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James Monroe to James Madison, 11 April 1831
New York April. 11. 1831
Dear Sir
I have intended for some time, to write and explain to you, the arrangment I have made for my future residence, and respecting my private affairs, with a view to my comfort, so far as I may expect it, but it has been painful to me to [ ] it. My ill state of health continuing, consisting of a cough which annoys me by night & day with considerable expectoration, considering my advanc'd years, altho my lungs are not affected, renders the restoration of my health very uncertain, or indeed any favorable change in it. In such a state I could not reside on my farm. The solitude would be very distressing, & its cares very burdensome: It is the wish of both my daughters & [t]he whole connection, that I should remain here, and receive their good offices, which I have decided to do I do not wish to burden them. It is my intention to rent a house, near Mr. Gouverneur, & to live within my own resources, so far as I may be able. I could make no establishment of any kind, witht. the sa[le] of my property in Loudon, Which I have advertised for the 8th of June, & given the necessary power to Mr Gouverneur & my nephew James If my health will permit, I will visit it in the interim, to arrange affairs there, for that event, and my removal here. The accounting officers have made no decision on my claims, & have given me much trouble. I have writt[en] them that I would make out no acct, [ ] to the act, which fell far short of making me a just reparation, and that I had rather lose the whole sum, than give to it any sanction, be the consequences what they may. I never recovered from the losses of the first mission, to which those of the second, added considerably.
It is very distressing to me to sell my property in Loudon, for besides parting with all I have in the state, I indulged a hope, if I could retain it, that I might be able occasionally to visit it, and meet my friends, or many of them there. But ill health, & advanc'd years, prescribe a course which we must pursue. I deeply regret that there is no prospect of our ever meeting again, since so long have we been connected, & in the most friendly intercourse, in publick & private life, that a final separation is among the most distressing incidents that wd. occur. I shall resign my seat, as a visitor of the Board, in due time, to enable the Executive to fill the vacancy, that my successor may attend the next meeting. I beg you to assure Mrs. Madison, that I never can forget, [t]he friendly relation which has existed between her & my family: It often reminds me of incidents of the most interesting character. My daughter Mrs Hay will live with me, who with the whole family here, unite in affectionate regards to both of you. Very sincerely your friend
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06 Jul Get off the Vegas Strip: The Neon Museum
One of my favorite places in Las Vegas is downtown. Ever since "The Downtown Project" revived old Las Vegas, I have been spending an awful amount of time in the area. It's now a local favorite filled with trendy cafes, delicious eats, artsy streets, museums, and cool bars. It's the perfect place to hang out for 20-30 year olds who want something a little less touristy. Within this amazing hang out spot lies The Neon Museum.
What is The Neon Museum (Neon Boneyard Park):
If you want to learn about Las Vegas' past, this is definitely the place to be. Even if you don't care for Vegas history, it's still a fun place to check out and take pictures. The museum is mostly about the dying art of handmade neon signs in Las Vegas. A lot of the older signs from the strip have been donated to the Neon Boneyard instead of being scrapped. I never realized how much history lies in this city considering it's fairly new in development.
Best time to go:
We visited the boneyard one afternoon in May. It was already pretty hot then, so I highly suggest not going during the summer. If you go when it's dark, the signs will be lit up. However, if you are going for pictures this might not be the best time to go (unless you've got one heck of a camera that can exceed 1600 ISO producing little noise). Plus it's cheaper to book a day tour.
You must book a tour beforehand to ensure a spot. Even though the boneyard isn't as big as I thought, the tour still lasted an hour. I can't remember the name of our tour guide, but she was lots of fun and was really friendly. She even took the time to take pictures of anyone who wanted them.
I was pretty surprised at how strict their photography rules are. You are not allowed to take pictures and use them commercially. In other words, you cannot sell the pictures you take nor use them to promote business (like portfolios). Videography isn't allowed either. You can now book an hour photo tour if you plan on having a photoshoot (for weddings, engagements, senior portraits, etc.).
If you're bringing a DSLR, I recommend using a wide angle lens. You don't have much space to move around — you'll be pretty close to the signs as well.
Information for your trip:
770 Las Vegas Boulevard North
Las Vegas, NV 89101
702) 387-6366
Mon-Sun 9:30 am – 8:00 pm
Regular Admission
Day Tour
Adult $18.00
NV resident (valid ID required at check-in) $12.00
Night Tour
Adult $25.00
NV resident (valid ID required at check-in) $22.00
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I can maybe give up 3 things, like chocolate, coffee and drinking. But I'm not going to! Right! No way! But there are multiple things that I am attached to on a regular basis, toilet paper, body wash, toothpaste, crackers and really the list goes on. Each week my husband and I get the house together, plan the meals for the week ahead, do a rip around the house and check out what it is we are missing. Being conscientious we take our green bags, green fruit and veggie bags and then take a trip to the supermarket and shop. Yep, boring as F*&K, but hey we all do it. If you are like me, time poor, time poor and running around looking for a few extra minutes in my day, I don't have the time (yet) to factor in a trip to the local farmers market and make everything we consume from scratch. I wish I did. Maybe this zero waste journey will get me to zero waste nirvana one day. In the meantime though I have vowed to stop buying things that are excessive, have ridiculous amounts of packaging and that are generally wasteful. So this week I am ruling out the following:
Loo paper that comes wrapped in plastic:
This is an easy fix, takes a little planning but definitely easy. Get on to Who Gives a Crap. Bloody fantastic! I just bought enough loo roll to clean my families bum for weeks, feeling good about it at the same time. Winning all around. https://au.whogivesacrap.org/
How am I going to achieve this? Well the first thing is make my own toothpaste. I have scoured the web and I am not the first person to discover this, so I will take what I have found and make it my own. Apparently all I need is coconut oil, peppermint oil and baking soda. I have these items in my cupboard ready to go. Check out the wellness mama she is all over it. https://wellnessmama.com/1772/natural-toothpaste/
I have so far made 2 batches of homemade crackers. They are a work in progress and it will take a little time to perfect – but I am confident that I won't be buying crackers anytime soon. I have so far made them gluten-free (bit squeaky on the teeth) and also with gluten, both delicious and my family loves them. Good news is they are not like air and they are very satisfying and they don't come wrapped in plastic, nor do I have to recycle. See the method below:
Bonkers – I mean Crackers!
1 cup flour (GF if you wish / mix 1/2 with brown rice flour – not so squeaky then)
1/3 cup water
2 tbspn melted butter (olive oil)
1/2 tspn salt
Flour for dusting the bench
Options (cause we all like options) – herbs and spices/seaweed paper cut finely/curry powder/parmesan cheese, imagination.
Blend the dry ingredients in a food processor – pulse with butter / oil. Add in the water slowly (take it easy, deep breath), the ingredients start to form a dough. Take out and place on the bench and start kneading. Roll it out, focusing on the dough to be consistent in its thickness. Cut it into the shapes you wish, cookie cutter it if you have the desire, let yourself go crazy. Place the shapes onto a lined oven tray, poke some light holes with a fork (for breathability), brush with some more olive oil, dust with some salt, or even next level get some sesame seeds and sprinkle them like confetti. Bake them at 160 c for about 20 minutes. Let them cool and now try to stop yourself from eating them all.
*makes about 45 crackers, costs about 70c – 90 c depending on what sort of flour you use*
Till next time, eat clean, have intent and be ethical consistent. I know I am trying to be.
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A San Jose police patrol car. (CBS)
SAN JOSE (KCBS) — Once billed as the safest large city in the nation, a new report by the San Jose City Auditor reveals a significant spike in property crime. The report said the crime rate is now above state and national averages.
City Auditor Sharon Erickson explained the major jump in property crimes, saying that there were 7,000 more reported incidents than there were 10 years ago. She told KCBS, "10 years ago there were about 21,000 property crimes in San Jose. Last year there were about 28,000."
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Star Picket Covers can be easily installed to new and existing fences.
There is no need to remove posts from the ground.
The cover should fit easily, and be slightly loose to allow for any bent pick posts.
You can see from the picture to the left that there is some space inside the cover.
On the two long sides, drill a hole directly through the star picket sleeve.
This hole should be at-least 10mm in diameter (this will match the diamter of the hole in most star pickets).
The whole centre will be 25mm from the top edge of the sleeve, and approximately 18-20mm in from the point of the picket sleeve.
But please check your picket post as the position of the top hole may vary between brands.
Our picket sleeve cap can then be slipped on the end of the cover.
The picket sleeve cap will be a snug fit, but is not particularly tight.
It will be secured to the cover in the following steps.
Thread a cable tie through the holes in the cap, and through the drilled holes in the star picket sleeve.
Tighten the cable tie as per normal.
We recommend a 7.6mm black cable tie. This fits neatly into the hole.
The length can be as short as is available, which is likely 200mm.
Once the cable tie is tightened remove the excess plastic.
Be careful to trim the plastic without leaving sharp edges.
Various wire fencing and mesh clips can be attached to the covers using the correct screws.
Don't use screws with timber or steel cutters.
A tight thread would be most beneficial.
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Tramway Package
Mt. San Jacinto State Park offers over 50 miles of hiking trails located within a 14,000 acre pristine wilderness, one of the last in California. All trails are accessed by exiting the Mountain Station and descending a concrete pathway to Long Valley. There you will find picnic tables, the ranger station, flush toilets and several easy trails.
Take the tramway up the mountain and enjoy crips cool mountain air with an expansive view of the desert floor. A breathtaking experience!
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$25 per person includes one tramway ticket
cancellation policy: 3 day for full refund
Package only available through Los Arboles Hotel
Tickets for December 21 through January 5 may be purchased at the Tramway on the day of your visit. We are sorry, but advance purchase is not available for those dates. Thank you.
The Tram will close early on Friday, December 6 and Saturday, December 14 for private events. The last Tram car up these days will be 7:00 p.m. and the last Tram car down will be 8:30 p.m.
Fall Drop Deal
The gorgeous weather of the desert we know and love is here. We're talking high of 99 and evening lows of 75. What better way to celebrate than with 20% off your Sunday-Thursday stay?
Use promo code "falldrop" to redeem when booking. Offer available for all rooms except Petites (but those are already at $89 midweek!) Sunday through Thursday now until December 19, 2019 and yes you can now book through December. Offer cannot be combined with other deals or previously made reservatio
Palm Springs Wine Fest
Let's be honest. Most people have a pretty generic, polarized view of what California wine is: big, expensive Napa cabs or Two-Buck Chuck. But in recent years, a new guard of winemakers has been shaking up the style. They're breaking the mold and bringing diversity to the craft to better reflect California itself.
For its second annual event, Palm Springs Wine Fest is dedicated to these winemakers. We're highlighting movers and shakers of the "California Style," who are preserving varietals from far-flung locations like the Sierra Foothills and Mendocino, and taking a lighter touch in the cellar. Of course, we'll have cabernet, chardonnay and pinot noir — they might just taste more natural and fresh, like the winemakers featured at the festival.
Though every winemaker is different, the ones you'll meet use biodynamic, organic, or sustainable farming practices. Most importantly, their wines are made with love and reflect their dedication to California terroir.
In 2019, we're celebrating the Golden State — and its place in the contemporary landscape of wine. Join us Sunday, Dec. 8 at Ace Hotel & Swim Club. Tickets on sale now!
Use code: PSWINE for 15% off your stay during wine fest.
2 Night minimum. Cannot be combined with other offers.
Palm Springs Internation Film Festival Jan 2-13, 2020
"The Film Society produces The Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) every January, and Palm Springs ShortFest in June. In addition to curating the best in international cinema, PSIFF has come to be known as the first stop on the road to the Academy Awards® and our Oscar®-qualifying ShortFest is the largest short film festival and market in North America. Our festivals and year-round programs manifest our organization's mission by nurturing and encouraging new filmmaking talent, honoring the great masters of world cinema, and expanding audience horizons." - Palm Springs International Film Society
Check out films and tickets here:
Festival Guide available December 16, 2019
Amex presale: December 16, 2019
General presale: December 20, 2019
Use code: PSIFF for 15% off the rate
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Astier de Villatte's incense sticks evoke the distinctive characters of a variety of different destinations around the world – an effective way to imbue spaces with a lingeringly atmospheric scent.
The capital of Mongolia sprawls between mountains and forests, entrancing viewers with its wealth of diverse sensory experiences – but the wild, desolate beauty of the desert steppe calls from far beyond the city. The fragrance of these artisanally-made incense sticks captures the essence of nomadic encampments under wide open skies, with wisps of tobacco, leather, ambergris, and angelica root essence.
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Montana Woodworks® incredibly popular pet bed allows your pet to snuggle into a luxurious, fleece lined 16″ x 20″ mattress for a comfortable healthy rest. Constructed of solid, American grown genuine lodge pole pine, the artisans at Montana Woodworks® use the mortise and tenon joinery system to ensure this item will withstand years of use. Requires some assembly. This item is sold "ready to finish" i.e., it is ready for the purchaser to paint, stain or stain and lacquer. A 20-year limited warranty is included at no additional charge. Hand crafted in Montana U.S.A.!
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June 24, 2019 - June 27, 2019
Little League Camp is open to anyone in grades 1st-8th The purpose of the Summer Baseball Camp is to teach the fundamentals of baseball to various age levels, helping each participant to better understand the game. The Camp will also aid in further development of individual skills through instruction and individual drills. The camp will be a three day event featuring hitting, pitching, throwing, fielding, and baserunning. The camp will begin each day at 9:00am and conclude at 12:00pm each afternoon.
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Gender: CoEd | Ages: 5 - 14
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So ... I was rummaging around for a menu for the upcoming week, and ran across mention of a 'sweetmeat' [small dessert item, or snack item, generally very sweet and normally not containing meat!] that was designed by some nuns to use up donated egg yolks. I was looking at a couple recipes that called for a lot of egg whites and I hate the idea of wasting the yolks. As we had deviled eggs as a lunch component this past week, I didn't feel like making them again. [they are great as a salad component, instead of just plain hard boiled egg wedge or crumbles, top the salad with a deviled egg.] So - these nuns had to deal with egg yolks donated to them by some vintners who were using the whites to remove sediment and also didn't want to waste them so they donated them to a neighboring nunnery.
The nuns made them into Yemas de Santa Theresa. Yummy, a saint's eyeballs!
Nothing but really high calorie sweetened egg yolks, which may sound gross to some people but if you are like me and the yolk is your favorite part of an egg, sounds really interesting.
Then I scrounged further and found a blog post on Saint's festival foods.
She has a fascinating post on incorruptable Saints - holy people who seem to have skipped the whole dissolving into a pile of bones routine that we all normally do. Which lead to a further posting on putridariums. Apparently a practice where bodies were set up to deliberately putrify into a pit with a way to keep the bones to be set up into an ossuarium, a place to store peoples bones. When I toured the catacombs in Paris and saw the rooms where the bones were sorted by type my first thought was rather sacriligious. When Gabriel blows that final horn, there is going to be a lot of confusion as people have to stop and sort out body parts!
Every Halloween we are part of a group that puts on Day of the Dead parties and I think instead of the sugar skulls we bring for people to decorate, I may make up a bunch of the saints bones, eyeballs, breasts and whatever other body parts I can find recipes for.
So, an altogether fun day of romping through some odd links was had, I think I will be making some marzipan saints bones to use up my egg yolks and some lussekater [saffron buns that are St Lucy's disembodied breasts]!


text: Interview with Stillness Before The Storm! June 9, 2014Micah No CommentFacebook Genre(s): Metalcore Location: Parker, CO PSAB: Why did you choose the name "Stillness Before The Storm" for your band? SBTS: To be quite honest when we picked the name we weren't quite thinking about how we might be able to fit that title, we just kinda picked something that sounded different than other metalcore bands in the scene. Now we feel like we fit the name musically and also lyrically. PSAB: You recently released a new single, "Motion Of Thought" on the 26th of May. How has the feedback been for that single? SBTS: Motion of Thought was really our first song that was unanimously loved throughout the band and with confidence I can say that most of the feedback has been quite positive. It's our first song with clean vocals! We released through Pure Deathcore, and they seem to have a pretty stubborn fanbase, but even with clean vocals and multiple melodies we have been able to please even the most stubborn listeners. PSAB: If you could share the stage with any band, which band would that be? SBTS: As a whole, sbts has had probably too many influences over the years. Out of all the band's that have made us who we are, August burns Red has been a band favorite. Sharing the stage with those guys would be unreal. PSAB: What is the local metal scene like in your area? SBTS: Starting a band in Denver, CO gave us sort of an advantage in saying that the metal scene here is quite strong. I could name just about 15 or so local bands that are genuinely good and well known across the scene. Most of the community is friendly and are willing to help eachother out and make the scene fun and enjoyable. PSAB: What non-metal bands have played an influence on your music? SBTS: For me personally, I listen to a lot of NON metal more than metal haha. Just to start, bon iver, Dave Matthews, John butler trio, drake, Ellie goulding,the 1975 , st. Lucia, have all influenced my playing and songwriting greatly. In fact, the intro to the song the Angels walk by us and the Outro of motion of thought were both inspired and were sort of a tribute to John Butler. PSAB: Do you have any shout outs to give to your fans, and the readers out there? SBTS: As for shout outs, us as a band couldn't be more happy with our fans. We have never paid for a single like and have hit 1000 likes with ease. I want to just say to the fans keep spreading the storm and keep your eyes open for our upcoming EP Welcome to the Rapture!!!Thanks guys !! All questions answered by Conor Amanatullah, the drummer of SBTS. Interview, Newsinterview, Metalcore, stillness before the stormShare : Tweet ‹ Interview with Captive Eyes! Interview with Genocide District! ›


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About Us
Webb Gray Ltd is an architectural practice which combines the experience and reputation of a practice established for nearly a century with the vitality, forward thinking and drive of a young and innovative professional team.
Webb Gray handle a broad range of projects from the largest commercial developments to smaller works , covering new build and refurbishment in every sector of the market.
With an enviable reputation for professionalism and reliability, creative but functional design with careful and competent detailing. Webb Gray has an extensive portfolio of prestigious commissions and are currently involved in a number of exciting projects.
Based in Birmingham, West Midlands with easy access to the heart of the U.K. motorway and rail links, Webb Gray is ideally located to offer services on both a local and national basis. Webb Gray's premises are now located at the heart of Birmingham's business district, on Colmore Row, facing St Phillip's Cathedral.
Webb Gray's core design and technical detailing resources are supported by fully networked two and three dimensional computer aided design and draughting systems along with in house 3D visualisers, interior designers and model making facilities.
A management of structure geared towards the on-going involvement of senior personnel ensures an integration of these skills and facilities, total control, co-ordination and continuity throughout every project.


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Are you looking for unusual team building or away day experiences?
Jersey War Tunnels offer bespoke corporate packages for daytime and evening functions, tailored to meet the needs of your team. We provide training, team building, catering and transport facilities in a unique setting just a short distance from St. Helier.
For small and large groups, we can offer a combination of the following:
- Two different Escape Rooms, an amazing team building experience
- Lunch, dinner or drinks & canapés in our 1940s Vega Café
- Access to the cinema / training room (including PA and sound system)
- Tours of the underground Tunnels
- Transport to and from Liberation Station
An example package
1. Depart Liberation Station on Jersey War Tunnels shuttle bus *
2. Drinks and canapés in the Vega Café
3. First two teams enter Escape Room challenges **
4. Second two teams enter Escape Room challenges **
5. Meal served in the Vega Café
6. Shuttle bus back to Liberation Station *
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** While teams are in the Escape Rooms, remaining colleagues can have access to the bar, training room or Tunnels Tour
Please Note: This is only an example package. Any booking is subject to a final confirmation following discussions with Jersey War Tunnels about the arrangements.
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Your Wedding can be described as one of the most important days of your lives. It's the beginning of a new chapter in life and completely smothered in emotion. Families come together and you as a couple unit as one, to conquer life, together.
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LVT 2017 r 2018 wh Good, steady progress at this domaine, with a switched-on son, Anthony, an enthusiastic recent contributor. Father Louis was at the Cave Co-operative of Péage-de-Roussillon. The red St-Joseph Muletiers can do well in future providing it is not made in the modern fashion of late picked fruit, stern extraction and bountiful oak - this guns blazing approach found out the 2004, for instance, when the grape ripeness wasn't up to such handling. The white St-Joseph has been a sound wine, but really hit the mark in the hot 2018 vintage, when it was a ****(*) wine, grounded and wholesome. The Condrieu Rouelle-Midi has improved recently as the vineyard has grown up, the 2013 ****(*) STGT, and the 2015 and 2016 both ***(*) wines
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Otl Aicher was the graphic designer behind arguably the best set of pictograms ever created – the sporting icons for the 1972 Munich Olympics. Otl also went on to create a whole range of stunning graphics and posters for the '72 games – including these promotional matchbooks.
The irony of using smoking accessories to promote sport may have passed them by, but hey, it was the seventies.


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FAQs & Answers on Adjustment of Status (i.e. Getting a Green Card)
As you can imagine, one type of case, I frequently handle as an immigration attorney is, of course, adjustment of status. Adjustment of status is immigration legal terminilogy referring to the process of applying for permanent residency (green card) while the beneficiary is in the United States, as opposed to overseas. During this process, the applicant applies to have his/her status changed from a visa to permanent residency, hence the term "adjustment of status." Adjustment of status is distinguished from the process of obtaining an immigrant visa from overseas, referred to as consular processing, because the applicant's home consulate must give the final stamp of approval in order for the applicant to obtain permanent residency, in the latter. This blog will focus on family-based adjustment of status, that is the process of getting a green card in the U.S. through a family member.
Now, let us get straight to it. What are some frequently asked questions/concerns from clients and of course what are my answers (based on immigration law) to these questions?
- I am permanent resident (green card holder) and I would like to file for a parent. Can I file for my parent(s) in this context?
Answer– No, only a citizen of the United States can file for a parent to obtain a green card.
2. I would like to file for my spouse and my child who is under twenty-one (21) years old. Can I file one petition for both, since they are both related to me?
Answer– No, each beneficiary would need his/her own petition. In other words, your spouse and child would need separate petitions with some exceptions.
3. Do I have to show that I can support my family member in order to get their green card approved?
Answer-Yes, currently anytime you file a petition for a family member's green card, you need demonstrate you earned enough money, at least in the previous tax year to support that person. In other words, you need prove that the family member will not become a public charge to the government while the individual's application is pending, and while he/she is not yet working. Consult an immigration attorney to know the exact amount you need demonstrate to have earned in order to sponsor your family member's green card application.
4. I did not make enough money last year, is there another way to demonstrate my ability to sponsor a family member's green card application?
Answer- Yes, you can always find someone to agree to be a joint sponsor along with you on your family member's application. Alternatively, if you wish, you can use assets (property ownership, significant amount of savings, significant checking account funds) to demonstrate that you are financially able to sponsor your family member until he/she becomes a permanent resident.
5. I heard of a new public charge rule which frowns upon immigrants who obtain government benefits such medicare/medicaid, and food stamps. Will that affect me?
Answer-Currently that law is ONLY a proposed law, meaning it is not yet the law and it is still going through the proper channels of Congress before it can pass. Please also my previous video blog published on October 24, 2018 for more information on who this new law if passed, would affect and other important details.
6. I have a drug charge/conviction or DUI charge/conviction. Will that affect my ability to file for (sponsor) a family member?
Answer– Depending on the charge/conviction and how long ago it was, yes, it may affect your ability to sponsor a family member. Please consult an immigration attorney for specific advice.
7. My family member has a drug charge/conviction or a DUI charge/conviction. Will that affect the individual's ability to obtain a green card?
Answer- among other considerations, depending on whether 1) it is merely a charge or a conviction, 2) the severity of the crime, i.e. is it a misdemeanor, or a felony, and 3) is it a crime of moral turpitude, that is, one generally against the morals of society, such as stealing, murder, etc. Please consult an immigration attorney for specific legal advice.
Therefore, as you can see, many considerations affect the adjustment of status of a family member, other than just the applicant/beneficiary's eligibility. On top of that, new policies (as discussed on a previous blog, dated Oct. 30, 2018), mandate immigration offices to no longer issue requests for additional evidence for application(s) with errors, rather they will simply deny said application(s). Furthermore, another recent immigration policy, mandates, depending on the details of said denied case, a denial will land the applicant with in deportation proceedings. Thus, now more than ever, be sure to consult an experienced immigration attorney before beginning the adjustment of status process for your family member. Until next time!
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Hops, England's King Henry VIII once declared, were a "wicked weed" that would ruin beer. About 500 years later, Wicked Weed Brewing Company did just that. Or at least it feels that way based on the intense backlash following the Asheville-based brewery's sale to Anheuser-Busch InBev earlier this month.
The company made the move public on its Instagram on May 3 in a post that has more than 1,300 comments, many of which bash the decision to "sell out" and promise to boycott the brand.
The outrage from consumers is understandable. Since opening in 2012, Wicked Weed has emerged as the crown jewel of the burgeoning independent beer mecca in Asheville. The brewery won over hop heads with signature IPAs like Pernicious, which took home a silver medal at the 2015 Great American Beer Festival, and Freak of Nature. But perhaps more notable is what it did for experimental beers. In 2014, Wicked Weed opened the Funkatorium in the "brewery district" of South Slope with 16 sour and farmhouse brews on tap. It's unlike anything else in an area overflowing with craft brewing operations.
"They make really goddamn good beer," COAST Brewery co-owner Jaime Tenny says. "Goose Island [which InBev bought in 2011] is fine; Wicked Weed is not even in the same ballpark. You're talking about really good beers that really changed the market."
Now all of that belongs to InBev, the company that Mt. Pleasant's House of Brews owner Rob Davis says has been "trying to kill craft beer for years."
And fans of Wicked Weed aren't the only ones upset with the sale.
So many breweries pulled out of Wicked Weed's sour beer festival planned for July 8 — including Greenville's Birds Fly South — that they were forced to cancel the event. Bottle shops have vowed not to give any more shelf space to the brewery. In Charlotte, popular craft beer retailer Brawley's Beverage gained attention by promising to unload all its remaining Wicked Weed products and donate 100 percent of the proceeds to Doctors Without Borders. And several operations, like Denver's Black Project, that had agreed to brew collaborations with Wicked Weed, have changed their minds.
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In the Charleston area, the fallout doesn't seem to be quite as fierce.
"It's a bummer in the sense that Wicked Weed was a really good representation of craft and being an upstart," Davis said. "But at the same time I'm not going to begrudge anyone for wanting to make a shit load of money."
Westbook Brewing co-owner Edward Westbrook shared a similar sentiment.
"I'm not disappointed in Wicked Weed or anything like that for selling. If anybody wants to sell their business they should sell it to whoever they want to. It's completely up to them, I don't have any judgements in that regard."
While consumers seem angry with the sale itself, Charleston's beer peddlers are more upset with the way in which Wicked Weed messaged the move to the public.
"For them to sell to InBev, who has been trying to kill the craft beer industry for so many years, is a kick in the dick," said Davis. "And then Wicked Weed coming back and just repeating InBev talking points about why this is a good move for them is the ultimate slap in the face."
Those talking points were part of Wicked Weed's Instagram announcement, in which they claimed the sale was done "in order to innovate, push the boundaries, and grow." Westbrook, like Davis, doesn't buy that PR line.
"The only thing that annoys me is it's the same press release that everyone puts out. 'We want to grow the company and do what's best for the employees and everything is going to be exactly the same as it was.' I don't believe almost any of that," Westbrook says. "Just be honest and say, 'some of our investors wanted to cash out and this is the way we decided to go.' I think people would accept that and move on."
Tenny from COAST agrees that Wicked Weed's owners might not be being totally truthful with the public, or themselves.
"History has told with other breweries that have been bought out that things do change," she says. "Employees aren't as happy. They'll fire people. The product does tend to suffer. Historically speaking, the reasons [Wicked Weed] gave have not panned out."
Wicked Weed cashing out, regardless of the motivations, does have a negative impact on the craft beer industry. Much like Heineken-owned Lagunitas, which can now be found in nearly every grocery store cooler for less money per six-pack than local Charleston beers, Wicked Weed will soon be abundant. And cheap.
"It's a long-term play to squeeze independent breweries out of retailer shelf space by using their wholesaler leverage and downward pressure on the price of a 'craft beer' six-pack," Westbrook says. "It makes it more difficult for independent brewers to compete with that for extended periods of time."
"InBev isn't bringing their costs down because their shit is cheaper, they're bringing the cost down because they want to undercut," Davis adds. "So it certainly hurts [craft breweries] that way."
With that in mind, should local retailers carry Wicked Weed once it makes its way to the Lowcountry? Should consumers spend their money on the products?
"There's no way I would bring in all their [products], but I totally want to bring them in and just see," Davis said. "I'm not one of the people where [selling to] InBev is going to make me cut you off. I don't agree with it, but at the same time I want to sell some good beers, and Wicked Weed makes some good beers."
Westbrook is perfectly fine with that approach. "I don't want to tell anyone else how to run their business. So if they want to sell Wicked Weed or Golden Road or Goose Island and those brands sell really well for them and makes them money, then that's exactly what they should do."
"I'm a big proponent of individual rights," Tenny said. "But I do hope, and not just with beer, people realize when they buy something they are voting with their money. With craft beer, I would hope that they continue to support the ones that really are independent and locally owned. Because that's really the only way that we'll continue to be relevant and continue to grow and be able to have a business. If you want your favorite brewery to stay in business, you have to support them."
Consumers and retailers alike are going to have to get used to making these decisions with their dollars, because the trend of mega beer corporations buying up successful craft breweries isn't going away. Westbrook says it's "definitely something we'll see more of."
And for those struggling with how to handle all of this, Davis has some advice.
"Use your wallet the way you want to use it for something you enjoy. There's way more important shit you should be boycotting that's not alcohol related."


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In the 2018 - 2019 school year, full time undergrads at Denison were billed $50,440, prior to modifications for financial need. $49,310 was the price tag on tuition. $1,130 was fees. Find out more about the net price.
Alas, this school does not provide any discounts to in-state students.
Denison University tuition and fees is the amount billed to undergrads for one academic year, not including room and board. Then again, a lot of students will end up spending below full tuition after getting financial aid along with other reductions.
The subsequent table outlines the costs described above for the 2018 - 2019 academic year.
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There has been an increase of 3.5% in Denison University tuition and fees for out-of-state students in the past 5 years. Tuition expanded by 3.5% and fees expanded by 4.0%. This year, undergraduates should expect to pay $52,221 if the growth keeps up.
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With the cuts to the budget and proposed repeal of complete streets, anyone who likes to ride a bike here may be feeling a little down on Wisconsin lately. It might also be getting harder for our great state cycling industry to do business here with the proposed new tax on bicycles and our state's sinking reputation. We all have to continue to let our state legislators what bad ideas those are, but I thought this blog post about our annual "Train, Train, Train" fundraising trip might cheer people up.
Despite the attacks, Wisconsin remains a great state in which to ride a bike. While we are not at the top anymore, we still have about 1,800 miles of trails and a wonderful network of paved, low traffic roads. Our annual trip up to La Crosse on vintage Brook Stevens designed train cars and the three-day ride back to Milwaukee via the Great River Road, trails like the iconic Elroy-Sparta, and rolling town roads highlights all that is great about Wisconsin.
Regular readers may remember reading this blog post about the first time we were invited on Tom Schuler's Train, Train, Train trip three years ago. Tom is Wisconsin cycling royalty. He raced on the famed 7-Eleven Team, is a member of the Bicycle Hall of Fame and currently is part of the team that puts on the Tour of America's Dairyland, the largest race series in the country. It has been an honor to get invited on this trip, and we are especially grateful that Tom lets us auction off a couple of spots on his ride at our Saris Gala.
You can read more about the ride in our first blog post about it, but today I just wanted to share something positive about riding a bike in our state. This trip is a perfect example of why cycling is important to us here. From Driver Dave's Diner where we eat our first delicious lunch to Stockholm Pie and General Store where we get desert, to the Historic Trempeleau Hotel where we stay our first night to Candy's Merrimac Cafe where we eat our last breakfast, our group leaves thousands of dollars behind supporting small businesses across the state. We hope we also leave behind smiles and a network of new friends we look forward to seeing for years to come.


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原文题目:Now, reach Beijing to Shanghai in 5 hrs
BEIJING: Sometime in end June Beijing and Shanghai would get another connection: the bullet trains. The new bullet trains linking Beijing and Shanghai will cost passengers three to four times more than what India's Rajdhani costs and run more than three times faster.
Bullet trains will nearly halve the travel time to five hours and would be of two types; one running at 300kph and another at 250kph. The fare will be 1,750 yuan for business class for the 1,300km journey between Beijing and Shanghai for the 300khp train.
Second class seats on the bullet train will cost 550 yuan, the equivalent. ''The fare is much lower at 410 yuan for second class and 650 yuan for first class for trains running at 250kph,'' China's vice minister of railways Hu Yadong said.
Trains moving at 300kph will cover the distance in 4.48 hours. The normal express trains take about 10 hours at present.
18 hrs ago (07:19 PM)
India's co ption runs faster than any Chinese Bullet train, no wonder China sees progress and India regress. China is corrupt but they do have good infrastructure, Indians do not even have a decent working toilet to boast about. Punish the thieves in the next election and improve the image and progress in India.
Nicole (Australia)
16 Jun, 2011 05:01 AM
Indians are smart people.They think and talk a lot. Just look at the quantity of comments in TOI. Chinese may not be so smart. They don't think and talk so much. See the comments in Chinese newspapers are only a tiny fraction of comments in Indian newspapers. Indians talk more. Chinese do more. Indians embrace Western democracy. Chinese have Chinese democracy.
Saurabh (Kanpur, India) replies to Nicole
16 Jun, 2011 03:49 PM
India is a more open society than China. People discuss and implement. China is on a fast track growth path, hence boasts of some of these infrastructure improvements. They can be very well implemented in India, there is no technological gap, but red tapism. It does not prove anything about the superiority of either of these nations.
sandeep singh (mumbai) replies to Nicole
16 Jun, 2011 08:55 AM
Dear Nicole,Coming to ur comment Indians comment more bcos they can and the chinese dont comment bcos they cant. Thats the beauty of your chinese democracy. R u aware of the number of ppl displaced in china for infrastructure development ? Will that be possible in any democratic country? R u aware that the ordinary chinese fears so much of any person in uniform ? thts democracy in china for u.
rajib replies to sandeep singh
17 Jun, 2011 04:55 PM
those who have not been to china has no idea how much more free it is than indian societies. girls are not raped for wearing small dress or going out at night, neither is someone killed for eating pork or beaf. and its true, they are extremely hardworking..definitely more than indians.
GE replies to rajib
17 hrs ago (08:05 PM)
>>and in spite of this they have the money, the national pride and determination to make China the most advanced country in the world. Though co ption exists they still show advancement. India is corrupt to the core, with no vision and pride. When every person can have a meal on the table and a toilet in his home, then india will be in a position to compete.
hala replies to sandeep singh
16 Jun, 2011 03:41 PM
actually,india should be ashamed of you say so much,do nothing,have you ever been to china?you know her people dont have your so-called freedom of speech?i am sure that you know nothing about China,you just follow what others say
Jim replies to sandeep singh
16 Jun, 2011 11:07 AM
Mr. Singh,u r a frog in well bottom,just can se a small part of the sky.Dont find excuse for ur india.U can go to china and u will find they have more democracy than indians.why they dont comment in newspaper so much,bcoz they just read and have less free time than indians,chinese is a hardworking nation. we can find this from their achievement.contrary,indians r much more lazy and easy to be complacent.if someone live in both india and china for years,he will find the large difference between the two countries.
Amitosh Kumar (BIHAR SHARIF)
15 Jun, 2011 06:42 PM
High speed rail connectivity has become need of hour in our country, China is far ahead of us in this quality infrastructure, but our go nment has only one business co ption, co ption and more co ption. Looks like its pipe dream for our country.
ST (Beijing)
15 Jun, 2011 05:54 PM
My family and I recently traveled from Beijing to shanghai by the "slow" train. Imagine our surprise when we got to the station and found it spic and span and many times larger than even the Chennai international airport. When we were finally allowed to board the train our astonishment increased further. We had "soft berths" which is our equivalent to the first class in Indian trains. In your little cubicle each berth gets clean linen and blankets, a pair of throw away slippers, each berth has its own tv, light and you can adjust the ac in the cabin. The bathrooms are absolutely clean as well and cleaned by young attendants frequently. Our ministers must visit China and learn from them. Its ok complaining about the Chinese as it gives our press something to excite the population by but we need to learn from whomever we can.
sudarshan (chennai)
15 Jun, 2011 04:10 PM
hi Stop ur dreaming.. bcoz in INDIA this kind of fast train will and never happen .... co ption travels fast (first) than High Tech trains.....
Pream (Dubai)
15 Jun, 2011 03:03 PM
This shows the progress that China is making & the speed that they beleive in. In India we are still fighting among ourselves regarding the bill for co ption & unless co ption stops growth & progress cannot be made. One of our minister earlier said that Mumbai will be made like to that of Shanghai. My strong beleif is that minister has not visited Shanghai which he must visit & then probably he will withdraw his remarks.
juice waala (India)
15 Jun, 2011 02:52 PM
An accident caused in such trains would leave 0% survivors so slow trains are better as better late than never.Get airplane if you are in rush or leave early.
ST (Beijing) replies to juice waala
15 Jun, 2011 06:41 PM
I've traveled on Chinese trains and discovered that their high speed trains run on dedicated tracks which cows, dogs and humans cannot encroach on. Even with our slow trains in India, dozens die.
Danchan (Bengaluru)
15 Jun, 2011 02:20 PM
We always know that if a development has to happen be it international class roads or bullet trains..;-), the 70% of the total money allocated would be spent on personal real estate and swiss bank accounts.. and with remaining 30%, we the people of india get just roads or trains.. And which go nment would ever dare to plan a new development looking towards the future..
srinivas (Hyderabad)
15 Jun, 2011 02:01 PM
We first need 'big thinking' parliamentarians and a great leader as a PM at the national level, honest and dynamic leaders at the state level who place development ahead of seat saving populism. We currently have neither. The leaders who seem to come close to having these traits are not liked by many. Any attempt to privatize the Railways will first go through years of intense co ption where they will mortgage the next 10 years' future before the stage can be set up for some high tech systems. Sometime in 2020 we can see a trial run of a high speed railway by which time the whole of China will be covered by bullet trains.
Srinath (Germany)
15 Jun, 2011 01:30 PM
Don't worry ! India will surely get bullet trains and trans-rapids in another 500 years but then we will be still behind, because in China flying cars will become very common.
thakur (pune)
15 Jun, 2011 01:08 PM
Railways in india need to be privitised to allow developement of competition among players.. e.g. lets look at telecom sector, low cost airline travel, the choice of service, cost and quality of service has improved in leaps and bounds in last decade. Where as in railways we still have the decrepid infrastructure.. age old signaling methods.. Competition creates threat to complacency and players have to innovate to stay in the game.. will any policy maker listen to this..
Kaushik (Roorkee)
15 Jun, 2011 12:33 PM
China has beaten India comprehensively, in each and every sector. I think in coming future, may be 20 years, India will be a colony of China. Our Netas and beuracrats are just sleeping and enjoying lavish money from co ption. Indians should prepare themselves for becoming slaves of China
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NST (Pune)
15 Jun, 2011 12:18 PM
When he bacame Prime Minister first time 7 years ago, I recall Dr. Manmohan Singh promising us to have bullet trains, similar to Japan's between Mumbai and Ahmedabad. What had happened? Does anybody know whether the work is really underway?
mil (kol) replies to NST
15 Jun, 2011 02:43 PM
Did that cheat gave any time-frame ?
Sanjay (Chennai) replies to NST
15 Jun, 2011 12:35 PM
:-) You sure do have a good memory !! Problem is , our ruling elite dont ....
Karthik (Bangalore)
15 Jun, 2011 12:07 PM
The last sentence says - 'The normal express trains take about 10 hours at present'. Which means they cover 1300 kms in 10 hours...WOW. Even normal express trains in China runs at an average speed of 130 km/h. Why is it that our express trains have an average speed of 50-60 km/h while our superfast express have an average speed of 60-70 km/h only. Even rajdhani and shatabdi express runs at an average speed of 65-75 km/h. Why are we lagging behind when our tracks can allow speeds upto 160 km/h? The railways must improve speeds considerably.
最后一句说"普通的快车目前需要10小时",这意味着10小时跑1300公里。。。哇。。在中国,即使是普通的快车都能跑平均时速130公里。为什么我们的快车平均时速只有50-60公里,而我们的特快的平均时速只有60-70公里,甚至我们的rajdhani 和 shatabdi快车都只能跑时速65--75公里。我们的铁路本可以跑时速160公里,为什么我们仍然落后?铁路部门应该大幅提速。
tatya (mum)
15 Jun, 2011 11:20 AM
India has gone into a bad reverse loop, the foreign countries give us the finished products and we consume it, we can't manufactor it, because the machinery required to produce an electric motor for example has to be imported.
sharif (KSA)
15 Jun, 2011 11:16 AM
Dont worry guys the chinese cant catch us in curruption race ,even if they have the fastest trains
Mahendra (Bangalore)
15 Jun, 2011 10:15 AM
When we can see these type of trains, whatever British layed lines we just converted them to broad gauge, after 60 yeares of independence we are still in legacy of railways, whole money collected goes to Politician pockets & swiss bank, how we can see the progress.
vars58 (Telengana)
15 Jun, 2011 10:12 AM
I have travelled by the bullet train Shanghai to Suzhou, 120 kms distance in about 25 mins and trains hitting speeds of 275 kmph. Missing China!!!
Sidharth (shanghai,china)
15 Jun, 2011 09:07 AM
Trust me people China is way ahead of us in terms of infrastructure,,our govt is so manuplated that its not possible to compete them even in next 25 years,,its a shame!! Its not our govt's mistake its us who let them do wat they want! we better WAKE UP NOW.. we are too busy in our life,lets not be so mean to our country,jai hind..
Niranjan (Vadodara)
15 Jun, 2011 08:42 AM
Good! In India it takes sometimes five hours to get across a Metro City, especially in rainy season or when a VVIP is visiting the city!
Rajiv (Minneapolis)
15 Jun, 2011 08:42 AM
Indian go nment is there for only to do the co ption not the development. These idiots wants to loot money and keep in swiss banks. India will never get this kind of development. Due to these idiots even a small rougue contries like pakistan threaten India.
rastravaadi (Mumbai)
15 Jun, 2011 08:30 AM
such trains don't make any sense. Instead of building bullet train and costing three times the rajdhani ticket it is much cheaper to go by aeroplane economy class. No train can go faster than aeroplane. Building a straight line rail track will have to take away lot of land, cut lot of trees, build many bridges and lots more infrastructure. A aeroplane just requires two airports----one source and one destination and a aeroplane and some more things. But between you don't need to build any road, railway track, and all infrastructure associated with it.
Guptan Veemboor (Bangalore)
15 Jun, 2011 08:09 AM
We have bullets flying. Trains crawling. But alas no bullet-trains.
Harshit (Sydney)
15 Jun, 2011 05:12 AM
I wish the story had some conversions to INR...would make more sense to the Indian public then. What say guys ? Comparison always helps. Cheers
Dhananjai (Shanghai) replies to Harshit
15 Jun, 2011 06:54 AM
1 yuan = 6.91 INR.I live in shanghai and think this is awesome development.Hope we have same tech in our home country.but we can just wish!!
romi (china) replies to Dhananjai
15 Jun, 2011 10:27 AM
agree - me also live in china & honestly wish our nation also moves thinks & works like them but sadly all we have is democracy which unfortunately is pulling us down
同意。 我也住在中国,老实说,希望我们国家也能像他们那样思考和工作。遗憾的是,我们拥有的只有皿煮;不幸的是,正是这个皿煮拖后我们的发展。
Jaagrik123 (Goa)
15 Jun, 2011 04:05 AM
Calling Indian Engineers!!! YoooHooo....,Where Are Youuuu ???
Sandeep (India) replies to Jaagrik123
15 Jun, 2011 04:45 AM
Indian engineers? They are all working in America/Canada/Australia
who2tell (usa) replies to Sandeep
15 Jun, 2011 04:52 AM
That's why engineering in these countries is going down.


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Finally, well done Toby Cope and Harry Pulford on your win.


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- This article from Smashing Magazine is from May 2007 but has a lot of good demos. Yep, May 2007. That's how late to the game Model Mayhem is and some people are complaining about this like it's the latest fad. In May 2007, there was no such thing as an iPhone and the iPad was not even a spermatozoid in Steve Jobs' pants.
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Date of Post: 29 Oct, 2018
The Indian Railways would spend an amount of Rs 20,000 crore towards augmenting rolling stock during 2019-20. Mr Rajesh Agrawal, member of Railway Board (rolling stock) said that the railways had done strategic planning for the financial outlay and there would be no problem for funds.
More Information:
- Agrawal also said,"The annual rolling stock production volume is around 6000 to 8000 coaches per year."
- "However, we need to prioritise the requirements of the various railway zones and try to meet their demands," he said.
- The demands of Eastern Railway, South Eastern Railway and Kolkata Metro will be on prioritise and new technologies will be introduced, he said.
- Regarding Kolkata Metro, he said there was an urgent need to replace the 100-odd coaches with new ones immediately.
- He informed "Some new coaches have come and waiting for CRS (Commission of Railway Safety) permission. Hopefully, trials will start very shortly."
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