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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7971936711213357074.post4820015063530208363..comments2018-08-17T21:15:14.283+01:00Comments on STONCH'S BEER BLOG: Some nice things I've missedStonchhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7971936711213357074.post-54250731773898142362009-07-18T02:15:13.805+01:002009-07-18T02:15:13.805+01:00Thats an interesting blog man, really n-joyed read...Thats an interesting blog man, really n-joyed reading this,keep it up.

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But it's nice when you review beer, too, so don't give it up completely!Baileyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7971936711213357074.post-29907807085139642252009-06-29T15:49:22.199+01:002009-06-29T15:49:22.199+01:00You might not turn on the beer geeks with your wri...You might not turn on the beer geeks with your writings. If you're happy that way, stick to it.

However, the way Jeff P is looking at that little glass of beer it seems he's thinking about more than just drinking it.Woolpack Davehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7971936711213357074.post-26120403447141477542009-06-29T10:14:10.542+01:002009-06-29T10:14:10.542+01:00There are plenty of blogs for beer geeks out there...There are plenty of blogs for beer geeks out there - many written in a worthy but dull fashion.
Your rakish ramblings are always a good read.
By the way I'm so glad I never bought one of the Keep Calm And Carry On T-shirts mentioned on here previously ... I see Katie Price AKA Jordan has one on in today's Daily Mail which makes it instantly unwearable for anyone who isn't a firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7971936711213357074.post-57978403254508872382009-06-28T22:11:02.120+01:002009-06-28T22:11:02.120+01:00Really enjoy reading your blog man, so if you can ...Really enjoy reading your blog man, so if you can keep it up..well please do.

We'll be heading back over from Chicago, IL again later this year and this time we'll most certainly be stopping in on your pub. Let me know in advance if there are any brews from the states that you would like to sample, I'll be packing a suitcase pretty much just for beer so no worries putting in requests. Cheers, BrianBrianhttps://email@example.com

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SOURCE: EMED Mining Public Limited
June 21, 2013 03:48 ET
NICOSIA, CYPRUS--(Marketwired - Jun 21, 2013) - EMED Mining Public Limited (AIM: EMED)
TSX: EMD 21 June 2013
EMED Mining Public Limited
("EMED Mining" or the "Company")
Andalucian Government awards Exploration Licence to EMED Mining
EMED Mining, the Europe-based minerals development and exploration
company, is pleased to report that the Andalucian Minister for Industry
yesterday announced the awarding of the Aguilas Two Licence (Valle
Redondo and El Villar) to one of the Company's wholly-owned
subsidiaries in Spain. The Aguilas Two Licence area has an aggregate
surface area of 52 square kilometres and is located approximately 8
kilometres from the Company's wholly-owned Rio Tinto Copper Project.
Its prospectivity was identified from the Company's proprietary
database and the initial exploration programme fits within already
planned expenditures.
Harry Anagnostaras-Adams, Managing Director and CEO of EMED Mining,
commented:"We believe that the Iberian Pyrite Belt will re-emerge as a
globally significant metal producer and we are committed to playing our
role by having re-assembled, re-engineered and planning to shortly restart
the largest of its mining fields, Rio Tinto."Whilst our immediate focus is
on the restart of the Cerro Colorado Open Pit, our plan is to extend
project life and annual production by targeting to expand the open pit,
restart the underground mines, recycle precious metal in the tailings
deposit and also to explore our ancillary tenements including the
Aguilas Two Exploration Licence area which we are particularly pleased
to have been awarded. Negligible exploration has been conducted on any of
these tenements for over 20 years."
EMED Mining's operational headquarters is at the wholly-owned Rio Tinto
Copper Project, the world's largest VMS (Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide)
system. It has historically yielded over 1.7 million tonnes of copper
along with significant amounts of other metals and is expected to be
redeveloped as a modern multi-mine district.
The projects already reported within the Behre Dolbear NI 43-101
Independent Technical Report of February 2013, include the following:
* Cerro Colorado Open Pit: Total Measured & Indicated Mineral
Resources of 203 million tonnes at 0.46% copper, containing 930,000
tonnes (2.1 billion lbs) of copper in situ;
* San Dionisio and San Antonio Underground Deposits: Exploration
Targets with Historical Resources reported of 72 million tonnes of
polymetallic ore with a grade significantly higher than that of the
Cerro Colorado Open Pit; and
* Gossan Dam silver and gold tailings deposit: an Exploration
Target of 25 to 35 million tonnes of potentially recyclable material.
Cautionary Notes
The Exploration Target terminology used above for the San Dionisio, San
Antonio and Gossan Dam deposits is not compliant with the JORC Code or
the CIM definitions and is therefore not NI 43-101 compliant. These
estimates are not considered to be current mineral resources or mineral
(or ore) reserves and further exploration work by a qualified person is
required in order to define these mineral resources and mineral (or
ore) reserves in compliance with the JORC Code and NI 43-101. It is
uncertain whether further exploration will define additional mineral
resources. Along with additional exploration targets, the historical
resources were reported by F.G. Palomero, Chief Geologist of Rio Tinto
Minera SA ("RTMSA") in 1993 for San Dionisio and in 1987 for San
Antonio. The historical resources reported by RTMSA, presumably in
accordance with the RTZ Mining company protocols and procedures, were
based on a review of the data and geological interpretations available
at that time.
EMED Mining is currently collating and documenting all of the
historical data in order to reappraise these deposits in light of
higher base and precious metal prices and determine what will be
required to establish an NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate.
This announcement contains "forward looking information" within the
meaning applicable Canadian securities legislation. "Forward looking
information" may also include statements with respect to the future
financial or operating performance of the Company, its subsidiaries and
its projects, the future price of metals, the estimation of ore
reserves and resources, the conversion of estimated resources into
reserves, the realisation of ore reserve estimates, the timing and
amount of estimated future production, costs of production, capital,
operating and exploration expenditures, costs and timing of the
development of new deposits, costs and timing of future exploration,
requirements for additional capital, government regulation of mining
operations, environmental risks, reclamation expenses, title disputes
or claims, limitations of insurance coverage and the timing and
possible outcome of pending litigation and regulatory matters. Often,
but not always, forward looking statements can be identified by the use
of words such as "plans", "expects", "is expected", "budget", "scheduled",
"estimates", "forecasts", "intends", "anticipates" or"does not anticipate",
or "believes" or variations (including negative
variations) of such words and phrases, or state that certain actions,
events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken,
occur or be achieved. Accordingly, readers should not place undue
reliance on forward looking statements.
Forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results,
performance or achievements of the Company and/or its subsidiaries to
be materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by the forward looking statements.
Such factors include, among others, general business, economic,
competitive, political and social uncertainties; the actual results of
current exploration activities; actual results of reclamation
activities; conclusions of economic evaluations; changes in project
parameters as plans continue to be refined; future prices of metals;
the future costs of capital to the Company; possible variations of ore
grade or recovery rates; failure of plant, equipment or processes to
operate as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and other risks of
the mining industry; political instability, terrorist attacks,
insurrection or war; delays in obtaining governmental approvals or
financing or in the completion of development or construction
activities, as well as those factors discussed in the section entitled
"Risk Factors" in the Company's annual information form.
Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that
could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from
those described in forward looking statements, there may be other
factors that cause actions, events or results to differ from those
anticipated, estimated or intended. Forward looking statements
contained herein are made as of the date of this announcement and the
Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or
results or otherwise. There can be no assurance that forward looking
statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future
events could differ materially from those anticipated in such
statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on
forward looking statements.
Qualified Persons Statement
Information in this report that relates to geological assessments is
based on information compiled by a team reporting to Mr. Ron Cunneen,
BSc (Geology), Head of Exploration for EMED Mining and a full-time
employee of that company. He is a Member of The Australian Institute of
Geoscientists and has sufficient experience relevant to the style of
mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the
activities which they are undertaking to qualify as "Competent Persons"
as defined in the 2004 Edition of the "Australasian Code for Reporting
of Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves" ("JORC
Code") and "Qualified Persons" as defined in the "National Instrument
43-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators" ("NI 43-101") and
"CIM Definition Standards For Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves"
of December 2005 as prepared by the CIM Standing Committee on Reserve
Definitions of the Canadian Institute of Mining.
Mr. Cunneen consents to the inclusion in the report of the matters
based on their information in the form and context in which it appears.
For more information please contact:
EMED Mining Harry Anagnostaras-Adams +357 9945 7843
RFC Ambrian Stuart Laing +61 8 9480 2500
Fox-Davies Capital Susan Walker +44 203 463 5028
Bishopsgate Communications Nick Rome +44 207 562 3350
Proconsul Capital Andreas Curkovic +1 416 577 9927
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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24 clams, soaked in cold water for 1 hour
1 large onion peeled and diced
300g of potatoes peeled and diced
2 cloves of garlic minced
100ml of white wine
1 and ½ tablespoon of plain flour
500ml milk
250ml fish stock
Salt n pepper to taste
First cook the clams by heating up a deep pot with a fitted lid, and carefully adding the clams and wine and steam until all are open. Keep the juice and remove the meat from most of the shells keeping 12 in their shell to use for garnish. Chop up the remaining meat.
Meanwhile in another pot cook the onions and garlic until soft but with no colour. Add the potatoes and flour and mix for a minute then add the milk a little at a time so it accepts the flour without going lumpy. Add in everything else and cook slowly until the potatoes are cooked through.
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August Henke born 1855 Germany settled in K
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August Karl Henke born 1855 in Germany.He came to America about 1882.His wife Amelia Augusta Hoffman and three older children, Martha, Paul and Mina came in 1885.The family settled in Manhatten, Riley Co. KS where August was a Stone Mason.I believe they belonged to the Luthern Church. Emma B., Frad A. and Minnie E. were born in KS.This family moved to what is now Ellis County OK in 1905.
If you connect with this family in any way I would like to hear from you.I do not know parents or siblings for either August or Amelia.
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This workshop explores the meaning of reflective practice and focuses on the knowledge and skills required to analyse one's own professional practice as part of an ongoing review of professional effectiveness.
Learning outcomes include the ability to review professional goals and values, review effectiveness of practice, develop skills and knowledge associated with current best practice, maintain professional wellbeing, and the ability to identify possible sources of professional support.
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BOISE, Idaho – The Latest on the Idaho attorney general's decision not to charge deputies who shot a rancher (all times local):
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Federal prosecutors say they won't pursue a criminal case against two Idaho sheriff's deputies who shot and killed an armed rancher, coming the same day the state attorney general decided not to file charges.
U.S. Attorney Wendy Olson said Friday that the Nov. 1 death of Jack Yantis was a tragedy, but the evidence doesn't show the deputies intended to break the law. She says her office notified Yantis' family of the decision.
Yantis was killed after one of his bulls was hit by a car and the deputies tried to put down the animal.
Olson's office says no audio or video recordings exist though both deputies were issued body cameras. Instead, investigators relied on testimony from the deputies and two civilians.
The Idaho attorney general also announced Friday that he wouldn't pursue criminal charges.
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The Idaho attorney general says there isn't enough evidence to charge two sheriff's deputies who shot and killed an armed rancher in a confrontation about putting down a bull injured in a car crash.
Family members have said the Nov. 1 shooting of 62-year-old Jack Yantis wasn't justified.
Yantis arrived with a rifle as deputies decided to shoot the animal because it was charging emergency crews. Authorities have said there was an altercation, and Yantis and two deputies all fired their weapons.
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced Friday that his office had finished its four-month investigation and called the shooting "tragic and unfortunate for the Yantis family and the entire community."
Authorities say no video or audio recording exists, though the deputies were wearing body cameras.


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'The Voice' Blind Auditions Recap: A Young Girl's Story Touches Blake's Heart
The talent on 'The Voice' just keeps getting better and better! The third round of the blind auditions on March 3 had us and the judges at the edge of our seats. Find out who made the cut here!
Aside from witnessing some amazing talent, we know that we can always expect our hearts to be touched while watching The Voice! On the March 3 episode, 19-year-old Brenna Yaeger won us over when she shared her childhood story in hopes of joining Blake Shelton's team. Did she win a spot on any team? Find out!
'The Voice': Blind Auditions Round Three — March 3 Recap
First up was Ashley Morgan, who has been working as a background singer. She was super nervous to go in front of the judges, but she sang Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" and killed it! She got both Pharrell and Blake to turn their chairs around before she joined Pharrell's team.
Next was the charismatic Koryn Hawthorne from Louisiana. At just 16 years old, this girl has a powerhouse voice! She sang "What Is Love" and Christina Aguilera and Pharrell both turned their chairs around. She chose Christina, which seems like a perfect fit for her soulful voice.
Lexi Davilas was another moving contestant. She is a super shy girl, who was raised on latino music, and she dedicated her song, "Dreaming Of You" to her late grandfather. You could totally hear the emotion in her performance, but you could also hear her nerves. Both Adam and Blake turned around for her and even though the crowd was chanting "Blake," she chose Adam Levine.
Next was Quincy Mumford, a 23-year-old newlywed from New Jersey who is a songwriter and also the lead singer of a band. He sang the Jackson 5's "Dancing Machine" and even though he gave his all, none of the judges turned around for him.
Finally, we saw Brenna Yaeger. She had the unique experience of growing up in a log cabin and works at a general store while performing her music during her free time. She sang Miranda Lambert's "The House That Built Me" in hopes of joining Blake's team — both he and Adam turned around! She was in tears and shaking after her performance, but she obviously went for the country mogul.
There were so many other singers who caught our attention, too! The teams are filling up and we're getting anxious for the battle rounds! Which coach do you think will bring home the title, HollywoodLifers?
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Tinsley Ellis, "Pawnbroker [Live]" from Best of Tinsley Ellis (2014): One Track Mind
Returning to an expanded live take on 'Pawnbroker," it's as if Tinsley Ellis is coming into his own, right there on stage.
Returning to an expanded live take on 'Pawnbroker," it's as if Tinsley Ellis is coming into his own, right there on stage.
David Lee Roth was reluctant to pick his top Van Halen album — until he came up with a suitably salacious scenario in which he'd have to.
Sometimes, as with the title track to Whitey Morgan's new album 'Grandpa's Guitar,' a song just hits you right where you live.
After a particularly raucous performance, Pink Floyd was subsequently banned from the august venue. David Gilmour explains.
Allan Harris' triumphal 'Black Bar Jukebox' refuses to acknowledge genre boundaries — or stick too closely to expectations.
Even while Jim McCarty confirms future Yardbirds-related projects, a sense of gratitude for decades of great memories remains.
Sometimes, you've simply got to talk back to the blues. That's what happened to Jimmy Rushing, appearing here with the Count Basie Orchestra.
As the late Davy Jones' birthday looms on December 30, his Monkees bandmate Micky Dolenz is fondly recalling their time together.


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More genes that turn on just one copy than earlier believedNovember 16th, 2007 - 4:23 pm ICT by admin
London, Nov 16 (ANI): A new study has challenged the long thought belief for human genes that sequences from both paternal and maternal chromosomes are equally expressed within a cell by finding that hundreds of our genes turn on just one copy, rather than both.
Researchers at the Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts say that this mechanism may allow cells to generate phenotypic diversity from a common genome.
It had been thought that there are only a handful of situations in which just one of a pair of gene copies is used. But a new screen of 4,000 human genes has uncovered 371 that sometimes play favourites, suggesting that this phenomenon is far more omnipresent than had been thought.
What weve shown violates general rules about what we think about genes: if a gene is turned on you express both the maternal and paternal copy, Nature quoted Andrew Chess, a biologist at Harvard, who led the study along with colleague Alexander Gimelbrant, as saying.
This kind of selective gene expression could create an additional source of variation between people, even when some of their genes are identical, he added.
Researchers have long known that some cells express just one version of certain genes, but this is for a specific purpose. Females have two X chromosomes but always shut down one copy, for example, to prevent making a double dose of some gene products. Immune cells designed to recognize the fingerprint of a specific disease turn off one set of immunoglobulin genes to optimize their specialist behaviour.
And during development, embryos chemically flag one parents version of a set of known genes for silencing. This handful of instances accounts for hundreds of genes known to turn off a copy in a controlled way.
To track more genes that behave similarly, Chess and Gimelbrant planted single human immune cells in dishes, and let the cells multiply. They examined the millions of cell copies using a gene chip to differentiate between the maternal and paternal version of messenger RNA (mRNA) produced by 3,939 genes.
The team found that that about 9 percent of the genes sometimes turned on just one copy.
Even though the cells were all genetically identical, some turned on maternal versions, some paternal, and others activated both.
"Even identical twins would make different choices," said Gimelbrant.
The team observed a similar pattern in a much smaller division of genes that they looked at from specimens of donated human placenta and white blood cells.
This is not something weird that happens only in cell culture, says Chess.
Chess said that these differences could potentially help an organism to control gene expression and affect disease risk. Higher expression of a gene called APP is linked to early onset of Alzheimers disease, for example.
Chesss team found that cells in which just one copy of APP was turned on made about half as much mRNA as the cells with both copies turned on. At this point, the connection to Alzheimers remains speculative, he says.
The random gene inactivation that Chess's team has found could be a spillover from more controlled forms of silencing, such as shutting down an X chromosome, says Huntington Willard, a geneticist at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.
The study is published in Science. (ANI)
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Happy New Year everyone! Now that 2015 is a distant memory, it's time to live it up and bring in 2016 the right way: with a rager of course! We're two weeks away from the highly anticipated event, …And God Said It Was Good; a party that is also combined with a collective artist showcase.
The brains behind the operation is none other than Chicago OG music engineer Headache, whose been in the game 11 years strong engineering for some of your favorite artists. For the past four years Headache has been working out of the renown Classick Studios, and now he's expanding his skill-set by adding artist management under his belt. What started out as a drunk idea, well more like post-blackout idea, is now coming to life January 22nd at The Promontory.
"I believe this to be the first intertwined artist performance, where all of the acts that are performing, all know each other, they respect each other, and they all work together. So all of the music that you will hear is original and connected, so everyone's set is gonna go into the next set because they all have songs together. It's gonna be dope. It's a party too for my artist KB and my assistant engineer Chris Payne, and a couple of other people I know that have birthdays around then so I'm like, hey, let's have fun at the same time and do this show."
The show lineup includes TLNTD, BA, JDY DFF, Eliana, JuSo, Jamman, Van'Go, as well as surprise guests.
"I'm doing what I feel is best for the city, what it's been missing. I've been in the game for a while as an artist, engineer, manager, and I've seen countless shows that end up as bad looks for everyone just because there's like 200 rappers with 30 min sets trying to sell tickets just to do the promoter's job. This will be the beginning of change. I'm looking out for the artists' best interest and hopefully this show will turn into something bigger."
Come out and support Chicago artists! Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased here. Doors open at 8pm. Don't snooze.
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Christmas intrigue. Daring rescue. Serious slobber.
When Honey the Great Dane finds a hidden note inside a strange Christmas bauble, the festive season takes a sinister turn. Was the note from a trapped child? Join Honey and her canine friends as they set off on a Search & Rescue–from snowy playgrounds to eerie libraries–while they race to solve the mystery of the message in the bauble.
Kids and dog lovers will love this action-packed Christmas mini-mystery filled with suspense and humour – not to mention candy canes, gingerbread cookies and lots of mince pies! (Age: 9+)
Targeted Age Group: 9 years +
What Inspired You to Write Your Book?
Everybody loves a Christmas story, right? 🙂 I wanted to write a story that had all the elements of the other books in the Big Honey Dog Mysteries series – an exciting, edge-of-your-seat adventure with lots of humour – all within a cosy Christmas setting.
I devoured mystery stories as a child and also loved animal fantasies – books written from the animal's point of view, such as Watership Down by Richard Adams and The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White – so I decided to create my own mystery series, told from the animal's perspective. And I wanted to include all the things I loved as a child – such as riddles and secret passages and mysterious puzzles – all wrapped up in a fast-paced adventure. The main character in the series is inspired by my own Great Dane, Honey, who has a very popular blog that's been going for about 5 years now, with a large, worldwide fanbase. Each book in the series is a standalone mystery adventure, rather than a sequel – although each will feature the same key characters – and every story will revolve around a certain dog myth or legend.
Book Excerpt
"Where d'you want these?"
Honey the Great Dane looked up as a shadow loomed over her. An old man with unkempt grey hair stood holding a cardboard box which brimmed with gold and silver tinsel, glittering red baubles, frosted snowflake ornaments and a huge plastic snowman with a cheesy button smile.
The man's face was not smiling, though. In fact, he was scowling heavily—deep lines running down from his nose on either side of his mouth and an angry knot between his grey eyebrows. Something about his piercing black eyes made Honey's hackles rise and she wrinkled her muzzle in a low growl.
Honey turned to see her human, Olivia, giving her a reproachful look. Olivia rose from kneeling by the Christmas tree and gave the old man an apologetic smile.
"You must have startled her. She's usually really friendly and never growls at anyone."
The man didn't respond, but just stood there, holding the box.
Olivia's smile faltered a bit, then she pointed to a spot by the Christmas tree. "Could you leave the box there? Thank you very much."
The man gave a grunt, dropped the box in place and stomped out of the room, leaving a trail of wet footprints on the floor behind him. Honey watched him go, still vaguely uneasy. Olivia kneeled by the box and began rummaging through it, lifting ornaments out and hanging them carefully on the Christmas tree. She gave Honey another reproachful look as Honey sat down next to her.
"What was that all about, Honey? It was just Jones, the school gardener. Why were you growling at him?"
Honey shifted uncomfortably. She hated getting a Telling-Off from Olivia. Besides, it was true. She hardly ever growled at anyone, unlike her friend, Tyson the Jack Russell Terrier, who was definitely more of a "growl first, sniff bums later" kind of dog. Still, there had been something about that old man…
"Psst. Honey. Don't worry, I don't like him either."
Honey looked up to see Suka the Siberian Husky waving her plumed tail at her from across the room. Suka was the reason they were all here. Or rather, Suka's human, her Boy's Mother, who had asked them all to come and help decorate the school hall for the Christmas Fair tomorrow.
"My Boy says all the kids are scared of Jones. He lives in this cottage at the back of the school and cuts all the bushes around it into creepy shapes!" Suka gave a mock shudder. Suka might be a Husky, but her real calling was "newshound". Nothing happened in the neighbourhood without Suka knowing about it first. The only problem was figuring out which part of her news was real and which part had been added by her imagination. By now, Honey had learned to take the Husky's words with a big pinch of liver sprinkles.
Still, Suka was right about Jones being creepy. Honey thought of those piercing black eyes and hoped she didn't have to see him again.
"Hmm… what's this?" Olivia frowned at a round object in her hands. She pulled a face and tossed it aside, then continued taking more decorations out of the box. The round object rolled towards Honey and stopped by her paw. She leaned down and sniffed it carefully. At first she thought it was a bauble, like the other ones on the tree, but instead of being bright red, gold or silver this one was a dull crimson, the paint chipped and flaking. And instead of a loop for hanging, there was a large hole on one side. It smelled of plastic. And dirt. And paper.
Honey peered into the hole. There was a piece of paper wedged inside. Faintly, she could see black marks on it. Writing? Curious now, she nudged the strange bauble with her nose. It rolled in a circle, coming back to stop by her paw. She peered into the hole again. The piece of paper was still there. It had shifted a bit, though, and was now upside down, the black marks showing clearer. Definitely writing.
A message?
Honey hesitated and looked around, wondering if she should show her friends. On the other side of the room Ruffster, the mongrel mutt, was running around the base of a ladder, barking excitedly at a young man who was perched at the top, stringing coloured lights across the ceiling. Suka was following her Boy as he went from window to window, spraying something white from a can and covering the glass panes in snowy patterns. In the far corner of the room, several more humans were gathered around trestle tables, talking and laughing as they laid out mince pies, gingerbread cookies and other Christmas goodies on the brightly-coloured tablecloth. From a black box next to them, music drifted out, trying to compete with Ruffster's barking, while a man crooned about chestnuts and open fires.
Everybody was so busy and happy that for a moment, Honey wondered if she should just forget the whole thing. But something about this strange bauble bothered her. She scooped it up in her mouth, her baggy jowls completely hiding it, and carried it over to Ruffster.
"Reckon my Guy's fixin' it straight? I keep tellin' him to move it a bit to the left, but he just won't listen." Ruffster rushed to the right of the ladder then to the left, his eyes following the man, and barked again. "Oh, for kibble's sake, you stupid human. Left. LEFT!"
"Ruffster, what do you make of this?" Honey dropped the strange bauble in front of him.
"Eeuuww. Mate, I'm not touchin' that," said Ruffster as he eyed the slobber-covered lump on the floor.
"Sorry." Honey ducked her head in embarrassment and quickly licked the drool off. "It was in that box of Christmas decorations, but… it looks different. And I think there's a note inside."
"A note?" Ruffster cocked his one upright ear.
"Yes, there's a piece of paper… look." Honey showed Ruffster the hole.
He sniffed without much interest. "Could be anythin', you know. Like those little bits o' paper with lots o' numbers, which always come with stuff humans buy. My Guy's always leavin' them scrunched up everywhere."
"No, I think this is different," insisted Honey. 'Do you think you can get it out?"
Ruffster tried to stick his snout into the hole, but it was too big to fit. "Nah, mate, need a smaller dog." He looked around. "Tyson here yet?"
"He left me a Peemail saying he was going to be late," said Honey. "His family are taking him carol-singing first."
At that moment, there came a shriek from the trestle tables. Honey and Ruffster turned to see a black nose suddenly appear from beneath the tablecloth, followed swiftly by a black, tan and white body. Biscuit the Beagle scrambled out from under the table, a large cookie clamped in his mouth, and raced across the room towards them.
"BISCUIT!" an exasperated female voice yelled after him, but it was too late. By the time he'd reached Honey and Ruffster, all that was left of the cookie was a few crumbs on his nose.
Biscuit licked his lips and looked defensively at them. "I had to. My Missus is starving me to death. She's got me on half rations because she says I need to go on a diet. Can you believe that? A diet? Me?"
Ruffster eyed the Beagle's podgy tummy. "Reckon you could lose a few pounds, mate. You're lookin' a bit tubby."
Biscuit drew himself up indignantly. "I do not look tubby!" He started to say something else, but Honey quickly distracted him by showing him the strange bauble. He peered into the hole and thought for a moment, then looked up, his tail wagging. "It's like a treat ball!"
"Huh?" Ruffster sniffed quizzically.
"You know, when humans think they're being clever by stuffing treats inside toys and things… and making us spend ages getting it out." He lifted his nose proudly. "My Kong record is one minute, fifteen seconds. Full destuffing. Not even a lick of peanut butter left." He lay down with both paws around the strange bauble and stuck his mouth into the hole. "Now…"
It took a bit longer than one minute and fifteen seconds, but Biscuit finally got the scrap of paper out. They huddled together to look at it. Honey had been right—the black marks were writing. Thin, squiggly lines that ran crooked across the paper, stopping just where it had been torn in half:
About the Author:
H.Y. Hanna is Taiwanese by birth, British by education, pseudo-American by accent and currently Australian by residence! After graduating from Oxford University, she tried her hand at a variety of jobs, from advertising in London to English Language teaching in Sydney, before returning to her first love: writing. Always fascinated by dogs, she specialised as a pet writer for magazines in the UK, Australia and NZ, and has been heavily involved in training, behaviour, dog sports and photography. When she's not working on her next novel, she's usually found watching repeats of her favourite TV show, Fringe or wiping Dane slobber off the walls.
You can find out more about her (and the 'real-life Honey' who inspired the series) at: www.bighoneydogmysteries.com, where you'll also find book discussion questions and other parents/teachers resources as well as fun activity sheets and interactive puzzles. Or follow the Big Honey Dog Mysteries Facebook Page – and become a fan to keep up with all the latest news and updates!
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My name is Meg and I'm a bespoke bookbinder. I am completely self-taught, although I have studied the writings of master level bookbinders extensively. My current focus is to rebind beloved stories into highly customized, artistic, and aesthetically pleasing hardcovers.
I believe that the events written on the page are only half the story; the rest can be found on the cover and in the reader. When I design a book for a client, I place the utmost importance on the person's particular vision. Books are interpreted differently by each reader, so I try my best to capture their interpretation in the design by focusing it on particular characters, themes, or quotes. I want each book to reflect the spirit of the client.


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Sri Krishnashtami on August 13th, 2009
Jai Guru Datta! Jai Hanuman!
Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple celebrated Sri Krishna Janmastami celebrations on Aug 13th, Thursday. As part of the celebrations a fancy dress event for kids was scheduled where kids were dressed as Bala Gopalas and Bala Gopikas.Anaghastami Vrat was also performed on the ocassion followed by Sri Krishna Ashtami Puja & Bhajans on Lord Krishna. Kids enjoyed special program - Kolatam & Pinata on the same ocassion. Sri Guru Datta!
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I-o Spy-o
On our daily walks to and from school, Buffy and I chat, sing loud songs (thank you, HSM), and play I-spy. Buffy's version is the best, "I-o, Spy-o with my little eye-o..."
It's so good, that the rest of us have adopted it. It's hard to remember any other way. It's also good to have reminders that she can be adorable. Right now she's screeching until she starts coughing. Nah, that's not annoying at all. That doesn't make me want to take ice picks to my ear drums so I never have to experience the shrill again. Not one tiny bit.
By Regan at 28 Apr 2008 - 1:23pm | Mostly Buffy | Regan's blog | login to post comments
Oh Trespass Sweetly Urged!
Buffy: Kiss me, Mommie!
Buffy: Oh! You have my lips! And I have your lips!
Mommie: Oh no! Give me my lips back!
Buffy: I still have your li-ips!
I could do this all day long.
By Regan at 15 Apr 2008 - 6:56am | Mostly Buffy | Regan's blog | login to post comments
A few years back, when we had only one basket of toys, I decided it was a good thing to have only a few toys. We didn't skimp on play, but we were forced to use our imaginations more. Happy parenting only needed a good dose of imagination. And books. Imagination and books. Thus decided, I espoused the merits of books to a friend. I think I said something along the lines of it didn't matter if we didn't have many toys, as long as we had lots of books. We could always invent games, and books were priceless. She agreed, but suggested an amendment: puzzles. Most everything could be accomplished with imagination, books and puzzles. Before this goes on to a Monty Python sketch, I'll get to the point. Buffy loves puzzles.
Actually, Buffy more than loves puzzles. In puzzles we have found the one thing that keeps Buffy's attention. She can puzzle for hours. Literally hours. The thing is, she's pretty good at puzzles. Possibly too good for some big sisters in the area...
Other mothers with two girls have said their second daughter is noticeably better at puzzles than the elder was. I wonder why that is. All I know is Buffy can now do every puzzle in the house completely unaided. I need a library for puzzles now!
And, Kate, if I didn't say so before, you were right.
By Regan at 13 Apr 2008 - 2:16pm | Mostly Buffy | Regan's blog | login to post comments
I woke up this morning to the heavy thudding of tiny feet, pattering all over the house.
Door opens
Door opens
Door bangs open
I thought, "Oh shit," and dashed out of bed to re-explain to Buffy that Gramma is in Barcelona for a few days. She took it much better than Katie did when Gramma left yesterday. We all can't wait for Sunday!
By Regan at 4 Apr 2008 - 7:09am | Mostly Buffy | Regan's blog | login to post comments
The Gloves Are Off
It's been nearly two weeks since our bedtime routine changed. We used to do teeth, bath, jammies, nummies (breastfeeding), stories then bed. Each of these steps had its own routine. For Buffy each step involved a dance of "No let me do it" and "I can't do it! You do it!". This is a tricky dance to navigate and despite a year of practice, we still don't have the steps right. While it might seem difficult for Nummies to be a "No, I do it!" sort of event, there are elements Buffy likes to do on her own.
First I have to sit comfortably cross-legged on Buffy's bed. She then lays across my knees and immediately complains about her "tail". She sleeps in a Gro-Bag and refers to the bottom as the tail. Fine, so we fix the tail and then I get myself ready. This is a tough job because Buffy is already hitting me and moaning to put on her "gloves". This means sliding the top hand under my shirt and the bottom hand inside my sleeve. The meet in the middle somewhere around my shoulder. She would like them to meet around my armpit, but this does not for happy nursing make. When she's done nursing, she pops off, gives me a huge smile and yanks out her hands, "Gloves off!" This is usually followed a few minutes later by a gleeful, "I took my gloves off!"
Well, now I'm sorry to say the gloves are off for good. It has been almost two weeks since I last nursed Buffy. She asked for the first time last night, but was so easily distracted that I didn't worry. She's been down to one Nummies a day for months now. She nursed so beautifully and easily that I would have let it go even longer. Just a short moment out of every day to cuddle her so perfectly, give her something I know is good for us both, and offer her some warmth for her hands.
Apart from actually bringing them into the world, breastfeeding has been the best thing I've ever done for my children. I love it so much. It was so hard with Katie, so many bouts of mastitis. So much difficulty. Nursing Buffy has been almost perfect, with only one case of possible mastitis that went away faster than I could call a lactation consultant. For both girls, it was the absolute best thing. It staved off illness, kept us close, soothed injuries, fended off extra poundage, fed, nourished, and will decrease my chances of breast and ovarian cancer.
This is where I have to get on my soapbox for a minute. We could argue that breastfeeding does all these amazing things for us. We pro-breastfeeders say it's liquid gold. It's magic medicine. But it's not. Really, it's normal. What it means is the alternatives are worse for us. Breastfeeding doesn't decrease our risk of cancer, it's not breastfeeding that increases our risks. Formula increases risks of allergies and asthma.
Describing not-breastfeeding in a negative light is highly controversial and makes people very defensive. I see it as being scientifically objective. It's like saying dehydration harms bodily functions. Not breastfeeding has negative side effects. What it comes down to for me is informed choice. Choosing not to breastfeed means giving something up. For some women this choice makes sense. If they have made that choice consciously, I don't think they should feel bad. They made the right choice for them. My objection is to societal expectations that bottles are for babies and breasts are for men.
I just want to sing the praises of one of the most wonderful parts of motherhood. It's wonderous and magical and 100% what our bodies were meant to do. I also know that the women who visit our site have breastfed their gorgeous babies. You are all awesome and wonderful, and you know what I'm talking about. You also know what a rollercoaster of emotion this is for me right now. I'm so happy to have nursed Buffy for two years, seven months and two weeks. I'm so glad she had that foundation. And I'm so happy to be done.
By Regan at 10 Mar 2008 - 9:34am | Mostly Buffy | Regan's blog | login to post comments
What Can You Do in Five Minutes?
In five minutes I can sit down to the computer with a glass of water and open my email. In the very same five minutes Buffy can sneak upstairs, change out of her clothes into Katie's jammies, take out her ponytail, bring Katie's pillow and duvet downstairs and crawl underneath to pretend to sleep. Maybe if I'd given her seven minutes she'd be asleep by now.
By Regan at 3 Mar 2008 - 2:29pm | Mostly Buffy | Regan's blog | login to post comments
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The Fundamentals of Document Capture for Microsoft Dynamics, and Why They Matter
Last month, I outlined the benefits of using document imaging with Microsoft Dynamics AX, GP, and NAV. Now I want to explore the process further and discuss how paper-based information gets captured.
In this article, I address the document-capture process in some detail. Next month, we will use this information to contrast centralized vs. distributed processes so you can make an informed decision about which approach is best for your Microsoft Dynamics environment.
Capture is defined as the process of importing documents and information into a digital format for processing, management and storage. It is a critical part of any document imaging system and can account for nearly eighty percent of that system's ongoing costs. Understanding the capture process can help eliminate potential long-term problems and ensure a successful imaging project.


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Had been really busy recently and slept at 1 or 2 almost everyday. It is normal for most people but not for me, so acne had been popping out, VERY SERIOUS. Those stress and pressure from rushing assignments, pissed off by some people, relationship problem and peers problem really made it more serious.
Ok, cut the crap. Talking about pissing off by people... I just hope that it won't happen again, hey fren, plagiarism is a serious academic offense in our school k? I just hope you all know that. Please do not ever plagiarize, copy everything and still leave the hyperlink there. Smart plagiarizing is still acceptable though detectable by our turn-it-in, not by me~ So, I will not need to do the thing again, since I cannot detect it~ Do not copy from books that I recommended because, come on, I had been reading from there k? I might not have such good memory, but hey, I can at least remember when the whole paragraph looks so familiar. ^^ All in all, be smart, like, copy a line from Wiki, another line from another website. At least, I can detect wiki, not the other sites, then I will need to redo a small part only. Also, a special thanks to them for reminding me about the peer assessment form in which they need to sign and confirm that they did give the same contribution to this report like others did when I am busy rushing the report. (OKAY, I admit that, I am seriously being sarcastic. ^^) I JUST HOPE ALL THESE CRAP WONT HAPPEN AGAIN! Last Chance k? Not being bossy, just, be fair for others.
The very nice peers problem which had been with me all the while. Let's see... Sometimes, I joke with friends, and all these jokes did not really go through my brain. Some of my friends can accept it, 'cos basically, it is a joke. When my friends cannot accept it, it became a serious offense to them. Some might show it, some did not. This friend showed it, and made it so obvious. Ignoring me and not looking at me when I am talking. I am really sorry about that joke and I guess I really need to apologize. Will get myself some courage to really say sorry. Also, I might have back-stabbed this friend, no details on this though. I had consider the consequences of my action when I made that choice, and the friend said it was okay. So... I really do not know. Should I apologize face to face or SMS? T.T
Relationship... Started a new relationship? Not this fast la duh... Just, I do not know if I had put him down 'cos I had really get used to the current situation. It is only that, sometimes, I will still thought of doing something for him. Perhaps, I am still used to being a bf-savior (not that noble though, just hope I can help him with sth)? Anyway, the new issue here is, am I having feelings for some1? Same problem with that some1, is it because of loneliness or really 'cos very comfortable when with him. One thing for sure, we are alike in some ways. Anyway, like jie jie said, ENJOY SINGLE LIFE~ So, think about that later. If really have feelings for each other and really ready to be in a relationship, why not? Just that, I need to be sure that the some1 had really made up his mind and make sure that I am not having super strong feelings for ex. LOL.
And, I just wanna say, I LOVE LATIN! Dancing is FUN! Should really learn earlier when I have the urge to, should not drag til now. Though I might be really an outsider in this, and I still can't master the basics, I am in love with it~ Just need to practice more~


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Former Neurosurgeon Cultivates Prized Vineyard Land in Calistogaâ An Interview with Tom Kenefick of Napa's Kenefick Ranch â
When Tom Kenefick first got into the business of raising vines over three decades ago, he had no idea he would eventually be growing grapes for some of Napa Valley's finest wine brands.  In fact, tending vineyard land had only been a weekend endeavor for many years, which he balanced with a full time schedule as a practicing neurosurgeon for the University of California, San Francisco.  Yet in spite of the demands that medicine made on him, he managed to focus his free time on the cultivation of not only the grapevines themselves but also of his growing curiosity in the complexities of the industry, by taking night classes in viticulture and enology.  In 2000, his knowledge and enthusiasm had gained enough momentum for him to quit his surgical practice and delve entirely into the venture he'd grown to love so much.  By that point, Kenefick Ranch had secured a reputation for producing some of Napa's highest quality Bordeaux varieties, with a list of client wineries that includes Robert Mondavi, Rosenblum, Plumpjack, and Joseph Phelps.  Two years later, Kenefick ventured for the first time into the world of winemaking itself, launching his eponymous label and hinting at a professional turning point for the grower.  It was some time after meeting him at the annual California Cabernet Society tasting event in San Francisco that I joined Tom Kenefick at his ranch house in Calistoga to talk about his longtime experience as a grower and more recent foray into wine production.
NM: Â You've got 125 acres of vineyard land that's producing fruit with quite a reputation in the Napa Valley. Â Is it all technically under the Calistoga appellation?
TK:  I don't even know if it's gone through yet, but yes, it will be under the Calistoga appellation, once it's all approved.  Some people have told us, and Araujo and I have discussed it, that we could push for a sub-appellation for this area.  I don't know if that will ever happen, but we do believe there's a unique profile here â rocky, well-drained soil with alluvium coming down from the mountains â and everyone we've ever sold to tells me this is great stuff.  But I still think we're at the bottom of our learning curve and can really do it even better.  It's all in the land.  Of course, I'd love to take credit for looking all over and finding this place, and then thinking all that up, but I really just sort of fell into it.  Even when I've hired new vineyard people to work for us for a while, they've said, "Oh, yeah, we know about this site; we think that's some of the best land around here."  With the backhoe pits that we've dug, Tom Prentice from Crop Care [Associates] has told me that he's never seen better soil for Cabernet almost anywhere else in Napa.  It's a well-drained, rocky Pleasanton loam with a fair amount of sand.  I think it's a fairly unique little place.
NM: Â But it's taken you quite a while to get to this point. Â In fact, things looked very different in the beginning when you first started it all, right?
TK:  I've been a grower for 30 years.  The first plot of land was just a bit north of Calistoga; it was purchased in 1978 in a partnership.  And I really bought the land mainly as a tax-advantage investment.  I'm a 3rd generation physician, and my family has had farming and agriculture as a kind of second vocation.  But once we bought the land, I got more interested in it and went to viticultural school one night a week â after operating all day, I'd go to class for four hours!  I was just starting to have more interest in good wine, especially since my generation had been brought up drinking stuff like Hearty Burgundy, Mountain Chablis, and even Thunderbird!


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Phase Shift
I woke up at 6:30 Wednesday morning to a rather dark day, but otherwise unremarkable. I had a snack and a normal breakfast at 8 o'clock and finished up the library Dean Koontz novel I was reading, 'Midnight.'
At 8:30, I looked out the window and realized that the sun had made no progress at all. I briefly considered the possibility that this was THE day that the sun wouldn't come up, but decided that I should check the time on my computer. Confirming a growing suspicion, it said 8:30 PM.
While trying to figure out how I had lost 12 hours, I went back to the computer and checked the date. To my surprise, it said Tuesday. I hadn't lost 12 hours, but had just started executing the Wednesday morning program 12 hours early.
So the light has finally dawned, metaphorically speaking.
For some reason, I never sleep in a normal pattern any more. I just catnap for typically 15 to 45 minutes, spread fairly evenly but randomly over a 24 hour period. I don't have a real number, but I probably don't normally total more than 3 or 4 hours of sleep a day. In retrospect, I remember starting a nap at about 5:10PM Tuesday, and waking up at 6:30PM would be an atypically long nap, which probably helps explain why I woke up out of phase.
Other than the darkness outside, the only anomaly that I noticed was that my Comcast Cable DVR had lit up its recording light indicating that it was recording an hour of Law & Order, Criminal Intent. It did seem strange for that to be cablecast at 7 AM, but I just accepted it as another mystery that I couldn't explain.
Sounds like polyphasic
Sounds like polyphasic sleep, which I had just run across this article about:
Although it sounds like an interesting project, note the warnings at bottom of the article.
I experimented with
I experimented with polyphasic sleep a couple years ago, during a summer semester when I had just one class, and thus had the freedem to mess with my sleep schedule (seeing as how I was typically staying up for 20-22 hours, and then sleeping 10-12, I figured I didn't have anything to lose). Sounded like a great idea, but I just couldn't get it to work.
The evidence does point to that being a more natural state of affairs, though. Infants typically follow a polyphasic sleep pattern, much to the chagrin of many a parent, and elderly people often fall into more of a "hybrid" pattern, where they sleep maybe four hours at night, and then take a couple naps during the day.
It makes a lot of sense, as well. Just as eating five to six small meals a day is better than eating two to three large ones, one would expect that breaking sleep up into smaller "chunks" would be better. It would mean that the body can repair and replenish itself more frequently, which should help one be more alert and energized throughout the day. This is coming from an engineering background, though, not biology.
Perhaps one day, when I'm not stuck in this daily 8:30-18:30 grind, I'll try it again. Four to six more productive hours in a day just holds a certain allure that I can't get away from.


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Thursday night, fans of Tim Burton, Fall Out Boy and Blink 182 headed to Universal City Walk for a special screening of Alice in Wonderland featuring a Q/A session with Almost Alice soundtrack performers Pete Wentz and Mark Hoppus. The two musicians collaborated on the song "In Transit" for the album, which is more of a collection of songs inspired by Alice and her friends than music from the film, and indicated to the audience that this might just be the beginning of a new project for the duo.
Before the screening, Erin Broadley and I chatted with Wentz and Hoppus about Alice in Wonderland, Hot Topic and Star Wars.
The Roots of "In Transit"
Pete Wentz: Mark actually did it in a way that I thought was really smart. He broke out some of the Alice text, went back to it and looked at it and looked at how he could apply those ideas to lyrics.
Mark Hoppus: I've loved Alice in Wonderland pretty much my whole life. It's one of my favorite books. I love the Disney version as well. I have The Annotated Alice and it's cool to see everyone's take on the same idea.
The mind frame that we came from was more from the original book than the movies. It's really about how everyone feels isolated and everyone looks at everyone else and everyone else gets looked at and judged and everyone's world is an amalgamation of all these different things. What you are isn't necessarily what you think you are, it's what other people think you are.
Favorite Tim Burton Film
PW: I think I'm going to go with Edward Scissorhands.
MH: I'll go with that too. I'm not sure if that's actually my favorite, but I think that makes us sound the coolest.
PW: I have a whole sleeve [tattoo], I guess, of The Nightmare Before Christmas, from before it got cool and Hot Topic.
Erin Broadley: [Laughs] But you're "cool and Hot Topic."
MH: I liked Fall Out Boy before it got cool and Hot Topic.
How They Would Remake Alice
MH: An 8-bit one using Star Wars action figures. A stormtrooper could be the white rabbit. Obviously, Darth Vader would be the Red Queen. Alice would be Princess Leia.
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PW: Alice would be Princess Leia? Luke is Leia. No, Alice. Luke's on the journey. The Mad Hatter is Solo.
MH: Greedo has to be, uh...
Liz Ohanesian: The Caterpillar?
MH: For sure.


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Disagreement over how to boost high-skilled immigration
Wednesday, July 15, 2015
According to a recent piece in the National Journal, both Democrats and Republicans agree that highly skilled immigrants add considerable value to the economy of the United States. However, according to Democratic Rep. John Delaney and Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, neither side agrees with the other about how to act on getting more such immigrants into the U.S.
Democrats place priority on finding a way to legalize the status of undocumented immigrants already in the country, while Republicans are pushing for increased border security. Meanwhile, neither are focused on getting highly skilled immigrants into the American workforce.
The Democrats' vision focuses on first utilizing the skills of immigrants already in the United States, documented or otherwise, and getting them into the places they are most needed – most notably the tech and health care sectors. Republicans, on the other hand, would like to see illegal immigration slowed before addressing an increase in the legal immigration of highly skilled immigrants, typically through the H-1B visa program.
What these two positions amount to is a Democrat push for comprehensive reform versus a GOP effort toward steady, step by step change, addressing one issue before the next. Ultimately, however, both sides want the U.S. to attract and retain the best of the world's talent. As Sen. Johnson told National Journal, "Let's make sure the smartest minds stay here to grow the economy."
While the arguments over immigration often come down to personal values, the economic value of immigration – especially that of highly skilled individuals – is essentially beyond dispute. Highly skilled immigrants fill the gaps created by a demand for STEM positions that U.S. colleges and universities are unable to fill. New Americans also start businesses and create jobs at a rate more than double that of U.S.-born citizens.
Regardless of the debate of immigration as whole, something must be done to keep the flow of global talent into the United States.