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150 Years of Immigration Issues
Every clear morning I tuck in my right pant leg and pedal my way over to the museum. After setting my silver wheels up on the bike rack in the loading dock, I take the stairs up to the Education offices on the second floor. The dimly lit entry to the Education office space is located behind the tea room in the second floor Japan galleries. Because I pass through these galleries everyday, I always look forward to new rotations of Japanese art.
The latest additions to the Japan galleries include a pair of near-life-sized Japanese dolls in kimono complete with miniature accessories in a striking installation. Their innocent smiling white faces reflect in the gallery cases behind my own reflection. I know my sister would absolutely shudder at that description because she is one of those people that are just irrationally creeped out by dolls but I find them to be quite cherub-like. They are a part of the thematic exhibition Japan's Early Ambassadors to San Francisco 1860-1927, currently on display.
This exhibition begins with the arrival of the ship Kanrin Maru and the first Japanese embassy in San Francisco, this year being the 150th anniversary of their arrival. It examines the experiences of some of the first Japanese diplomats and cultural emissaries to the United States. The exhibition also includes artwork and objects relating to Japanese artists active in San Francisco in the late 19th and early 20th century.
San Francisco's love-hate relationship with Japan and its Japanese-American citizens is an underlying thread throughout this exhibition. Japanese immigrants faced many challenges, including discriminatory practices and attitudes. One culmination of this could be seen in an anti-Japanese movement that related directly to the Immigration of Act 1924. The 1924 law included provisions that were aimed specifically at Japanese immigrants.
In fact, the two Friendship Dolls on display were ambassadors of goodwill in a doll exchange effort made by certain leaders to ease tension between the two nations in the wake of the 1924 legislation. However, by the time the Friendship Dolls were sent immigration from Asia had been effectively halted by the Immigration Act.
I think this exhibition is timely and relevant because it brings up important questions about immigration in the past that we continue to struggle to answer to this day. As the responses to the recent new legislation in Arizona requiring police officers to stop and interrogate anyone suspected of being an undocumented immigrant show, immigration and related issues of discrimination and racial profiling remain a divisive issue for many people.
Arizona's lawmakers have also signed into law a measure that bans Ethnic Studies programs in Arizona public schools in a move reminiscent of those made by the Hawaii Legislature in the 1920s, primarily targeting Japanese-Americans, to ban foreign-language schools in the territory. The Hawaii laws were later deemed unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court. In the case of Arizona today the debate continues.
Some leaders and groups have openly criticized the Arizona legislation and moved to boycott the state of Arizona. However, some polls have shown that there is broad support for this type of legislation. The complicated issue of immigration includes questions about racism, civil rights, education, healthcare, crime, and foreign policy. It is a big issue that I admit I am not expertly informed on.
So in the spirit of dialogue and learning I would like to offer some questions for discussion to all of our blog readers:
- How do you think immigration has changed over the past one hundred and fifty years?
- What can we learn from the immigrant experience of the past that will help us today?
- What is the role of art, artists, and museums in relation to immigration issues?
15 Responses to "150 Years of Immigration Issues"
xensen on May 18th, 2010 at 9:48 am
With respect to your first question (what has changed in the past 150 years), and the Arizona situation, one thing that is sometimes not understood is that the term Chicano originally referred to peoples who were already resident in lands that were taken over by the U.S. There is a connection to Asian history, because the reason President Polk provoked a border conflict leading to the U.S.-Mexican War (which, incidentally, Abraham Lincoln called the most unjust war ever fought) was that he wanted a port on the Pacific in order to compete with England and other powers that were asserting themselves in East Asia. As a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that ended that conflict, Mexico was forced to give up about half of its territories, and the Spanish-speaking peoples in those northern regions — the first Chicanos — instantly became subjects of the U.S. Today many people associate the term Chicano with immigration, but the original Chicanos, 150 years ago, never emmigrated anywhere — they were created by signatures on a treaty.
sfmike on May 19th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
Your questions are broad and challenging, and I'm curious what people working for the museum think about those issues. Another great essay, by the way, and you make me want to go to see the exhibit.
otomeki5 on May 19th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
These questions are definitely challenging. I think that one of the many important purposes of art is to create dialogue between the artist and the viewer. Museums are in the wonderful position to be facilitators of that dialogue. I hope that the museum here can continue to grow in that regard.
As far as immigration issues go, I feel that the Arizona legislation is cold-hearted, misguided, impractical, and short-sighted but I don't think it is completely racist.
In the survey that I cited, most respondents believe that people should be required to produce documents, that police should be able question anyone they suspect of being in the country illegally, and should be able to detain anyone who cannot produce evidence that verifies their legality.
I think that this makes perfect sense. Of course I expect the majority of people to agree that people be held accountable and that the police should be able to enforce the law and detain people who break the law. I don't think that means at all that the majority of people are racist.
Perhaps people have become more aware and vocal about racism (which is a great thing) but there is also the pitfall of people by default labeling things as racist because its the easier simpler answer.
The past 150 years suggests that it is always the newest immigrant that becomes the easy target for scapegoating regardless of race. First it was Irish-Americans, then Italian-Americans, then Chinese-Americans, Japanese-Americans, now Mexican-Americans. It makes me think that racism is more like one of many symptoms of a problematic immigration system than it is the cause the system's failure.
Nancy on May 19th, 2010 at 7:11 pm
otomeki5, I think your answer is one of the more balanced that I've read. When I was researching my various ancestors, I found that they had – at one time or another – been called the kinds of names and accused of the kinds of things that are now applied to other groups.
sfmike on May 20th, 2010 at 12:29 am
Okay, I've thought about it a little.
I'm a Californian more than I'm an American, more than I'm anything else geographically, but there's no serious border for that land. California's relationship with Mexico and Mexicans and multi-generation Chicanos is fraught with anger, still, because the land was so recently "appropriated" by gringos and all the feelings of resentment, guilt, and displaced blame on both sides are real. There hasn't even been enough time to change the names of places, which are still mostly in Spanish.
What changed everything, I think, is Hollywood. People all over the world, for the last 100 years, have been seeing movies and television at the youngest of ages, and most of those images have had California somewhere in the background. It's amazing how people from all over the world can arrive here, look at the landscape, and feel like they've known it from the time they were born. In truth, it was in their earliest dreams.
That's what's really changed in the last 100 years, and it's been fascinating to watch, particularly since I was raised by a mother who was cheering the entire multiculturalization of California onwards most of her life. We really are the grand experiment, and most of the world is praying that we figure it out.
Bleka tänderna on May 20th, 2010 at 12:31 pm
I really don't understand why so many people want to migrate to the US. There must be more than a dozen 1st world countries people can go to yet they choose the US. Is it because the American people and culture are more accommodating than these other 1st world nations?
Say Japan, how many americans, europeans, asians, and etc., actually wanna go there to become citizens or just to live there? I don't think it comes close to half the volume of people pouring into the US.
otomeki5 on May 21st, 2010 at 5:37 pm
Thanks for all the thoughtful comments. I agree that California is really a supreme example of a increasingly multicultural society.
In my home state of Hawai'i multicultural and multi-ethnic families are the norm. Of course we have our share of ethnic and cultural divides, and the huge challenges that new immigrants face are always the most difficult in the first couple generations. But although every cultural group is in many ways unique with a separate identity there is also a unifying 'local' culture of Hawaii that is an amalgamation of all the different cultures as they adapted and contributed to Hawaii's unique cultural landscape. In Hawaii I would say that I am Japanese, but hapa, also I am a Local, but not Hawaiian. But really that's pretty typical in Hawaii and there are many people in the Bay Area and California who have even more diverse backgrounds.
So, SFMike, I'm curious to hear your thoughts about being 'Californian'. How would describe the 'Californian' identity?
sfmike on May 21st, 2010 at 11:52 pm
Dear otomeki5: Describing what constitutes the "Californian" identity is a book in itself, and it would have to acknowledge how different a San Joaquin Valley Californian is from a coastal Californian or a desert Californian or a mountain Californian. I've got a slightly wider view of it because I'm originally a coastal Southern Californian who's lived in San Francisco for the last 35 years. I also had relatives in the San Joaquin Valley and now hang out in the desert and you get the idea.
Whatever California is it is in the process of becoming at this very moment, and the entire world-flavored multicultural aspect, which is a fairly recent phenomenon, is my favorite part. The paving of paradise, which I've also witnessed first-hand over the last fifty-plus years, is my least favorite part.
otomeki5 on May 25th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
SFMike: If you ever decide to write that book on Californian identities I'd pick up a copy. (^_^) I always thought that identity was one of those subjective things that are mostly determined by the individual in question. I always thought of identity as something I'd choose for myself (easier said than done.) But it's true that people create identities for others too, so it goes both ways. I'm glad that in California people are able to work together to co-create identity through exchange.
Bleka: Why do so many people want to emigrate to the U.S.? That is a very good question… I would guess that in terms of legality it is easier to emigrate to the U.S. than some other countries although I'm no expert in immigration law. The U.S. historically has a reputation as a country of immigrants. I imagine that this has a lot to do with it too.
otomeki5 on May 25th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
SFMike: If you ever decide to write that book on Californian identities I'd pick up a copy. (^_^) I always thought that identity was one of those subjective things that are mostly determined by the individual in question. I always thought of identity as something I'd choose for myself (easier said than done.) But it's true that people create identities for others too, so it goes both ways. I'm glad that in California people are able to work together to co-create identity through exchange.
Bleka: Why do so many people want to emigrate to the U.S.? That is a very good question… I would guess that in terms of legality it is easier to emigrate to the U.S. than some other countries although I'm no expert in immigration law. The U.S. historically has a reputation as a country of immigrants. I imagine that this has a lot to do with it too. If I hypothetically were compelled to emigrate to another country I don't know where I would go. Maybe Australia, Singapore, or the UK. You?
Ana on June 4th, 2010 at 8:06 am
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Good question!
A few memories fit them, and since there few better places I could think of for getting those thoughts into the open, here they are:
A hundred a fifty years of immigration – is the story of some journeys told from one end. The other end has another name, and oddly, the one in-between goes by other ones entirely. A fairly odd situation of a story changing title for the sake of its listeners bundled by the history of their motives and taste; not unlike a publisher's privilege. Take an unusual source – say, a well-routed expat reading of immigration laws roiling his home country: "penny for your thoughts?"; "I'll call myself an immigrant". Same thing, without name.
[1] By any rule, a century and a half is longer then living memory in my family, and this is mostly because at one point, recounting memories of border-crossings became unthinkable; if parents know better then to talk to their children – their stories are lost. You'd go to the museum to get a feeling of what their lives must have been, just like everybody else. It is a benign call of comers and goers: as a story emigrants would use to convey the feelings of their leaving, as a story of newcomers who want to forget. Almost every place has both kinds of peoples and both sides of the story; few find reason to document the subtle bonds between its comers and goers, let alone make prominent museum exhibits of them.
[2] This is in fact the one thing I am convinced that the present does better then the past, here and there: the memories of a few places are the memories of everyone. Perhaps because rarefied academic considerations are not subject to the grind of life as much as other things, it is still possible to find museum districts where the closest thing to home are either in the anthropology or modern art sections, with a hole in-between. Damn embarrassing where there isn't a modern art section! Wouldn't believe it until it got me! It's a silly jolt for a terribly medley group under archival lighting, a way of reading between the lines of a few artists' biographies, and… nothing more.
[3] Can't bottle a feeling, let alone those of crowds past. Unless… some times…someone pulls it off. One thing art is worth tasting for tastelessly – either that, or a few years living in a place with the privilege to listen to its ground noise. In the end, life's too short to travel like that.
In the end, I would have a question to ask:
The description of a doll reads: 'Shell paste over wood … 'etc. What 'shell paste'? How was this used? For what? Is it still? The subject is interesting because nacre coating is being reinvented.
idit on June 9th, 2010 at 10:10 am
ken, i think the main reason that the Arizona laws can be called racist is because they target a particular immigrant group, commonly known as "Mexican" but really meaning anyone from south of that border. no one is suggesting that the police detain at random, interrogate, and deport white Europeans who may or may not be immigrants overstaying their student visas. the same goes for the early 20th century laws that were meant to target immigrants from Asia.
as far as the question of why people come specifically to the US illegally; there are two parts to the answer. the first is that Canada, England, Germany, Sweden, and France also have their fair share of illegal immigrants, and their fair share of horrifying laws intended to "control the problem". if you catch the BBC at all, you'll hear quite a bit about the issue in Britain.
the second part of the answer is that it is much easier to fly under the radar in the United States than it is in many first-world countries because of the glaring lack of public programs as compared to, say, Sweden. it is normal for people in the US to lack health insurance, it is normal to lack a job, it is normal to lack childcare, etc., so that when an undocumented immigrant doesn't have access to those, it does not necessarily distinguish them from the rest of the population. in England, if you are taken to the hospital and it is discovered that you are not on the NHS roll, it becomes obvious that you are in the country illegally. because Sweden is a Social Democracy where almost everything in life is run as a public program, it is even more difficult to pass for a legal resident.
not to go too far off on an anecdote, here's an amusing artifact: a letter of recommendation written for a friend's father, a doctor from Korea who had overstayed his 2-year visa and was applying for permanent resident status, praising among other things his "typical oriental politeness and friendliness":
nico on June 12th, 2010 at 11:45 am
To comment on immigration both past and present: so much depends on economics.
Despite being known as a liberal stronghold, the history of San Francisco is writ in its motto, "Gold in Peace, Iron in War." Being a strategic naval site, the opposite was certainly true when the Japanese government placed an order with Union Iron Works for a new battleship, the Chitose. Paying foreign powers were friends and allies.
For more on this "armed peace," here's an interesting read from a 1908 Sunset Magazine: http://bit.ly/bWa09C
Initially, the US government might have viewed Japan as a powerful ally to aid in their mastery of the Pacific Rim, but as they started showing themselves to be too much like the US in their imperialism, racism showed itself to be a handy tool.
Tandblekning Hemma on December 26th, 2010 at 6:26 pm
As far as immigration issues go, I feel that the Arizona legislation is cold-hearted, misguided, impractical, and short-sighted but I don't think it is completely racist.
Tänder blekning on January 25th, 2011 at 2:05 am
As of the US immigration , during the colonial era most migrants came from northern European countries. Their numbers declined with the onset of the Revolutionary War during the 1770s but immigration later picked up strongly again during the 1840s and 1850s and i have a couple of relatives that was moving to New-York. I think thay got a better life there anyhow..
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Daca te-ai saturat de reclame, pagini deschise fara sa le acceezi, etc, poti edita fisierul hosts de pe computerul tau astfel:
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In Microsoft operating systems, the HOSTS file is located in the following location:
Note: We also have tutorial articles on how to edit a hosts file in Windows 8, edit a hosts file in Windows 7 and on a mobile device running Windows RT.
The below does not apply to Windows 10 … seems Microsoft has finally corrected the issue …
Before you can install a custom HOSTS file in Win8, you will need to make a change in Windows Defender … otherwise Defender will automatically remove your custom file and replace it with the default from Microsoft.
Hosts file is detected as malware in Windows Defender (Win8)
"This issue occurs because Windows Defender may determine incorrectly that the Hosts file was changed by malware"
Hostsman even has a warning about this issue …
The folks at Microsoft that write the code detection for Defender are just lazy or don't get it! … There has never been a malware infection that only affected the HOSTS file … so why if when nothing else is detected does Defender still determine that you are infected? So in order to avoid the false detection, follow the instructions in the above Microsoft article. Basically you will need to exclude the Hosts file from scanning in Windows Defender. Once you have done this installing/updating should no longer be an issue.
Next step
Simply locate the "hosts.zip" file you downloaded, by default it should be located in your "User" Download folder.
Highlight the file (single-click) then right-click and select > Extract All from the menu …
Next: Make sure there is a check in the "Show extracted files when complete" option [screenshot]
Next: right-click the installer (mvps.bat) and select: Run as Administrator (see below)
Ok the UAC prompt and the batch file will run … which will backup the existing HOSTS file to HOSTS.MVP then copy the updated HOSTS file to the proper location. You should see a completed prompt (press any key) and that's it …
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One of the nicer aspects of Firefox plugins is their ability to check for updates and prompt the user when it finds one. By default, it looks to https://addons.mozilla.org which is fine, if not desireable for a lot of projects. But what if you are a commercial entity who wants to control when things get made available in a much tighter manner?
Thankfully, Mozilla thought of this exact scenario and has provided a option in the install.rdf to handle it.
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Also, note that I used https. Looking at the documentation around how FF handles the checking, things get a lot easier if you do it over a secure channel. If you don't you have to provide a bunch of integrity checks, which is a pain.
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Crews inspecting Missouri River bridge in Jefferson City
JEFFERSON CITY - A routine inspection of the Missouri River bridge in Jefferson City will close down one lane Monday through Thursday.
Missouri Department of Transportation Crews will inspect the eastbound/northbound bridge from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day.
State Bridge Engineer Dennis Heckman said the inspection should not cause much of a delay for commuters. Heckman said crews will be looking for rust, cracks and missing bolts.
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Heckman said federal laws requires all bridges be inspected every other year. He said bridges have an average age of 46 years.
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Mumbai: Shreyas Iyer struck a career-best double century as India 'A' gave a fitting reply to visiting Australia's first innings score on the third and final day of the tour game here on Sunday.
Riding on Iyer s dazzling 202 and a 74 off 68 balls by Krishnappa Gowtham, who smashed four sixes and 10 fours, the home made 403 in reply to Australia's 469 for 7 declared, forty minutes after lunch at the Brabourne Stadium.
Holding a lead of 66, Australia advanced to 59 for two in the second innings at tea, after losing opener Matt Renshaw (10), his second failure in the match, and Glenn Maxwell (1), promoted in the order.
Both Renshaw and Maxwell were bowled trying to drive home team captain Hardik Pandya and Navdeep Saini respectively.
At the end of the second session, vice-captain David Warner was batting on 35 with six fours along with Stephen O'Keefe (11) and the visitors were 125 runs in front with one session left.
Iyer, who came to the crease yesterday in the 12th over with the score reading 19, remained unconquered after a stay of six minutes over six hours and caught the eye with his assured stroke-play, both off spin as well as against pace.
He also bettered his 200 made in October 2015 in the Ranji game against Punjab at the nearby Wankhede Stadium.
The 22-year-old Mumbai batsman, who has now made nine first class hundreds with his third century of the season, hit 27 fours and 7 sixes, all off the two spinners Nathan Lyon and Stephen O'Keefe who both conceded over 100 runs while taking four and three wickets respectively.
Just as he had done in the morning when racing from overnight 85 to 100 with a flurry of fours off speedster Jackson Bird, Iyer galloped from 184 to 202 with the help of four fours in one over from left arm spinner Stephen O'Keefe before the India 'A' innings came to an end.
He and Gowtham stole the limelight with some brilliant batting this morning as India 'A' reached 347 for 6 at lunch by adding 171 runs in just 32 overs.
The home team lost two wickets before Gowtham, who was unable to bowl in the Australia innings due to a hamstring injury, hammered off spinner Nathan Lyon for four sixes on way to reach his half century off just 43 balls.
Iyer, 15 short of the landmark last evening in a team score of 176 for 4, took just 10 minutes to reach the landmark with a flurry of four fours, including three in one over from Bird.
Iyer had not faced the tall Aussie pacer at all in reaching 85 last evening but dominated the bowler from the first ball that he took strike on Sunday.
The hundred came up in 157 minutes and 103 balls and contained five sixes and 11 fours.
While Iyer continued to bat in forthright manner without any difficulties, the other overnight not out batsman Pant with whom he added 55 runs for the fifth wicket struck three fours and then gave a tame return catch when lured out by O'Keefe in his first over of the day.
Next batsman, wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan, did not last long as he edged Mitchell Marsh's fifth ball of the morning to 'keeper Matthew Wade with the score on 234.(PTI)
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Belgium's Bianconeri connection continues to go from strength to strength after two Juventus Academies opened in Brussels and Berchem during September.
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Several license plate numbers have been observed and identified as belonging to New York pigeon netters at Roots Market which is located in the tourist area of Lancaster County, PA. where our pigeons are auctioned off to the highest bidder.
Please write to the following people and ask them to investigate the situation at Roots Market so they can put an end to this illegal activity. It is against the law to bait and trap pigeons without a license and against the law to traffic pigeons over state lines. The New York Bird Club has emailed Roots Market with an inquiry, but have received no reply.
Write to:
PA Senator Mike Brubaker (R-Lancaster) firstname.lastname@example.com.
He also serves as Committee Chairman of the PA Agriculture Committee
PA Governor Edward G. Rendell
Pennsylvania Dutch Convention & Visitors Bureau
Root's Country Market & Auction, Inc.
705 Graystone Road
Manheim, PA 17545
(717) 898-7811
Reference: http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/230823
New York pigeons are also used as shooting targets at pigeon shoots in Pennsylvania.
Reference: http://www.hsus.org/wildlife_abuse/campaigns/contests/pennsylvania_pigeon_shoots.html
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New York Pigeons Detected at PA Tourist Market
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The Office of Minority Health and Disparities Elimination is the area contact for the national Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service and associates with the Southeast Region IV Office, Southeast Region. The Office of Minority Health and Disparities Elimination serves as a central point for the Department on minority health issues
The term 'minority' has come to describe a cross section of special concerns that arise from race, ethnic background, gender, rural and urban living. Racial and ethnic populations in Tennessee consist primarily of African American, American Indians, Hispanics and Asian/Pacific Islanders. Minority health focuses on those health issues that cross culture, race and ethnic boundaries. Disparate populations often experience poor health due to health inequities, driven by Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), limited prevention measures and inadequate access to health care.
Health outcomes that result in disproportionate mortality rates in disparate communities include substance abuse, obesity, physical inactivity and tobacco use. Cancer, violence (i.e. sexual, child and domestic) and injury, infant mortality, HIV/AIDS, other sexually transmitted diseases and ethnic specific diseases (i.e. sickle cell) are also health outcomes that influence disproportionate mortality rates.
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Spiller & Tait founders, Simon Spiller and David Tait, have spent many years running businesses which roast, wholesale and serve coffee and are one of many coffee innovators who have shaped a renaissance in the High Street coffee experience in the UK.
Now, their shared experience has allowed them to create premium quality coffee for you to enjoy at home. They source only the finest beans from around the world and craft original blends in their own micro-roaster in South West England to help customers create great tasting coffee at home.
This Pure Colombian Huila offers the best of Colombian coffee and is suitable for a range of coffee brewing equipment including: cafetiere, filter, percolators, Aeropress, siphons and most automated machines.Colombian coffees tend to be moderate, with good balance, chocolate tones, some ripe stone fruit, and to be among the most fragrant. These beans from the Huila region are all of those without the acidity and bitterness often associated with Colombian coffees.
Huila is located in the south eastern part of Colombia. This region is characterized by its fertile valleys and snow-capped volcanoes that for millions of years have enriched its soils with volcanic ashes. Huila's coffee, the result of the work of more than 70 thousand coffee growing families, is known for having an exquisite and consistent, balanced taste and aroma. This creates a cup that is richer, with more body and smoothness than a other Colombian coffee tends to offer.
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Romans 12:11-12
"Never be lacking in zeal , but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer."
As followers of Christ we best represent our Savior when our life is lived out with zeal and spiritual fervor as Paul shares here in Romans 12:11-12. He suggests zealous living is evident in those who serve the Lord. Our zeal shines through as evidence of our joyful hope, our patience in affliction, and our faithfulness in prayer.
Self reflection is always good. Let's do a zeal heart check.
Heart Check Questions:
Are we serving the Lord?
Are we joyful in our hope in the Lord?
Are we patient in affliction?
Are we faithful in prayer?
Our heart check helps us to refocus and help us be more intentional about staying plugged into our power source for zeal and spiritual fervor.
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Welcome if you are joining me for the first time. This post is part of my weekly series "Wisdom Wellspring". Take a moment to visit the page to learn about the heart behind the series and view previous posts.
Proverbs 4:23 "Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it."


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You'd never know I was moving in this house.. unless you saw my flat rate boxes packed with sewing supplies :)
I'm procrastinating on the actual packing though.. instead, i'm making things!
My mom brought this Hawaiian fabric home from Maui in January
with a request for a bag
With the Purse Palooza happening,
I had plenty of options!
This is the "Naughty Secretary Bag"
which I found funny because my mom was a secretary
bright blue/green for the lining
My parting gift to momma before I leave?
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Happy Tay who lived in Singapore during its early years contributes regularly to this blog. He now resides in Vancouver B.C.
Hello Andy,
Sorry for being off the air for awhile. I have decided to write to you, especially after reading the article from Allan Thompson. I don't recall relating to you of my experiences with the RAF during the '60s...
|Singapore's National Football Team in the 60s from gforce-guru.blogspot.com
|The first National Day Parade at the Padang in 1966.
After Basic Military Training (BMT), I was selected for further training with the Intelligence Unit since we were facing confrontation with Indonesia and the Communists. During this period, Singapore did not have its own police or army so we had to rely on the British and Malaya. The rest is history.
|Changi Village from: www.singas.co.uk
The starting point was then at Beach Road (opposite the SIR Army Camp). Singapore had only the SIR, or the Singapore Infantry Regiment, as its very own army. There were about 350,000 people who turned out in the city to celebrate that first birthday on 9th August, 1966. Just thought you might find something interesting along the way of my recollection, Andy!
|Sunny Bala and Moonglows
Those were the days, with lots of great memories, too! Cheers my friend, and wishing you the very best.
|The Impian Bateks.
Thank you very much for your regular and generous contribution to this blog. I appreciate what you are doing and hope readers, especially Singaporeans, are just as appreciative.
Yours Sincerely,
*Roti John (a local version of an omelette burger but freshly grilled) is still very much in demand today and popular with both Singaporeans and foreigners.


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The Reno Arts and Culture Division, an agency within the City of Reno's Parks, Recreation & Community Services Department, serves as the official advisor to the City of Reno on matters related to the cultural life of the community. The goals of the division (RACD) are to create an environment that encourages excellence by area artists and cultural organizations; strengthen the awareness and involvement of all citizens in the community's cultural life, both in heritage and in contemporary expressions; and establish the priorities necessary to achieve these goals in concert with representatives from the public and private sectors.
In addition to several grant programs and a public art program, RACD oversees a historic building that is home to local nonprofit arts organization, an auditorium used for rehearsals and performances, and two fine art galleries.The Metro Gallery is in the first floor lobby of Reno City Hall and features solo exhibitions by regional and national contemporary artists working in various media. McKinley Arts and Culture Center houses two galleries, Gallery East and Gallery West, featuring work by emerging local and regional artists. Exhibitions are selected through a proposal process once a year in the Spring.


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There are many "types" of girls out there in this great big marble we call earth, but the two I'd like to discuss right now are: Awesome Girls and Girls Who Try to Be Awesome. Cameron Diaz is the latter, and I'll tell you why.
In a recent interview with Maxim, Cameron said this:
I [think marriage is dead]. I think we have to make our own rules. I don't think we should live our lives in relationships based off of old traditions that don't suit our world any longer.
Followed by this:
One should dry-hump as much as possible. It leads to great things. I'd prescribe at least once per day. What's also nice about dry humping is that it can happen anywhere.
Wow, Cameron. You're, like, so laid back and cool. You just want to have sex all the time and never get married. Guys must be proposing to you left and right.
Oh, wait. They're not. Because "Awesome Girls" (girls who genuinely feel this way -- and I'm only calling them "awesome" because they possess one of the rarest qualities found in woman) don't talk about how "chill, and rad, and anti-marrage/pro-dry humping" they are. They just ... are. I'm going to take a stab in the dark here, Cam, and venture to guess that your dream date is gorging on wings and beer while taking in a sporting event?
This kind of behavior -- especially the behavior that tells a cheesy men's magazine that you "prescribe dry humping once a day" -- is, well, cheesy. It seems like a desperate attempt to seem "cool" to members of the opposite sex. It reminds me of the time I told Todd Harrington that I "totally drank beer before" in eight grade, in hopes that he would then make me his girlfriend. (Side bar -- he did, but we broke up four days later. See? It never works.)
Of course, naive men are probably salivating at Cammie's comments right now. And doubly of course, if a man made these comments, women would be outraged. Any way you slice it, if you ask me, the remarks are declasse.
You're a lovely girl, Ms. Diaz, but do everybody a favor and keep your awesomeness to yourself. 'Cause if you ask me, your sharing it with the world is only having the opposite effect. It's making you seem a little desperate.
What do you think of Cameron's comments? What about girls who try to act soooo awesome?
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Escape the glitched out world in this high-octane fast-paced platformer - do it as fast as you can!
STANDBY is an 'easy to learn, hard to master' adrenaline rush precision platformer, with devious levels that will challenge your reactions and concentration.
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This post originally appeared at Gloobbi
With unemployment rates surpassing well over 50 percent, Spain's youth are at the forefront of the economic meltdown currently spanning Europe, particularly key countries within the Eurozone.
Gloobbi decided to send its photographer, Dela, to the Iberian Peninsula to find out what was really happening in the country and to get the direct opinion from young Spanish people, between the ages of 18 to early 30's, on their account of the social, economic and political climate of their nation.
The "What Millions of Young People Really Think" project was sparked by artist Adrian Fisk's project, "iSpeak," in China and India and taken up by Gloobbi in France (click HERE for the link) and Spain, to be followed by other countries and continents.
See the complete set of pictures on Gloobbi >
The project is a way to give a voice to a marginalize, yet significant group of young citizens who are too often drown out by the more senior voices within their social contract.
While in Spain, Dela spoke with hundreds of young adults from different areas of the country. A key surprise from the inquiry was how highly politically and financially astute was the bulk of the young population Dela encountered throughout his mission.
Many expressed deep-seated concern for Spain's increasing national deficit of over €1.05 trillion, or $1.30 trillion, and the recent agreement within the Eurozone to lend Spain up to €100 billion, $123 billion, for what is essentially a massive bailout for banks and their faulty investments in the property market.
When asked for his opinion, Pau Escoda, a 21-year-old student from Sant Just Desvern near Barcelona, vividly stated that his father has a saying "My family does not owe money, let those who owe pay up!" Another participant, Manuel Adrade, had little faith in both his country's government and the European Union, expressing disbelief that the two institutions were faithfully working for the benefit of the Spanish people.
Yet, amongst all the angst and the obvious concerns for an insecure future, there was a resounding and somewhat assuring strength in Spain's youth. Many expressed that it is up to the individual and the sheer will of the people, and not any form of legislation or political leader, that will set the country on the right path for prosperity.
If there is one general consensus from Gloobbi's project in Spain, it is that most young people believe that through hard work, by weeding out the system and key players that have lead the country down its turbulent road, the Spanish nation can bounce back from the rails of economic decay into a formidable example for the rest of Europe.
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Your credit report includes very important documentation of your credit history, which is used by lenders to assess risk. It's also used by employers and other agencies which have a vested interest in how well you manage your credit and finances. For this reason, it is imperative that you not only take the necessary steps to improve your credit management but also remain abreast of the information reported to the credit bureaus.
Related: How Credit Bureaus Experian, Equifax and TransUnion Rose to Power as the "Big Three"
It is not the job of the credit bureau to determine if the information on your credit report is correct; this responsibility falls on you. With this in mind, you should take advantage of the opportunity to review your credit report for free at least one time annually from each reporting bureau. It is during this annual review that many consumers discover fraudulent activity on their account which may be an indication of identity theft or credit card fraud. If you suspect you're a victim of either credit card fraud or identity theft, the first step you should take is placing a fraud alert on your credit report.
What Is a Fraud Alert?
When you request a fraud alert to be placed on your credit report, you are asking the credit bureau to place a special alert on your report that will notify those who pull it or businesses that honor credit card accounts that fraudulent activity is suspected. This should in turn result in that business or lender taking extra steps to confirm the identity of any person trying to establish or use credit in your name.
Placing a Fraud Alert on Your Credit Report
If you believe you have been a victim of identity theft, credit card fraud or suspect you might be vulnerable to these crimes, you can contact any one of the three credit bureaus to request a fraud alert to be placed on your credit report. In contacting one credit bureau, they also report the fraud alert to the other two remaining bureaus.
Once you have requested that a fraud alert is placed on your credit report, that initial alert will remain in place for 90 days. During this time, anyone who reviews your credit report will be alerted to the potential fraudulent activity and should take special precautions before approving credit.
If you have proof that you are a victim of identity theft (you have filed an identity theft report with a law enforcement agency), you can request an extended fraud alert which will be in place for seven years.
Protecting Your Credit
A fraud alert is just one step that can be taken to protect your credit from identity thieves. Since the success of a fraud alert depends largely on the actions of potential creditors and businesses, it is not a surefire method of protecting your credit. Other alternatives include a credit freeze or credit monitoring service. A credit freeze will prohibit potential lenders and other third parties from reviewing your credit report, while a credit monitoring service will monitor activity on your credit report and alert you to changes that take place.
This article was contributed by Ryan Guina of GOBankingRates.com, a leading portal for personal finance news and features, offering visitors the latest information on everything from strategies on saving money to getting out of debt.


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Make beautiful heart-shaped suncatchers out of ice to hang from a tree branch on a cold day. If you live in a warm climate, place an edible version in a punch bowl for a Valentine's Day party with friends.
Here's what you'll need:
–A heart-shaped cake or small cupcake pan with a rim, or the base of a heart-shaped candy box lined with aluminum foil so water can't seep through
–Dried flowers, leaves and rose petals for suncatcher
–Decorative edible items such as thinly sliced oranges, limes and strawberries
–Strong string or wire for a hanger
Here's the fun:
Set some decorative items into the pan or lined box. (For punch-bowl ice, add edible items only.)
Set a portion of a 20-inch length of twine or wire in the water, making sure it is submerged near the top center of the heart. Fill with water and set in the freezer.
When the temperature outside is freezing, remove the heart from the pan and hang from a branch where a glimmer of sunlight will shine through.


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Functions of an Urgent Healthcare.
Of the things that one should not compromise on is the point of their healthcare. Surprisingly, when matters involving healthcare are mentioned, every individual is concerned to have the best that the world can offer which can only be given once their health needs are attended to in a manner that is quick and reliable. Actually, in today's world it is possible to acquire medical care anywhere and at any time This applies to any needy situation on health ranging from medical advice to urgent medical treatment.
Urgent health care can precisely be described as a health situation that needs immediate attention which is slightly different from emergency care as for the later; it involves a life-threatening condition that requires prompt medical attention. This is the main reason that these two situations are easily confused by a majority. Nausea, illness, cold and flu, infections, rashes among other states are categorized as urgent conditions as they are none life-threatening. Conditions like seizures, bruises on the neck and at the end, unconsciousness, loss of blood in a severe manner poisoning among others fall under the category of emergency conditions that happen to be life threatening. However, it's essential for one to enroll in a program that will attend to their immediate medical needs as the situations are mostly ignored mainly when emergency cases are being accompanied to.
Also, individuals need not have any worry over the urgent care plans as various options are available for them to explore on. The available call-on programs can easily be considered, and they will go ahead to ensure that one's medical needs are attended to and on the same relieving one over worries regarding the expenses involving these unpredictable conditions. Most importantly, the call-on plans can keep an individual on such costs like the prescribed drugs which happen not to be included in most insurance covers. Most importantly, one can get access to a doctor at any time, and from anywhere and again they do not have to be kept in wait even in cases like those of evacuation assistance.
Therefore, if one has concern over the need to have their immediate needs attended to promptly and given the best of attention to get a service provider in the urgent care plans. On the same, there are ranges of benefits that come with this consideration as one is saved on travel expenses and on-call plans. Its important for one to know that the urgent situations can quickly turn into emergency conditions and hence there is need to attend to them immediately. Therefore it's an essential thing to enroll yourself and your family in a health plan that will attend to your health needs and as well do so immediately and at any time regardless of time or place they are.
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During the 75-year period between 1930 and 2005, more than 1.2 million acres of Louisiana's coastal wetlands disappear. From 1932 to 1956, Louisiana loses 9,600 acres (15 sq. miles) of wetlands per year. The rate peaks between the years 1956 and 1978 at 26,000 acres (41 sq. miles) per year and then declines, falling to 20,000 acres (31 sq. miles) per year during the 1978-1983 period, and 16,000 acres (25 sq. miles) per year between 1983 and 1990. [Wicker, 1980 ; Dunbar, Britsch, and Kemp, 1992; Barras, Bourgeois, and Handle, 1/1994; Barras et al., 2004 ] After state and federal governments initiate a coastal restoration program in 1990 (see November 29, 1990) at a total cost of more than $400 million, the rate decreases to about 15,300 acres (24 sq. miles) per year. [Barras et al., 2004 ] The decades of wetlands loss brings the Gulf Coast 30 miles closer to New Orleans; so by 2005, only about 20 miles remain between the below-sea-level city and the Gulf waters. [Houston Business Journal, 7/11/2003] Studies have projected that Louisiana's coast will continue to lose land at a rate of about 6,600 acres per year (10 sq. miles) over the next 50 years, [Barras et al., 2004 ] resulting in another 1000 square miles of wetlands being lost, an area almost equivalent in size to the state of Rhode Island. [Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Task Force and Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Authority, 1998] The net loss of Louisiana's coastal wetlands has been attributed to several factors, including the maintenance of shipping lanes, the dredging of canals, construction of flood control levees, and the withdrawal of oil and gas. [Environmental Protection Agency and Louisiana Geological Survey, 4/1987 ; National Wetlands Research Center, 9/20/2005] The US Corps of Engineer's flood control system of levees and dams is considered to be a major cause of wetlands destruction, as it prevents the Mississippi River from depositing sediment that is needed to sustain the wetlands. The oil and gas industry is also responsible for the net loss of wetlands. Thousands of canals for pipelines and drilling rigs are plowed during this period, often by the US Army Corps of Engineers, creating a scarred landscape and eroding the marshlands year after year. [Environmental Protection Agency and Louisiana Geological Survey, 4/1987 ; Times-Picayune, 7/26/2002; Houston Business Journal, 7/11/2003] A study in 1982 estimated that as much as 90 percent of Louisiana's land loss can be attributed to canals. [Turner, Costanza, and Scaife, 1982 ] Furthermore, the extraction of oil and gas from beneath the Louisiana coast is believed (see 2002) to have increased the rate of subsidence, a term used to describe the phenomena whereby land slowly sinks. [Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies, 2002 ] Other causes of wetland destruction include wave erosion, land reclamation, and rising sea levels. [Environmental Protection Agency and Louisiana Geological Survey, 4/1987 ] Louisiana's coast is a vitally important ecosystem and natural feature. It makes up about 40 percent of all US coastal wetlands and provides over-wintering habitat for 70 percent of the migratory birds that come down the Central and Mississippi flyways. [Environmental Protection Agency and Louisiana Geological Survey, 4/1987 ; Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Task Force and Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Authority, 1998; US Army Corp of Engineers, 11/8/2004] The wetlands and barrier islands (some 80 percent of these islands are lost during this period) serve as a natural protective barrier against hurricanes by reducing the size of storm surges. [Environmental Protection Agency and Louisiana Geological Survey, 4/1987 ; Houston Business Journal, 7/11/2003; van Heerden, 2004] The region is also of vital importance to the US economy. By the late 1990s, the region contributes 30 percent by weight of the total commercial fisheries harvest in the continental US; 18 percent of US oil production; and 24 percent of US gas production. Louisiana's ports outrank all other US ports in total shipping tonnage. [Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Task Force and Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Authority, 1998; US Army Corp of Engineers, 11/8/2004]
Timeline Tags: Hurricane Katrina
Congress passes the Breaux Act, formally called The Coast Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (CWPPRA), establishing a task force charged with planning and prioritizing wetland restoration projects that would then be sent to Congress to be included as part of the president's annual budget submission. CWPPRA specifies that 70 percent of its authorized funds must go to Louisiana restoration projects; 15 percent to the Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program, a program that provides federal funds to restoration projects in other coastal states; and 15 percent to North American Wetlands Conservation Act projects. All projects funded under the terms of this act will require non-federal matching contributions. [US Code Vol. 16, secs. 3952-3956] Louisiana will generate its portion of funding for projects though taxes on fishing equipment, small engine, and motorboat fuels, as well as import duties. The act is set to expire in 2009 [National Wetlands Research Center, 9/20/2005] , but will be renewed at least until 2019. [ESA Policy News Update, 10/15/2004] By 2004, some $400 million will have been spent on coastal restoration projects as part of the program [van Heerden, 2004] , resulting in at least 52,000 acres being created, restored, or protected. [Louisiana Coastal Area Study, 7/2004 ]
Entity Tags: US Congress, The Coast Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act of 1990
The State of Louisiana, the US Army Corps of Engineers, federal agencies, local governments, academics, and local community groups work together to develop a comprehensive restoration plan aimed at rebuilding Louisiana's coastal wetlands. The plan, named "Coast 2050: Toward a Sustainable Coast," outlines more than 80 restoration concepts that will serve as the basis for the more technical "Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) Comprehensive Coastwide Study" that will eventually be submitted to the White House in 2004 (see October 2003). The Coast 2050 plan is a direct outgrowth of lessons learned from implementation of restoration projects under the Breaux Act (see November 29, 1990) and reflects a growing recognition that a more comprehensive systemic approach is needed. It is estimated that the Coast 2050 plan would cost $14 billion over the next 30 years to implement and require an annual budget of $470 million. It would restore natural drainage along Louisiana's coast and direct the movement of sediment from the Mississippi to rebuild marshes. One of the plan's strategies would be to install sediment traps at key locations in the river, from where sediment would be pumped through 100-mile long pipelines to rebuild wetlands and barrier islands. [Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Task Force and Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Authority, 1998; Louisiana Coastal Area Study, 1/2003 ; Civil Engineering, 6/2003; Louisiana Coastal Area Study, 7/2004 ; Civil Engineering, 7/2004; USA Today, 8/30/2005] The Coast 2050 plan is endorsed by all 20 Louisiana coastal parishes, the federal Breaux Act (CWPPRA) Task Force, the State Wetlands Authority, and various environmental organizations, including the Coalition to Save Coastal Louisiana. "This approval is unprecedented," says the Louisiana Coastal Area website. [National Wetlands Research Center, 9/20/2005]
Entity Tags: Louisiana State Wetlands Authority, CWPPRA Task Force, Coast 2050: Toward a Sustainable Coast, US Army Corps of Engineers
Governor Mike Foster (R-LA) endorses the Coast 2050 plan (see December 1998) to spend $14 billion over a 20 to 30-year period to rebuild Louisiana's coastal wetlands as a means of protecting the mainland from the full destructive force of a major hurricane. [Chronicle of Higher Education, 4/26/2002]
Entity Tags: Coast 2050: Toward a Sustainable Coast, Ivor Van Heerden
Scientists, environmental groups, and the US Army Corps of Engineers work together on a comprehensive technical plan to rebuild Louisiana's disappearing coastal wetlands. The plan aims to "provide a sustainable coastal ecosystem with the essential functions, assets, and values of the natural ecosystem."The Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) Comprehensive Ecosystem Restoration Study, as it is called, incorporates the restoration concepts outlined in the 1998 Coast 2050 plan (see December 1998). The LCA study, unlike the Coast 2050 plan, provides the scientific and technical analyses and engineering details that Congress will use to decide if the project meets congressional requirements necessary to secure WRDA authorization. WRDA, or the Water Resources Development Act, provides federal authorization for water resources projects. The team hopes to submit a Chief's Report by June 2004 so that the plan can be included as a funded action item in the WRDA legislation currently pending in Congress. [Louisiana Coastal Area Study, 1/2003 ; Associated Press, 1/29/2004; Associated Press, 2/3/2004; Louisiana Coastal Area Study, 4/2004 ; Louisiana Coastal Area Study, 7/2004 ; National Geographic, 10/2004]
Entity Tags: US Army Corps of Engineers, Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) Ecosystem Restoration Study
The US Corps of Engineers submits a draft report package and a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) on the proposed Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) wetlands restoration study (see March 2002-October 2003) to the White House's Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). The Corps is hoping that the report will be released this month, so it can be used to request congressional authorization in fall 2004 for the plan's basic framework. But its release is held up by questions from the OMB and CEQ. In February 2004 (see February 2, 2004), the Bush administration will provide formal comments about the plan to the Corps in its 2005 proposed budget, directing the Corps to develop a less costly plan that focuses on narrower, shorter term objectives. [Associated Press, 1/29/2004; Associated Press, 2/3/2004; Louisiana Coastal Area Study, 4/2004 ; Louisiana Coastal Area Study, 7/2004 ]
Entity Tags: Council on Environmental Quality, Office of Management and Budget, Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) Ecosystem Restoration Study, US Army Corps of Engineers
The Bush administration's proposed fiscal year 2005 budget sets aside $325 million for civil works projects in the US Army Corps of Engineers' New Orleans district—slightly less than the $337 million approved by Congress the year before. According to Marcia Demma, chief of the Corps' programs management branch, the Corps will need $425 million for 2005. "We have a backlog of contracts, and it's just been for the past few years that… we haven't been funded at our full capability," Marcia Demma, chief of the Corps' programs management branch, tells New Orleans CItyBusiness. Of the $325 million proposed in the Bush budget, the Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project (SELA) would receive $30 million, far short of the $42 million the Corps says it needs, and $4 million less than fiscal year 2004's actual budget. According to Stan Green, SELA project manager, the $30 million would probably allow the Corps to continue its current work on 12 projects in Jefferson and Orleans parishes. But if it were fully funded, he says, it could award contracts for an additional 14 projects. [New Orleans CityBusiness, 2/16/2004] (Congress ultimately approves $36.5 million for SELA. [Los Angeles Times, 9/4/2005] ) The administration's proposed budget includes only $3.9 million for the New Orleans' East Bank Hurricane Levee Project, a mere fraction of the $27.1 million requested by the Corps. According to Al Naomi, who manages this project, the budgeted allotment would not even cover the $4.5 million required for unpaid fiscal year 2004 work. (The sum ultimately approved by Congress for the east bank project is $5.7 million.) [New Orleans CityBusiness, 2/16/2004; Times-Picayune, 6/8/2004; Knight Ridder, 9/1/2005; Knight Ridder, 9/1/2005; Washington Post, 9/8/2005, pp. A01] Additionally, the president's budget rejects a draft plan, submitted in October 2003 (see October 2003) by the Army Corp of Engineers, to begin a $14 billion dollar project to restore Louisiana's coastal wetlands. Instead, the president directs the Corps to refocus its ongoing restoration study to produce a single, prioritized list of projects that can be completed in 10 years. Additionally, the corps is directed to include in its study several other larger restoration projects that are not part of the Louisiana Coastal Area study, and determine whether the mouth of the Mississippi can be altered to let sediment create new areas of wetlands to its east and west quickly, while still allowing shipping to reach port facilities in New Orleans and elsewhere along the river. Eight million dollars is allocated to the effort, only a fraction of the $50 million that was requested by Louisiana's Governor (see January 2004). In the budget's narrative, the White House acknowledges for the first time that Louisiana's disappearing wetlands are partly the result of the US Army Corps of Engineers' channeling of the Mississippi River for shipping and the construction of flood-control levees along the river to protect New Orleans. It also says that canals built by the oil and gas industry, natural subsidence, and rising sea levels are contributing factors to Louisiana's net loss of coastal wetlands. [Associated Press, 2/3/2004; Times-Picayune, 2/3/2004; Louisiana Coastal Area Study, 4/2004 ]
Entity Tags: Stan Green, Marcia Demma, Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) Ecosystem Restoration Study, Bush administration (43), Al Naomi, US Army Corps of Engineers
In the southwest Louisiana parish of Cameron, the US Army Corps of Engineers presents its recently downsized Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) Restoration Plan (see July 2, 2004) to about 25 local residents, scientists, and environmental activists. People attending the meeting are angered that not one of the 15 major projects included in the revised plan are in southwest Louisiana. Apparently, several proposed projects that were included in the first draft of the LCA plan (see October 2003), including a plan to build major navigational locks at the mouths of the Sabine and Calcasieu rivers to prevent saltwater from seeping into freshwater marshland, are absent in the current plan. In this part of the state, saltwater intrusion has eaten away at the delicate marsh grass, both a key hurricane buffer and marine life breeding ground. [Associated Press, 7/29/2004]
Entity Tags: Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA) Ecosystem Restoration Study, US Army Corps of Engineers
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