move on to new targets. But many refugees and asylum seekers have been subject to far worse treatment than Mr. Trump's bluster, and they are ready to stand firm against his bullying. Their fortitude encourages others to stand with them. And stand with them we will. The fact that vulnerable, traumatized people are on the front lines of this fight, and that they will not surrender, gives me hope.
I have written before about the tangible benefits of our humanitarian immigration system. It demonstrates to the world that our principals--democracy, human rights, freedom, justice--are not empty platitudes. It shows that we support people who work with us and who advance the values we hold dear. When such people know that we have their backs, they will be more willing to work with us going forward. And of course, that system helps bring people to the United States whose talents and energy benefit our entire nation. Add to this list one more benefit that asylees and refugees bring to our nation in this dark time--hope.
Originally posted on the Asylumist: www.Asylumist.com.
Studies about immigrants and refugees tend to be a sort-of Rorschach test: For those who support higher levels of migration, they show that immigrants contribute positively to our society; for those who want to restrict immigration, the same studies demonstrate that new arrivals have a negative impact on our country.
Cost of resettling a refugee: $107,000. Taxes paid by said refugee: $130,00. Saving a human life: Priceless.
I'm no expert, but it seems to me that part of the problem is a lack of data. Where there is a dearth of information, we tend to fill-in the blank spaces with our own hopes and fears. Think of those medieval maps that showed fanciful creatures and fabulous kingdoms just past the borders of the known world.
The most recent attempt to quantify the economic impact of refugees comes from two professors at the University of Notre Dame: William N. Evans and Daniel Fitzgerald. Their paper, The Economic and Social Outcomes of Refugees in the United States, uses data from the U.S. Census Bureau's most recent five-year American Community Survey (2010-2014) to tease out the impact of refugees--as distinct from other immigrants--on the U.S. economy. The website Five Thirty Eight nicely summarizes the report's findings:
[R]esearchers pulled a sample of 18-to-45-year-olds who resettled in the U.S. over the past 25 years and examined how their employment and earnings changed over time. They found that the U.S. spends roughly $15,000 in relocation costs and $92,000 in social programs over a refugees first 20 years in the country. However, they estimated that over the same time period, refugees pay nearly $130,000 in taxes over $20,000 more than they receive in benefits.
The authors found that, when compared to rates among U.S.-born residents, unemployment was higher and earnings were lower among adult refugees during their first few years in the country, but these outcomes changed substantially over time. After six years in the U.S., refugees were more likely to be employed than U.S.-born residents around the same age. The longer they live longer in the U.S., the more refugees economic outcomes improved and the less they relied on government assistance. While refugees average wages are never as high as the average for U.S.-born residents, after about eight years in the U.S., refugees arent significantly more likely to receive welfare or food stamps than native-born residents with similar education and language skills.
Responses to the report were predictable. The restrictionist Center for Immigration Studies questioned the study's methodology (Steven Camarota notes that the authors did not include costs associated with education, incarceration, and law enforcement and looked only at more productive, working-age refugees). The Migration Policy Institute viewed the report as evidence that resettlement agencies help refugees become self-sufficient more quickly. Both points seem worthy of further exploration, and I hope this report will help spark more discussion.
For my part, I have mixed feelings about the study. On the one hand, the whole idea of quantifying the economic impact of refugees seems like a vulgar exercise. We shouldn't be helping such people because we hope to gain a monetary benefit from them. We should help them because it is the right thing to do. Indeed, the notion that refugees should somehow be a financial boon to our economy debases the high ideals of our humanitarian immigration system.
On the other hand (and in the real world), I recognize that it is critical for us to understand the impact of refugees on our country--economically, socially, and in the national security context. The report by Professors Evans and Fitzgerald seems to be a valuable contribution to this effort. Only with more information about refugees can we create rational, fact-based policies. How many refugees and asylum seekers should we admit each year? How well do such people integrate into our community? How can we ease the transition so that migrants become self sufficient more quickly? The more information we have, the better equipped we will be to answer such questions.
To be sure, the economic aspect of refugee resettlement is only one part of the story. But it is important to better understand how refugees are integrating into our economy so we can help improve that process. It is also relevant (at least to some extent) to the debate about how many refugees we should be admitting into our country.
These days I am not feeling overly optimistic about the quality of our public conversation on refugees (or on any other topic). It is far more common to hear hyperbole, falsehoods, and ad hominem attacks in the immigration debate than it is to find sober analysis. But at least in the economic realm, I think this report is significant. It contributes to a mounting body of evidence suggesting that immigrants and refugees help our economy more than most restrictionists would have us believe. It is also a serious piece of analytic work at a time when seriousness is sorely lacking from the discussion.
Originally posted on the Asylumist: www.Asylumist.com.
President Trump's Executive Orders ("EOs") on immigration triggered a series of lawsuits that are still playing out in federal courts across the nation. The lawsuits have resulted in orders barring certain portions of the EOs, at least for the time being.
Judge James Robart: Referees helping Refugees.
For those not familiar with the U.S. system, we have three (supposedly) co-equal branches of government: The executive (the President), the legislative (Congress), and the judicial (federal courts). The judicial generally acts as an umpire or referee, making sure that the other branches play by the rules, or in this case, the Constitution and laws of the United States. What has been happening with the EOs is that the President is asserting his authority over immigration (and the President does have broad authority over immigration), but he is constrained by the U.S. Constitution and the existing immigration law. The lawsuits argue that the President has overstepped his authority, and so far, most courts have agreed to issue preliminary orders blocking the EOs, at least until the courts can more fully analyze whether the orders comply with the law.
Probably the broadest decision thus far issued was by a U.S. District Judge in Seattle, James Robart. The lawsuit was brought by Washington State and the state of Minnesota in their role as "parens patriae of the residents living in their borders." The decision temporary stays several key portions of the EO related to terrorism based on the Judge's conclusion that the states' lawsuit was likely to succeed on the merits and that the states face "immediate and irreparable injury" as a result of the EOs. Specifically, the Judge found that the EO "adversely affects the States' residents in the areas of employment, education, business, family relations, and freedom to travel." In addition, the Judge found that, "the States themselves are harmed by virtue of the damage that implementation of the Executive Order has inflicted upon the operations and missions of their public universities and other institutions of higher learning, as well as injuries to the States' operations, tax bases, and public funds." Thus, the Judge issued a temporary restraining order against the EO. The order blocks portions of the EO nationwide, and will remain in effect until the Court can reach a decision on the merits of the lawsuit (or until it is overturned by a higher court).
The President, through the Department of Justice, filed an appeal, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has thus far refused to overturn the District Judge's order. So what does all this mean?
First, according to its website, USCIS "continues to adjudicate applications and petitions filed for or on behalf of individuals in the United States regardless of their country of origin, and applications and petitions of lawful permanent residents outside the U.S. USCIS also continues to adjudicate applications and petitions for individuals outside the U.S. whose approval does not directly confer travel authorization. Applications to adjust status also continue to be adjudicated, according to existing policies and procedures, for applicants who are nationals of countries designated in the Jan. 27, 2017, 'Executive Order: Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States.'" This means that even if you are from one of the "banned" countries--Iraq, Iran, Syria, Sudan, Somalia, Libya or Yemen--your case will be processed as before the EO. So USCIS should continue to issue decisions for nationals of such countries, at least for the time being.
Second, the State Department will resume issuing visas for people from the listed countries, including refugees. U.S. visas for nationals of these countries that were "provisionally revoked" are now "valid for travel to the United States, if the holder is otherwise eligible." Meaning that if you are from a banned country and you have a valid U.S. visa, you should be able to enter the United States. Again, the Judge's order is temporary, and it may be overturned, so if you have a visa and wish to come to the United States, you should do so immediately, since we do not know for how long the Judge's temporary restraining order will remain in place.
Third, DHS/Customs and Border Protection is also following the Judge's order, even if it is doing so reluctantly. From the CBP website:
In accordance with the judge's ruling, DHS has suspended any and all actions implementing the affected sections of the Executive Order entitled, "Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States." This includes actions to suspend passenger system rules that flag travelers for operational action subject to the Executive Order. DHS personnel will resume inspection of travelers in accordance with standard policy and procedure. At the earliest possible time, the Department of Justice intends to file an emergency stay of this order and defend the President's Executive Order, which is lawful and appropriate. The Order is intended to protect the homeland and the American people, and the President has no higher duty and responsibility than to do so.
So all people with valid visas and who are otherwise eligible to enter--including nationals of the banned countries--should be able to board planes, travel to the United States, and enter the country. In short, the Judge's order restores the situation for such travelers to how it was prior to the EOs.
Finally, I wrote in an update to last week's post that additional countries may be added to the banned list. As long as the Judge's order is in place, I doubt that will happen, and--more importantly--the State Department informed the American Immigration Lawyer's Association that there was no "addendum, annex or amendment now being worked on to expand visa revocations or the travel ban to countries other than those currently implicated in [the] Executive Order." Hopefully, this means that we will not see additional countries added to the "banned" list.
The legal fight over the EOs is a rapidly moving target, so before you make any travel plans, please check the news or check with a lawyer to make sure there are no additional changes affecting you. I will also try to keep posting updates here.
Originally posted on the Asylumist: www.Asylumist.com.
The Refugee Ball took place on Tuesday, January 17, 2017. It was wonderful to see hundreds of people from all different backgrounds and countries come together to celebrate America's humanitarian immigration system.
Economist, talk show host, women's rights advocate, and amazing singer, Amal Nourelhuda (originally from Sudan), performs at the Refugee Ball.
There were musicians from Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Tibet. There was a Persian rapper. Our emcee was a journalist/asylum seeker from Ethiopia. We had Lebanese, Tibetan, and Ethiopian food, and Syrian cookies. There was artwork by a young Honduran asylum seeker and an Iranian refugee. Speakers included the former Chairman of the Board of Immigration Appeals (who now has his own blog), an asylee from Azerbaijan, and the president and CEO of HIAS, a non-profit organization that assists refugees. We also had a special guest appearance by Congressman Jamie Raskin. All-in-all, not a bad way to spend an evening.
One message of the Refugee Ball is that asylum seekers and refugees contribute in valuable ways to our society. They bring their skills and talents to America, and we are stronger because of their presence here. Also, by offering asylum to those who work with us and those who share our values, we demonstrate to our allies that we are on their side; that we have got their back. This makes it more likely that people around the world will cooperate with us and work to advance the values that our nation aspires to: Democracy, freedom of speech, women's rights, LGBT rights, freedom of religion, equality, peace. When we have the cooperation of our allies, our country is safer and more secure, and our asylum system helps engender that cooperation.
And of course, granting protection to those in need of assistance is the right thing to do. I know that if my family members had to flee the United States, I would want more than anything for them to receive a friendly reception in their country of refuge. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
Another message of the Ball is that advocates for asylum seekers and refugees remain committed to assisting people who have come to our country for protection. And although the incoming Administration may create a more difficult environment for our clients, our commitment to those seeking our country's protection will not wane.
For me, though, the most important message of the Ball was that of the courage and perseverance displayed by the refugees and asylum seekers who I saw there. Many of the people who participated in the event were themselves victims of terrible torture and persecution. But there they were at the Ball--singing and dancing, giving speeches, making art and food for us to enjoy. Each of them provides an example of how the human spirit can survive extreme adversity and go on to create beauty, and of how life can triumph over death. I can't help but be inspired by their examples.
So while we really do not know what to expect in the days and months ahead, we can draw strength from each other, and from the examples set by the refugees and asylum seekers themselves, who have endured great hardships, but who still have hope that America will live up to the high ideals that we have set for ourselves.
To those who participated in, supported, and attended the Refugee Ball, Thank you. Thank you for contributing your time, talent, energy, and money to supporting the cause of refugees and asylum seekers. Thank you for inspiring me, and for reminding me of why I work as an asylum attorney. I feel optimistic knowing that we are united in our goal of welcoming the stranger, and that we are all in this together to support each other.
Originally posted on the Asylumist: www.Asylumist.com.


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Third WikiLeaks Movie in the Works
HBO gets in on the latest craze.
Well, this is officially a trend: A movie about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is in early development at HBO Films. The network is in discussions with BBC about co-producing the film, based on Raffi Khatchadourian's New Yorker story, "No Secrets: Julian Assange's Mission for Total Transparency." The production could potentially compete with Alex Gibney's Assange documentary and a film adaptation of an upcoming Assange biography. [Deadline]


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Why Payday Loans Are Good For Millions of People
Payday loan is an option which is growing in popularity by leaps and bounds, and only within a small period of time, it has been introduced as a viable option for borrowers who are in need of ready cash for a short term need. The rise of popularity of payday loans in the UK has been phenomenal in the past years, and is constantly growing.
The reason for the growth, popularity and wide acceptance? Payday loans are seen by many as a first choice and last minute resort if they need instant cash for meeting an urgent need. But why is it that millions are getting attracted to payday loans and seeing them as the ideal solution to their problems?
Payday Loans – Why Are They a Good Option for the People?
Payday loans work to offer small advances in cash for a short time period, which lasts for around a couple of weeks or just until the next paycheck is due. This way, if anybody is faced with an urgent expense and is short of cash, and cannot wait for the next salary check, they can apply for this loan and get the amount easily on an urgent basis.
The easy availability of instant cash on loan is what makes payday loans a great choice for many people.
What Is The Payday Loan Amount Usually Used For?
A good way to understand why payday loans are a great option is to know what the loan amount is used for. According to statistics, around 86% of the borrowed amount is used to meet urgent food and utility costs. While 29% use the instant payday loan amount to pay off other loans, around 5% use the amount for house repairs. All in all, the loan amount is utilized to deal with any and all urgent needs and emergency requirements, for which one needs ready cash available in a short span of time.
Benefits That Make Payday Loans the First Choice of Millions of People
The reasons why millions of people find payday loans to be a very good option are,
- They are easy to apply for
- The qualifying requirements of the payday loans are easy and lenient
- Any fees and charges can be discussed with the lender
- The payday loan process is very quick, ensuring access to the required loan amount within the same day, few hours or till the next day
- Payday loans have a very high acceptance rate policy
Payday loans can therefore, be used to cover a shortfall in cash, till the next paycheck. The maximum loan amount you can apply for is subject to the regulations of the state one resides in.
Payday loans are also available online, which means that you don't have to travel to the lender and wait for your turn to apply for a loan. Also, payday loans do not take bad credit into account, which means that anyone who won't be able to secure a loan from the bank due to their bad credit history can easily qualify for a payday instant cash loan.
The above mentioned reasons are the basis on which one can assume that payday loans are a good and viable option for millions of people.


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Why I Will Never, Ever, EVER Get a Tattoo
Would I have to start planning outfits around the tattoo like I plan for weather?
XoJane now has a Pinterest and we would love you to follow us.
For those of you unfamiliar with Pinterest, it's this super addictive image collective where you can "pin" images of things you love onto a virtual pinboard. It's super addictive and we've found so many things we love, design ideas we want to try, recipes we want to cook, books we want to read,makeup tutorials, plus tons of images of super cute adorable baby animals.
There are so many users with inspiring pinboards. Hi Angie Candell, we are on Pinterest digging your pins!
It's seriously one of the most fun timesucks on the Internet, and it's another way for all of us to share what we love and for you for to share what you love with us. We'll be featuring the most inspiring pinboards we find on Xojane and have our editors and writers add their own pinboards of things they love.
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We have our first reader content pinboard up, called Men Who Make Us Swoon!
Next pinboard we feature dames, but in the meantime, feel free to add pins of all the men you find cool, inspiring, or just plain eye candy.


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July 17th 2017
What are the recent trends in learning? – Interview with Nigel Paine
In this short interview with Nigel Paine we explore the recent trends and shifts in learning and what these trends mean for the future of L&D.
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Strategic Learning from Crises
This presentation by Matt Nixon, Author of "Pariahs: Hubris, Reputation and Organisational Crises", summarises the lessons organisations can learn from being in a crisis and the role HR can play in facilitating this learning.View Presentation
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In this presentation, John Greatrex, Group HR Director at Unipart Group highlights Unipart's journey to becoming a learning organisation and shares the Group's approach to learning and delevelopment within HR.View Presentation
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Learning - The Foundation for Agility and Sustainable Performance
CRF's research report - 'Learning - The Foundation for Agility and Sustainable Performance' - explores the role that learning can play in helping our organisations become more agile, innovative and change-ready, how we can better align learning with the organisation's strategic priorities, and how we can use the latest developments in the learning field to increase the impact of investments in learning.View Research
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Progress, Issue 5 (Full Edition)
This issue of Progress, CRF's e-magazine, is fifth in the series and covers a range of topics from future of work to finding your next executive search firm. Progress was launched to assist in the development of your role, to support your career and broaden your awareness of the changing business environment we operate in.Read Article
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'Other Guys' bumps 'Inception' from top spot
'Step Up 3D' underwhelms at No. 3; 'St. Cloud' falls to No. 8Sony's buddy-cop action comedy "The Other Guys" copped more boxoffice than any other movie during the weekend, as the Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg shoot-'em-up heisted an estimated $35.6 million in opening loot.
Warner Bros.' leggy fantasy thriller "Inception" fell to second place after three frames atop the domestic rankings, with its $18.6 million weekend pushing cumulative coin for the Leonardo DiCaprio starrer to $227.7 million. Disney's threequel dance musical "Step Up 3D" bowed below expectations with a disappointing $15.5 million in third place.
But the session's clearest industry talking point: a profitable launch for the latest iteration of one of Hollywood's most tried and true film formulas. (Touting a decades-long string of buddy-cop pics, MovieTickets surveyed online customers for favorite duos last week and found Will Smith and Martin Lawrence top choice with 1995's "Bad Boys.")
Directed by Adam McKay, "Guys" was produced for an estimated $85 million.
In a tweet to fans, McKay posted the pic's No. 1 debut on Twitter and expressed a "huge sigh of relief and gratitude to audiences." The helmer introduced a "Guys" performance at Hollywood's Arclight cinema on Saturday.
The "Guys" opening was among the biggest debuts ever for Ferrell and Wahlberg, though a personal best for neither. Ferrell's only bigger bow came with the $47 million first-weekend tally for 2006's McKay-helmed "Talledega Nights"; Wahlberg starred in 2000's $41.3 million opener "The Perfect Storm" and was part of the ensemble cast enjoying a $68.5 million launch with 2001's "Planet of the Apes."
"It was a really sweet opening," Sony distribution topper Rory Bruer said. "Mark and Will have been everywhere and really worked hard to open this movie so successfully."
Hit comedies tend to play longer than other film genres -- ditto kill-'em-with-yucks action comedies -- and relatively broad audience demographics during its inaugural frame also hint at a leggy run for "Guys." Opening audiences for the PG-13 pic skewed 56% male, with 55% of patrons under age 25.
The poor bow by "Step Up 3D" a week after a dreary debut for Warners' 3D family sequel "Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore" will have some wondering if 3D appeal is in decline. But with broadly downbeat reviews for both pics, the industry maxim that 3D can't make a bad pic good may be more relevant.
Also, only 1,826 of a total 2,435 theaters playing "Step Up 3D" offered the pic in 3D, due to an insufficient number of 3D screens in the marketplace. So the light 3D screen count would seem partly to blame for the movie's disappointing debut, as the whole point of producing a threequel was to revitalize the youth-targeting franchise with extra-dimensional imagery.
Nobody had been claiming franchise momentum: The original "Step Up" unspooled with $20.7 million to fetch $65.3 million overall domestically, but a first sequel bowed in February 2008 with just $18.9 million and grossed only $58 million in total U.S. and Canadian coin.
Notably, 3D screens playing "Step Up 3D" contributed two and a half times the boxoffice as its 2D screens.
"In its exit interviews, Cinema Score's surveys showed an A-minus for the 3D screens," Disney distribution topper Chuck Viane said. "So people did make a conscious decision to see it in 3D, and they loved it."
"Step Up 3D" still could find its way into profitability, as production costs were relatively modest. Co-financed 50-50 by Summit Entertainment, the threequel totes a negative cost estimated at less than $40 million.
Opening audiences for the PG-13 pic were comprised 60% of females, with 70% of patrons under age 25.
Elsewhere at the boxoffice, three holdover films marked so-so sophomore sessions:
-- Paramount's PG-13 comedy "Dinner for Schmucks" fell 55% to $10.5 million in fifth place
with a $46.7 million cume.
-- "Kitty Galore" dipped a more modest 44% to $6.9 million in seventh with $26.4 million in
-- Universal's romantic fantasy "Charlie St. Cloud" tumbled a big 62% to $4.7 million in
eighth with cume of $23.5 million.
Collectively, the weekend top 10 rung up $118 million, or 7% less than top performers in last year's comparable frame for the first industry downtick in almost two months, Rentrak said.
Among limited bows, Warners unspooled Rob Reiner's period romantic drama "Flipped" with 45 playdates in three markets and rung up $234,000, or a sturdy $5,200 per engagement.
Porn-industry dramedy "Middle Men," from Paramount Vantage and Oxymoron, debuted in 252 locations and fetched $305,000, or a thin $1,210 per site.
IFC Films' romantic drama "Cairo Time" opened in five theaters in New York and L.A. and grossed $62,250, or an encouraging $12,450 per location.
And Sony Pictures Classics bowed war drama "Lebanon" with a pair of New York playdates to register $16,768, or a solid $8,384 per engagement.
Looking ahead, three movies open wide on Friday: Sony's Julia Roberts starrer "Eat, Pray, Love," Lionsgate's ensemble actioner "The Expendables" and Universal's action fantasy "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World."


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Neil Patrick Harris: Christmas Shopping in Beverly Hills!
Neil Patrick Harris loads a stuffed elephant into the back of his car on Monday (December 19) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 38-year-old How I Met Your Mother actor stopped by Barneys New York to do some Christmas shopping.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Neil Patrick Harris
"Long day Christmas shopping. The shopping centers were slammed!," Neil wrote on his Twitter account. "Well, you know what they say: "'Tis the season to be mall-y."
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Please note, under EU regulations designed to "protect" consumers, in other words let's face it, protect the drug companies who campaigned for the regulations, we are not permitted to give advice on internal usage, and no instructions can be put on the label for internal usage of colloidal silver. During the 10 years we (and countless other companies) did advise on internal usage, and the hundred years before that when it was used internally, we didn't notice too many dead bodies lying in the streets as a result. Perhaps we just weren't being observant enough.
Natural antiseptic and disinfectant.
This colloidal Silver contains Silver, which is known to have natural antiseptic and antimicrobial properties. Made using electro-controlled technology and very pure water from a 9-stage water purification process, to achieve a very small particle size (0.0006 to 0.005 microns). This small particle size is important because it provides a much greater surface area for contact with bacteria and it is this which gives colloidal silver its disinfectant and antiseptic properties. The 15ml refillable size, with handy funnel, is ideal for carrying in a bag or pocket. Use the 200ml non-spray-nozzle size to refill the 15ml and 100ml spray-nozzle sizes.
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When I was in London, me and my friend were gasping for a cup of coffee and a possible bite to eat. We came across a little shop called Ben's Cookies. Little did I know, it was the beginning of a love affair for those thick doughy cookies. In search for the perfect recipe to re-create them at home, I hit up YouTube and found this video that had a Ben's Cookie recipe. Let me just say now, the outcome is uncanny to those cookies that can be found in the shop. What do you need to make these dough drops of heaven?
300g caster sugar
200g unsalted butter
1 egg
275g plain flour
75g cocoa powder (Green & Blacks is the best for this)
A splash of milk
A large bar of chocolate
1. Make sure the butter is very very soft and cream together with the sugar in a bowl.
2. Add the egg and mix.
3. Sift the flour and cocoa powder into the bowl and mix. Add a splash of milk at this point if it is too doughy but not too much so you can't roll it and it will keep its shape.
4. Add chocolate chips or chunks of the chocolate bar into the mix.
5. Roll small amounts of the mixture into balls, I find this recipe makes about 12 large-ish cookies.
6. Place onto a baking tray that has been lined with baking paper and press it very slightly.
7. For the extra touch, add another chunk of chocolate.
8. Put in the oven at 180 degrees celsius for about 15 minutes.
9. Remove from oven, let it cool and enjoy with a nice cup of tea.
You'll hopefully get thick doughy cookies with scrumcious chocolate chunks throughout. If eaten after cooling slightly, you'll get runny chocolate inside but if left for the next day, you'll get bites of thick chocolate throughout. Either way, my mouth is salivating whilst typing this out.
Bon appétit


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A 29-year-old Naperville man is scheduled to be appear Thursday in Will County Court on an array of charges associated with his alleged assault on a Joliet police officer Tuesday morning, police said this afternoon.
Joliet Police Chief Fred Hayes said the man was transferred earlier today to the county jail from a Joliet hospital where he had been taken for treatment of minor injuries to his arms, knees and hands.
Hayes said the man had been intent on setting fire to a home on the 2000 block of Chestnut Grove Drive, in the Wesmere subdivision, on Tuesday but was stopped by the only Joliet police officer on the scene, a 16-year veteran of the force.


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The Department of Political Science/History is a combination of the Political Science Program and the History Program.
The Political Science Program
The Political Science Program offers courses designed to prepare students for advanced study in graduate school and professional school (notably law school). Such preparation includes the understanding of political systems and political processes in the United States and elsewhere, the understanding of basic concepts found in the field of political science, and the learning of basic research methods.
An interdisciplinary International Studies Emphasis is also housed in the Department of Political Science. This concentration serves to promote global awareness and a sense of global citizenship on the part of Tougaloo students, to orient students toward growing opportunities in the international sector (public, private, and nonprofit), and prepare them for graduate and professional study in internationally-oriented programs.
The History Program
The Department of History combines the traditional liberal arts emphasis with more recently added courses on African-American and World History. This structure enables the student to examine the human past either as one of several possible courses in a liberal arts education or as preparation for graduate and professional school. History majors have graduated in recent years and gone on to successful careers in teaching, government service, journalism, law, archival work, and the business world.
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Cox Target Media is pleased to announce that Eric Sastram has joined the company as Sales Director of Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) and Retail Accounts. He oversees the development of new business relative to print circulars, digital print-at-home coupons and targeted direct mail campaigns within the CPG industry.
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Prior to joining CTM, Sastram worked for eight years as CPG Sales Executive at Valassis, a leading direct marketing company, where he managed nationally recognized accounts. He also worked with Linkwell Health as Vice President of Sales for the Eastern region and most recently with Cigna as a Marketing Communications Account Strategist.
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South Carolina State Implementation Plan
South Carolina State Implementation Plan
Regulation No. 62.1, Definitions, Permit Requirements, and Emissions Inventory
Section I - Definitions
Section II - Permit Requirements
Section III - Emissions Inventory
Regulation No. 62.2, Prohibition of Open Burning
Regulation No. 62.3, Air Pollution Episodes Section I - Episode Criteria Section II - Emission Reduction Requirements
Regulation No. 62.4, Hazardous Air Pollution Conditions
Regulation No. 62.5, Air Pollution Control Standards
Standard No. 1, Emissions from Fuel Burning Operations Section I - Visible Emissions Section II - Particulate Emissions Section III - Sulfur Dioxide Emissions Section IV - Opacity Monitoring Requirements Section V - Exemptions Section VI - Periodic Testing Section VII - Source Test Requirements
Standard No. 2, Ambient Air Quality Standards
Standard No. 3, Emissions from Incinerators
Standard No. 4, Emissions from Process Industries Section I - General Section II - Sulfuric Acid Manufacturing Plants Section III - Kraft Pulp and Paper Manufacturing Section IV - Portland Cement Manufacturing Plants Section V - Cotton Gins Section VI - Hot Mix Asphalt Plants Section VII - Metal Refining Section VIII - Other Manufacturing Section IX - Visible Emissions Not Specified Elsewhere Section X - Non-Enclosed Operations Section XI - Total Reduced Sulfur Emissions of Kraft Pulp Mills Section XII - Periodic Testing Section XIII - Source Test Requirements
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Last night, while I lay thinking here,
some Whatifs crawled inside my ear
and pranced and partied all night long
and sang their same old Whatif song:
Whatif I'm dumb in school?
Whatif they've closed the swimming pool?
Whatif I get beat up?
Whatif there's poison in my cup?
Whatif I start to cry?
Whatif I get sick and die?
Whatif I flunk that test?
Whatif green hair grows on my chest?
Whatif nobody likes me?
Whatif a bolt of lightning strikes me?
Whatif I don't grow taller?
Whatif my head starts getting smaller?
Whatif the fish won't bite?
Whatif the wind tears up my kite?
Whatif they start a war?
Whatif my parents get divorced?
Whatif the bus is late?
Whatif my teeth don't grow in straight?
Whatif I tear my pants?
Whatif I never learn to dance?
Everything seems well, and then
the nighttime Whatifs strike again!
Poet: Shel Silverstein
Poem: Whatif
Volume: A Light in the Attic
Year: Published/Written in 1981
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The New Jersey False Claims Act allows whistleblowers who know of violations of the law to file a "qui tam" lawsuit. It has general application, covering many types of fraud against the state, not just healthcare fraud, although tax fraud is specifically exempted from the reach of the New Jersey False Claims Act.
The terms of the New Jersey False Claims Act extend to the state's executive branch and to independent state authorities. "Qui tam" suits may be brought by whistleblowers on behalf of the state.
A successful whistleblower will receive between 15 and 25 percent of the proceeds in cases where the state intervenes; if the state does not intervene a successful whistleblower will receive between 25 and 30 percent of the proceeds. These amounts may be reduced if the whistleblower planned or initiated the violation.
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If you have an urgent health concern and don't know what to do, call the after hours GP helpline on 1800 022 222 – for free health information and assistance from a registered nurse, or medical advice from a GP if you need it.
The Walk-in Centre provides fast, free one-off advice and treatment for people with minor illness and injury. The service is open from 7am - 10pm every day of the year, including Christmas Day and New Year's Day. No appointment is necessary. Children under 2 years and people with complex or serious conditions should see their General Practitioner.
The Walk-in Centre is located at these two locations in the ACT:
Belconnen Walk-in Centre
Belconnen Community Health Centre, cnr Lathlain and Cohen Streets, Belconnen
Tuggeranong Walk-in Centre
Tuggeranong Community Health Centre, Crn Anketell And Pitman Streets, Tuggeranong
A health care consumer is anyone who uses, has used, or may use any health or health related service. It is not limited to those currently using a service. The terms "patients" and "clients" generally apply only to those currently undergoing some form of treatment.
Consumers contribute in unique ways to the discussions around health care service provision because their focus and background differs from that of health service providers and medical practitioners.
Health consumers accrue experience of the health care system simply by going about their daily lives. Consumers have dealings with GPs, surgeons, oncologists, haemotologists, physiotherapists, nurse practitioners and a range of other specialists.
A 1998 Consumer Focus Collaboration discussed the importance of involving health consumers in decision-making about their own health care, asserting that the consumer contribution "cannot be overlooked [because] they have walked the walk."


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A. The NT Resource Kit includes a utility called SRVANY.EXE which runs an applications as a service. There is more information on this at http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q137/8/90.asp, also read the file that comes with the resource kit (Start - Resource Kit - Configuration - Running an application as a service).
There are also 3rd party products available with more advanced options such as Service-It (or Service Mill) from http://www.activeplus.com/us/products/serviceit.html.
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2011 brought its share of comebacks (Gregg Allman, the Meters' Zigaboo Modeliste, the Time) Stax-related joys (both Booker T. Jones and Steve Cropper issued solo sides) and out-of-nowhere delights (Big Head Todd does the blues?). But how did they rank on my list?
Read on, as I count down my favorite blues and R&B finds — from Joe Bonamassa and Duke Robillard to Popa Chubby and Tab Benoit — from the past year … (oh, and click through the titles for full reviews):
No. 10—
BIG HEAD BLUES CLUB – 100 YEARS OF ROBERT JOHNSON: The Colorado-based indie-rock band Big Head Todd and the Monsters rechristened itself for this release. Check the liner notes, and you'll see why they went with "Big Head Blues Club": The control room was jam-packed with roots-rocking guests. Guitarist Todd Park Mohr, bassist Rob Squires, drummer Brian Nevin and keyboardist Jeremy Lawton welcomed legends B.B. King, Hubert Sumlin, David "Honeyboy" Edwards and Charlie Musselwhite, as well next-gen blues stars like Ruthie Foster, Cedric Burnside and Lightnin' Malcolm. Together, they illustrated all over again the force and intrigue of Johnson's all-too-brief body of work. Of special note are Sumlin and Edwards, both of whom passed later into the year. Edwards, by the way, was said to have been there on the night that Johnson died — the victim of strychnine-laced whiskey, likely from a jealous husband who'd had enough of Johnson's juke-joint shenanigans. Johnson was just 27.
No. 9—
JOE BONAMASSA AND BETH HART – DON'T EXPLAIN: Produced by Kevin Shirley (John Hiatt, The Black Crowes, Black Country Communion), Don't Explain included a series of hand-picked soul classics from the likes of Gil Scott-Heron, Tom Waits, Etta James, Billie Holiday and Aretha Franklin. The highlight just might have been a rattling remake of Delaney and Bonnie's 1972 boogie-rock classic "Well, Well." Hart, adding a scalding guest vocal to Bonamassa's rooster-tail lick, boasts a whiskey-swilling, Joplin-esque danger. Whereas the original had this breezy reverie, Bonamassa and Hart trade as many smart digs as twinkling sexual advances. They still sound like old lovers, only this time they know each other's game. Stand back as the sparks fly.
No. 8—
BOOKER T. JONES – THE ROAD THE MEMPHIS: His name is linked forever with the town, and the sound, of Memphis. But Booker T. Jones' influence moves beyond Beale, into hip hop and today's rhythm-and-blues — something that was underscored on The Road from Memphis, co-produced by The Roots drummer/bandleader ?uestlove. Not that Jones, a three-time Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, didn't stake his claim to all that is fonky. "Walking Papers" and "The Vamp" boasted a Meters-level greasy grind, while "The Hive" sounded like an outtake from a sizzling James Brown session. Jones even sang a bit, lending a gruff soulfulness to "Down in Memphis." But the album wasn't content with confirming his fidelity to such things, so much as showing how the sound that Jones helped shape in the 1960s has continued to resonate across the decades.
No. 7—
POPA CHUBBY – BACK TO NEW YORK CITY: A script-flipped blues rock record, with this plugged-in emphasis on the rock part. In many ways, Back in New York City was as loud as it was brash — a thundering restatement of Popa Chubby's outsized persona and even outer-sized personality. But peel away the scalding licks, and the stomping rhythms, and the braying vocals, and you found — like a beautiful wildflower pushing up through the cracks in a rugged city sidewalk — these moments of touching, real-world lyricism. Chubby was just as adept at the searing electrified Texas shuffle of "She Loves Everybody But Me" (a nod, it seems, to Stevie Ray Vaughan) as he was the pleading album-rock wail of "A Love That Will Not Die," as apt to tear into a wall-shaking groover like "Warrior Gods" (a nod, it seems, to Motorhead) as he was a slow-cooked take on Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring." Stevie Ray and Bach? Throw in punk rock, too. Chubby embraced the contradictions, and this album was better for it.
No. 6—
THE ORIGINAL 7VEN (AKA THE TIME) – CONDENSATE: Comebacks are often fraught with obstacles, most relating to the way a legacy act deals with the space between their hey day and today. The temptation, likely driven by label execs, tends to be an empty "updating" of the group's old sound. It almost never works. Often, these older acts only come off as older still, rather than contemporary — like a middle-aged guy trying to kick it at the club. Credit the Time (calling themselves the Original 7ven now) with staying completely, utterly, deliriously unchanged — right down to its outsized lead singer's memorable antics. As S. Victor Aaron aptly says in his piece from earlier this year: "Every great stage band has a great front man, and there's few better than Morris Day. The man who once sang that he was Donald Trump (Black version) is really David Lee Roth (Black version): a good singer whose swagger makes him sound even better than he otherwise might be, and never takes himself too seriously."
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ZIGABOO MODELISTE – NEW LIFE: You might have came in expecting something in keeping with this drummer's mythically groovetastic tenure with the Meters. New Life ends up doing much more than simply conjuring up that old magic; it boldly expands upon it. Take the title track, which doesn't mimic the expected grease-fire funk of his old band, so much as forceably combine New Orleans syncopations with a popping R&B swagger. "Human Race" sounds like Prince-meets-early-1970s-Marvin Gaye, with a nasty guitar signature, a propulsive polyrhythm and a socially conscious lyric. "Was Not Meant To Be" has the broad appeal of chitlin-circuit soul blues, but with a heavier, battered-up rhythm signature. Of course, there are plenty of the expected party anthems, as well, from the opening "Les Bon Temps Roule," to the blues-dipped "At the Mardi Gras." By the end, New Life confirmed what many have suspected all along: Ziggy can do it all.
No. 4—
STEVE CROPPER – DEDICATED: Tribute records are a tricky things; star-studded tribute projects even more so. It takes a strong unifying voice, some central character beyond the featured composer, to save them from sounding like choppy compilations. Cropper, co-founder of Booker T and the MGs and a key sessions player and producer on a host of seminal soul records for Stax and Atlantic, is that voice. He had long credited North Carolina's 5 Royales and their leader Lowman "Pete" Pauling with helping to shape his own sound and on-stage persona. So, the passion for this homage was there. But, more particularly, Cropper learned after a lifetime around big stars just when to assert himself. For all of the guest turns (B.B. King, Steve Winwood, Lucinda Williams, Brian May, Delbert McClinton, so on) found on Dedicated, this remained Steve Cropper's show. And, in many ways, he's never sounded better.
No. 3—
DUKE ROBILLARD – LOW DOWN AND TORE UP: Robillard, co-founder of Roomful of Blues and former member of the Fabulous Thunderbirds, started with some old favorites, even before he began recording them in the old way. That means dusty sides from Eddie Taylor, John Lee Hooker, Sugarboy Crawford, Pee Wee Clayton and Elmore James. But not the most popular, not the ones that everybody heard until they became featureless. Then he just cut loose. Funny, blues records used to routinely sound like this: Loose and fun, almost anarchic in their pursuit of nothing more than good-time joy and real-time emotion. Robillard breathed new life into the concept, and rarely has he sounded more visceral and present. In so doing, he claimed another piece — no, a chunk, really — of that legacy with every successive spin of this disc.
No. 2—
JOHNNY WINTER – ROOTS: Winter returned to some of his earliest childhood favorites, and a few tracks from his first bar bands, on a perfectly titled project. Roots boasted an all-star cast including Derek Trucks, Vince Gill, Susan Tedeschi and his brother Edgar Winter, performing tracks originally done by everyone from Elmore James to Bobby "Blue" Bland. Winter also goes it alone on a pair of familiar blues standards, Robert Johnson's "Dust My Broom" and the Muddy Waters hit "Got My Mojo Workin,'" which skips along at a breakneck pace. In many ways, Roots was as far away as it could have been from Winter's biggest seller, 1970's blues-blended heavy rocker Johnny Winter And — the first of several notable collaborations with Rick Derringer. There's a reason for that: "That's the least favorite point in my career," Winter told us, matter of factly. "I really wanted to do blues." This album makes the argument that he should have been doing that all along.
No. 1 —
GREGG ALLMAN – LOW COUNTRY BLUES: This record's hat-tips to blues, R&B, gospel and jazz only underscore how each provided uniquely American spices in the Allman Brothers Band's bubbling Southern-rock synthesis. Even so, it could have been recipe for a snoozy conversation piece if not for Allman — the archetypical risktaker. Check out the appropriately fidgety edge he adds to Muddy Waters' "I Can't Be Satisfied," as Allman dirties up a Chess-era groove. Other highlights include a devastatingly frank update of Sleepy John Estes' "Floating Bridge," with a surging assist at the piano from Dr. John; Junior Wells' "Little by Little," transformed into something resembling a lost soul side from the 1950s; Skip James' "Devil Got My Woman," which again reveals the lively intellect of guitarist Doyle Bramhall II; and Amos Milburn's hardy R&B classic "Tears, Tears, Tears," where Allman — belying a series of serious health problems — howls with a shanty-shaking, soul-rending power. He's still got it. Every bit of it.
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2011 BLUES AND R&B HONORABLE MENTIONS: Tedeschi Trucks Band's Revelator was a great collection of well-defined blues-kissed, gospel inflected soul songs. … Tab Benoit's Medicine featured rough-and-ready electric blues with a dash of Cajun seasoning, soulful bayou ballads and a two-step or two. … The Bo-Keys' Got to Get Back was a dark and spicy gumbo of Memphis soul featuring former sidemen with Otis Redding, Rufus Thomas and Al Green. … New artist Gary Sellers' Soul Apparatus belies his youth with a brilliant blending of blues and R&B styles. … Then there was Quintus McCormick's Put It On Me!, which looked both forward and back at the blues tradition, creating a timeless sound.
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Avengers #19
- Story by
- Brian Michael Bendis
- Art by
- Daniel Acuña
- Colors by
- Daniel Acuña
- Letters by
- Cory Petit
- Cover by
- Daniel Acuña
- Publisher
- Marvel Comics
I need to get this out of the way, but I need to include it, as this is definitely going to shade my continued interest in this title: I paid $3.99 for this issue that included only 20 pages of Avengers story (not counting the recap page and the "Next Issue" page) and 16 pages of previews for television shows and related tie-ins. One of those previews tangentially ties in to the Avengers, but, honestly, it doesn't ease my disgust with the balance of this issue between story and propaganda.
There. That's done, but it needed to be. If you're still reading this (which, evidently, you are) this is one of those Avengers stories that fans of the team enjoy. Last issue teased a changing of the guard, but this issue delivers. Sure, there have been some leaks about who joins and how, but by the end of this issue, there are three new Avengers (not new "New Avengers," but new to this volume of "Avengers" new). Brian Michael Bendis has fun working to the introduction of the team, filtering in press coverage of the lineup announcement throughout the issue and parsing that with interactions among the Avengers. It's some of the work Bendis is best known for: talking heads that emote character.
This is also the kind of story that works well for Daniel Acuña's artwork. His painterly style is best suited for dramatic poses, pin-ups, and covers, but the quiet conversations draw some great work from Acuña. His characters are all filled with a wide range of emotions, some of which veer into overly comic booky, but nonetheless, they work for this story. This issue does, however, make a strong case against phototracing gone horribly wrong. As evidence, I offer up that it appears as though, in the Marvel Universe, Stanley Hudson (Leslie David Baker) from "The Office" is a news anchor. On a related note, are Tony Stark and Stephen Strange brothers?! Sure, there's some good stuff, like the debut splash pages of Character X and Character Y (like how I kept that spoiler-free?) in this issue, too, but you have to take the good with the bad. I'd like to see more of the good, but that may be slightly cost-prohibitive.
To sum it up for you, this issue features a change to the Avengers roster. Is it earth-shattering or even must-have reading? Nope. Is it fun and entertaining? Yup. Are Avengers fans going to be happy, disappointed, sad, mad, or ambivalent? Probably. It's a story of the roster changing and how that is affected by — and affects — the world around the team in this post-"Fear Itself" world. If you need a breather of an issue to reacquaint yourself with some old friends, this might just be what you're looking for.


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