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The historical roots of the Thanksgiving Day lead to 1621, when the Pilgrims and the Indians organized a hunting party, to thank for the first corn harvest.
Until 1789, when George Washington called to celebrate this day as a holiday in the U.S. national government, it was held only in some separate states on different dates. During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln officially established the date for the fourth Thursday in November.
Later, Franklin D. Roosevelt tried to move it up a week, but met the resistance and was forced to adopt the previous date in 1941. To continue the traditions of Thanksgiving Day, Americans just like the first colonists came together to enjoy the lavish feast with turkey, pumpkin pie, sauce of cranberry, sweet potatoes, and other traditional food which decorate the holiday table as a most historically common way to celebrate the finish of the harvest season.
It's also necessary to mark the tradition of Turkey pardon, which was founded by President John F. Kennedy, who spared a turkey and sent it back. Thanksgiving day called to show gratitude for all, which ones have in his life – parents, friends, love, job, etc.
It's a remarkable opportunity to spend the day together, watching football matches, visiting parades and of course, eating delicious food.
Happy Thanksgiving Day – Funny Quotes and Sayings:
- "We have been the recipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven; we have been preserved these many years in peace and prosperity; we have grown in numbers, wealth and power as no other nation has ever grown." – Abraham Lincoln;
- "The unthankful heart… discovers no mercies; but let the thankful heart sweep through the day and, as the magnet finds the iron, so it will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings!" – Henry Ward Beecher;
- "Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings." – William Arthur Ward;
- "Gratitude is the sign of noble souls." – Aesop;
- "There is one day that is ours. There is one day when all we Americans who are not self-made go back to the old home to eat saleratus biscuits and marvel how much nearer to the porch the old pump looks than it used to. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American." -O. Henry;
- "Sharing in God's blessings is at the heart of Thanksgiving and at the core of the American spirit." – President Bill Clinton;
- "Praise God even when you don't understand what He is doing."- Henry Jacobsen;
- "Give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way." – Native American Saying;
- "Thanksgiving is an emotional holiday. People travel thousands of miles to be with people they only see once a year. And then discover once a year is way too often." – Johnny Carson;
- "Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot." – Hansa Proverb;
- "The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving."- H.U. Westermayer
- "Thanksgiving, man. Not a good day to be my pants." – Kevin James;
- "Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected of us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the lips and shows itself in deeds." – Theodore Roosevelt;
- "The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness." – Dalai Lama;
- "Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse." – By Henry Van Dyke;
- "He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has." – Epictetus;
- "Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough." – Oprah Winfrey;
- "It is literally true, as the thankless say, that they have nothing to be thankful for. He who sits by the fire, thankless for the fire, is just as if he had no fire. Nothing is possessed save in appreciation, of which thankfulness is the indispensable ingredient. But a thankful heart hath a continual feast." – W.J. Cameron;
- "Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow."- Melody Beattie;
- "A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue but the parent of all other virtues." – Cicero;
- "Almighty God, who hast given us this good land for our heritage; We humbly beseech Thee that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of Thy favor and glad to do Thy will." – President Franklin D. Roosevelt;
- "As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." – John F. Kennedy;
- "I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder."- G.K. Chesterton;
- "Thanksgiving is the holiday of peace, the celebration of work and the simple life… a true folk-festival that speaks the poetry of the turn of the seasons, the beauty of seedtime and harvest, the ripe product of the year — and the deep, deep connection of all these things with God." – Ray Stannard Baker (David Grayson);
- "Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." – Charles Dickens;
- "Thanksgiving Day is a jewel, to set in the hearts of honest men; but be careful that you do not take the day, and leave out the gratitude." – E.P. Powell;
- "We can always find something to be thankful for, and there may be reasons why we ought to be thankful for even those dispensations which appear dark and frowning." – Albert Barnes;
- "It has been an unchallengeable American doctrine that cranberry sauce, a pink goo with overtones of sugared tomatoes, is a delectable necessity of the Thanksgiving board and that turkey is uneatable without it." – Alistair Cooke;
- "Thanksgiving Day comes, by statute, once a year; to the honest man it comes as frequently as the heart of gratitude will allow." – Edward Sandford Martin;
- "Stand up, on this Thanksgiving Day, stand upon your feet. Believe in man. Soberly and with clear eyes, believe in your own time and place. There is not, and there never has been a better time, or a better place to live in."- Phillips Brooks.
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Not everyone knows about fabric and clothes steamers - if they did, there would be one in every home! If you have heard the good news about the benefits of steamers and want to buy one, it's possible you might not know where to start.
There are different models - some look like kettles, some like hoovers. Some are very similar to irons or hairdryers. But garment steamers are sold in every major electronics store and you've probably walked past clothes steamers hundreds of times!
Where to Buy a Clothes Steamer
On this site we only link to Amazon - it has become the biggest shop in the world because it has fast delivery, low prices, and an unshakeable commitment to customer service. If you buy a fabric steamer through Amazon you're not going to regret it. You don't even have to leave home!
The links should redirect you to your local Amazon store (USA, UK, Germany, etc).
Best Buy
They have a good range and the prices aren't bad. But personally I hate shopping there. The staff are always trying to sell me things I don't want and the link between their website and their store isn't great. Several times I've seen an item is in stock, gone to the store and found the shelves empty and the staff clueless.
But maybe I've just been unlucky! (Although Forbes described Best Buy as having 'anti-service', so I'm far from alone.) Follow this link to their store locator if you want to find one near you.
Everyone has their own opinion about Walmart, but 5 out of 6 Americans like shopping there. They have a good range of garment steamers and accessories. Here's their store locator.
Bed Bath and Beyond
A shop I really like walking around, but one I rarely buy large items from. They're just more expensive than the other choices. Store locator.
There are lots of garment steamers listed on ebay. With patience and luck you might save a buck. But in my experience, 19 out of 20 times it's cheaper on Amazon and you don't waste time looking through all the listings and trying to work out exactly what you're buying.
Is an option if you trust strangers and don't mind buying second-hand.
John Lewis
If you love their cute Christmas commercials, you're in luck! John Lewis sells garment steamers. The prices are competitive if you can pick up in the store, but for home delivery you'll end up paying a bit more than on a certain other website.
What a weird store! When I first went into one I thought it was a hospital waiting room. Still, they sell clothes steamers.
Canadian Tire
Have a limited range. I can't comment on the prices or quality of service because I've never stepped foot in the country. One day! Fingers crossed.
London Drugs
They've got a selection on their website.
Rest of the World
Where to Buy a Garment Steamer in Malaysia
Lazada.com is the first place to look.
Where to Buy a Garment Steamer in Hong Kong
Buy second hand from expats on this website.
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Where to Buy a Garment Steamer in New Zealand
Apart from major stores, you can check Trade Me for second-hand deals.
Do you have any tips or information about places to buy garment steamers in other countries? Anything we've missed? Please let us know on the contact page below!

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IWSFinancialcanada.ca, owned and operated by Climb Credit Inc. ("we", "us" or "our"), a company incorporated in British Columbia, have provided this Privacy Policy to describe our personal information handling practices, and to assure you of our continuing commitment to protect all personal information that we handle in the course of commercial activities. "Personal information", as used in this Policy, means information about an identifiable individual, but does not include an individual's business contact information.
Purposes for which Climb Credit Handles Personal Information
Climb Credit collects and uses personal information for purposes limited to those which are related to its business, which includes only providing financial services. We collect personal information primarily from you, for instance through applications and supporting information and documentation you provide. We may also collect personal information about you through your ongoing interactions with us, from references, employers and other financial institutions you have identified in your application as well as credit bureaus and other third party sources. For example, we may collect personal information from credit bureaus for the purposes of locating you to collect outstanding debts. In connection with loan agreements, we may also collect personal information from credit bureaus in order to verify your current and ongoing creditworthiness and other information you may provide to us.
We may collect personal information for purposes such as the following:
• To manage and promote the business activities of Climb Credit;
• To verify identity and other information provided by customers and to determine eligibility for products and services;
• To open, administer and service accounts and loans and to provide and administer any requested products or services;
• To evaluate current and ongoing creditworthiness and other requirements and to determine their eligibility or suitability for products or services offered by Climb Credit;
• To advertise, market and promote Climb Credit's products and services to customers who have not opted out of such communications, including by mail, email and telephone and including by using automatic dialing and announcing devices;
• To establish relationships, provide quality service to and communicate with customers;
• To collect outstanding debts;
• To protect the business interests of Climb Credit and its customers, including to detect and prevent fraud and other unauthorized or illegal activities; and
• To maintain business records for reasonable periods to meet legal and regulatory records retention requirements; and
• For other purpose with your consent or as permitted or required by law.
Personal Information Climb Credit Collects
Climb Credit limits the amount and type of personal information collected to that which is necessary for our identified purposes, and we collect personal information by fair and lawful means.
Personal information that we collect includes:
• Customer name and contact information, including mailing address, telephone number, fax number and/or email address;
• Additional information for identity matching and credit check purposes, such as occupation, name of employer, names and contact information for references, assets, liabilities, income, previous address, number of dependents, Social Insurance Number (if provided), date of birth and driver's license number;
• Information about the account or loan, such as current and historical account or loan information, balance and indebtedness, account transaction history and similar information, and records relating to the handling of any inquiries or complaints;
• Payment-related information, such as banking information; and
• Such other information we may collect with your consent or as permitted or required by law.
Transfers and Disclosures of Personal Information
Climb Credit may disclose personal information in a number of circumstances, including:
• To credit bureaus, credit reporting agencies and to your current or future creditors for the purpose of maintaining your credit history and providing credit references;
• To financial institutions for payment processing purposes;
• To third parties as reasonably necessary:
• To enforce your contracts with us and otherwise for the collection or payment of a debt owed to us;
• For the purposes of detecting and preventing fraud;
• In connection with audits;
• For the purposes of meeting legal, regulatory, industry self-regulatory, risk management and security requirements;
• Unless you have opted out, to affiliates of Climb Credit to enable them to offer you additional products and services;
• Unless you have opted out, to Climb Credit's insurance partners so that they may offer insurance products and services that may be of interest to you; and
• For other purposes with your consent or as permitted or required by law.
In addition to the above, personal information may be shared between Climb Credit affiliates for internal audit, management, billing or administrative purposes including defending and bringing legal actions. In the course of fulfilling the purposes described above, IWS Financial may transfer your personal information to service providers, including affiliates or other third party organizations or individuals retained by Climb Credit to perform functions on its behalf, such as marketing, data processing, customer service, office, security, collections, insurance, financial and taxation services. When personal information is transferred to service providers, we use contractual or other means to ensure that a comparable level of protection is provided. Some of our service providers may be located in the United States and will be subject to applicable legal requirements in that country including lawful requirements to disclose personal information to government authorities in certain circumstances.
Climb Credit may also use and disclose personal information in connection with the proposed or actual financing, securitization, insuring, sale, assignment or other disposal of all or part of Climb Credit or our business or assets (including your loan), for the purposes of evaluating and/or performing the proposed transaction. Assignees or successors of Climb Credit or our business or assets may use and disclose your personal information for similar purposes as those described in this Policy.
Climb Credit may disclose your personal information as necessary to meet legal, regulatory, insurance, audit, and security requirements, and as otherwise with your consent or as permitted or required by law.
Climb Credit uses safeguards and other security standards to ensure that all personal information in its custody and control is protected against loss or theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification, regardless of the format in which the information is held. Safeguards will vary depending on the sensitivity, format, location, and storage of the personal information. Authorized employees, agents and mandataries of Climb Credit who require access to personal information to fulfill their job requirements will have access to personal information.
Access and Accuracy
Climb Credit may establish and maintain a file containing an individual's personal information for the purposes described above, which will be accessible at our offices. Individuals have the right to request to access to or correction of their personal information that is held by Climb Credit. Requests must be made in writing, addressed to Climb Credit's Privacy Officer. We will respond to written request within a reasonable time (generally within 30 days). Provision of copies of records containing personal information may be subject to a fee. We will use our best efforts to ensure that personal information is accurate, complete, and up-to-date. If an individual successfully demonstrates the inaccuracy or incompleteness of personal information, we will amend the information as required. If we refuse access to personal information or disagree with an assertion that information held by us is incorrect, Climb Credit will provide a written explanation for such refusal. An individual's right to request access to or correction of their personal information is subject to applicable legal restrictions. We may take reasonable steps to verify your identity before granting access or making corrections.
Climb Credit's Websites and E-Mail Communication
Climb Credit does not guarantee the confidentiality of any communications made by you via e-mail or otherwise through our websites. If you wish to provide information of a confidential or sensitive nature to Climb Credit, please contact us directly by telephone to arrange for delivery/transmission of such information by secure means.
We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your experience on our websites, to facilitate the online application process and for internal research and reporting purposes. A "cookie" is a bit of information that a website sends to your web browser that helps the site remember information about you and your preferences, such as your IP address and the pages of the website that you visit. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie or to refuse cookies altogether. However, if you refuse cookies, you may not be able to use certain features of our websites.
The Climb Credit websites may contain links to other websites of interest. These other website are not governed by our privacy policy and we are not responsible for any personal information which you provide while visiting other websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.
Consent to the collection, use and disclosure of personal information may be given in various ways. Consent can be express or implied. You may provide your consent in some circumstances where notice has been provided to you about our intentions with respect to your personal information and you have not withdrawn your consent for an identified purpose, such as by using an "opt out" option provided, if any. By submitting personal information to Climb Credit or its service providers and agents, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of such personal information as described in this Privacy Policy or otherwise at the time of collection. If you provide Climb Credit or our service providers and agents with personal information of another individual, you will be deemed by IWS Financial to have obtained consent from such person to enable us to collect, use and disclose such information for the purposes set forth in this Privacy Policy. Subject to legal or contractual requirements and reasonable notice, you may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting Climb Credit's Privacy Officer. If you withdraw your consent, we may be limited or unable to provide you with certain services or information.
In certain circumstances, as permitted or required by law, we may collect, use or disclose personal information without the knowledge or consent of the individual. These circumstances include but are not limited to: personal information that is publicly available as defined by regulation; where collection is clearly in the interests of the individual and consent cannot be obtained in a timely way; where disclosure is made for the purposes of collecting a debt owed to us; or to comply with a subpoena, warrant or court order.
Inquires or Further Information
Climb Credit has appointed a Privacy Officer to oversee compliance with this Privacy Policy and applicable privacy laws. Any questions related to the Policy or the handling of personal information by Climb Credit can be addressed to the Privacy Officer who may be contacted at:
Attention: Privacy Officer
Climb Credit Inc.
2000 – 1500 W. Georgia Street,
Vancouver, BC
You may also reach the Privacy Officer by calling the Company's toll-free phone number 1-855-723-5626 (LOAN) and reaching the corporate head office by pushing option 4; alternatively, the Privacy officer can be reached at: [email protected]
If you are not satisfied with Climb Credit's response to a privacy-related matter, you may contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada at 1-800-282-1376 or at www.privcom.gc.ca. Climb Credit reserves the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. If we make a change to this Policy, we will post such changes on our website (www.urloan.com) and make the revised Policy and changes available upon request to Climb Credit's Privacy Officer.


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LAS VEGAS -- Major casinos and professional boxing have long been synonymous in this gambling mecca, with marquee fighters capable of luring high rollers to the colossal hotels that occupy The Strip.
But the relationship has become far more cautious after a mini-riot at the MGM Grand last June in the aftermath of Mike Tyson's ear-chewing disqualification against Evander Holyfield. There was reported gunfire as guests scrambled for cover, and 15 were injured in a stampede for the exits.
Hotel spokesmen later said that popping champagne corks were mistaken for gunfire. But the MGM lost potential millions in revenue when forced to shut its casino, and chips were stolen when tables were overturned.


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Matty's Story
Matty is a Sith lord who crash landed on earth back in 1988. Since then he has learned to assimilate into modern human society and has used his knowledge of the darkside of the force to hone his artistic endeavors. He started learning to re-fabricate his lightsaber into tattoo equipment 5 years ago, and since then has been on his quest to grow in his knowledge of the darkside of the force and continue learning from other force sensitives around him. His tenacity consistently drives him to further all aspects of his work, working with various skill-sets such as oils, acrylics, graphite, colored pencils, watercolor, and anything else he can reach within his grasp. He will relentlessly drive until he is one day the most powerful Sith on this side of the outer rim galaxies.


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text: Currently have a Dell 20' monitor 2007wfp or something like that. too lazy to check. I've been wanting to upgrade to a 30' or a 24-25' atleast within a reasonable price range. Something withing a 200-300 price range, w/ a resolution of 1920 x 1200. I run my desktop and 360 through the same screen. Desktop through HDMI, 360 through VGA. I had these in debate. Hanns.G 30 in. ASUS 25in. is it a noticeable/worthy size up for the price? money's tight, seeing as I just paid my college tuition and spent near another 1k on books and materials. Not really too tech savvy, nor am I extremely set on the highest refresh rate, etc. etc. I just want something that wont have any ghosting affects when toggling between 360 and desktop, will be running pretty well out of the box, no dead pixels, very good lifespan, etc. also, if you have another suggestion of a monitor, that is roughly 30' and around the aforementioned price range, then feel free to recommend it. Edit: also, it has to have hdmi, and a vga output also. Some newer ones skip the vga output and just put a dvi one. Problem is DVI doesn't carry audio, and I can't find any 360 cables that'll go to a monitor via dvi and carry audio along a separate line. inb4 Make a custom one. I've seen tutorials of how to do this, but don't feel comfortable doing so.


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Can I use Adobe CS6 products on my IMac OS 10 El Capitan?
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Yes, but it depends if you have Mac CS6 or Windows CS6. I have InDesign CS3 for Windows. I use it on my MacbookPro OS X El Capitan, but I had to install VMware Fusion that allows me to run Windows. I can go back forth from Windows to Mac on my laptop.
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Fire Damages Abandoned School In Independence
1 Firefighter Injured
Fire Damages Abandoned School In Independence
1 Firefighter Injured
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. —
There is still no word on what caused a fire at an abandoned school in the 9700 block of East 35th Street on Sunday morning.
The C.R. Anderson School was an alternative school. It was closed by the Kansas City, Mo., School District in 2000.
People who live nearby have their suspicions on how this fire may have started.
"We've had several teenagers that have lived over there. Last year, in fact, they had the lights on all upstairs and they were even running the air conditioner," neighbor Kathleen Wyatt said.
One firefighter was taken to a hospital for an unspecified injury. No other injuries were reported.


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Panty Creamer Of The Morning: Enrique Iglesias In St. Barts
For some of your asses, it's your first day back in cubicle purgatory after a long weekend of lying gut down on your sofa while sucking down a post-Christmas daiquiri (ingredients: leftover Christmas candy of all kinds, the cheap wine your cheap uncle brought to dinner and the perfume from The Dollar Tree that your cheap uncle's wife gave you as a gift) through a straw, so maybe these pictures of some Iglesias nipples will help to soothe your third hangover of 2012. If you're thinking to yourself, "But Michael, I like my Iglesias nipples well-aged and seasoned. Dáme Julio!", then I just have to say, "MOM! Put down your iPad and let's never subliminally speak about Iglesias nipples again."
Whenever I think of Enrique, I think of that beautiful brown face dingle that a possum gnawed off a few years ago after he spread a little queso on it. I still miss that succulent face nipple. I hope he kept it. Actually, since Enrique always goes on about his hamster peen, I hope he attached that mole to the end of his toddler dick to give him more girth. Enrique is mole-ed for Anna Kournikova's pleasure.


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La Estancia Busuanga
- Published date: December 16, 2016
- Busuanga Island, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines
La Estancia Busuanga, A vacation home where they enjoy entertaining friends and family, which is now being opened to groups or individuals wanting to escape from the hustle-and-bustle of the city and enjoy nature at its best.
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Along with a man's age are developing ailments, that's the reason it's impossible for medical establishments not to have patients. These patients cannot be handled well with just a few staff, thus coming up with the need to hire more skilled individuals. And here we are preaching about CNAs.
It's in the training program that you will gain knowledge of all the essential things you need to know about being a nursing aide. Ready your budget because fees usually range from $400 (Yonkers) to $1000 (Yonkers). If you want to avoid these costs, you can tend to acquire free CNA training at any place.
Because they need more hands to help manage daily jobs, hospitals and nursing facilities offer free CNA classes to fascinated applicants. Students are a big help in sustaining the operations of medical centers and nursing facilities, this is why they continue to be offered with free CNA classes. It's a usual practice for medical centers and nursing facilities to require graduate students to work for them for free. In New York, there are many scholarship grant programs granted through the government's funding and a great example can be found in Yonkers in which the local employment office advertises this sort of opportunities.
You may also try looking for available Scholarship Programs that are initiated and financed by state governments. They pay for your entire training session. And definitely, who will ever disregard the power of the web? It feels so great to indulge in something free yet essential, with all the conveniences home can offer. Through free CNA training on the web, you are now inching closer to the career that you have been wanting to have since you were little.Author: Paula Shelton


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WASHINGTON – Retailers are fighting back against financial industry efforts to repeal a cap on debit interchange fees.
The cap on "swipe" fees, called the Durbin amendment, was included as part of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law and was intended to be a boon to consumers.
However, banks and credit unions have lamented the law and claim that rather than putting more money in consumer pockets, it has actually been a benefit to retailers.
But retailers sent a letter recently to Senate and House leadership asking them not revisit the measure, which pits two powerful lobbying groups against each other.
"Repealing or weakening the law will provide a windfall for fewer than two percent of the country's largest banks and remove any and all competition from the debit routing market," said the letter, which was signed by several national and state merchant associations. "The debit reforms contained in Dodd-Frank are unique in that they brought the first piece of competition and transparency into a market that was historically void of it."
The merchant associations also said that since the amendment only applies to financial institutions with more than $10 billion in assets "over 98% of U.S. banks are exempt from the limit." They claimed that banks are still making a triple-digit profit on debit card transactions.
In letters outlining their top priorities for the incoming Congress, the Credit Union National Association and the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions included repeal of the Durbin amendment as one of their goals for 2017.
"In 2017, NAFCU will continue to push for repeal of the failed Durbin measure and to fight against any efforts to expand interchange price caps to credit cards," the credit union trade group said in a statement.
Banks and credit unions say the lost revenue hamstrings them.
"Restore market pricing on debit interchange fees so that consumers can once again enjoy more flexibility in the products and services that banks offer," Rob Nichols, the president of the American Bankers Association, said in a letter to lawmakers.


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Wilson Delcourt – concert event by invitation.
February 22nd, 7:30 pm
So, do you want the long story? Or the short story? Ya, that's what we thought.
We are just a couple of guys with (sort of) normal lives, who grew up strumming along with Dads and Uncles around campfires and kitchen tables. We ended up being in the same band back in the early nineties.
A bunch of years ago, rummaging through our respective Boxes of Old Junk, we stumbled on some tunes that each of us had written. We shared some of them with each other, and decided that it might be fun to put some time and effort into them, maybe even write a couple of new ones. This time and effort though always needed to be balanced with the other demands on our time, so it's taken some time to get here.
Where are we hoping this little project goes? We're still trying to figure that out. But one thing has become, and continues to be clear: this is all about the songs. It was a hoot putting them together, we really enjoy playing them, and we just want to make them as accessible as possible. And yes, at the end of the day, there's a small amount of hope that each of you might discover that you end up liking one or two of them too.
So there's the short story. We ourselves aren't young pups anymore. Many of these songs go back twenty years. It's taken a handful of years to finish the cd. A long time coming? Maybe, but we'd do it all again in a heartbeat. -Rod Delcourt, Wendell Wilson, 2012
WilsonDelcourt is Wendell Wilson and Rod Delcourt. Wendell, born and raised near Constance Bay Ontario, and Rod, originally from Buckingham Quebec, both now reside near Ottawa Ontario. Each has performed with numerous bands around the Ottawa area over the years, ranging from Country to Rock and "almost" everything in between. Since 2007, they have been working on and slowly recording original music, and are now pleased to share it with you. Their first independently produced album, "Long Time Coming" was released in the Fall of 2012, and features a dozen songs. Mp3 versions of the tunes are available for downloading (free) from their website www.wilsondelcourt.com. The lads also invite you to visit their Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/wilsondelcourt).
The album contains an interesting blend of tunes which show varying influences of folk, country, rock, and even some Spanish/Flamenco for good measure. The tunes' basic tracks were recorded live off the floor, and then the lads added the odd additional harmony, guitar or a percussion track to round out the sound. On his music review blog Sean Coleman writes "Exceptional melodies, well defined, country-folk tinged songs that are sonically sharp and very easy on the ears", and "This is a thoroughly enjoyable listen in all respects. You will not be assaulted by miles of over-playing or self-indulgence. On the contrary, the sounds will gently work their way into your head, begging to be played again". (http://finnbros.blogspot.ca/2012/10/long-time-coming.html)
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A white haired boy sighed as hot prickly tears threatened to fall. He felt nauseous as the memory came to him again.
A small child sat at the cold metal floor, body curled up into a ball, dead bodies laid around him.
'It isn't fair.' The child sobbed as he rocked his body back and forth.
"There... there nii-san is with you now." A familiar voice spoke up from behind him as long slender hands embraced the quivering child. "You're safe with me." The voice said in a soft voice, the hug tightened on the child when the child quivered more violently. A choked sob escaped from the child as he tried to push the man away from, but to no avail the man kept his hold on the child. "Hey it's me... your nii-san." The soft voice spoke again. The child felt a hand gently grab his chin, the boy tried to slap the hand away but a hand stopped him. "Am I really that ugly, that you can't even look at me?" The man spoke again but this time his voice was light and humored.
The boy shook his little head.
"Then maybe you can look at me?" The younger of the two gulped but didn't resist when the hand, that was holding his hand, slowly lifted his head. The child let his gaze travel from the dampened shirt to the neck of his captor. "I would appreciate it if you look at me in the eyes." The voice said as the child felt the hand, holding his chin, let go. The child complied with the older male's wishes. He let his gaze travel from the long pale slender neck to those thin lips pressed together.
The child remembered the time when those lips would stretch itself into a beautiful smile. He remembered the time when he would be welcomed with a beautiful smile as he and his sister would get back home from school. He had always seen that smile... but now it was different. It had been ages ago since the man smiled like that.
The only smile that the man would smile now was a cruel one.
The child let his gaze travel to the perfect white nose and pale high cheekbones. It was the same as ever. Even after many years had passed it was still the same. The child almost smiled at the thought but stopped himself when he saw the man's eyes.
He let out a choked sob again as his watery puffy eyes stared at those eyes.
It pained him to see those eyes.
Those eyes, which were once filled with life, turned dull.
Those eyes reflected the soul of an insane abandoned man.
"Hey what's wrong? Don't cry." The man spoke again as he furrowed his eyebrows. His expression almost turned into a worried one. The man slid his free hand into his pocket and produced a white hanky. He wiped the child's tears as he soothed the child's back. He continued his ministrations until the child's tears were gone. The man hummed and then scooped the child with the hand that was wiping the child's tears. "I'll take you to bed now."
The child didn't speak and resist. He let himself get lifted up by the man but as the man was about to walk the metal doors of the room opened, revealing a white haired masked woman. The woman didn't greet the two. She walked towards them, jumping over a few dead bodies on the process, with a manila envelope in hand.
Once she reached the two. She handed the envelope to the man. The man sighed and gave the child to the woman.
"Looks like the kings messed up with each other." The man said as he fished the papers inside the envelope. "Hmmm...Colourless King found. My, my, some guy named Ichigen Miwa. I definitely have to look into this." The man mumbled as he put the paper back inside the manila envelope. "Looks like nii-san won't be able to tuck you in tonight." The man said, his eyes directed to the small child. The child nodded and then wrapped his arms around the woman.
The man ruffled the child's soft white hair.
"I'll be going now. Nee-chan will be the one to tuck you in tonight."
The child pressed his lips together then buried his head on the crook of the woman's neck. The woman turned his body a little to the direction of the door. She nodded at the man before the man left the room.
"Let's go. I bet you're tired." The woman said after a few minutes. "Your nii-san is gone so I will be the one to replace him for now."
"He's not my nii-san and you're not my nee-chan." The child said, his hot breath tickling the pale white neck.
"I know." The woman replied as she adjusted her grip on the child. "The Dresden Slate took them long ago." She started walking towards the door. "Well... maybe your nee-chan is but your nii-san hasn't been taken completely, yet." She paused when a dead old man blocked her path. "But... I guess he won't last any longer." She kicked the body then proceeded to walk.
"I know." The child said as he tightened his grip. He almost wanted to strangle the woman but he couldn't after all..."You're only using nee-chan's body. You Dresden scum."
The woman laughed. "Now, now, don't curse it is bad for a child to curse. Especially, when the child is as little as you."
The child frowned. "I'm not a child anymore. I don't age normally, and that's because of that horrible slate." The child accused as the metal doors of the room opened.
"Oh... Is that what you've think? Haven't you thought that it was your siblings' fault and not the Dresden's fault?" The woman remarked as she stepped outside the room.
"Shut up." The child whispered as he curled his palms into fists.
"You're becoming a hothead be careful, young one. That hotheadedness of yours might lead you into the trap of the curse."
The child narrowed his eyes but didn't say anything.
After all, the woman is right.
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text: Gsoul82 502 Report post Posted December 5, 2015 Hey all,A few months ago, I decided to get The Four Pillars. Since then, I've looked over different areas of the program, several times .At the time, I was too busy to really get into it all, and start practicing regularly, but I've just now got things together, so I can begin doing just that.A little background on me: I got into this singing thing a few years ago. It was something I was fascinated with for a long time, but I didn't know it was a skill that could be learned and developed. Once I found out that it was, I immediately decided that I wanted to learn.To try to accomplish that, for a while, I took lessons, and used several programs, including CVT and Singing Success. I even had purchased Singing Success forum access for a few months.I'm now going to express why I feel this is the best program around, if you really want to learn how to sing. This program is as thorough as a program gets. 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We analyze a lot of reddit AMA's individually to look for factors that caused the AMA to do well or not so well. While this subjective approach has been great for identifying factors that make for good and bad AMA's, we started to wonder if there was a more objective approach that would allow us to measure what makes for a great AMA.
To get started, we decided to explore a simple question:
Is there a correlation between AMA title/body length and score?
Top AMA's vs Random AMA's
The first dataset we looked at is the 917 top scoring reddit AMA's (posted to r/IAmA) from the past 12 months (as of November 19th, 2014). We figured it would be interesting to see if the most popular AMA's could tell us something about optimal title and body length.
The second dataset was the 709 most recent reddit AMA's (posted to r/IAmA). This is a more random set as it includes low and high scoring AMA's.
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|Avg. Body Length
|Avg. Body Length (middle 80%)
All length values are in characters
Things to note:
- As expected, the Top AMA's have a much higher average score than the Random AMA's.
- The average title length of the Top AMA's and the Random AMA's is about the same (95 characters).
- The average body length of the Top AMA's is longer than the Random AMA's by about 283 characters. If you look at the middle 80%, which cuts out the 10% longest/shortest bodies, the Top AMA's average body length is about 183 characters longer.
The only thing interesting here is that the average body length of the Top AMA's is longer than the Random AMA's. One possible conclusion is that on average, more planning went into the Top AMA's than the Random AMA's and therefore have a longer average body length.
Score vs. Body Length
We decided to take a closer look at the correlation between body length and score. To do so, we plotted the body length and score for the Top AMA's and the Random AMA's. Below is what the graph looked like for the Top AMA's.
As you can see, it is a random cluster (the Random AMA's dataset produced a similar looking graph). We tried putting a trend line to the data, but the correlation coefficient was near-zero. In other words, the correlation between score and body length is really small and possibly statistically insignificant.
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Short meeting to discuss new gig/fundraising support. All club members welcome. Please encourage your crews to attend. Many thanks
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Since the news from Blizzcon is still making its way onto the net I thought I'd cover what we're losing in Cataclysm - Apart from a really painful 1-60 leveling that is.
There's quite a few stats that are being removed from equipment: Spell Power, Attack Power, Defense, Armor Penetration and Mana Per 5 Seconds. Don't fret just yet, there's still good news.
There's a new stat still not clear to us mere mortals in its implementation: Mastery. From the panels, I gleaned that "whatever your character cares about doing" will be increased by Mastery. So, I'm guessing that tanks will get better defense and expertise, BM hunters will get better damage and better pet stuff, healers will land better heals. The details still aren't clear.
So, going away is Spell Power, to be made up for based on Intellect. Also making a departure is Attack Power, apparently to come from Agility and/or Strength. MP5 will be made up for by better Spirit. Defense, like current druid builds, will be made up for by talent spec.
And lastly with many stats falling off of current gear, the Blizzard guys noted that much more stamina would be on most gear. So all the DPS and Healers in the world won't suffer from "Tank HP Envy" any longer.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Losses in Cataclysm
Since the news from Blizzcon is still making its way onto the net I thought I'd cover what we're losing in Cataclysm - Apart from a really painful 1-60 leveling that is.
Posted by Brehm at 3:37 PM 1 comments Labels: Cataclysm, gear
Racials - Wrapup
Well, I'm not going into the Horde side racial abilities much at all. The purpose of the racial talents preview was to attempt to divine what Worgen and Goblins (if they were the new races) would have for racial abilities.
I've been to Blizzcon since I started the article.
So here they are:
Goblin Racial Abilities:
- +15 to Alchemy skills. Plus mana and health potions have a larger effect.
- Rocket Belt (barrage) shoots rockets and does damage
- Rocket Belt (charge) propels the goblin forward (these two share a cooldown)
- Best possible gold discounts from vendors regardless of reputation.
- Speed Boost for the Worgen, much like a rogue's sprint or cat form prowl.
- +15 to Skinning skill. Plus the ability to skin faster
- 15% reduced duration of poisons and curses used against the Worgen
- 1% increased damage from all attacks
It seems like +15 is the new chosen "magic" number for skill increases, so I wouldn't be surprised to see any race that has intrinsic skill bonuses (i.e. Gnomes & Engineering, Draenei & Jewelcrafting, Blood Elves & Enchanting, Tauren & Herbalism) get their bonus buffed to 15 as well as add some other small effect like both the Worgen & the Goblins have.
All in all, quite an exciting development on the crafting front.
Posted by Brem at 7:46 AM 0 comments Labels: Cataclysm, crafting
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Day Two
We're about to head out for day 2 of Blizzcon. The mystic reveals by Blizzard are over.
Today is less sitting down watching panels and more experiencing playing Worgen and maybe Goblin start areas.
And of course some shopping.
Since my poor phone battery was crying out in agony yesterday, I didn't get to post on any upcoming changes to classes.
I'll just post a few tidbits and explain next week. So in short, attack power, spell power, defense, and mana per 5 are all removed. Oh, and hunters no longer use mana. Again, more detail next week.
Posted by Brem at 9:28 AM 1 comments Labels: Blizzcon
Friday, August 21, 2009
Murlocs in Anaheim
Posted by Brem at 7:07 PM 0 comments Labels: Blizzcon
Heroic Deadmines
Nuff said
Posted by Brem at 4:41 PM 1 comments Labels: Blizzcon
Opening Ceremony
Goblins & Worgen confirmed. Level cap raised to 85. Flying in Old Azeroth. New secondary profession - archaeology. Deathwing is back
Posted by Brem at 3:16 PM 2 comments Labels: Blizzcon
Waiting for Opening Ceremony
Posted by Brem at 1:09 PM 0 comments Labels: Blizzcon
Posted by Brem at 12:32 PM 0 comments Labels: Blizzcon
15 Minutes?
Posted by Brem at 11:43 AM 1 comments Labels: Blizzcon
They're already in line
Its 6 am Blizzcon time. Four hours until the doors open and folks are already in line. I'm more sensible and am eating breakfast.
Blizzard has withheld the program until after Opening Ceremony. Wonder what thay are keeping secret.
Posted by Brem at 9:20 AM 0 comments Labels: Blizzcon
Thursday, August 20, 2009
We have landed
Posted by Brem at 7:43 PM 1 comments Labels: Blizzcon
On the ground
Waiting to deplane
Posted by Brem at 5:50 PM 0 comments Labels: Blizzcon
Yes. Newark. Blizzcon bound
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Racials Review - Part One Alliance
Since it seems that many races will be gaining access to new classes, one of the things that will become more important in distinguishing classes is the racial talent that is brought to bear.
In an effort to suss out the racial abilities of the new races, I thought we should start with a primer on current racials in game. This has been broken down into two sections due to its insane length.
Dwarf Racials:
Mace Specialization: Mace Specialization grants expertise with maces. This is useful for any class that will be face-to-face with mobs -and- using a mace. This makes sense for DKs, most Paladins, Rogues and Warriors. Sorry Priests, Holy Paladins and Hunters--this racial is not for you.
Gune Specialization: Increases critical strike with guns. While three of the six possible dwarf classes can use guns, this racial really relies on using a gun to deal most of your damage. Clear winner here is Hunters. If a rogue or warrior (the other two dwarf classes that can use guns) are dealing much damage with a gun, you need to replace them in your group.
Frost Resistance: Good for all classes, assuming you're fighting bosses who deal frost damage. While it's important when dealing with frost damage, it's not a big enough deal to swing you into a particular class.
Stone Form: This is very good situationally and equally good for any class. It used to be one of the ways out of Moroes' garrotte ability, and still has some utility for bleeds, poisons and charm. On the whole, unless it's a PVP situation, your group probably has another way out of this.
Find Treasure: This racial used to be a lot more useful. It was one of the ways to tell the "good" chests in Stratholme from the traps. It also allowed you to zero in on the randomly spawning chests. However, since WOTLK, we've lost the random chests in instances and I don't recall seeing one hanging out in the world at large. Good for all classes but not game changing.
Final Word: The classes that get the most out of these racials are DKs, Hunters, Rogues, Paladins (Retribution or Protection) and warriors. Holy Paladins and Priests don't match the racials as well.
Draenei Racials:
Gift of the Naaru: This heal over time can be a true lifesaver at lower levels, giving access to a heal to those classes who typically can't. At higher levels, this skill scales with spell power so can be useful situationally at all levels. It is probably least useful to shamans, paladins and priests as they have access to better healing spells.
Heroic Presence: This ability buffs members of your group with 1% hit chance. This is never going to really shine until you're raiding end game. Once you've reached that point, you (AND YOUR RAID) will be able to spend less of your gear budget on hit rating and more on other stats. Again a win for most classes.
Jewelcrafting: +5 to jewelcrafting is again useful for all classes that draenei can play. But, it's really useful for reaching crafting boundaries a few steps ahead of other races. Not truly a consideration for any class.
Shadow Resistance: Like all the "resistance" racials this is useful when dealing with monsters that use that school of magic and not useful at all outside of those encounters. Good for all classes.
Final Word: All classes fare pretty evenly here. The racials are a good fit for any of the classes playable by draenei.
Human Racials:
Every Man for Himself: This racial mirrors the ability of PVP trinkets to remove effects that result in loss of control of your character (charm, crowd control, fear, etc.) While some PVE content will be made easier by having this trait, it is by and large a PVP thing.
Perception: This passive racial makes you more likely to detect stealthed enemies. While some PVE mobs do utilize stealth (Assassins in Shadow Labyrinth anyone?) this again is mostly a PVP ability.
Diplomacy: Ah the mother lode. Ever since reputation became so important with the advent of Burning Crusade, this racial has become a gold mine. 10% more reputation means doing approximately 10% less grinding of Sons of Hodir reputation. And since reputation seems to be here to stay, having to grind less of it overall can be very worthwhile.
The Human Spirit: The primary use of spirit is for mana regeneration and buffs to certain damage or healing by spell. Thus, this racial is essentially of no use to the DKs, Paladins, Rogues and Warriors. Even holy Paladins don't receive much benefit as spirt has almost no impact on their healing. This racial has become even more lackluster with changes to spirit based mana regeneration and is essentially only for flavor (and the cool name).
Mace (and Sword) Specialization: These two racial traits are essentially the same trait twice (applying to two different weapons). Usefull for those that will be smacking things in the face, not at all useful to the casters in the bunch.
Gnome Racials:
Escape Artist: Roots and nets cannot hold the wiry little gnomes. However cool it is to think about, however, this remains mostly a PVP talent. Like many of the thinly disguised PVP talents, this can be useful in PVE content, but not very often.
Expansive Mind: This is a very hand talent for exactly half of the classes available to gnomes. In general, warriors and rogues don't even care a little about increased intellect.
Arcane Resist: Like all the "resistance" racials this is useful when dealing with monsters that use that school of magic and not useful at all outside of those encounters. Good for all classes. (Yup, I cut and pasted that)
Engineering: A whopping +15 to engineering. Gnomes used to be very popular twinks when you could get to 165 engineering with this little gem. As cool as it is, engineering is not cheap to level and generally makes you very little money in return.
Night Elf Racials:
Fast Wisp Form: This is most useful for a Night Elf who spends lots of time running back to his or her body. If you don't die, this never comes into play.
Shadow Meld: Making this usable in combat has significantly increased its usefulness. Even if it is resisted, there's a chance to save a raid or group from a wipe. For that, obviously Druids and Priests will find the most use. Coupled with engineering opens that up to the rest of the classes. However, for a hunter, it's almost useless. Hunters have a better removed from combat trick. I guess if Feign Death were cooling down, it might have some use.
Nature Resistance: See what we said about the OTHER resistance talents.
Quickness: This passive talent makes it less likely for you to be hit by ranged or melee strikes. It doesn't appear that this applies to spells. However it's useful for every class.
And that, my friends is the Alliance Racial Review. Next up, the Horde.
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Monday, August 17, 2009
What Classes for the Worgen & Goblins
We all want to know what classes we'll be able to choose for our new Worgen and Goblin alts. I'm just the sort of player that NEEDS to have one of every race in my stable of characters, and if Worgen go live, they'll be no exception. (Okay, those who know me well will be quick to say "But Brem, you have no Night Elf!" They would be right too. I hate the ears, I think.)
As the game currently stands, the Alliance has:
5 Death Knight Options (all races)
1 Druid option (NE)
3 Hunter Options (NE, Dwarf, Draenei)
3 Mage Options (Human, Gnome, Draenei)
4 Priest Options (Human, Dwarf, Draenei, Night Elf)
4 Rogue Options (Human, Dwarf, Gnome, Night Elf)
1 Shaman Option (Draenei)
2 Warlock Options (Human, Gnome)
5 Warrior Options (all races)
Compare this to the Horde:
5 Death Knight Options (all races)
1 Druid Option (Tauren)
4 Hunter Options (Orc, Blood Elf, Troll, Tauren)
3 Mage Options (Blood Elf, Troll, Undead)
1 Paladin Option (Blood Elf)
3 Priest Options (Blood Elf, Troll, Undead)
4 Rogue Options (Blood Elf, Troll, Orc, Undead)
3 Shaman Options (Troll, Orc, Tauren)
3 Warlock Options (Blood Elf, Orc, Undead)
4 Warrior Options (Tauren, Orc, Troll, Undead)
Based on what MMO Champion has "leaked", we're getting
1 Druid for the Horde (Troll)
1 Hunter for each faction (Human, Undead)
2 Alliance and 1 Horde Mage (Dwarf, Night Elf, Orc)
1 Paladin for the Horde (Tauren)
1 Priest for each faction (Gnome, Tauren)
1 Shaman for the Alliance (Dwarf)
1 Warrior for the Horde (Blood Elf).
If those MMO Champion "leaks" are correct, this leaves us with the following inequities:
Alliance short 1 druid
Alliance short 1 hunter
Horde short 1 mage
Horde short 1 paladin
Horde short 1 priest
Alliance short 1 shaman
Alliance short 1 warlock
I don't think Blizzard is intending to "fix" the inequities in shaman and paladin. I believe that it'll remain a 3/2 and 2/3 for shamans and paladins. If it is Blizzard's intention to otherwise equalize the class possibilities between the factions, then the worgen will have access to druid, hunter and warlock while the goblins will have access to mage and priest.
I believe each race will also have access to warrior and rogue (both currently equal between factions.) This leaves us with the DK conundrum. Will the new races have access to Death Knights. I honestly can say that I hope not. However, there isn't really compelling evidence either way. I hope not because I'm afraid that all we'll see in game are worgen and gnome DKs. And the game is too overrun with them (IMNSHO) right now.
So, my predictions for class options for the new races are:
Worgen - Druid, Hunter, Warlock, Rogue, Warrior and maybe DK
Goblin - Mage, Priest, Rogue, Warrior and maybe DK.
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7 pages written 13 Aug 1860 by Alexander James Johnston in Wellington
From: Inward letters - Alexander J Johnston, Reference Number MS-Papers-0032-0358 (47 digitised items). 49 letters written from Auckland and Wellington, 1860-1876, and undated
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13 August 1860.
My dear Sir,
I am obliged to you for your letter of the 2nd., and for the newspaper containing the account of the Maori conference. Whether it does any immediate good or not it seems to me that it has not been useless; for the attention not only of the Government but of the Assembly and the public has been drawn by some of the speakers to imperfections in the existing system of treating the Natives; and the necessity, as well as propriety of moderation in the proceedings of the Government after it has power to quell insurrection has been made manifest.
I am not a little afraid that after military ''pottering'', military madhness or military despotism, may find too much favour.
Military executions or anything of that kind would to my mind be deplorable. Fight with the men and beat them thoroughly - and try as many of them for murder as there is evidence against, and some few for sedition or treason - by the Givil power.
All humane and large minded Juristsprefer treating such risings as Civil war rather than mere rebellion - and behaving to the ''enemy'' according to the civilized customs of civilized war.
If our military commanders allow their troops to do such things as seem to have been done in the last trouhles in India we should scarodly be safe here without exterminating the whole race.
Military commanders - when they have not direct civil responsibilities are very liable to go unnecessarily far; and if our generals were to catch Wi King and make short work with him, I should expect no end of our troubles short of extermination.
That is not the way to shew our power. The amount of stuff that is put forth on both sides of the question is not very demonstrative of the good sense of the colony. I am much pleased with the Governor's speech to the Assembly and am very glad to read his letter of August 1859 to Bulwer Lytton.
The insolent noneense the papers publish about him disgusts me thoroughly.
I should think my notes would be of little value now; but if you are getting them printed and want to save time, perhaps you will get some competent person to take the trouble to correct the press, and supply any oversights. I would have fain added a few observations upon the limits of Civil and Military power in case of insurrection; hot for the purpose of giving any definite opinion, but with the the wiew of suggesting the danger of going too far in the direction of ''energy''. Real energy will consist in giving the insurgents a thorough, fare, exemplary licking, and treating them afterwards as honorable foes - except those implicated in murders and similar performances. And even to those latter I cannot keep thinking the more deliberate punishment of the Civil tribunal would be far more effective than ''energetic military justice''.
There is a rather striking artiole in the Westminster review of April on ''The Ethics of War'' which though not be any means sound throughout-yet contains matter of a suggestive kind. I think the question of proclaiming martial law a ticklish one. It is always better to be on the safe side.
I enclose a few extracts from Vattil the great authority on the Law of Nations.
I hope General Pratt is ''the right man in the right place''. I hear some of the natives who have come down by the Swan do and some do not speak favorably of the ''korero'' or runanga or what ever you callit. I suspect we must treat our Maori friends, according to the old but not very charitable maxim - as if they were one day to be our enemies. i.e. while there are any hostilities going on. By and by they will better appreciate their own interests.
I hope your health is quite re-established and Douglas is well.
I am
Very truly yours,
Alexander J. Johnston.
If you do think the Notes worth publishing perhaps you might add the extracts from Vattil in an Appendix as Note A putting in a reference to Note A. in appendix at the passage where I speak of the persons continuing to use force and using it being guilty of crime - in some cases treason.
I have also sent a note by way of Noha to the Reader which might be inserted at the commencement of the pamphlet or paper if you should think it really worth publishing so late in the day.
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