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The County of Santa Clara is seeking a nationwide preliminary injunction that would halt President Trump's "Sanctuary Jurisdiction" Executive Order to strip federal funding from "Sanctuary Jurisdictions." In short, Executive Order 13768, if it stands, will strip all federal funds from "Sanctuary Jurisdictions". If this were to happen, our county would lose 1.7 billion dollars! This of course would have a huge impact on healthcare, housing, public safety and many other critical services to residents of our county.
The Health Trust is pleased that our County has taken this action and has decided to join the suit by fling amicus briefs, along with other non-profits, County and City offices, businesses and individuals. The federal court hearing for this suit will be held on Friday, April 14 at 9:00 AM in San Francisco.
On Thursday, April 13, 2017, the County held a press conference to detail results of a Sanctuary County Study and the impacts the Executive Order will have on public safety and community services. The Health Trust Interim CEO, Charlie Bullock, and COO, Todd Hansen, attended the press conference, along with 30-40 community leaders and members, in support of Santa Clara County Board President Dave Cortese and the County's lawsuit challenging the Executive Order on "Sanctuary Jurisdictions."
The Health Trust feels confident about the legal basis for this action, but of course will have to wait to see how the court rules.
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The January 8, 2010 memorandum (the Memorandum), issued without forewarning or delayed effective date by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), continues to roil the immigration waters where U.S. businesses must try to fish. I've written time and again on the Memorandum, focusing upon the death knell it rings for entrepreneurs who hold majority or greater stakes in start-up and emerging companies (Working Owners), and decrying its novel and unexplained decision to reexamine the factors required to establish an acceptable employer/employee relationship.
The Memorandum's harmful effects are no less damaging, however, to important sectors of the U.S. economy, as I noted in Wednesday's New York Law Journal "Immigration Column," co-authored with Ted Chiappari. In "New USCIS Policy Clips Entrepreneurs, Consultants and Staffing Firms," (provided courtesy of IncisiveMedia, the copyright holder), Ted and I also focus on the painful blowback the Memorandum will inflict on businesses in the staffing and consulting industries.
Staffing companies, dubbed pejoratively by the USCIS as "Job Shops," but actually providing real value to American businesses, will effectively be put out of business if the Memorandum is not withdrawn. Consulting enterprises, if not wholly barred from conducting business by the Memorandum, will nonetheless be required to (a) supply voluminous confidential documentation that will likely cause impairment to their client relationships, (b) apply more frequently than ever before for costly H-1B petition renewals, and (c) expect that petition extension requests will be scrutinized closely for any prior acts of perceived misbehavior and that the recent spate of site visits and port-of-entry interrogations will continue unabated.
Also troubling is the recognition that the inflicted damage is not limited to the H-1B visa category. The Memorandum's unconvincing legal reasoning is replicated and applied to other employment-based immigration categories in recent USCIS Administrative Appeals Office rulings that make it much harder for a petitioning "employer" to gain USCIS's permission to hire an "employee."
The few remaining Pollyannas among immigration stakeholders may not yet be crestfallen but others should beware. USCIS clearly intends to persist in the types of intrusive micro-management of U.S. business operations described above. Witness the recent change in the boilerplated wording of Form I-797 approval notices:
NOTICE: Although this application/petition has been approved, DHS reserves the right to verify the information submitted in this application, petition, and/or supporting documentation to ensure conformity with applicable laws, rules, regulations, and other authorities. Methods used for verifying information may include, but are not limited to, the review of public information and records, contact by correspondence, the Internet, or telephone, and site inspections of businesses and residences. Information obtained during the course of verification will be used to determine whether revocation, rescission, and/or removal proceedings are appropriate. Applicants, petitioners, and representatives of record will be provided an opportunity to address derogatory information before any formal proceeding is initiated.
USCIS also proposes to add new burdens on the all-purpose work-visa petition that employers must complete, the Form I-129, if the Office of Management and Budget approves revisions to the form and its instructions. (For comparison charts that note the respective changes, click here: form-changes chart and instruction-changes chart.) As you will see, a number of new, difficult and burdensome questions are asked about deemed-export licensing requirements (a complex substantive area of law distinct from immigration), J-1 history, third-party worksites and acknowledgment of potential site visits. Despite these new questions, USCIS's supporting statement does not expressly alert the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that such significant changes are added.
These changes, despite USCIS's protestations to the contrary in its supporting statement, will significantly and adversely affect small businesses, because, as noted in past links cited above, they will deny working owners the chance to receive work visas and green cards. The changes, taken together with the new interpretations in the Memorandum, will also likely cause the Memorandum to meet the test for a "significant guidance document" requiring prior notice and an opportunity for public comment under the OMB's Bulletin for Agency Good Guidance Practices (GGP).
In relevant part, a good guidance document is "significant" if a policy memo that is disseminated to "regulated entities or the general public" involves an "interpretation of a statutory or regulatory issue" that "may reasonably be anticipated to:"
- Lead to an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more or
- [A]dversely affect in a material way the economy, a sector of the economy, productivity, competition, [or] jobs, [or] . . .
- Raise novel legal or policy issues arising out of legal mandates . . .
All three bulleted tests for a "significant guidance document" under the GGP are satisfied by the Memorandum. As the USCIS supporting statement acknowledges, the costs alone of the changes to Form I-129 entail an effect on the economy of "$122,415,360" without regard to the costs involved in complying with the Memorandum's burdensome evidentiary demands. Moreover, the adverse material effect of the Memorandum on two job-creating sectors of the economy (the staffing industry and small-business entrepreneurial enterprises) is obvious. And undoubtedly, the Memorandum raises novel legal and policy issues arising out of the interpretation of the statutory and regulatory terms, "employ," "employed," "employer," "employee," and "employment" that are legal mandates for eligibility to receive employment-based petition approvals under the Immigration and Nationality Act.
USCIS need not have stirred up these previously peaceful waters by its unjustified reappraisal of the employer-employee relationship. The agency should now calm the waters by withdrawing the Memorandum. If changes are warranted, then USCIS should either propose a regulation and allow prior public notice and comment or at least satisfy the comparable requirements imposed on it by the OMB's good-guidance requirements. Good governance and the rule of law demand no less.

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She was hospitalised for malnutrition last week.
But Selena Gomez's boyfriend Justin Bieber, 17, is making sure to take good care of the former Disney star.
The teen idol wrapped a protective arm around his girlfriend, 18, as she hosted the MuchMusic Video Awards on Sunday, her first public appearance since falling ill.
Justin was on stage to accept the best international Canadian video award, and he later picked up the 'favourite artist by ordinary Canadians award'.
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It looks like we might be might be facing (Britain's) second-worst helicopter support incident in history, in terms of the number of fatalities," he said. "Eight bodies have been recovered and I am afraid to say the outlook for the other eight people involved is extremely bleak."
BP said the helicopter was returning to Britain from the company's Miller oil field.
Jake Molloy, spokesman for the oil workers union Oilc, said the helicopter was a Bond Super Puma Flight 85 N, which had been due to arrive at Aberdeen Heliport at 2:15 p.m. local time (1315GMT).
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency said two Royal Air Force helicopters and a Nimrod airplane went to the area, along with ships in the vicinity.
Helicopters have been used to ferry workers to and from the oil and gas fields off the Scottish coast since the construction of platforms there in the 1970s.
Wednesday's crash was the second such incident in the North Sea this year, both involving the Super Puma. In a February crash, everyone was rescued.
In Canada, 17 people died March 12 when a Sikorsky S-92A helicopter ditched in the Atlantic after declaring a mechanical problem. The chopper was carrying workers to two offshore oil platforms when it crashed.
The worst crash in the North Sea was in 1986 when 45 people died after a Chinook crashed into the sea off the Shetland Islands north of Scotland.
Safety was improved after the Chinook crash and all offshore workers in the North Sea now have to complete tough training in a crash simulator. All wear survival immersion suits and are equipped with personal beacons and floatation devices.
The Super Puma is fitted with air bags, similar to those in cars, that deploy on contact with the water.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown said his thoughts were with the families of those involved.
"It's at times like this we remember the risks and dangers people have to undergo working to meet our energy needs," he told reporters.
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''You could write a private poem,'' Steven Ratiner said gently. ''Writing is to free you, not cage you.''
One of several artists in residence this year in Massachusetts schools and community organizations such as senior centers, Mr. Ratiner knows many in his audiences have composed poems secretly already. Secretly, because the authors are shy, or because they fear being laughed at, or because they think poetry might be ''sissy,'' or because they're not sure their poem is ''good enough'' for public scrutiny.
He wants to help them describe meaningful experiences and insights with awe, humor, or honesty and to share their significance with others, out loud or in print. He wants the ''others'' to learn to listen or read carefully, to respect and enjoy what their fellow poets have written.
''There's a special vitality between a poet and the audience,'' Ratiner suggests. ''The poet's voice - the presence of the poet - conveys honesty, intimacy, use of the language they have in common. The poet wants to convey his mood or experience with clarity; to do that, he has to take care with language and use it expressively. These are all important things for people to learn.''
Ratiner is one of more than 120 artists sponsored by the Artists' Foundation in Cambridge, Mass., for residencies in public and private schools in Massachusetts. This group is made up of visual and performing artists, fiction writers, playwrights, folk artists, storytellers, dancers, and poets, all of whom have qualified by being winners or finalists in the annual competition of the Artists' Foundation, or have been screened by panels chosen by that foundation.
An artist's ''residency'' may be as short as two weeks or as long as three months. The purpose is to give young people actual workshop experience with professionals. The artist agrees to conduct workshops for a core group of serious students and to make his presence felt throughout the school community.
He may engage the children in a common experience and then ask them to describe it in a poem. He may give an opening line, a word, or an image, and urge them to complete an idea it suggests to them. He may show them something or ask them to touch something and use their impression as the kernel of a poem.He may recite one of his own poems to ''prime the pump'' of poemmaking.
''Poetry has so many values,'' he says. ''It teaches people about themselves; it attunes their ear to listening to what they feel and are. A poem is a spontaneous way to express yourself; it's a focusing tool, another way to look at the world.
''The best way to appreciate poetry is to try making it - imaging and language skills come about in the process.
''I'm not there to produce a Robert Frost,'' he confesses. ''But at the end of the time, I expect to see some improvement in every child's work.''
In conducting writing workshops, Ratiner calls first upon volunteers, and their willingness to read their poems aloud usually encourages others.
But he's also interested in links between poetry and the other subjects students pursue at school, so he may work in a history class or a science class.
The Massachusetts Funding Council on Arts and Humanities supplies 40 percent of the cost of a residency the first time a school has one, and 50 percent the second time. The rest of the stipend is usually paid out of a school budget. At other times the balance is supplied by a parents' group. Ratiner usually does a public poetry reading at a time when parents can attend; his program may include conducting workshops for the school staff and sometimes for parent groups.
A poet residency may culminate in a poetry performance in which students share their poems, or it might result in a book of poems written by students.


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Samantha Lord is a lifelong resident of Dayton, Ohio. She graduated from high school in 2009 and attended a university in eastern Kentucky, which proved not to be a good fit.
Samantha worked for a time as a receptionist and, in January 2012, enrolled at Purdue Global to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration from the School of Health Sciences. Purdue Global accepted 36 transfer credits from her prior college experience.
"Being a single mom and working full time, I chose Kaplan because I needed something that was going to be convenient. I also wanted to be the first in my family to graduate from college, not to mention setting a good example for my daughter, who was 4 months old when I enrolled at Purdue Global."
While attending Purdue Global, Samantha started at working as a call center representative at McKesson in the fall of 2013.
In 2014, Samantha finished her bachelor's degree and was promoted to team lead at McKesson, where she helped manage the call center. She decided to continue her studies.
"When I finished my bachelor's degree I figured, why not finish my master's as well. All of my advisors and teachers were helpful with any questions in helping me succeed. For me, just having someone there to help me every step of the way is what pushed me to finish when I didn't feel like doing it anymore!"
Samantha earned her Master of Science in Health Care Administration in November 2015. She also earned something else?another promotion and a salary increase as Senior Operations Supervisor, where she leads a team of more than a dozen employees.
"Working full time and being a parent while attending school was not easy. It took a lot of discipline at times to study, but in the end it was all to provide my family a better life. Purdue Global prepared me a great deal in leadership and for the role that I am currently in. I can't wait to see what opportunities will arise and further my career."


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I was always told that whole grain makes things…I don't know, heavy I guess I would say, but these cookies do look delicious! mmm
Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies
So, American readers, how was your Thanksgiving? Mine was a blitz of cooking and baking and generous amounts of DayQuil, which, as it turns out, can leave you feeling every bit as festive as Champagne. In the days that have followed, I have been trying not to be too much of a burden on our houseguests as I nurse what is surely the Virus of the Century, alternating sleeping with steam-filled showers and bowls of mish-mashed leftovers bound with gravy.
Luckily, I also have a stash of Kim Boyce's Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookie dough all scooped out in a bucket in the fridge. This allows me to wade into the kitchen between naps, bang several onto a sheet pan and bake fresh cookies every afternoon, in a lame effort to appear as though I am a good hostess. A deaf, mute, hacking, bleary-eyed hostess, but nevertheless one who can provide cookies.
If you're one of the many who've picked up a copy of Good to the Grain, then maybe you were as charmed as I was to find that the very first recipe in the book is for Chocolate Chip Cookies. Even when presented with a topic as daunting and stereotype-laden as whole-grain baking, who isn't instantly disarmed and delighted by chocolate chip cookies? Communists, that's who.
And before you go thinking that I'm throwing health food at you during the holiday baking season, don't you worry. These cookies pack tons of chocolate and have all the butter and sugars of the classic, but the all-purpose flour has been 100% swapped out for nutty, nubbly whole wheat flour. So basically what you get here is an amped-up chocolate chip cookie–more addicitive, toasty flavor and a wonderful, hearty, chewy texture, complete with those crack-like buttery, sweet, crispy edges. The use of whole wheat flour is the ultimate flavor booster here, not some propaganda that will be your gateway drug for wearing hemp and arranging sit-ins. I promise.
And really, as long as we're on the subject of things that are all good for you, would it kill ya to sneak in a few extra nutrients during this glorious season of holiday eating? Especially when the vehicle for said nutrients is something so dang perfect and completely delicious? I may not be completely in my right mind right now, high on Sudafed, surrounded by tissues, Ricola wrappers and cookie crumbs, but believe me, I know what I'm talking about here.
Whole-Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies
Adapted from Good to the Grain
I used a stone-ground whole wheat flour here and absolutely loved the texture, but you can use any kind of whole wheat flour that you like, including the white whole wheat flour that is available in most supermarkets.
Resist the temptation to use semi-sweet chips–the combination of the whole wheat flour and bittersweet chocolate is dynamite. If you use table salt instead of kosher, use roughly half the amount of salt.
The original recipe says that you can bake the cookies right away, but I found that I much preferred the texture and flavor when the dough was chilled before baking, so I'm including it here. I made my cookies a bit smaller, using a 2 tablespoon scoop, and obviously got a higher yield than the original recipe yield of 20 cookies, but the baking time was the same.
Makes 2-3 dozen
3 cups whole wheat flour (see note)
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 ½ teaspoon kosher salt (see note)
2 sticks (8 ounces) cold unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch cubes
1 cup lightly packed dark brown sugar
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
8 ounces bittersweet chocolate (about 62% cacao), chips or chopped
Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven, and preheat it to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment or silicone baking mats.
Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or with a handheld mixer), beat together the butter and sugars, just to blend. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Beat in the vanilla. With the mixer still on low, gradually beat in the flour mixture to the bowl, just until incorporated. Stir in the chocolate chips on low speed.
Scoop mounds of dough about 3 tablespoons in size onto the prepared baking sheets, about 3 inches apart. Chill for about 1 hour (at this point, you can store the chilled dough balls in an airtight container and they will keep for 1 week).
Bake the cookies for 16 to 20 minutes, rotating the sheets halfway through, until the cookies are evenly browned. Let cool for several minutes before transferring the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
i always think cookies come out better when you refrigerate the dough also, hope you are feeling much better!
DayQuil and whole wheat cookies, a match made in heaven 😉 They look delicious!
I am usually not a very grainy person, but these cookies may have brought me over to the dark side.
That sucks that you've been sick. Seriously. Although, I may have to check into that whole "DayQuil working like champagne" thing.
Get better soon, chickie!!
I just made these, and they're marvelous! Great crunch and chewiness. The whole grain definitely isn't a sacrifice – it's just a different experience altogether. I was wondering why the recipe calls for cold butter rather than room temperature. It worked great, but I'm just wondering what effect that had.
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2013 was the beginning of a discussion regarding the use of technology by the Chief Marketing Officer. As marketing teams utilize social media, digital marketing, CRM and big data to create campaigns to engage customers, the CMO requires more technology than ever, blurring the lines between CTO and CMO. Whereas in the past, these leaders and their teams may have been able to ignore each other, that is no longer possible. Who owns the technology budget, IT or Marketing? The blurred lines extend beyond this discussion.
Consider the following points and think about who might own the budget, benefit from an investment in the technology and the impact of the technology on the organization.
- Social media monitoring platforms. They are the source of real-time data about your brand. This data can help tune existing marketing campaigns and provide the foundation for new real-time campaigns. in addition, they can provide the insight to guide effective online marketing investment.
- - Digital Marketing platforms. These solutions must not only support content & campaign management, they must also produce data and relevant analysis , AND be accessible anywhere, anytime. Increasingly, these platforms must integrate with services and solutions
- Content Management platforms. While Digital Marketing solutions are on the rise, there are still many Content Management, Digital Asset Management and Media Asset Management solutions that continue to expand their capabilities. These platforms have evolved to address social content, user generated content and audio/video assets. In addition, they must (and this is no longer an option) address multichannel distribution and consumption.
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How to Cook BBQ Ribs
While barbecue ribs are especially popular in the American south, their appeal for meat-lovers is universal. Succulent, spicy, and smoky, barbecue ribs are surprisingly easy to cook. Learn how to make some lip-smacking barbecue in the following tutorial.
1Choose which cut of ribs you want. barbecue ribs essentially come in two varieties. Spare ribs are fattier and take longer to cook. Baby back ribs are leaner and cook faster.
2Make the rub. The rub is a spice mixture that you rub on the rib rack to give it flavor. A typical rub for a 2 lb rack of ribs might consist of:
- 1 tablespoon (5 ml) cumin
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) paprika
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) onion powder
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) chili powder
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons (30 ml) kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) black pepper
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) white pepper
3Make the mop (optional). A mop or baste is the liquid sauce that you coat the ribs with to keep them juicy and flavorful while they are cooking. Some people prefer dry ribs, without a mop.
4Trim the ribs and apply the rub. Ribs will usually come with a large membrane on the back, non-meat side of the rack. Most people trim the membrane and discard it because it is hard to chew and prevents the rub from covering the entire rack. Coat the ribs evenly with olive oil or vegetable oil (optional). Apply the rub generously onto the meat so that the front and back of the rack are completely covered.
5For spare ribs, place the ribs on a covered barbecue grill at 225° F (107° C) for 5-6 hours. For baby back ribs, cook at the same temperature for 3-4 hours. Place the ribs on the grill so that they are not directly over the heat source.
6If desired, apply the mop every 45 minutes evenly across the ribs.
7When the meat in the center of the ribs is white and the juices run clear, not pink, the cooking is done.
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- BBQ ribs can be smoked in a smoker instead of being grilled. Cooks frequently use hickory and/or applewood chips in the smoker. The temperature in the smoker and the cooking time for the ribs are the same as when they are grilled.
- Right before serving, stoke the fire or turn up the heat on your grill and place the ribs over direct flame for a few minutes.This will give the ribs a deeper color and more pronounced grill marks.
- Make sure your ribs are fully grilled. Undercooked pork may result in trichinosis. The recommended internal temperature for cooked pork is 160° F (71° C), a metric set by the CDC.
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It is not very hard to create DIY bridesmaid gifts especially if you know your friends' styles and personality enough to bring you that inspiration in coming up with quite unique gifts. It is already accustomed for brides to present their bridesmaids with gifts as token of gratitude for their special support provided for the bride during wedding preparation and celebration. The idea of making these gifts on your own should be seen as an original one, as in this way you can make sure that your friends will get to know the creative part within yourself, if they haven't learned about it until now!
You will definitely surprise them with your creative DIY bridesmaid gifts as long as these ones are made with the nest consideration on your behalf. In order to come up with unique gifts you should know some things that will guide you throughout this initiative. Read on and find out what these things are to help you into creating DIY bridesmaid gifts:
* First of all determine for what type of gift you would go: a functional one or a consumable one. We would opt more for the first one which can last as a dear keepsake for the rest of your friends' life. With the consumable gifts they will be gone sooner or later and thus easily forgotten.
* Make sure that you know already the available budget for this task of yours.
* Define very well each friend's personality and style as in this way you can easier find a source to inspire you with this creation.
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The 2008 Olympic Games may have just gotten underway in Beijing, but NBC Sports is already making their forthcoming highlight DVD available for preorder.
The NBC Universal Store is offering Beijing 2008: The Games of the XXIX Olympiad for $19.99. The disc will ship on September 30.
Obviously, with the games still going on until August 24, we don't yet know what competition highlights will be included on the DVD.
It is known, however, that the elaborate opening ceremony, held at Beijing National Stadium, will be included. Dubbed "the most spectacular opening ceremony ever produced," the broadcast set a ratings record for NBC.
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I'm really looking forward to the New Thor.
I was fortunate enough to be a background extra/utility standin in the first one that they partially shot here in NM.
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You saw part of the movie being filmed? I always find it interesting to see the actors and directors, and cameraman all there, no effects, just plain. What part did you saw?
P.S.: By "background extra/utility standing", did you meant that you were "in" the movie?
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Thought the Avengers was better than Iron Man 2. like the first Thor definately gonna watch Thor 2.
Even Iron man 3 was a let down.
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Crystal Cole
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Looking back at her first year in law school, Crystal Cole describes a supportive community of faculty, staff and upper-division students. Despite what she had heard about going to law school, during her time at Golden Gate she never felt like she was on her own. We, in turn, are impressed with this ambitious woman's role as long-time mentor of underprivileged youth and her goal of using her law degree to empower others through awareness of their legal rights.
After attending Spelman College in Atlanta, Crystal moved to the Bay Area to work for Wells Fargo. Although she enjoyed the work, she is most proud of her many years of involvement with a non-profit organization called BUILD that pairs youth from under-resourced communities with mentors who help them excel in education, community leadership, and professional development. Crystal has served as a mentor to underprivileged children for as long as she can remember, even when she herself was still a child! This fall all four of her mentees from Oakland High School went on to attend college. Crystal also shared with me that she was raised in a small town outside of Houston called LaMarque, Texas. A little internet research revealed that Crystal shares her hometown with U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. Clearly this is a town that produces powerful women. Decision to go to law school. Crystal always knew that she would apply to law school and become a lawyer. Not only was she advised to make good use of her "big mouth" and "love of talking," she knew that a law degree would allow her to use her training to empower others. Although she had initially intended to pursue traditional public interest positions after graduation, her recent summer internship at Gap Inc. has persuaded her to explore other areas of practice including intellectual property and employment litigation.
Crystal was surprised to discover that faculty, staff and upper-year students provided so much encouragement and positive energy during her first year of law school. Despite what she had heard, she never felt like she was on her own. She has also found that law school has made her more confident; particularly as she is able to help others become aware of their legal rights.
Crystal's family members, including her fiance, are her biggest fans and supporters. She explained to me that because her family struggled while she was growing up, she is intensely motivated to create a better life for herself, her extended family and eventually her own children. Her faith is very important to her as well, and she and her fiance are trying to find more time in their busy lives to go to church.
Crystal did not hesitate for one second when I asked her this question. Her enthusiastic response: "Shop!! Oh, and try new restaurants."
Crystal was ready with a notepad and pen the minute we started brainstorming possible leads for her job search, and this former LCS counselor was duly impressed. Her advice to law students (which I heartily endorse) was as follows: Get involved with student groups and be active on campus. Learning how to work with your fellow students to plan events and help each other succeed is good training for the realities of life as a lawyer. Network! Network! Network! And then figure out how to use that network most effectively.
Crystal would be enrolled at FIDM, the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising. Can't you just see her trading barbs with Tim Gunn on Project Runway?
About the interviewer: Angela Dalfen is the Director of Admissions for the School of Law. When she is not at work she can either be found at the playground trying not to hover over her toddler as he teeters precariously at the top of the slide or in her living room catching up on missed episodes of Mad Men and Entourage.
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"Homeland" got the "Sesame Street" parody treatment, though the resulting video is less a spoof and more a hilariously honest depiction of the show's central conflicts. In the sketch, titled "Homelamb," sheep versions of each of "Homeland's" CIA characters try to track down the Big Bad Wolf, and call in "sheep" Brody to help them do it.
But what Saul and Estes miss that Carrie immediately picks up on is that Brody isn't actually a sheep, but rather a wolf in sheep's clothing. Sheep Carrie finds herself strangely attracted to her enemy even though she reveals who he really is to her superiors.
"Baaaarody is not the sheep you think he is! I think we need to put eyes and ears on him. … My, what big eyes you have Baaaarody," Sheep Carrie says. "Baaaarody isn't a sheep at all. Have you ever seen a sheep howl? You can't pull the wool over my eyes, Baaaarody. You, you are an imposter. A wolf pretending to be a sheep. You're really the Big Bad Wolf."
Though Saul and Estes come up with excuses for why Brody has wolf features and can howl, Carrie finally reveals him for the wolf he truly is. When he tries to escape the Sheep CIA, though, Carrie's true feelings for him shine through.
"Come back, I don't care if you are a wolf!" she says. "Did you hear that, Saul? He baaa-ed. Maybe he really is a sheep after all. Maybe he is just a sheep in wolf's clothing. I don't care, I love you!"
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Troubleshooting Your HDTV
Owning a HDTV is quickly becoming very popular. There are many advantages to owning a HDTV. However, there are many disadvantages to owning a HDTV too. One of the most common issues that you may have to deal with when it comes to HDTV is that you may experience technical difficulties. When it comes to troubleshooting your HDTV, there are many things that you should do to ensure that you can resolve the issues that you are having. Here, you will find many helpful steps for troubleshooting your HDTV.
1) One of the first things that you should do in order to troubleshoot your HDTV is to consult the manual that you received with the HDTV that you purchase. Many times, you will find troubleshooting steps that may help you out. There is often a lot of information that is included in the manual of your HDTV that can help put you in the right direction as far as troubleshooting is concerned. 2) The second thing that you can do when it comes to troubleshooting your HDTV is to use the internet as a resource to research the issues that you are having. There are many websites that can offer troubleshooting steps. In addition to that, there is probably a website that has information on the manufacturer of your HDTV in case you need more information or need help from customer service. 3) When troubleshooting your HDTV, you should carefully go over each connection of your HDTV. By performing this step, you may find that there is a loose connection somewhere that may be causing you technical difficulties. Often, something as simple as a loose wire can cause your HDTV to not function properly. 4) The next step in troubleshooting your HDTV is to check the circuit breaker where your HDTV is powered by. You may find that the circuit breaker is not working properly, or it may have just popped into the off position. 5) It is important to ensure that your HDTV is plugged up if you are having technical difficulties. Many times, a plug may be loose or may be unplugged because of children or pets. It is very important to ensure that it is plugged into the wall in order to rule this out. 6) The sixth thing that you can do when it comes to troubleshooting your HDTV is to make sure that the remote control has batteries in them and that the batteries are strong. 7) The next thing that you can do in order to troubleshoot your HDTV is to ensure that you have all the settings matching those that are provided by the manufacturer of the HDTV set.
As you can see, there are many troubleshooting steps that you can perform if your HDTV starts to experience technical issues. If you are not comfortable with performing these steps yourself, you should hire a professional to do so.


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'Romeo and Juliet'
Love in the modern age
by Julia-Skene Wenzel
July 28, 2004 -- The Royal Opera House, London
After a turbulent five years and four artistic directors later, the Bolshoi is back in London, eager to assert its status as one of the world's leading ballet companies. Its program features a winning spectrum of trademark classics, the reconstruction of Petipa's first success, "The Pharaoh's daughter" and a radical, new interpretation of "Romeo and Juliet". The latter designed to mark the Bolshoi's decisive departure into the 21st century.
British theatre director Declan Donnellan, respected and admired in Russia for his innovative theatre work, was given the opportunity to create a contemporary version of this classic tale of star-crossed lovers. In collaboration with choreographer Radu Poklitaru, he aimed to reveal its essence, the mythical character behind the Shakespeare story. The result is a piece of dance theatre, focusing on the main story line only: the love between Romeo and Juliet and the fatal fight between Mercutio and Tybalt.
Framed by the corps de ballet, the story unfolds in Nicholas Ormerod's minimalist setting of coloured cubes. Stripped of pointe shoes, lavish costumes and virtuosi, the cast is battling through a brave new world. But while Anastasia Meskova rises to the challenge and is able to breathe life into Juliet, the choreography proves too much for most. Stuck between Mats Ek's modernist style and Jerome Robbin's memorable choreography for "West Side Story", Poklitaru does not manage to distinguish individual characters. With relentlessly high jumps and jerky wiggles the Montagues and Capulets hover around the scenes like a Greek chorus, pulling the strings of fate, while Romeo and Juliet explore each other with childlike bliss.
Keeping the lovers apart was one of Donnellan's main aims - separation being the ultimate fear of anyone who loves, and he paints his vision in bold images, like the corps de ballet transforming into a giant balcony that prevents the lovers from touching. However, within these elaborate symbols and the somehow already dated choreography, the core of the story quietly fades away. The power of Romeo and Juliet is love - love that elevates above the mortal body, love that unites spirits and lives forever, but this production is so focused on being modern that it turns cold.
The Covent Garden audience reacted with mixed feelings. There was general recognition for the effort that had gone into this production and the significant step the Bolshoi has taken here. But this is another case where less would have been more. By breaking with all of ballet's traditions, this production has lost its heart and its place. A venue more affiliated with modern dance might have minimised the impact of the latter.
In an interview with Dance Europe, Alexandrova gives an insight to its reception in Moscow. She feels that "the young people especially have accepted it wholeheartedly. This production is about them. It is about now. How life happens in Moscow. It is not ten years before or ten years later, it is exactly about the present time". Taking this into consideration, it does not feel right to condemn this production. Capturing the zeitgeist of Moscow and the Bolshoi, it is a sign of its time. We shall look forward to the future.
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I liked Goose Berry Park because the pictures are exactly how I imagine the characters to be. It plays a movie in my mind because of the way the author writes. My favorite part is when Stumpy meets Murray, a bat who loves eggrolls and looks for them in one trash can almost every night. My most favorite character is Murray because he?s always the one getting into trouble and is very funny! What I think is special about Murray is that he is very helpful throughout the story.
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I'm in the process of installing a set of Pauter rockers on my stock 1600 dual port type 1 engine. I got the old stock rocker studs off one side, but the studs won't move on the other side.
I've used so much force I've started to strip the threads on the double nuts I'm using.
Any hints on how to get these serious stubborn studs out?
Rocker arm studs won't unscrew
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Re: Rocker arm studs won't unscrew
They are probably loctited in.
Take a small torch and heat the stud for a bit to break the loctite grip and it might work
Take a small torch and heat the stud for a bit to break the loctite grip and it might work
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+1. Yes heat, quench with penetrating oil (with lots of ventilation), repeat several times. Then try to bust loose after heating and before quenching. I would use a map gas burner first to avoid over heating. If that doesn't work then try oxy/acety but try to keep it from glowing orange. Keep at it and it will come loose!
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It was a situation that no guy ever wants to go through. Yet 45-year-old Norwegian Claus Jørstad, who was already suffering from issues with his knees, put an IKEA Marius stool in his shower to sit down with, and then this happened. His testicles became lodged in one of the holes in the stool. When he went to rise up, his balls dragged the stool right up with him, causing a major freak out to occur, as he realized his gonads were trapped in the stool.
Here's what happened next according to Claus. He wrote this on IKEA's Facebook page:
"My mobile phone was out of arm's reach by the sink. I had no idea how the hell I was going to free myself from this mess. I was banging my head against the wall. Tried again and again to liberate my crown jewels. Without success. Until I ran out of hot water. And it was very cold in the shower. Damn cold even."
It turns out that the ice cold water was a blessing in disguise. It ended up causing, the usually dreaded "shrinkage" to occur, which in turn allowed Claus to plop out his balls and free himself from the stool from hell.
The very traumatic experience was read by IKEA, and they in turn responded to Claus. This is what they wrote:
"We recommend you remove the stool from the shower and settle down in a more suitable seat with some comfortable clothing on. In the future, perhaps it might be better to use the stool to display a lovely flower vase."
A lovely flower vase they say? Well, indeed, Claus wasn't going to be showering with the testicle trapping stool anymore. So he took their advice, giving his favorite potted cactus plant a new place to sit! Thankfully Claus was not injured in this horrific experience, and it's great that he is able to have a sense of humor over the whole ordeal. Share this story with friends and family!


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New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Indians Game 1 Recap
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Indians Starter Justin Masterson was masterful against the Yankees earning his sixth win of the season. Masterson went the distance for a complete game shutout, only allowing four hits, three walks, and was able to strikeout nine batters including Vernon Wells to end the game.
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➢ Repayment of Academic Loans: Some feds receive up to $60,000 in student loan
repayments. In addition, the College Cost Reduction and Access Act
forgives the outstanding student loans of public service
employees—including feds—after they have made 10 years of payments.
➢ Opportunities to Be a Do-Gooder: The ultimate aim of most federal jobs is—in one way
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programs," observes a program analyst at the Environmental Protection
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