text:
Chapter 03 - Immigration Board of American Samoa
Chapter 03 - Immigration Board of American Samoa
41.0301 Authority.
The immigration board of American Samoa has its authority from 41.0203 to 41.0205 ASCA. The members of the boardsha11 elect one of its members as chairman annually in March. Rules created by the board are made pursuant to authority granted at 41.0205 (7), (8), (9), (11) and (12) ASCA, and other sections of the Act as noted below. The board hereby delegates to the Attorney General the authority to investigate any matter pertaining to enforcement of the Act. 41.0205 (4) ASCA.
41.0302 Delegation.
The board hereby delegates all of its administrative duties to the Attorney General and such immigration officers of American Samoa as he/she deems necessary.
41.0303 Appellate jurisdiction.
An appeal shall lie to the board from the following:
(1) a decision by the Attorney General or his/her delegate in exclusion cases;
(2) a decision by the Attorney General or his/her delegate in deportation cases, except that no appeal shall lie from an order of the Attorney General or his delegate granting voluntary departure within a period of at least 10 days, if the sole grant of appeal is that a greater period of departure time should have been fixed;
(3) a decision on application for entrance to American Samoa under numerical limitation contained in 41.0301 and 41.0303 ASCA;
(4) a determination relating to bond, parole or detentions of an alien;
(5) a decision of adjustment of status cases;
(6) a decision by the Attorney General or his/her delegate concerning sponsorship and employment of aliens pursuant to 41.0408 and 41.0409 ASCA.
41.0304 Original jurisdiction.
The board shall have original jurisdiction in the following matters:
(1) an application by a person born outside of American Samoa but one of whose parents was born in American Samoa of Samoan ancestry pursuant to 41.0202(c) (ii) ASCA;
(2) an application by a person other than an American Samoan desiring permanent resident status pursuant to 41.0404 ASCA;
(3) an application by a permanent resident other than an American Samoan to reside outside of American Samoa in excess of 6 months;
(4) a decision of whether a permanent resident other than an American Samoan is to lose his/her status as a permanent resident pursuant to 41.0405 ASCA;
(5) an application by certain adopted children pursuant to 41.0406(b) ASCA;
(6) conducting hearings on petition of the Attorney General or his delegate against an employer allegedly employing an alien illegally or against an alien allegedly employed illegally pursuant to 41.0409(c) ASCA.
41.0305 Summary dismissal of appeals.
Notwithstanding the provisions of 41.0308 of this chapter, the board may deny oral argument concerning, and summarily dismiss any appeal in any deportation or exclusion proceeding in any case in which:
(1) the party concerned fails to specify the reason for the appeal;
(2) the only reason specified by the party concerned tor his/her appeal involves a finding of fact or a conclusion of law which was conceded by the party at the hearing;
(3) the appeal is from an order that granted the party concerned the relief which he requested;
(4) the board is satisfied from a view of the record that the appeal is frivolous filed solely for purpose of delay.
41.0306 Finality of decisions.
The decisions of the board shall be final except in those cases that the board may return a case to the Attorney General for such action as may be appropriate without entering a final decision on the merits of the case.
41.0307 Rules of practice.
(a) The board hereby permits attorneys admitted to the High Court of American Samoa to appear before it. Law students, law graduates, legal practitioners and reputable individuals of good moral character may appear on an individual case basis at the request of the person entitled to representation, if he/she is appearing without direct or indirect remuneration and files a written declaration to that effect and if the board approves his/her appearance.
(b) The following shall be grounds for not permitting attorneys and others to appear before the board, although the following categories do not establish the exclusive grounds for suspension or disbarment in the public interest:
(1) any attorney who has been disbarred or under an order of suspension of the highest court of any state, possession, territory , commonwealth, or the District of Columbia or in any other way is restricted in the practice of law; and any person
(2) who, with intent to defraud or deceive, bribes, attempts to bribe, coerces, or attempts to coerce, by any means whatsoever, any person, including a party to a case, or an officer or employee of the Office of the Attorney General or the board, to commit an act or to refrain from performing an act in connection with any case;
(3) who willfully misleads, misinforms, or deceives an officer or an employee of the Office of the Attorney General or the board concerning any material and relevant fact in connection with a case;
(4) who willfully deceives, misleads threatens any party to a case concerning any matter relating to the case;
(5) who solicits practice in any unethical or unprofessional manner including, but not limited to, the use of runners, or advertising his/her availability to handle immigration matters;
(6) who represents, as an associate, any person who, known to him/her, solicits practice in any ethical or unprofessional manner, including but not limited to, the use of runners, or advertising his/her availability to handle immigration matters;
(7) who, by use of name, personal apparance, or any device, aids and abets any person to practice during the period of his/her suspension or disbarment, such suspension or disbarment being known to him/her:
(8) who willfully make false statements or representations to his/her qualifications or represent others in any case;
(9) who charges or receives either directly or indirectly, any fee or compensation for services which may be deemed to be grossly excessive in relation to the services performed, or any non-attorney who charges or receives either directly or indirectly any fee or compensation for services rendered to any person, except that an accredited representative of an organization may be regularly compensated by the organization of which he/she is an accredited representative;
(10) who engages in contumelious or otherwise obnoxious conduct with respect to a case in which he/she acts in a representative capacity, which in the opinion of the board would constitute cause tor suspension or disbarment if the case pending before a court, or which, in. such a judicial proceeding would constitute a contempt of court:
(11) who, having been furnished with a copy of any portion of the record in a case, willfully fails to surrender such copy upon final disposition of the case or upon demand, or willfully and without authorization makes and retains a copy of the material furnished ;
(12) who has been convicted of a felony, or, having been convicted of any crime is sentenced to imprisonment for a term of more than one year;
(13) who has falsely certified a copy of the document as being a true and complete copy of an original.
41.0308 Oral argument.
Oral argument shall be heard by the board, upon request, in any case over which the board acquires jurisdiction by appeal as provided in these rules. If an appeal has been taken, request for oral argument, if desired, shall be included in the notice of appeal. The board shall have the authority to fix any date or change any date upon which oral argument is to be heard. The Attorney General or the immigration office may be represented in argument before the board by an officer of the Attorney General or the immigration office.
41.0309 Service of board decision.
The decision of the board shall be in writing and copies thereof shall be transmitted by the board to the immigration office, the Attorney General, and a copy shall be served upon the alien or party affected by the decision and the legal representative of the alien or party affected.
41.0310 Decision of the board as precedent.
Accept as may be modified or overruled by the board or a court, decisions of the board shall be binding on the immigration office in the administration of the Act, and selected decisions designated by the board shall serve as precedents in all proceedings involving the same issue or issues.
41.0311 Referral of cases to the Attorney General.
(a) The board shall refer to the Attorney General for review of its decision all cases which:
(1) the Attorney General directs the board to refer to him/her;
(2) the chair or the majority of the board believes should be referred to the Attorney General for review.
(b) In any case which the Attorney General reviews the decision of the board, the decision of the Attorney General shall be stated in writing and shall be transmitted to the board for transmittal and service as provided in 41.0309 of this chapter .
41.0312 Reopening or reconsideration.
The board may on its own motion reopen or reconsider any case in which it has rendered a decision. Reopening or reconsideration of any case in which a decision has been made by the board, whether requested by the Attorney General or any other duly authorized officer of the Attorney General's office, or by the party affected by the decision, shall be only upon written motion to the board. Motions to reopen in deportation proceedings shall not be granted unless it appears to the board that evidence sought to be offered is material and was not available and could not have been discovered or presented at the formal hearing; nor shall any motion to reopen for the purpose of affording the alien an opportunity to apply for any form of discretionary relief be granted if it appears that the alien's right to apply for such relief was fully explained to him or her and an opportunity to apply therefor was afforded him or her at the formal hearing unless relief is sought on the basis of circumstances which has arisen subsequent to the hearing. A motion to reopen or a motion to reconsider shall not be made by or in behalf of a person who is a subject of deportation proceedings subsequent to his departure from American Samoa. Any departure from American Samoa of a person who is the subject of deportation proceedings occurring after the making of the motion to reopen or a motion to reconsider shall constitute a withdrawal of such motion.
41.0313 Notice of appeal:
(a) A party affected by a decision who is entitled under this chapter to appeal to the board shall be given notice of his/her right to appeal. An appeal shall be taken by filing notice of appeal with the immigration office within the time specified in the governing sections of this chapter. Certification of a case as provided in this rule shall not relieve the party affected from compliance with provision of this section in the event that he/she is entitled, and desires, to appeal from an initial decision, nor shall it serve to extend the time specified in the applicable parts of this chapter for the taking of an appeal. Departure from American Samoa of a person under deportation proceedings prior to the taking of an appeal from a decision in his/her case shall constitute a waiver of his/her right to appeal.
(b) Fees. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a notice of appeal or a motion filed under this rule by any person other than the Attorney General or the immigration office shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee specified by and remitted, in accordance with, the provisions of 41.0319 of this chapter. In any case in which an alien or other party affected is unable to pay the fee fixed for an appeal or a motion, he/she shall file with a notice of appeal or the motion his/her affidavit stating the nature of the motion or appeal, the belief that he/she is entitled to redress, and his/her ability to pay the required fee, and shall request permission to prosecute the appeal or motion without prepayment of such fee. When such an affidavit is filed with the immigration office an officer shall, if he/she believes that the appeal or motion is not taken or made in good faith, certify in writing his/her reasons for such belief for consideration. The board may, in its discretion, authorize the prosecution of any appeal or motion without prepayment of fee.
(c) Briefs. Briefs in support of or in opposition to an appeal shall be filed in with the office within the time fixed for an appeal or within any other additional period designated by the board. The board for good cause may extend the time for filing a brief or reply brief. The board in its discretion may authorize the filing of a brief directly with it in which event the opposing party shall be allowed a specified time to respond.
41.0314 Withdrawal of appeal.
In any case in which an appeal has been taken, the party taking the appeal may file a written withdrawal thereof with the office. The withdrawal of an appeal shall result in the initial decision being final to the same extent as though no appeal had been taken. Departure from American Samoa of the person who is the subject to deportation proceedings subsequent to taking of an appeal but prior to a decision thereon shall constitute a withdrawal of the appeal and the initial decision in the case shall be final to the same ex tent as though no appeal had been taken.
41.0315 Meetings and hearings.
All regular meetings and hearings of the board shall be held in the immigration office unless otherwise announced each Friday as needed at 9: 00 a.m. Such other meetings and hearings as are necessary for the efficient conduct of its business may be held at such times and places as determined by the chair.
41.0316 Election of chairperson.
A chairperson shall be elected by the board on the first Friday of March each year .
41.0317 Attendance.
The board shall recommend to the Governor the need for a replacement for any member who misses 3 consecutive meetings without cause. Cause shall include health and off-island business trips.
41.0318 Denials and appeals.
(a) Denials and Appeals. Whenever a formal application or petition filed with the office is denied, the applicant shall be given written notice setting forth the specific reasons for such denial. When the applicant so desires, such an appeal to the board may be taken within 15 days after the service of notification of decision accompanied by a supporting brief if desired and any fee established for filing the notice of appeal which shall be furnished with the written notice. For good cause shown, the time within which the brief may be submitted may be extended. The party taking the appeal may, prior to appearing before the board, file a written withdrawal of such appeal. An appeal, cross appeal, answer thereto and accompanying brief, if any, shall become part of the record of proceeding and, if filed by an officer of the office, a copy shall be served on the party affected.
(b) Dismissal of Appeals. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (c) of this section, the board may deny oral argument and dismiss any appeal when (1) the party concerned fails to specify the reasons for his/her appeal, or (2) the appeal is patently frivolous.
(c) Oral Argument. If an appeal is taken, request for oral argument, "if desired, shall be included in a notice of appeal. The board shall have the authority to designate the time, date and place where oral argument may be heard.
41.0319 Fees.
(a) Remittances. Fees shall be submitted with any formal application or petition prescribed in this chapter and shall be in the amount prescribed by law or rule. When any discretionary relief in exclusion or deportation proceedings is granted absent an application and fee therefor, the chief immigration officer shall require the filing of the application and the payment of the fee. Every remittance shall be accepted subject to collection. A charge of $5 will be imposed if a check in payment of the fee is not honored by the bank on which it is drawn. A receipt issued by an officer for any such remittance shall not be binding if a remittance if found uncollectible. Remittances must be drawn on a bank or other institution located in American Samoa or the United States and be payable in United States currency. Fees in a form of postage stamps shall not be accepted. Remittance shall be made payable to the "Treasurer-American Samoa Government." If application is submitted from outside American Samoa and the United States, remittance may be made by bank international money order or foreign draft drawn on a financial institution in American Samoa or in the United States and payable to "Treasurer of American Samoa Government" in United States currency.
(b) Amounts of fees. The following fees and charges are prescribed:
(1) the fee for a case of original jurisdiction before the board shall be $5 unless otherwise provided below;
(2) the fee for an appeal to the board shall be $15;
(3) a fee of $25 shall be charged for the following applications: permanent residency, all priorities under 41.0301 and 41.0303 ASCA; and
(4) a fee of $15 shall be charged for the following application: temporary or seasonal workers; a lost, stolen, destroyed, mutilated registration receipt card, a new registration receipt card for a name change; and application for extension of time to remain under numerical limitations.
(c) Waiver of Fees. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and in 41.0313 of this chapter, any of the fees prescribed in subsection (b) of this section relating to applications, petitions, appeals, motions, or requests may be waived in any case in which the alien or other party affected is unable to pay the prescribed fee if he/she files his/her affidavit asking for permission to prosecute without payment of fee, the application, petition, appeal, motion or request, and stating his/her belief that he/she is entitled to or deserving of the benefit and the reasons for the inability to pay. The chief immigration officer or the board may, in its discretion, grant the waiver of fee.
41.0320 Access by individuals to records maintained about them.
(a) Access to Available Records. An individual seeking records about him/herself shall present the request in person or in writing to the chief immigration officer. The person requesting information shall to the extent possible assist in identifying the request as precisely as possible to insure expeditious handling and rapid identification.
(b) Verification of Identity. The following standards are applicable to any individual who requests records concerning him/herself unless other provisions for identity verification are specified in the published notice pertaining to the particular system of records:
(1) An individual seeking access to records about him/herself in person shall establish identity by the presentation "of a single document bearing a photograph (such as a passport, alien registration receipt card or identification) or by the presentation of two items of identification which do not bear a photograph but do bear both a name and address (such as a driver's license, or credit card).
(2) An individual seeking access to records about him/herself by mail shall establish identity by a signature, address, date of birth, place of birth, alien or employee identification, if any, and one other identifier such as a photocopy of an identifying document.
(3) An individual seeking access to records about him/herself by mail or in person who cannot provide the necessary documentation of identification may provide a notarized statement swearing or affirming to his/her identity and to the fact that he/she understands the penalty for false statement pursuant to 41.070 1 ASCA. See also 41.0702, 41.0703, 41.0704 and 41.0313 ASCA.
(c) Verification of Guardianship. The parent or guardian of a child or of a person judicially determined to be incompetent and seeking to act on behalf of such child or incompetent, shall, in addition to establishing his/her own identity, establish the identity of the child or other person he/she represents as required in subsection (b) of this" section, and establish his/her own parentage or guardianship of the subject of the record by furnishing either a copy of a birth certificate showing parentage or a court order establishing a guardianship.
(d) Accompanying Persons. An individual seeking to review records pertaining to him/herself may be accompanied by another individual of his/her own choosing. Both the individual seeking access and the individual accompanying him/her shall be required to sign a form indicating that the office is authorized to discuss the contents of the subject record in the presence of both individuals.
(e) Specification of Records Sought. Request for access to records, either in person or by mail shall describe the nature of the records sought, the approximate dates covered by the record, and the identity of any individual or officers who may have had contact with this record.
41.0321 Records exempt in whole or in part.
(a) When an individual requests records about him/herself which have been exempted from individual access or which have been compiled in reasonable anticipation of a civil action or proceeding either in a court or before an administrative tribunal, the office will neither confirm nor deny the existence of the record which is presently available to him/her.
(b) Individual requests for access to records which have been exempted from access shall be processed as follows:
(1) Requests for information classified by the office shall be reviewed by the office to determine whether it continues to warrant classification. Information which no longer warrants classification under criteria shall be declassified and made available to the individual, if not otherwise exempt. If the information continues to warrant classification, the individual shall be advised that the information sought is classified; that it has been reviewed and continue to warrant classification; and that it has been exempted from access. Information which has been exempted and which is also classified shall be reviewed as required by this paragraph but the response to the individual shall be in the form prescribed by subsection (a) of this section.
(2) Requests for information which have been exempted from disclosure shall be responded to in the manner provided in subsection (a) of this section unless a review of the information indicates that the information has been used or is being used to deny the individual any right, privilege or benefit for which he/she is eligible or to which he/she would otherwise be eligible under American Samoa law. In that event, the individual shall be advised of the existence of the record and shall be provided the information except to the extent it would identify a confidential source. If and only if information identifying a confidential source can be deleted or the pertinent parts of the record summarized in a manner which protects the identity of the confidential source, the document with deletions made or the summary shall be furnished to the requestor .
(3) Information compiled as part of an employee background investigation shall be made available to an individual upon request except to the extent that it identifies a confidential source. If and only if information identifying a confidential source can be deleted or the pertinent parts of the record summarized in a manner which protects the identity of the confidential source, the document with deletion made or the summary shall be furnished to the requestor.
(4) Testing or examination materials which have been exempted shall not be made available to an individual if disclosures would compromise the objectivity or fairness of the testing or examination process but shall be made available if no such compromise possibility exists.
41.0322 Fees for copies of records.
The fees charged by the office of the Attorney General and the immigration office for records pursuant to this chapter shall be $.75 per page. See 41.0404(b) for an exception for certain statements.
41.0323 Appeals from denials of access.
An individual who has been denied access by the office to the records concerning him/her may appeal that decision to the board in accordance with procedures in this chapter.
41.0324 Request for correction of records.
(a) How made. Unless a record is exempt from corrections, an individual may request amendment or correction of a record concerning him/her by addressing his/her request to the chief immigration officer either in person or by mail, his/her identity to be established as provided in 41.0320(b) of this chapter. The request must indicate the particular record involved, the nature of the correction sought, and the justification for the correction or amendment. Requests made by mail should be addressed to the chief immigration officer and shall be clearly marked on the request and on the envelope "Privacy Correction Request".
(b) Initial Determination. Within 15 working days of the receipt of the request, the office shall advise the individual that his/her record request has been received. If a record is to be amended or corrected, the office may so advise the individual but if correction is refused in whole or in part, it must be done by the chief immigration officer or a supervisor. If a correction is to be made, the individual shall be advised of his/her right to obtain a copy of the corrected record upon payment of the standard fee as established in 41.0322 of this chapter. If a correction or amendment is refused, in whole or in part, the individual shall be so advised, shall be given reasons for the refusal, and shall be advised of his/her right to appeal to the board in accordance with procedures set forth in this chapter.
(c) Notice of Correction or Disagreement. When a record has been corrected, the chief immigration officer shall, within 30 working days thereof, advise all prior recipients of the records whose identities can be determined pursuant to an accounting of the correction. Any dissemination of a record after the filing of a statement of disagreement shall be accompanied by a copy of that statement. Any statement of the office giving reasons for refusing to correct shall be included in the file.
41.0325 Records not subject to correction.
The following records are not subject to correction or amendment by individuals:
(a) Transcript or written statement made under oath;
(b) Transcripts of the immigration board, judicial or quasi judicial proceedings which form the official record of those proceedings; and
(c) Pre sentence reports comprising the property of the court but maintained in office files.
41.0326 Students.
It is the policy of the board not to allow aliens to attend the public school system, or the Community College of American Samoa or private schools and colleges or seminaries if their parents are not living in American Samoa, except as set forth in this section, and provided the alien is otherwise admissible:
(a) An alien may be allowed to enter and remain in American Samoa to attend any school if the alien is participating in an official exchange agreement between the American Samoa Government and the student's home country.
(b) On a case by case basis the board will review alien applicants to attend any school. Factors that will be considered, but not limited to, are the sponsoring family in American Samoa who will be responsible while the alienis here, school records, police and health records from the alien's home country, availability of room in the school or college for the alien, and parental or legal guardian written consent.
(c) Any alien authorized to enter and remain in American Samoa pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section who does not attend the school regularly or engages in any employment without written approval of the board may be subject to immediate deportation.
(d) Alien students and the sponsors approved under this section shall file copies of report cards and attendance records with the office quarterly. Failure to provide such records could result in immediate deportation of the alien. A bond and airfare are required on all students.
41.0327 Business license.
It is the policy of the board that all business licenses submitted by aliens are to be reviewed by the board. There shall be no fee for this review. It is the policy of the board not to approve aliens for sole proprietorships for a business license. Aliens may be partners or founders or stockholders in partnerships or corporations pursuant to Title 30 ASCA.
41.0328 Ministers and missionary workers.
(a) "Minister", as used in this section, means a person duly authorized by a recognized religious denomination having a bona fide organization in American Samoa to conduct religious worship and to perform other duties usually performed by a regular ordained pastor or clergyman of such denomination. The term shall also apply to persons duly authorized by an interdenominational organization designed to assist the various religious.
(b) An alien shall be allowed to enter and remain as a minister in American Samoa; provided, that:
(1) he/ she is entering solely for the purpose of carrying on the vocation of minister of a religious denomination;
(2) his/her services are needed by such religious denomination having a bona fide organization in American Samoa or his/her services are needed by an interdenominational religious organization; and
(3) his/her services are requested by the religious organization in American Samoa.
(c) "Missionary worker", as used in this section, encompasses all individuals performing religious work in American Samoa not included within the definition of "minister" as set forth in subsection (a) of this section.
(d) An alien missionary worker shall be allowed to enter and remain in American Samoa; provided that:
(1) it is established to the satisfaction of the immigration board that there are not American Samoans available to perform the type of missionary work to be done by the person requested ;
(2) he/she is entering solely for the purpose of carrying on religious work for the organization;
(3) his/her services are needed by such religious denomination having a bona fide organization in American Samoa or his/her services are needed by an interdenominational religious organization; and
(4) his/her services are requested by the religious organization in American Samoa.
(e) If the individual ceases to perform the missionary or ministerial services contemplated in the original immigration board approval he/she must depart American Samoa.
(f) Requests for "ministers" or "missionary" workers shall be filed on form P45 if the stay is for more than one year and on form P50 if the stay is for one year or less. Fees may be waived upon request and with showing of hardsh
41.0329 Divorced spouses.
Any alien who has entered or remained in American Samoa as a spouse of an American Samoan, United States National, or an alien approved for employment, "who becomes divorced shall be subject to having his/her right to remain revoked unless good and sufficient cause exists for allowing the person to remain. In determining good and sufficient cause, the board will consider, but not be limited to:
(a) Length of stay in American Samoa;
(b) Employment or ability to care for oneself and family;
(c) Housing arrangements;
(d) Hardship;
(e) Children;
(f) Police and health records; and
(g) Sponsorship, and posting of a bond and one-way air fare for all affected person, and valid passports or travel documents.
41.0330 Adoptions.
For the purposes of 41.0403 and 41.0406 ASCA, it is the policy of the board to accept only adoptions that occur in the United States, its territories and possessions, or adoptions accepted by the Courts of American Samoa.
41.0331 Permanent residents.
Upon application for an alien to become a permanent resident, the alien and the sponsor must appear before the board. Failure of the sponsor to appear will result in denial or delay.


text:
" Brand: Ruby and Millie / Type: Lipgloss / Suitable for: Lip "
After recieving this lip gloss as part of a gift set, I have to say that I was very pleased with the product. It was of a very high quality and the packaging was very modern and functional. The colour was a nude shade and I found that this was a wonderful natural shade that really complemented my skin tone. It was not a shade I would have chosen for myself, however I am am now a convert. The texture of the product is smooth and easily applied, it is not sticky or gloopy like other lip glosses and it seemed to stay on my lips for most of the day. This product is so fabulous that I have gone on to purchase other products from the Ruby and Millie range as well as other colours from their lip gloss range. I feel that their lip glosses are of the highest quality and that Ruby and Millie are a trusted brand and are well worth the investment.
Ruby and Millie Lipgloss Pen
I received a set of these gloss pens from my sister in a set and i have the shades:
*Beige 80 - nude pink colour
*Sunset 48 - Deep red/pink
*Twilight 42 - Light pink
I have only used the beige 80, which looks quite nice and subtle against my pale skin, unlike other beige/bronze lip glosses/colours. And it has a really nice metallic sheen to it which catches the light really nicely - but there is not too much glittery stuff in it.
they are really easy to use you just twist the bottle of the lip gloss tube until the product starts to appear in the brush, but this can take a while - but it helps if you hold it upside down while twisting it. Also the packaging looks really nice, simple and sleek like all of the other ruby and millie products, But after a while only the beige one that I have been using has a crack/split in the lid!
Good points
*Nice packaging design - simple and stylish
*Nice colours which have a slight shimmer/metallic appearance
*Easy to use
*Easy to apply and take off
*Gloss stays in place for ages
*Beige colour suits my pale skin tone
*Little amount of product does actually go a long way
*Good modern brand
*Sold at boots
*Nice R&M gift sets
*lOADS of colours to chose from!
Bad points
*Actual bottle/pen that the product is in, is not that strong - my beige colour has a crack in the lid
*The product can take a while to come out/reach the lip brush
*a bit expensive - £11.50 each from boots
*no fragrance - i would have liked it to have a nice scent
Thank you for reading my review
Well, I saved up my ipoints (aren't they wonderful things!) and off I trotted to Boots to purchase a Ruby and Millie Lip Gloss. I'd been wanting some for ages, and I admit, the packaging is what really drew me in. The entire range is gorgeously designed, in clear plastic or glass with silver trim, and looks great sat in your make up bag! The lip gloss has possibly the most ingenious packaging I've ever seen as you twist the bottom of the tube and the correct amount of gloss is dispensed onto the the brush at the other end. Never mind the packaging - what's the product like, I hear you ask.. It's a high gloss finish and comes in a number of different colours. The shade I have is called "Noon" and is pink and quite shimmery but is fairly see-through when you apply it. My advice would be to try out the testers in the shop, as some of the colours are pretty scarey. I tried out one colour on the back of my hand in the shop and couldn't get it off all day! It was a particularly scary shade of purple called "midnight"! The only real downside is the price - It's £10 a tube and you only get about an inch of gloss! But for an expensive treat it's great as it does make you feel a million dollars! I've only ever seen the R&M range available in Boots, and even then it's only in the big store, but you should search it out because the range is excellent! After all, what else can you spend your Advantage points on!
Ruby and Millie is probably the first British cosmetic brand to introduce the lip gloss pen in the UK. Stila had done it earlier, but it's American. Apparently, Ruby and Millie commissioned Mitsubishi (please, anyone correct me if I'm wrong!) to help with the design of the lip gloss pen. As luce123 had pointed out, the lipgloss is in a pen form where you twist the top to let out the gloss onto the brush applicator. It's so portable that you can put it in your handbag for any touch-ups during the day. Because the gloss only comes out if you twist the cap, it means that the gloss stays put inside the pen otherwise. No more leakage of lipgloss into one's handbag like what one gets from using normal wand-type lipgloss! I recently bought a lipgloss simply named beige and I must say, it's the most flattering nude colour on fair skins! I've been searching for a nude colour to copy the lippie that Jennifer Lopez (J.Lo) wears, and I must say, I have managed to find the perfect one without making my fair skin look pale! However, at £10 a pen, it's quite expensive. But saying that, the lipgloss pens by Stila costs £18.50 each. If you want to get one for less, I just found out that The Bodyshop is selling similar pens called 'lip quench' for £7. However, if you want to copy J.Lo's lippie, you might as well stick to the Ruby and Millie one. If you are a Boots Advantage card holder, you get points from buying Ruby and Millie stuffs. The decision is yours.
I have just bought my first Ruby & Millie lipgloss having been recommended by a friend - I actually had a £5.00 gift voucher off R&M so bought one for the bargain price of a fiver. I chose one called Brown which is very glossy and a medium shade and when it wears off it goes to a lovely faded light brown colour. There is also a beige coloured one which is a really nice neutral colour and some bronzey shades that would be nice for going out in the evening. These are great because you just turn the bottom of the pens and a dose of gloss comes out so you don't waste any product, they are easy to apply because of the brush and the pen is very slimline. Used everyday they would last about 2 months in all which is not bad although I think that there is a big gap in the pen where more product could be injected. I think they could be slightly cheaper they are priced according to the technology so I suppose it's reasonable really.
I find that the packaging of ruby and millie products is some of the most modern and functional available. The actual product, such as the lipgloss pen, is also very good, the colours are always the latest and newest, and they are always of high quality. Some of the colours can be a little bright, and look unwearable, but when applied to the skin they are much more subtle, and can be quite natural looking. The lipgloss pen ( I own the colour 'beige'), is very easy to apply, and looks very natural, but it can also look dramatic if you want it to. It stays put for a very long time considering its a lipgloss, about an hour to 2 hours. It is also very easy to use, you just twist the bottom of the pen, until you get just the right amount of gloss, which also means that you dont waste any lipgloss during application, as you would with other glosses that are in tubes and pots. *UPDATE* My ruby and milie lipgloss pen has now run out :( boohoo!! and although i loved it to bits and am tempted to buy another one, i'm not going to for £10 because it's NOT value for money. However, Boots does have an offer on at the moment where you can get three for one on ruby and millie, and another offer where you get a £5 no7 or ruby and millie voucher if you spend £15 on anything in the store, so i may be buying it for £5!!!! :)

subset: commoncrawl


text:
No Hidden Fees - No Credit Card Surcharges - Low Shipping Rates
Images shown may not be an exact representation of the actual product.You may contact us if you have questions about the exact specifications of this item.
Standard Caliber Precision Action Right Bolt Right
Target Actions for Model 12F Class & Model 12F/TR
Actions include bolt assembly, Target AccuTrigger group assembly, barrel locknut, recoil lug, and trigger guard. Stainless finish. Fits Model 12 F Class and Model 12 F/TR.
Standard Caliber Right Bolt, Right Port
This action is considered a firearm and ships to your local gun dealer/gun store (FFL dealer). Use our easy 'FFL SEARCH' in the menu bar at the top of the page. They will gladly provide you with a copy of their license, and charge you a small transaction fee. No Sales Tax will be due (Except in Utah and Idaho).
Once we have a copy of their license, we can ship the gun to your local dealer, you then drop by their place, fill out the required paperwork/background check, and take the gun home. We can walk you thru the procedure and help you locate a qualified dealer- just call or email for more information.
Our customers generally find this process quite easy and we will help you thru each step.
Express orders for items available to ship the same business day must be placed by 1 PM MST. Express orders received
after 1PM ready for immediate shipment will not be shipped until the following business day.
Note: Delivery times are approximate and although generally accurate are not guaranteed. FFL transfer issues may affect
delivery times.
Express shipping is only available in the continental US to non-PO Box addresses. AP/FPO addresses may add to the
delivery time.
Impact Guns is the gun shop for all your shooting needs. We offer a wide selection of firearms, including: handguns, shotguns, rifles, ammunition, rifle scopes and optics, as well as collectible machine guns and other NFA/Class 3 guns. Impact also services the needs of law enforcement and military with our wide variety of tactical weapons and accessories. Shop online through our 256-bit Secure Sockets Layer encrypted online gun store 24 hours a day!


text:
Went on a great ride this past weekend to Death Valley with a really great group from BMWRT.com. In spite of numerous warnings of closed and damaged roads due to torrential California storms, I decided to go along on this rideÔÇömy first with a large group of riders from around the southwest.
This picture of "Lake Denny's" in Baker had me worried, but as it turned out, it was the last water I saw for four days.
There were miles and miles of this beautiful desert scenery.
A perennial favorite, Scotty's Castle in the northern end of the park.
One of the most interesting places to visit in DV is the ghost town of Rhyolite. Here are a few shots from there.
Just around the corner from Scotty's is an impressive natural wonder called the "Ubehebe Crater." This is a picture of one of its walls.
Another really interesting site is the Harmony Borax Works in Mustard Canyon, just north of Furnace Creek. Chinese workmen hauled tons of this stuff through the desert on one of these wagons hitched to a team of twenty mules.
FirstGear riding suit -- $500
Garmin GPS -- $700
Watching your buddy fill his Yamaha 3 times to your one -- priceless
Of course, to pay for some cool twisties, there were some daunting straightaways
Some of the scenery heading over to Cerr Gordo Peak
Wonderful sweepers going over Cerro Gordo Peak
Love this new bike
Yours truly taking a windy break on the way to Lone Pine. I may ride Metzlers, but I bear a striking resemblence to the Michelin Man.
A nice shot of Lake Isabella, just outside of Bakersfield, 30 minutes from home
Four days of gorgeous weather in the desert comes to an end as I descend into the ubiquotous winter fog of southern-central California. Brrrrr.
In all, it was a great trip with beautiful scenery, winding roads, interesting sites, cold beer, and fun beemer riders.


text:
7 Eco-Friendly Indoor Planters
November 27th, 2012 | by Julie Finn
Eco-friendly containers, made either from natural or recycled materials, make great indoor planters. They're cheap, they're customizable for whatever spot you want to put them in, and in May, when I'm raring to get back into my outdoor gardens, they can go right back into the recycling or compost bins. Read on for ideas to create your own eco-friendly indoor planters


text:
Discussion in 'TV & Media' started by Admiral_Young, Jan 21, 2011.
Boo! Team Britta all the way!
Jeff and Britta are intriguing, i just think they're both too egocentric to be in a relationship with each other. Annie makes the most sense for Jeff despite her youth. I think she sees the "good" in Jeff and thinks she can coax it out.
Screw that. Annie + Britta = Win.
Actually after they're almost kiss a couple weeks back I think Annie is slightly intrigued lol.
And there's this:
^ Oh, if only there was a 'Thanks' button on this forum!
This ep was underwhelming. Of course underwhelming for Community is best ep ever for most other series.
But still, grading on a Community level, this ep left me wanting. Meh, there is always next week.
that picture is now my phone wall paper . but I still think annie so much hotter and way better personality . and I like how she beat the snot out of jeff. also jeff may be a closet homosexual liking george michaels. I am just saying .
I think the same could be said about Britta seeing the good in Jeff, but she is far more aggressive and tries to force it out.
Though, I'm also interested in a Troy and Britta coupling, I thought we might have seen it while Annie was still interested given the possibilities for stirring up the group dynamic with not only her but with Jeff as well. Plus I'm a bit disappointed at how underused Troy is, or at least have Troy being more than Abed's shadow/the "crab dip" guy.
Yeah I've noticed a possibility of Troy and Britta. I dunno, and i do think Troy is underused and has even greater potential to break out. Wasn't that shot from above from season one between Annie and Britta? I've forgotten now. I think Annie is confused about what she wants to a degree and is possibly in an exploratory phase.
Wow, that sounds really boring.
How is that boring?
I loved Thursdays' episode, another classic!
South Park for President in 2012!
Functional relationships and people bettering themselves are not funny.
Disagree. You're looking at it from a conventional sit com sense. This is "Community" we're talking about so a relationship if one ever happened between Annie and Jeff wouldn't be a typical relationship, especially considering what they've overcome to get there and the age difference and the fact they're two opposite people hi-jinks will ensue. I think any relationship that develops on the show will follow the quirky formula they've established. Point in case, look at Abed and the Special Agent
Community is doing a Pulp Fiction homage episode, for Abed's birthday.
Also the two part finale is supposed to be a sequel to last year's Modern Warfare episode. Josh Holloway is slated to guest star.
Some little spoilers...
Cool. I've felt that we would get some kind of resolution to Pearce's antics at the end of the season. Interesting that
Spoiler: About Shirley
Shirley will give birth during the paintball session!
It looks like Britta and Jeff is going to continue unresolved. NBC better renew this. Cant' wait for next week from when we return from hiatus.
Would you mind keeping your comments on the spoilers contained within spoiler tags, please? Some of us don't like to read about that sort of stuff ahead of time.
Separate names with a comma.


text:
33rd Annual Alfalfa Conference Recap
- Mar 29, 2013
- Topics:
Dr. Garry Lacefield welcomes producers to the 33rd Alfalfa Conference
Photo: University of Kentucky's College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment
More than 100 Kentucky alfalfa and grass hay producers attended the 33rd annual Alfalfa Conference on Feb. 21 at the Fayette County Extension Office. This year's conference focused on hay production for the horse and other high-quality markets. Several University of Kentucky researchers presented and also served on the conference's organizing board.
Two speakers on this year's schedule--Clayton Geralds and Todd Clark--focused primarily on producing horse-quality alfalfa and alfalfa/grass hay. Geralds, of Hart County, has produced horse-quality alfalfa for years. He operates a 600-acre farm with alfalfa, alfalfa/orchardgrass, and timothy as his main hay crops. He spoke about using RoundUp Ready alfalfa varieties, which allows him to spray the stands with RoundUp to remove all weeds and produce weed-free hay. RoundUp Ready Alfalfa was first available on the market in 2006.
On his 1,000+ acre operation, Lexington native Clark produces pasture-raised chicken, turkey, sheep, beef, and equine hay bales that typically weigh less than 50 pounds, per many horse owners' request. Traditional hay producers try to have the most dense hay bales possible to make transportation more economical. However, Clark has found many of his clients are young females who prefer to not lift 60- to 80-pound bales. He also stresses that weed-free, dust-free, and very green hay is in high demand in the horse market. Hay not up to this standard can be fed to other livestock, including cattle.
Other topics at the conference included grazing alfalfa with cattle, harvesting for baleage, and understanding the value of fertilizer in alfalfa hay production. During the lunch program winners were announced for the best alfalfa hay produced in 2012. Winners included Hunts Forage Farm, Chris Creech, Geralds Farm, Woodland Place, John Nowak, Mike Malone, Jerry Samples, Rick Horn. John McCoy won the champion Alfalfa Hay for 2012 award. The conference concluded with the panel of presenters taking questions from the crowd and each other.
The Alfalfa Conference is held annually by the Kentucky Forage and Grassland Council and rotates locations between Lexington and Cave City, Ky. For more information on next year's conference, contact your local county agent. Previous alfalfa conferences proceedings are available at www.uky.edu/ag/forage/proceedingspage.htm.
Krista Cotten, an MS candidate and assistant coordinator of the University of Kentucky's Horse Pasture Evaluation Program, provided this information.
Want more articles like this? Sign up for the Bluegrass Equine Digest e-Newsletter.
More information on Gluck Equine Research Center and UK Ag Equine Programs.
Related Content
Common Pasture Weeds
Study Evaluates Horses' Voluntary Consumption of Teff Hay
Rotational Grazing: Time it Right for Optimal Pastures
Drought, Heat Push Horse Feed Costs Skyward
Help Sick Horses Heal with Nutrition
Grazing Management During Drought
Feeding Minis, Ponies, Draft Horses, Mules, and Donkeys
Going Green: Are Equine Diets Environmentally Friendly?
Equine Supplements and Nutritional Requirements (AAEP 2011)
Weed of the Month: White Snakeroot
POLL: Checking for Gastric Ulcers


text:
The new Neverwinter MMORPG looks so beautiful. All the art I see blows me away; the armor, weapons, monsters, environment… you name it. I just want to keep seeing more of this game for the aesthetic reasons alone. I haven't even swooned over the gameplay yet, the whole 'forest beyond the trees' cliché I suppose. As a Dungeons and Dragons nerd, I NEED this game now.
The 'Great Weapon Fighters' reveal trailer features the basics and some of the kit available to this class in Neverwinter. If wearing medium to heavy armors, throwing your two-handed weapon, and spinning a whole ton is your play style, the GWF might just be perfect for you. Between wicked strikes, the chargeable reaping strikes, reaver, and spinning strike you should just the tools you need for early game conquest.
My advice… watch the video, look at those screenshots, get excited, and get a cloth to wipe up that drool.


text:
I have just bought a Microstar MS-5169 (aladdin V) Motherboard, a AMD K6-2 500mhz
processor and a Stealth III S540 graphics card. I am using windows 95 4.00.950B with the usbsupp.exe patch, when I install the driver for the graphics card then reload windows all I get is a black screen with a mouse pointer. I noticed there was a hardware conflict with the memory address on the PCI to PCI bridge but I cant change this without the computer freezing. Could this be my problem or could it be something else. Please help.!!
Also one quick thing, When running my k6-2 500mhz at 500mhz windows fails to load with the message:-
Windows protection error cant find device IOS: please restart windows.
But the system runs fine at 333mhz but thats not what I want.


text:
The fog surrounding the San Diego region's share of $85 billion in sequestration spending cuts ‑ estimated by a local economist at $2 billion or more ‑ is slowly lifting.
Elements of the emerging portrait include closed airport traffic control towers at the Ramona Airport and Brown Field, and at least three San Diego-based Navy vessels staying portside rather than going to sea.
At kitchen tables across the county, tens of thousands of federal workers prepare unpaid furlough days, forcing an estimated 35,000 of them to scratch out a tighter family budget.
Border Patrol agents envision having to break off tracking legal border crossings as the clock runs out on their eight-hour shift and no overtime is allowed.
At the Miramar Marine Corps Air Station, planners are figuring out a lineup with a strong likelihood that no Blue Angels soaring the local skies Oct. 4-6.
"We're planning on a MAGTEF (Marine air-ground task force) demonstration and maybe bolstering that with an even heavier Marine Corps presence," said a base spokesman, Lt. Tyler Balzer.
Last week, federal agencies were rushing to complete their plans for managing with less money between now and the Sept. 30 end of the federal fiscal year. About half the cuts are coming from the Pentagon with the rest spread across the federal government.
Among them were the Department of Defense, which said it will furlough most of its 800,000 workers nationwide for 14 days starting in June, including around 30,000 at local Marine and Navy bases.
The lower federal spending may eventually amount to more than $2 billion for the region, according to economist Kelly Cunningham at the National University System's Institute for Policy Research in San Diego.
"It's going to have a big impact here," he said. "Federal and military spending is a critical part of the economy and I think it is going to slow our growth, possibly cutting off a point or two of growth."
Another economist, Marney Cox at the San Diego Association of Governments, said the impact from a general slowdown in defense work from sequestration, the end of the Iraq War and gradual withdrawal from Afghanistan may lead to an uptick in the unemployment rate.
On the flip side, the county saw its jobless rate fall to 8 percent in February, the lowest since December 2008, according to figures that came out on Friday.
"The employment numbers have been very robust, but aerospace and shipbuilding are lagging, indicators that the private sector has already began to cut," Cox said. "The real problem is for the people in defense."
At Navy Region Southwest, spokesman Brian O'Rourke said most if not all the command's 25,700 civilian workers are facing the 14 days furloughs set to begin in June.
Thousands more at facilities such as the Fleet Readiness Center and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific commonly known as SPAWAR face the same.
At Miramar Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton and the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, slightly more than 2,515 civilian workers are subject to furlough. The bulk, nearly 1,800, earn their paychecks at Camp Pendleton, according to a base spokesman, 1st Lt. Ryan Finnegan.
"But we're not looking at any training cuts, and no gyms or schools are other services are being closed," he said. "We don't know for sure yet, but what we're also probably going to see is some deferred maintenance and things like that."
Softening the blow for the Pentagon, which was slated to absorb $46 billion of the cuts, was a spending bill adopted earlier this month that lowered that figure by close to $6 billion.
Back in San Diego, the Department of Justice faces a hiring freeze and a 14-day furlough for most workers. Federal court operations in San Diego are expected to go on as normal, avoiding furloughs and closures, according to a spokesman for its parent, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Other departments planning worker furloughs of seven to 13 or 14 days include Transportation, Homeland Security, Environmental Protection, Environmental Protection and Housing and Urban Development.
Also staying home are the crews from the USS Rentz, a guided missile frigate, the frigate USS Thatch and submarine USS Jefferson City after Navy brass canceled their scheduled deployments in recent days because of sequestration constraints.
Also constrained is the Transportation Security Administration and Customs and Border Patrol. The agencies are furloughing workers, some starting as early as April 6, and border agents have been told that no overtime will be allowed.
Shawn Moran, vice president of the National Border Patrol Council that represents 17,000 line agents in collective bargaining, said he's getting reports that illegal border crossings and drug smuggling is already on the rise.
"Word has gotten out that there's going to be staffing cuts," he said, adding the decision by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement to release detainees to manage its costs is compounding the problem.
No overtime also means that agents tracking unauthorized immigrant crossings will suspend those missions if they extend beyond eight hours and no replacement teams are available, he said.
"When all this starts, we expect to get our butts kicked," he said.
The reduction in spending for social service programs such as those administered by San Diego County with federal dollars isn't having much of an effect yet, spokesman Michael Workman said.
The county Health and Human Service agency says its programs should continue as budgeted for the rest of this fiscal year.
"It's in the next fiscal cycle where we may start to see cuts," Workman said.
And after Friday of this week, the air traffic control at the Ramona Airport will shutter as part of the Federal Aviation Administration's response to $600 million in sequestration cuts. The same fate comes to San Diego's Brown Field on May 5 as the FAA shuts down air traffic control at more than 100 small airports across the country.
Not everyone's worried about the loss of the towers.
Bill Howell is a private pilot who said he flies into Ramona about once a month. The Santee resident said there's usually one or two other planes circling near the airport, but it's rarely busy.
"I don't think it would be a problem at all," Howell said of the tower closure. "I'd like to have the tower. It's nice. It gives people jobs. But all this doomsday stuff … I don't think it's based on fact."
Some congressional representatives have been among those issuing dire warning about sequestration. But regardless of their stance on the smaller spending, all agree the across-the-board application is the wrong way to reduce national spending.
But whether they, the rest of Congress and President Barack Obama want to stop the next nine years of cuts the 2011 deal mandated is one of Washington's many uncertainties these days.
The veil over the next round of cuts lifts soon. Starting Oct. 1, the second year of the required overall $1.2 billion in cuts through the year 2021 are scheduled to start. The Defense Department is mandated once again to account for half of the reduction.


text:
Sure Fit® Stretch Leather Slipcovers are affordable WOW factor-washable AND gives your room a whole new luxurious leather look in minutes!
Overhaul your entire room for less than you'd ever expect! Sure Fit Slipcovers are the affordable option to protect your furniture from kids and pets and to upgrade your room with some added leather appeal.
Just stretch this Sure Fit® Slipcover over your furniture and tuck-in to fit. It has an elastic construction that stretches for a form, custom fit. No worries about it coming loose, either, since there's an elastic band across the entire bottom, so it stays snug on your furniture until you need to remove it.Check out the details:
Slip your room into something more comfortable! State Color, as available in the Shopping Cart.


text:
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, October 19, 2007, 9:53 AM
Town Square
Stanford fund-raising tops $3 billion
Original post made on Oct 19, 2007
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, October 19, 2007, 9:53 AM
Comments (4)
a resident of Downtown North
on Oct 19, 2007 at 10:59 am
I say we turn Palo Alto into "Palo Alto University", raid Stanford ffor talent, and voila! - that's the end of our budget crisis..
Kidding aside, that's a pretty darned impressive accomplishment.
a resident of College Terrace
on Oct 19, 2007 at 7:24 pm
a more impressive accomplishment would be finding a place to blow $3 B-b-b-b-billion dollars.
a resident of Professorville
on Oct 20, 2007 at 3:03 am
I think we should ask Stanford for some money to repair a few things around here.
It would make them look nicer if we looked nicer.
Maybe we can get them to contribute towards our city's beautification department.
Do we have a beautification department?
Just think. . . red and white flowers lining Embarcadero and University Avenue all year long!
Maybe they could re-pave the on and off ramps for Embarcadero - 101.
Some nicer trees and shrubs along those ramps and center green areas would be welcomed too.
Please remove those ridiculous dead redwoods and plant a grove of new young redwoods.
Anything is better than weeds, debris, and sick trees!
It is a disgrace!
First impressions mean a lot to parents and students checking out Stanford for the first time.
Maybe they could pay for a new sign that points which direction Stanford is on and off 101.
The funny thing about that is that it does not take a visiting genius too long to figure out the he went the wrong direction when he ends up at the dump. I wonder how many visitors to Stanford have ended up at our dump / duck pond.
Maybe we need a sign at the end of the road that says "Stanford Is The Other Direction".
And under that. . .
"Duck Pond / Baylands Center Turn Left"
"Renowned Recycling Center a.k.a. City Dump, Turn Right"
I'm just kidding - This an awful lot of money.
I think we need to ask our council member to start begging and stop building.
Stanford hospital employees can go and live Menlo Park - there are loads of apartments and homes over there.
Forget ABAG!
K-12 Education? Hello, Mr. Skelly and people at Churchill. Could you toss a rock over to Stanford with a note attached and ask them to throw some money back across El Camino. We could use as much money as possible to help us fund our desperately needed new facilities.
This kind of makes our PTA and PIE contributions look like spare change in a tip jar.
The worst Stanford could say is "No"
If they say "No", that is when we get serious and set up a toll booths at the off ramps for visitors headed to Stanford. Palo Alto residents would be exempt by showing their drivers license or displaying a special city logo sticker on their windshield (not to be confused with Stanford's Tree).
It took me 10 years to finally pay off my student loans to Stanford.
Now they continually hound me for money by calling and sending requests for money. This has been going on ever since I graduated. Being an alumnus basically ensures that you will be put on their mailing list until you die. If you move and do not pay your alumni dues, they still manage to find you.
And other Stanford alumni feel the same way?
The money and waste of paper that Stanford spends on solicitations for money from graduates is ridiculous!
I wonder if they will hound my kids for a donation after I'm gone.
a resident of Professorville
on Oct 20, 2007 at 6:28 am
Just another thought. . .
If we continue to build this place up with high density housing, and the infrastructure collapses, along with the schools, people may decide to leave, and we may wind up having a neighborhood similar to the one surrounding USC!
It is true, the neighborhood which once surrounded USC was one of the most affluent neighborhoods in Los Angeles.
There are still remnants of many large Victorian homes and gardens.
All of the wealthy residents left, as the quality of life declined.
Their faculty, and staff, commutes to and from the University from areas far away from the surrounding area.
Could Palo Alto become like this in the future?
You never know, but I hope you care.
Burger chain Shake Shack to open in Palo Alto
By Elena Kadvany | 20 comments | 5,101 views
This time we're not lying. HONEST! No, really!
By Douglas Moran | 11 comments | 916 views
Couples: When Wrong Admit It; When Right; Shut Up
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 803 views
One-on-one time
By Cheryl Bac | 0 comments | 591 views


text:
What is causing drop in Monarch Butterfly population?
In the next few months, the beating of fragile fiery orange and black wings will transport the monarch butterfly south. But the number of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) reaching their final destination has steadily declined, dropping to its lowest level in two decades last winter, according to a recent survey.
The insect's journey begins in late summer and August, when monarchs fly from Canada and the Northeastern U.S. to highly selective overwintering sites in Mexico. Individually weighing less than a paperclip, monarch butterflies employ an inherited compass to make the longest insect migration in the world, flying up to 4000 kilometers (2,485 miles) to reach their final destination by November.
The monarchs gather in central Mexico's mountainous forests in massive numbers, up to 50 million per hectare in only a dozen or so colonies. The monarchs create clusters on the trunks and branches of coniferous trees, filling the skies with orange. It is in this small monarch forests where scientists estimate population size. A survey conducted by the WWF-Telcel Alliance and Mexico's National Commission of Protected Areas use the percentage of wintering forest inhabited by the monarch butterflies as an indicator, representing the number of butterflies that arrive in the country each winter to hibernate.
"As monarchs arrive to their hibernation forests in Mexico, we locate the sites where these butterflies group together to form colonies," Eduardo Rendon told mongabay.com. Rendon is the monarch butterfly program director with WWF.
Rendon believes the decrease of monarch butterflies in Mexico may be related to the severe heat and drought of 2012 across much of the monarch's summer range. The climate fluctuation may have reduced the monarch's host plants and stressed the remaining insects.
Monarch butterfly photo via Shutterstock.
Read more at ENN Affiliate MongaBay.


text:
health care service
the Web Editors 9-22-2011
When President Barack Obama laid out his deficit plan Monday, he wasn't just trying to sell a policy. When he pressed for tax hikes on the rich and announced, "This is not class warfare," he was trying to exorcise a demon that has bedeviled the Democratic Party for decades and in the process deprive the Republicans of one of their trustiest weapons. The reaction from the right was swift and sure: "Class warfare!"


text:
What does it truly mean to be a pediatrician? The birth of my first children taught me the answer to this question.
An antibody discovered in the blood of people with the disease multiple myeloma is being studied by the Multiple Sclerosis Center at Swedish as a potential treatment for MS.
Is using a loofah really the best way to exfoliate and care for your skin? Swedish pediatrician Melissa Genualdi, M.D., says that to avoid bacteria, it's much healthier to stick with the old-fashioned washcloth. Watch this video to learn more about the case against loofahs, plus the latest on liquid soap versus bar soap and the best way to moisturize your skin.
The Multiple Sclerosis Center at Swedish is conducting a study of a drug taken by MS patients who did not respond to two previous disease-modifying therapies.
A recent report says kids are specializing in a single sport too early, leading to a greater risk of injury -- and burnout, anxiety and depression. Elizabeth Meade, M.D., a pediatric hospitalist at Swedish, explains and offers some advice on how to keep children active and healthy.
Fall is a time of excitement for many reasons: the return to school, enjoying your favorite pumpkin spice-flavored beverage and prepping for the coming holiday season. However, there's one aspect of fall that parents of young children often dread: the end of daylight saving time, aka yet another thing to disrupt your children's precious sleep patterns.


text:
Hendon 0, Lowestoft Town 1
PUBLISHED: 17:28 12 November 2012
phcimages 2012
Lowestoft moved back into the top six with a solid display to win at 10-man strugglers Hendon on Saturday.
Chris Henderson's 12th minute strike proved enough for the Blues, and their task was made easier when Hendon's Dean Cracknell was red carded in the 25th minute for a foul on Blake Saker.
The display pleased Lowestoft joint-manager Ady Gallagher, who said: "I am delighted to come away from here with the win.
"It was a hard-fought victory, but I am really proud of the effort put in by the players. We had to overcome a lot and it speaks volumes for the players' commitment."
Gallagher admitted the Blues might have made things more comfortable as a succession of chances went begging: "I was a little concerned," he said.
"But we created so many more chances and the scoreline didn't reflect the balance of play."
After a lively opening, Lowestoft created the first chance when Saker's cross was half-cleared to Henderson, whose sweet volley just cleared the bar.
Lee Smith was denied by home keeper Berkley Laurencin, but Lowestoft forged ahead soon afterwards. Scott Mitchell's cross from the right found Henderson and he beat Cracknell to the ball to score off the post.
Michael Frew should have doubled the lead moments later, but instead he headed over.
Cracknell was then dismissed and Lowestoft went in search of a second, with Joe Francis having a shot saved after latching on to Henderson's flick-on.
Hendon still posed a threat and before the break Jake Jessup's fingertip save diverted a shot onto the crossbar.
Lowestoft continued to create chances in the second half and Henderson had a free header from a corner, but sent his effort wide.
Francis shot narrowly off target from a free-kick and not for the first time, Smith and Henderson combined to carve out an opportunity, with Smith shooting wide.
Hendon's 10 men fought valiantly for an equaliser, but Luke Gambin headed over six minutes from time and the Blues held on to move above Bognor Regis – who they face at Crown Meadow this Saturday.
• Hendon: Laurencin, Wharton, McCluskey, Fisher, Brathwaite (Mazzone 69), Maclaren, Cracknell, Murray, Ngoyi (Rankin 69), Aite-Ouakrim (Diedhiou 46), Gambin. Subs not used: Hall, Kennedy
Sent off: Cracknell (25)
• Lowestoft Town: Jessup, Saker, Gaughran, Mitchell, Ainsley, Smith, Fisk, Jones, Francis, Henderson, Frew. Subs not used: Eagle, Cunningham, Cockrill, Okay, Nelson
Goal: Henderson (12)
• Attendance: 168


text:
The specific point I was responding to was whether suicide might be regarded from one perspective as "one being killing another." I understand what you're saying with regard to the two modes. You may be reading more into my comment than was intended.Peter wrote:It seems to me you are confusing two modes. Any discussion of morality belongs to one mode. Any discussion of anatta belongs to the other mode.
Then there is no such thing as suicide, only homicide. But frankly I think you're oversimplifying the Buddha's teaching.clw_uk wrote:There is no same being throughout exsistence.
From here:
It's true to say that there is no same being throughout existence. It's also true to say that there are individual people.There is this world & the next world. There is mother & father.
I also am trying to do that in these posts here in this forum. Likewise, I'm not a formal scholar. Just doing the best I can based on what I perceive to have learned through study. If these posts come across as spouting assumptions, then I apologize. That's not my intent. I'm here to learn.Peter wrote:Many people post their assumptions as what is traditionally taught. I do not. I post what has been traditionally taught as what is traditionally taught.


text:
A St. Johns County Fire Rescue lieutenant who earned $77,439 in his last year of 25 years service can retire and get a pension of $58,000 for life.
The pension would start as soon as he retired, so if he began working at age 18, he could have his pension begin at age 43.
For a private citizen who does not have a pension to get the same benefit — $58,000 a year for life starting as early as age 43 — he would need to have $1.45 million saved and take 4 percent of that a year.
The firefighter in this example is a real person who is still working, so he has the potential for a bigger pension as he earns more. In this case, the firefighter's salary is $63,558. He got his earnings up to $77,439 with overtime.
There has been a lot of debate — especially after the Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election earlier in June — about public sector pension plans.
One of the biggest issues is fairness.
At retirement, many public-sector employees receive pensions that are inflation adjusted and for years have required no contribution from the employee, while the majority of their private-sector counterparts must save out of their own pockets for their retirements through investments such as a 401(k) fund, which usually have matching funds from their employer.
Charles Stephens of St. Johns Financial Planning came up with the $1.45 million figure a private citizen would need to have the same income as the retired firefighter.
"That's not an amount that a lot of people working in the private sector in this county are going to be able to put away easily," Stephens said. "Even with an employer matching your contributions to a 401(k), that's a lot to accumulate."
Stephens called the current state pension system unfair, and said it is "unsustainable, pure and simple."
"Anytime you have a system that pays out benefits to people that have not paid into it, it's going to be impossible to maintain in the long run," he said. "Something is going to have to change. The rest of us need to save 10 percent of every check to insure we're going to have enough to live on when we retire. Public employees should, too."
'Fair, sustainable'
A representative of the Florida Education Association, a statewide teachers union with 140,000 members including public school employees, teachers and higher education faculty, countered that the current pension system is both fair and sustainable.
"Any talk of fairness must address all aspects of a compensation package — salary, benefits and retirement," said Mark Pudlow, FEA spokesman. "In Florida, salaries and retirement benefits for public workers are lower than other states, and compensation is often lower than the private sector for similar jobs.
"Public workers may not contribute to their retirement in Florida — at least they didn't until (Gov. Rick) Scott and the Legislature stepped in — but that doesn't mean they're not paying for their retirement in other ways," Pudlow said. "The national average for a teacher salary, for example, is about $56,000 a year. In Florida, it's around $46,000, which is 18 percent less than the national average. And the retirement payout is much less than in most other states."
Pudlow said Florida's pension system is quite sustainable.
"The Florida Retirement System was set up as a non-contributory plan," Pudlow said. "The FRS is well-run and well-funded and has been described as one of the best statewide public retirement funds in the nation. It costs less to administer this plan and has fewer fees than the 401(k) style retirement plan favored by many in the private sector."
"And pension payouts are modest in Florida — far less than in other states," Pudlow said. "Combine that with the fact that teachers in Florida earn $10,000 less than the national average for teachers."
A spokeswoman for the Florida chapter of Service Employees International sought to reframe the debate, saying that all workers — public and private — need to be treated fairly in an economy, she said, that a few prosper while the vast majority, in her word, suffer.
"There are many misconceptions regarding public sector workers' pension plans," said Afifa Khaliq, communications director for the Florida chapter of Service Employees International.
"The issue is not private versus public sectors — it is a much larger issue that needs to be openly debated. While CEOs and top executives in private sector corporations are making millions of dollars in compensation, the middle class workers suffer. Public and private sector workers are part of the 99 percent, and together they are part of the greater movement to protect the middle class and make the American economy stronger."
Pension vs. 401(k)
In Florida, most public employees receive what are called defined benefit plans, which are employer-sponsored retirement plans where employee benefits are based on factors such as salary and number of years worked. Since 1974, Florida's retirement system for public employees had been noncontributory, meaning that employees were not expected to pay into the system. But in July, the Florida Legislature passed a law requiring public employees to contribute 3 percent of their paychecks toward their retirement. Public employees say that as a cut in their compensation and challenged it in court. The case is now before the Florida Supreme Court.
Most employees in the private sector must rely on an investment they contribute to (often matched by their employer), such as a 401(k), for their retirement.
Unlike with the 401(k), the benefit amount of defined benefit plans are not dependent on the return of the invested funds.
'Antiquated' system
Robert Weissert, vice president of research at Florida Tax Watch, a private, nonprofit, non-partisan research institute that calls itself "a watchdog of citizens' hard-earned tax dollars," said it's hard to say whether the pension system is fair, but that his organization has long recommended a change in the state's pension policy.
"Obviously, people working in the public sector do valuable, important and sometimes dangerous work, and they should be compensated fairly for that," Weissert said. "But we look for efficiency in government. We've recommended that the state switch away from the antiquated defined benefits plan to a competitive compensation plan, in line with what people in the private sector are getting."
Weissert said the state already offers the option of a "defined contributions plan," which is like a 401(k) fund, but that the vast majority of state and local government workers do not choose that plan, opting instead for pensions.
"We're advocating that the state switch exclusively to the defined contributions plan," Weissert said.
Incendiary issue
Stephens, the financial planner, said many people take public sector jobs because of the better benefits, especially pensions.
"The argument 30 years ago was that it was a leveling factor for public employees, who worked for lower wages than the people doing similar jobs in the private sector," Stephens said. "But that's not true anymore, especially since public employees usually receive annual cost-of-living raises that many private employees don't get. Studies have shown that public sector workers now earn as much as 15 percent more than those doing similar jobs in the private sector."
Stephens said he's not surprised that pension reform has become an incendiary issue.
"I think people in the private sector have every right to be angry that government employees are retiring on good money without putting anything into it," Stephens said. "Not only are the private sector employees having to save for their own retirements, but they're also paying an ever-increasing tax rate to support such things as these pension plans. And of course, when the economy is hurting, the grumbling is going to get louder."
One possible remedy, Stephens said, would be for the legislature to change the way the pension system is funded.
"If you're going to have a defined benefit plan, then you've got to make the employees pay for half of their retirement, just like everybody else does," he said. "You've got to get away from this entitlement mentality that is so pervasive in our country these days. People need to take responsibility for themselves."
Stephens pointed to a recent report by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) that said the average public sector employee earns $40.40 per hour while their private sector counterpart earns $28.13. Much of that difference in compensation comes from better benefits on the public side.
Purcell said it is often difficult to make an "apples-to-apples" comparison between public and private sector employees, since job functions are often quite different.
"You can't really make an across-the-board comparison between a lot of positions," Purcell said. "So, it's hard to make an accurate assessment."


text:
MINNEAPOLIS – UFC President Dana White said he was willing to pay an "astronomical amount of money" to bail Jeremy Stephens (20-8 MMA, 7-6 UFC) out Minneapolis' Hennepin County Public Safety Facility in time to compete at Friday's UFC on FX 5 event.
Stephens was arrested by the Minneapolis Police Department hours before the event for warrants stemming from a 2011 incident in Iowa for which the lightweight was charged with assault.
While many wondered why White was seemingly jumping through hoops to take care of the incarcerated fighter, the UFC boss said the reason was simple: Stephens insists he is innocent, and White has no reason not to believe him.
"We heard about this thing a long time ago," White told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). "Jeremy Stephens' side of the story is that he never hit the guy. It wasn't him. It was one of his friends, and they were all together, and he hit the guy. The guys were accusing him of hitting the guy because they're trying to get money out of him. Because he's a UFC guy, they think they can make money off of him or whatever. That's his side of the story, and I like Jeremy Stephens. He's a good kid. I've known him for years, and if that's what he tells me, I take grown men for their word.
"These guys, they're in business with me, and if that's what he tells me the story is, am I going to call him a liar?"
Stephens was expected to face Yves Edwards (41-18-1 MMA, 9-6 UFC) on the FUEL TV-broadcast preliminary card of UFC on FX 5, which took place at Minneapolis' Target Center. However, he was arrested Friday morning at the Marriott City Center Hotel, which was the past week's UFC host hotel.
White said he was immediately alerted of the development and contacted the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office to seek out a resolution. Stephens was initially held without bail, but White said law enforcement officials in Iowa were willing to discuss possible deals.
"I was willing to have two police officers – armed police officers – bring him from jail to come fight tonight and then bring him back to jail," White said. "Let the kid get paid because he's going to have to spend money on this thing anyway. He has a family to take care of."
White, who during the night's preliminary insisted in a televised interview that Stephens would still compete, believed a deal had been reached. However, he said the terms of the deal changed multiple times throughout the afternoon and evening, and it ultimately proved impossible to have Stephens released.
"There were two charges," White said. "One was $1,000 bail. The other was $20,000. That's where we started. Where we ended was f—— insane. I could have gotten (Charles) Manson out for what they wanted me to pay for him.
"It's just crazy. I've seen crazier s— than this before. Floyd Mayweather got to decide when he went to jail. You know what I mean? But this kid on an assault charge couldn't come out and fight today when he would have gone back to jail. I would have bailed him out. I would have flown him to Des Moines, Iowa, to face the charges down there. I was willing to do anything, and they dragged me out played games with me all day. That's why I'm so pissed."
White said his primary motivation for pushing for Stephens to compete was simple: He knows the 26-year-old will be in desperate need of the money he could have earned by fighting.
"You know what losing this purse means to a kid like Jeremy Stephens?" White asked. "It's a huge blow. This is how these kids make a living. This is how they feed their families. He spent money to get to this fight – money he probably didn't have. Now he's really screwed because the fight didn't happen."
As of Friday night, Stephens was still incarcerated in Minnesota and was expected to be extradited to Iowa to face charges. White said he anticipates a difficult time for Stephens after his own dealings with Iowa officials throughout the day.
"People that have gone on three-state killing sprees get freaking bailed out of jail," White said. "This kid has an assault charge in Des Moines, Iowa, and he is not going to have fun when he gets there because they have got it out for this kid, big time."
So after a hectic day full of negotiations that ultimately proved fruitless, he'll now allow the legal system to take over. But he's standing by his fighter, who he insists is innocent until proven guilty.
"I hate seeing stuff like this happen to the guys," White said. "And yeah, there's no doubt he's responsible for the situation, but again, he's got a completely different story. We all have different stories when we're in trouble, but I was trying to help him.
"I'm taking his word for it. Man to man, that's what he says, and I'm going to take his word for it. I believe him."
For complete coverage of UFC on FX 5, stay tuned to the UFC Events section of the site.
(Pictured: Dana White)


text:
Some things are worth getting up early for. When there's a Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale sitting outside your house, it seems churlish to hit the snooze button. At 3.30am, though, the chances of making it out the front door without disturbing the wife, kids or dog are slender. Not least because, in Stradale form, the Maserati's V8 rouses itself like an act of God.
Actually, there's a biblical feel to this whole quest. Maserati has recently become title sponsor for a series of yachting world-record attempts, and has lent its name, trident logo and financial muscle to a vessel crewed by an Italian maritime legend called Giovanni Soldini. Right now, it's so early on Monday morning that the sparrows have yet to begin breaking wind, and I'm piloting the Maserati round some slippery Essex back roads to photographer Steve Perry's hotel. Soldini and his hand-picked crew are due to embark on Wednesday, aiming to set a new record for sailing across the North Atlantic from Cadiz to San Salvador in the Caribbean. We're planning to hook up with them beforehand, which means we're staring down the barrel of a 1,800-mile trip.
Words: Jason Barlow
Photos: Stephen Perry
This feature first appeared in the July 2012 issue of Top Gear magazine


text:
Blind Goddess by Norwegian Anne Holt is a book youll want to read fast.
The title is unfortunate, a gaudy reference to Justitia, the ancient Roman goddess of justice portrayed carrying a scale and sword while wearing a blindfold, conspicuous in every courtroom in almost every country. Lady Justice, as she has been translated to the third estate, plays only a cameo role in Holts new book and is a kitschy reference to this dense police procedural involving wrongdoing among lawyers and highly placed government officials, beginning on page one with a brutal but seemingly random murder in a public park in Oslo, Norway.
Again, forgive the title crime fiction publishers like sensational titles and get ready for a mystery that is packed solid with concise writing and intricate plotting. Blind Goddess has more words on a page than should fit, more crumbs on the table than could possibly come from the loaf.
Yet, it is far from ponderous as we witness sultry police inspector Hanne Wilhelmsen and inelegant police attorney Håkon Sand tweeze the thinnest of threads from the soiled hem of fabric draping the office windows of the highest criminal justice officials in Norway.
Soon after an unidentified corpse is found by Karen Borg jogging with her dog in the city park, a frightened and delirious man is discovered sitting in the middle of a roadway, just waiting to be arrested and covered in blood that soon becomes obvious is not his own. He refuses to talk for days as the police await forensics reports, but when he hears that the woman who found the body in the park is an attorney, he demands that she represent him. Karen Borg is a corporate lawyer with a prestigious international firm, not a defense attorney, but Håkon is an old law school chum and persuades her to visit with the peculiar prisoner just to see if she can ferret out his name, if nothing else.
She agrees, reluctantly, and immediately receives calls from Oslos top criminal defense attorney offering to take over the case. Why? What possible interest would swanky Peter Strup have in representing this itinerant and obviously schizophrenic vagrant for a pittance of his hourly rate?
Soon, there is another murder, this time a squalid criminal defense attorney. Hanne and Håken confidentially see a connection thats too eerie to share with the other homicide investigators, and Blind Goddess proceeds to uncover a near-perfect drug distribution scheme that leads to the highest ranks of the Ministry of Justice, along a path that is studded with lethal tripwires protecting the sacrosanct.
Anne Holt is a consummate writer in the vein of Tana French, P.D. James and Peter Lovesey. Her chapters are short and complete vignettes, never leaving the reader searching for fragments with which to connect the dots, and acting as clues as a drumroll builds to the final crescendo.
The ending is kind of murky, but so are the endings of most crime mysteries and other long fiction book authors just dont seem to know how to wrap it up as well as short-story writers. Notwithstanding, this is a fine book that you wont be sorry you read.
Jeff Mannix is a local journalist and author. Reach him at JeffMannix.com.


text:
The days-long government shutdown has forced a Southern California couple to rearrange a year's worth of wedding plans in a single day, and the change means several important guests won't be able to attend.
"It's disappointing because my parents aren't here so they won't get to see it and my brother's not here," Cleo Tung said through tears. "So, a lot of people I care about won't get to be there."
Tung and her fiancé, Matt Locascio, spent a year planning their dream wedding in Yosemite National Park.
But because of the shutdown, in its fourth day Friday, the park is closed, and the pair had to plan an entirely new wedding in one day.
They will marry Friday evening at the Cornell Winery in Agoura Hills, but it's not the same.
Yosemite holds a special meaning for the Cleo and Matt, but this isn't the first time the park has let them down.
"Originally, I was going to propose there, but then they had the Hanta virus scare," Matt told NBC4, "so, this is strike two."
The pair said Yosemite National Park has been accomodating and is helping them reschedule their dream ceremony for May 2014.
Matt and Cleo are just two Americans experiencing the pangs of the shutdown as Congress wrangles over the national budget.
The first federal shutdown in 17 years has furloughed an estimated 800,000 government workers, cut access to social benefits for women and children, and is costing some $12.5 million for every hour it drags on, NBC News reports.
And with House Democrats and Republicans at a stalemate as of Friday evening, it appears partisan gamesmanship will keep the shutdown talks at a standstill.
More Southern California Stories: