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LA Plaza Cultura de Artes
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Location Los Angeles, California, United States
Client L.A. County and ELP Advisors
Scope Landscape Architecture
Size 3.75 acres
El Pueblo, the birthplace of Los Angeles, La Plaza Cultura Village will be a mixed-use, transit-oriented development totaling 425,000-square-feet of retail, apartments (20% low income units), cultural facilities, and public open space. Two large, surface parking lots will be transformed into a vibrant community that builds upon the rich cultural, historic, and geographical context of the area. At the heart of the project, an Historic Paseo passes through the site, providing a pedestrian connection from Union Station to the Fort Moore Memorial. The project will construct two of the five blocks of the Historic Paseo. The first block will be a vibrant public gathering place with cafes, restaurants, cultural facilities, and other food services. A large, stately California sycamore will anchor the public space and reference the local El Aliso sycamore that served as a gathering place for many cultures during its 400-year-life. The second block of the Historic Paseo will be reminiscent of a traditional hillside village while climbing over 40 feet of elevation to the Fort Moore Memorial. While located within the traditional El Pueblo neighborhood, the project also borders the famous dragon gate of Chinatown. Interpretive signage, paving inlays, cultural iconography, and traditional building materials honor the cultures who have come together to form this diverse area of Los Angeles. In addition to the ground-floor, public space, over a dozen roof decks provide settings for social interaction and recreation. Several skyline decks, a dog park as well as a pool and amenities deck offer residents the opportunity to enjoy the unbeatable Los Angeles weather a few steps away from their apartment.


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Told You So
Told You So
by Charley Reese
Every day that passes, Americans will be less welcomed in Iraq, and I wouldn't take lightly the warning of an Iraqi cleric who said, "You should leave before we force you out."
An army that won't fight is one thing. Twenty million people willing to stab you in the back, cut your throat or toss a grenade in your soup are quite another. Our Army is trained and equipped to fight set battles against other armies. It is not trained to cope with a hostile civilian population. It will not do well, and if we insist on staying, the Iraqis will force us out, just as the Lebanese forced the Israeli army out.
And remember, life isn't a TV show. The plot won't unfold rapidly. Slowly and gradually our victory over Saddam will turn to dust, and all those snazzy plans of the arrogant neo-conservatives for a new, enlightened Middle East will turn to ashes. The Middle East is full of the ruins of superpowers.
I wrote the above three paragraphs in May 2003, shortly after U.S. forces entered Baghdad.
Just wanted to remind you that I wasn't in the crowd that jumped on the bandwagon for war, as well as point out that what has happened in the past three years was easily foreseeable, even by a country boy turned journalist with no official sources.
If you want to go back even further, to 2001, you'll find that in August 2001, I warned that Americans could expect a terrorist attack inside the United States. Again, no official sources. I just used the one commodity most missing in Washington, D.C. – common sense.
You don't inject yourself into somebody else's war without getting shot at sooner or later. As it happened, we got shot sooner, just a few weeks after I wrote that August column.
Nor do you need a degree from an Ivy League university to understand that people don't like to be occupied by a foreign army. All foreign armies that have occupied other people's countries have used the excuse that they came to liberate the people. Nobody believes that anymore.
Now President Bush has let the cat out of the bag. After all this jabber about listening to the officers on the ground, he said the other day at a press conference that "future presidents" will likely make the decision to bring the troops home from Iraq. So he's talking at least four years, if not eight. If they're really going to stay until Iraq develops into a Western-style democracy, try 30 years.
But they won't stay anywhere near that long. The American people's patience with foreign wars – provided the casualties aren't too heavy and there is no cost to those at home – is about five years. The president has about two years left before he will have to brand whatever corrupt authoritarian regime that emerges in Iraq as "a great victory." A man who lies us into war will not hesitate to lie us out of one.
Then Americans will have to face the costs. After all the thousands of America's finest have been buried, after all those artificial limbs havebeen attached, all those mutilated faces reconstructed, all those blind given Seeing Eye dogs, all those mental cases put on a drug regimen, all those billions of dollars added to the $8 trillion American debt, then comes the question, the important question everybody is ignoring right now: What will we have bought for this terrible price?
Another corruptdictatorship in a still-unstable Middle East. We had that before the war. Our corrupt political leaders just didn't like their corrupt political leader, so they decided on "regime change."
We certainly will not have purchased a safer America. At the end of this sorry episode, America will be weaker and more hated than it is today. What we are witnessing is the beginning of the end of Euro-American domination of the planet. When the emperors start being idiots, the empire is on the way to the ash heap of history. If you have any grandchildren,you might suggest that they study Chinese.


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Our first 'new unit' activity involved a bit of brainstorming. We asked two questions.
What is a story?
Why do people tell stories?
Here is what we thought of in answer to the first question…..
- 'a story is when you read a book'
- 'the author writes the book '
- 'some books don't have words'
- 'a story has pictures'
- 'the author invents the story'
- 'people can copy stories'
- 'some people write fiction stories and some people write non-fiction stories'
- 'stories are what people write about'
and here are our ideas in answer to the second…..
- 'to make peace'
- 'for people to understand more things'
- 'for people to learn different languages'
- 'to help people remember what they saw'
- 'to help children grow and read and learn more things'
- 'for people to enjoy'
- 'so children can laugh'
Finally we each drew and wrote about the different ways in which people can tell stories. As well as the more obvious reading from a book…..
which almost everybody thought of, one person told us her dad's grandpa told her dad stories when he was little.
You can tell stories with puppets…..
and see stories on a TV.
You can write a short story on one piece of paper…..
make up a story or even copy a story.
People read stories on the smartboard…..
and act out stories.
People tell stories using actions…..
and by singing.
What a LOT ways of telling stories we thought of between us; I wonder if we will discover any more.


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This is what we will be making:
Moderate level - Some knowledge of PSP is needed.
Materials Needed
Paint Shop Pro (used Version 9, but can be done on any version)
PTU kit for Crazed's Creations called "Beauty of the Beach - Tagger" which can be bought at Scrappin' Bratz
Monti's Mask - blindsmask1
Filters Needed:
Blinds (comes with PSP)
Xero Porcelain - freeware
Eye Candy 5 Impact - Gradient Glow
Fonts used:
FFF Fuego (for copyright info)
Kamp Friendship (for name/text - paid font)
1. Open PSP. Open New File, 600 pixels x 600 pixels, 72 pixels/inch resolution, transparent. Open your mask, and minimize in PSP.
2. Copy and paste paper6, then resize it 75% (be sure "all layers" is UNchecked). Do the same thing for paper4. Rename the water layer "water", and rename the sand layer "sand".
3. Making the water layer active, go to Adjust - Blur - Gaussian Blur and apply the following settings: radius: 4.00 then click OK.
4. Making the sand layer active, then go to Layers - New Mask Layer - From Image and use the following settings:
Merge - Merge Group.
5. Copy and paste frame5 and center it over the mask area. Rename this layer "frame". Using the magic wand tool, click on the inside of the frame. Go to Selections - Modify - Expand and expand by 15 pixels. Click on OK. Choose a paper for the background to your frame (I chose paper16) then copy and paste it to your 'tag', then resize it 70% (be sure "all layers" is UNchecked). Go to Selections - Invert, then hit your Delete button. Move this layer to just under the frame layer and rename frame background. While you still have the marching ants on, copy and paste your tube and center it in the middle of the frame. Go to Selections - Modify - Contract and contract by 15 pixels. Click on the Delete button to remove all areas outside of the selected area. Go to Selections - Select None (to remove marching ants.) (If you have any stray areas outside of the selected area, just delete them with the eraser tool.) Rename this layer "tube" and move down to between the frame and frame background layers.
6. Go back to the frame background layer and make active. Go to Effects - Texture Effects - Blinds and use the following settings:
7. Go to frame layer and go to Selections - Select All, Selections - Float, Selections - Defloat. Apply the Porcelain effect with the following settings:
Apply Drop Shadow with the following settings:
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 75
Blur: 18.00
Color: black
Shadow on new layer: unchecked
8. Go to tube layer and apply your preferred drop shadow settings.
9. Copy and paste on of the bows (I chose bow2). Move to top layer. Resize by 60% (be sure "all layers" is UNchecked). Move to the middle of the left side of frame (see my tag for idea). Duplicate, then mirror image. You should now have a ribbon on each side of the frame. Apply the following drop shadow to both bows:
Vertical: 0
Horizontal: 0
Opacity: 65
Blur: 10.00
Color: black
Shadow on new layer: unchecked
10. Copy and paste one of the starfish buttons (I chose button3). Resize by 80% (again, be sure "all layers" is UNchecked), and then move it over to the center part of the bow on the left side. When pleased, duplicate the button and mirror, so that you will now have one in the same area on the bow on the right side. Apply your favorite drop shadow settings to both buttons.
11. Use other elements (shells, starfish) to decorate as you desire.
12. Once you have it decorated as you desire, copy and paste one of the starfish tags (I chose starfishtag1), then resize it by 55% ("all layers" UNchecked), then place it on the left side of your tag, near the bow/button decoration. Duplicate the starfish tag, then move one of the copies to under your bow/button elements. Then, on the top one, you are going to take your eraser tool and erase the top part, like the area that is in the square:
You are going to want it to look like the string is coming from BEHIND the button, like this:
Add your preferred drop shadow to the bottom starfish tag.
13. When you have the tag looking how you want, resize it (all layers CHECKED), to 500 pixels x 500 pixels. Sharpen (Adjust - Sharpen) anything that might have become blurry in the resize.
14. Add your copyright information to your tag. Additionally, if you wish to crop any of the sides or top (if it seems to much to you), now is the time. (I cropped mine a little bit so the final tag ended up being 460 pixels x 489 pixels, and changed the properties on the copyright layer to "overlay".)
15. Merge All Visible and save as a .jpg
16. Add name, place in the starfish tag area. Go to Edit - Copy Merged and then save as jpg.
For text on tag, I used Kamp Friendship at size 14, 1.0 stroke, color #0d3044 for both foreground and background, rotated it 37 degrees to the left, then centered it in the starfish shape. Then I used Eye Candy 5 Impact - Gradient Glow with the following settings:
then applied the following drop shadow settings:
Vertical: 1
Horizontal: 1
Opacity: 65
Blur: 3.00
Color: black
Shadow on new layer: unchecked
And that is it!!
I hope you enjoyed the tutorial and would love to see your results!!


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"Vecherniy Stolin" Issue Suspended
On 11 February the founder and chief editor of the non-state newspaper "Vecherniy Stolin" Aliaksandr Ihnatsiuk received by mail the order to suspend the newspaper issue for three months. Both documents were signed by the Minister of information Uladzimir Rusakevich. According to the minister, the edition grossly violated the acting legislation: articles 30 and 31 of the Law on press and several rulings of the Soviet of Ministers.
The newspaper is charged with spending of more than 30% of its volume on advertising "in spite of it not being registered as a specialized mass media for announcements and promotion materials".
The second pretension to the newspaper is connected with the change of its topics and language without submitting a written notice to the registering organ. (In the warning it is said that the edition "has transformed to a mass political media from leisure reading" and started to use only Russian instead of Russian and Belarusian, without timely informing the Ministry of Information).
As a result, on 5 February the minister Rusakevich issued a warning to the newspaper and on 6 February ordered to suspend it for three months.
We should remind that the issue of "Vecherniy Stolin" was suspended on 26 February 2003 on the order of the Minister of Information M. Padhayny after the newspaper received two warnings for violation of article 5 of the Law on press. However, on 28 April the newspaper issue was renewed, as the minister satisfied the petition of A. Ihnatsiuk to exempt the newspaper from this sanction due to its hard financial state.
Besides, on 26 December 2003 the Stolin District Court fined Aliaksandr Ihnatsiuk guilty in violation of article 369 of the Criminal Code of Belarus, "insult of duty official" and obliged him to pay 30 basic units to the former head of Stolin District Executive Committee Uladzimir Pashkevich.
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It's been a wonderful long weekend here, and just getting back into the swing of things. I had a pretty productive weekend somehow, and managed to get one order completed.
Two mugrug/coffee sleeve sets for a lovely lady and her mama! This first set uses fabrics from the Riley Blake line called "Happy Sunshine". Love the cheerful birds and the spring-y colors. It's sure to perk up any morning / coffee break / snack time. The mug rug is a generous size and will easily hold a biscotti or scone or muffin alongside your beverage.
Here is the set together. They're on their way to their new homes, and hopefully arrive soon.
The fabric has some really large prints on it, so I tried to get a good *cut* and get some of the characters actually on the sleeve! I think it came out pretty cute! :)
With all these awesome fabrics, it's no wonder I *love* doing what I do :)
Now for *WIP* part of this post ....
I'm knitting myself a pair of socks for the winter. My first time ever knitting socks. So far so good...they seem pretty easy. I am just not used to knitting with fingering weight yarn, so it seems to be taking me forever!
I'm using this lovely yarn from Family Pendragon (she closed up shop on December 31st, 2012...and I was lucky to snag some in time!). The colorway is called "Winter". How appropriate :)
Think I'll be done by winter? ;)


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Raises And Thanks For Georgia's Law Enforcement Officers
This week's Courier Herald column:
We've now clocked the fifteenth anniversary of September 11th. As is typical – and well deserved – we couple this remembrance of when terrorists killed over 3,000 on American soil with a recognition of the first responders that ran toward the danger rather than away from it.
As a country, we have historically been pretty good at public acknowledgement and thanks of those who put their lives on the line to protect the rest of us. The reality of how we support them often differs substantially.
During the last year or so, the calculus has changed significantly. Protests of police officers have led to a very public questioning of the role between those who wear a badge to protect and those they serve. Some incidents have gone well beyond protest. Dallas and Baton Rouge have seen incidents where multiple officers were assassinated in an ambush style attack.
Officer Tim Smith of the Eastman Georgia Police Department added a local face to the heightened risks faced in an environment of heightened tensions. He was ambushed and killed in the early morning hours of July 8th while responding to a call about a suspicious person.
Being a police officer has never been a career that one pursues for the money. Recruits know and understand they will start with long hours and low pay.
Over the past decade however, the value proposition has become significantly worse. Coupled with the new public tension (and increased demands to escalate legal scrutiny of police actions), pay has been largely stagnant since the depths of the great recession.
Georgia's State Patrol officers are at or near the lowest paid in the country. Turnover has long been a problem. In the past year, it has reached crisis level according to many Georgia insiders.
An anecdote floating around the Capitol last week was of a recent GSP training class that had room for roughly 100 recruits. About 30 were hired for the available slots. Mid-way through the class 9 officers were still there.
Last year's budget attempted to begin to address the problem. After almost a decade where state law enforcement officers having received two 1% pay raises, most received a 6% raise. That didn't move GSP officers from the bottom of the national pay scale. With the events of the summer, turnover has increased.
On Thursday Georgia's leaders took the unusual step of acting mid-year, outside of a legislative session. Governor Deal, flanked by House Speaker David Ralston and Lt Governor Casey Cagle, announced 20% pay raises for Georgia's state law enforcement officers. Members of the State Patrol, Georgia Bureau of Investigations, Department of Corrections, Juvenile Justice, and Natural Resources will see fatter paychecks starting January 1st.
The money will have to be appropriated officially during the next meeting of the General Assembly, but the raises will be paid prior to any votes. This will require an estimated $79 million combined from the mid-year 2017 and FY 2018 budget. This would move Georgia's ranking on state police pay scales from 50th to 24th – up to the national average.
Asked about the possibility of any political or procedural hoops that may cause problems for ratification, one Capitol veteran deadpanned "Any legislator that chooses to go to the well to speak against this will find himself very lonely up there."
Attached to the new funding are additional training hours required annually for all of Georgia's certified law enforcement personnel. Emphasis for the additional hours will be on "use of force" training as well as building positive community relations.
The implications of raises for the State Patrol will have local implications, if not directly. County commissions and city councils will have to examine their own pay scales to ensure they too are paying competitive salaries. Those that are not will either have to find revenue to fund raises, or risk losing their current personnel and/or recruits to the state.
Will a single, albeit large pay raise fix what ails law enforcement as a career? Probably no more than four hours of additional training will fix all issues with community relations. That said, the raises and training are two tangible and substantive steps to address a very real problem. It's a solution that our under-appreciated members of the law enforcement community can take directly to the bank.
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First off, let me say that I completely understand raising the pay of the State Patrol and other agencies out of the bottom percentile. However, what I don't understand is lumping in respect for first responders with the separate issue of police misconduct. I think we all understand how preposterously brave it must have been for those firefighters to climb the stairwells of a badly burning World Trade Center tower. If I had children at the time, I doubt I would have done it. I don't think any city has issues with its fire departments and/or Medics but some municipalities… Read more »


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Grab a kiss from Betsey Johnson. This darling collar necklace showcases a gold tone chain intertwined with black grosgrain ribbon, black grosgrain ribbon bows, fuchsia glitter lips and clear crystal accents. Crafted in antiqued gold tone mixed metal. Approximate length: 15 inches + 3-inch extender. Approximate drop: 1-1/2 inches.


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New York State Made Unallowable Medicaid Managed Care Payments for Beneficiaries Assigned Multiple Medicaid Identification Numbers
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The New York State Department of Health (Health Department) did not always claim Federal Medicaid reimbursement for managed care payments in compliance with Federal requirements. Federal law authorizes payments to States for eligible Medicaid beneficiaries enrolled in a Medicaid managed care organizations (MCO) and prohibits payments to MCOs for beneficiaries whose Medicaid eligibility has not been properly determined.
On the basis of our sample results, we estimated that the Health Department improperly claimed at least $7.3 million in Federal Medicaid reimbursement for managed care payments that did not comply with Federal requirements. In addition, we estimated that the Health Department claimed $546,000 in Federal Medicaid reimbursement for managed care payments where applicants did not provide a valid Social Security number (SSN) or there was no case file documentation to support the eligibility determination.
Of the 150 beneficiary matches in our random sample, the Health Department complied with Federal requirements for 43 but not for the remaining 107. These deficiencies occurred because the Health Department operated two eligibility systems that did not identify potential beneficiary matches between the systems. In addition, local departments of social services did not (1) use all available resources within the systems to ensure that beneficiaries were not issued multiple Medicaid identification numbers, (2) ensure that applicants provided valid SSNs when required, and (3) maintain documentation to support eligibility determinations.
We recommended that the Health Department (1) refund $7.3 million to the Federal Government; (2) use all available resources to ensure that no beneficiary is issued multiple Medicaid identification numbers or develop one eligibility system that could be used to determine whether applicants are enrolled in any medical or public assistance program throughout New York State; and (3) ensure that it complies with certain Federal requirements by requiring local departments of social services to ensure that applicants provide valid SSNs when required and to maintain documentation to support eligibility determinations, which could have resulted in additional savings of $546,000 to the Medicaid program. The Health Department partially concurred with our first recommendation and generally concurred with our second and third recommendations.
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Christmas in Benidorm
Imagine a Christmas where every detail is taken care of for you, where the sun shines and people smile as they serve you and all you have to do is relax and enjoy.
The Spanish people are always always looking for a reason to 'fiesta' and in Benidorm they know how to party in style, with a capital 'S', especially over Christmas/New Year.
This is big party time and the Hotels really know how to throw a party. Celebrations begin with a Gala meal and, of course, copious amounts of wine and spirits, followed by a programme of live entertainment and dancing until the early hours.
By night you'll find the famous Benidorm cabaret bars with live comedy acts, singers, and entertainers. There is a huge choice of cafes and international restaurants for special occasions and you'll really feel Christmas spirit when you see the huge bargains in the many shops to choose from.
Take time out and enjoy the blue skies. Hire a Car and see the picturesque town of Altea.
Or explore the nearby mountain roads to discover the timeless beauty of the village of Guardalest, occupying one of the most stunning positions in Spain.
And in the evening if you're looking for a really 1st class show with a sumptuous meal included then a reservation for the Benidorm Palace is a must.
The whole of Benidorm celebrates over the Christmas.
Join them to enjoy a great Winter Break!
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Nancy Tourism > Gastronomy
Nancy has long been renowned for its traditional Macaroons and its superb amber coloured sweets, Bergamotes. However, there are many other specialities, sweet and savoury, edible or drinkable, to add to the list making a trip to Nancy a necessary addition to any visit to France!
Specialities on the sweeter side include:
· Mirabelle Plums, used in tarts, sauces, jams, spirits and liquors.
· Saint Epvre, two disks of almond meringue, sandwiched together with vanilla cream and nougat then dusted with icing sugar.
· Duchesse de Lorraine, a small sweet made of almond and walnut praline, wrapped in green-pistachio coloured royal icing.
· Pain d'Epices, heavenly aromatic spiced bread.
· Chocolates of all shapes and sizes.
· Gateau de Nancy, a melt-in-your-mouth style chocolate cake.
Nancy and the surrounding areas abound in patisseries, confectioners and chocolatiers to explore.
The list of savoury specialities is just as impressive, leading with, of course, the Quiche Lorraine. True Quiche Lorraine is made without cheese (!) It is a rich and mouth-watering combination of crusty pastry, smoky bacon, cream and eggs.
Other savoury dishes include:
· The famous Pâté Lorraine, an irresistible dish of wine soaked meat cooked in flakey pastry.
· Bouches à la Reine, vol-au-vent pastry shells filled with a creamy combination of meat and mushrooms, a legacy from the reign of Stanislas.
· The delicious charcuterie Lorraine, a platter including sausages, hams, pâtés and terrines.
· The Potée Lorraine, a cabbage, carrot, sausage and meat stew.
· Choucroute or Sauerkraut (not only from Alsace), usually served with a selection of meats.
· Endless combinations of venison or river fish cooked with seasonal vegetables and fruits, sourced locally of course!
You can purchase all the ingredients you need to recreate these delicacies at our local markets, or directly at farm-gates and orchards. Why not begin at the Central Market, in the heart of the New Town?
Alternatively, you can find these delicacies throughout Nancy in our many superb restaurants. Some focus specifically on local and regional cuisine while some have a broader French influence. There are also a number of other options ranging from international restaurants to sellers of fresh, crusty baguettes with your choice of filling (particularly reputable with the local student population!).
From fine dining in starred restaurants, to a visit to the local Fromager (cheese monger), Boulanger (baker) or Charcutier (meat products), there are options for everybody in Nancy and surrounds, and available at all price points.
Nancy is also home to many excellent cellars and wine bars where you can discover finest drops of the Lorraine region including those from Toul and Metz.
Enjoy the discovery and Bon Appétit!
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Element Locking
Under some circumstances the displacements calculated by the finite element method are orders of magnitude smaller than they should be, and when this happens, the elements are said to be locking. The two most common types of locking are shear and pressure locking. Locking occurs in lower order elements because an elementes kinematics arenet rich enough to represent the correct solution. Shear locking occurs when elements are subjected to bending, and pressure locking occurs when the material is incompressible. Most of the research on reducing locking is devoted to elements with linear shape functions, with the remainder devoted to quadratic elements.
Locking in linear quadrilateral elements occurs when they are subjected to bending. For simplicity, letês examine the simplest case of a quad in bending.
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THERE seem to be some positives in Kintyre's tourism economy. Many foreign tourists will be feeling a bit flush as their dollars and euros go further.
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On the Media: Commentary by James Rainey
John McCain is at arm's length, no longer off the cuff
Reporters covering the Republican in 2000 recall an engaging conversationalist who would talk incessantly, have a quip ready or field impromptu questions. His rigidity is now a stark contrast.
Todd and Sarah Palin unchallenged in Fox interviews
Given the opportunity to address substantive issues in interviews with the political couple, Fox News hosts Hannity and Van Susteren instead pander to their partisan audience.
Financial crisis fails to get its just due with TV talking heads
It's not surprising the candidates are flummoxed by a meltdown like none we have seen in our lifetimes. But reporters need to keep asking the tough questions.
New election low: distorting the fact-checking
News outlets and independent truth squads seem to agree that the McCain camp's distortions on Barack Obama have gone too far.
Pre-Fourth campaign news: lots of fireworks, little meat
A parade of inconsequential and misguided stories makes this week nothing to celebrate.
Time to make candidates answer on Iraq
If you go to the Republican National Committee's website, you can watch the clock labeled "Days Since Barack Obama Visited Iraq." Tick, tick, tick. Nearly 900 days and counting. Over at moveon.org, a young mother in a 30-second ad looks into the camera and tells John McCain -- who must be plotting...
Mainstream media not jumping on the political rumor bandwagon
Blogs have buzzed since late May with 'news' that a videotape would emerge of Barack Obama's wife spewing a racial epithet.
In campaigns, as in basketball, the refs get worked
Phil Jackson huffed along the sidelines and unleashed a post-game rant: His Lakers were manhandled, but the Celtics got all the calls. Basketball is not a bad primer, it turns out, on how our political ballclubs carry on. Team McCain has been complaining no end about how easy that lanky young rookie,...
Bill Clinton and John McCain share a problem
New Vanity Fair profile of Clinton doesn't let a lack of evidence get in the way of salacious innuendo.
Campaign reporters have a nose for conflict -- real or imagined
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The use of cloud computing over recent years has changed how you and your business use technology. The cloud can give you on-demand access to your company's data, documents and applications from wherever there is an internet connection. The cloud breaks the chain between your office computer and your business information.
With the cloud there's no need to keep all of your files and applications on a single computer – no need to worry about backups, theft, data loss, support and upgrades. Instead, these are all taken care of by your cloud accounting system provider. This gives you peace of mind and means you no longer have to worry about what's happening behind the scenes allowing you to concentrate on what matters most – growing your business!
Benefits of cloud computing:
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- Reliability – the data is browser based, so you don't have to worry about it corrupting or your computer crashing, as everything is stored remotely.
- Enhanced customer service – you can respond quickly when circumstances change with your customers such as sending out invoices and quotes electronically. Cloud accounting also enables mobile working ultimately freeing up time to spend with your customers.
- Automatic upgrades – Cloud based software automatically upgrades, so you are always on the latest version. There's no longer any need to wait for the upgrade to install or download.
- Mobility – working in the cloud gives you "anytime, anywhere" access to your data.
- Flexibility – as data can be accessed in real time, rather than waiting for a back-up from you, we can provide support to your business every step of the way.
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There are a variety of cloud accounting systems available to use, each one offering different add-ons to assist with running your business. We have partnered with Xero, Sage, Quickbooks and Kashflow as our preferred choice of accounting systems. Friend and Grant have a dedicated Business Support Department with expertise in each of these systems with knowledge of popular add-ons to assist with any issues you may have. Alternatively, you can outsource your accounting function to us where we will use a product that best fits your business to give you the support required.
We can also provide one to one training on Xero, Sage, Quickbooks or Kashflow. Training is carried out by one of the team from our Business Support Department either at your premises or our office. Please note that we do not charge travelling costs if the training is within 3 miles of our office, otherwise we charge £25 per hour travelling time.
The cloud takes the stress out of computing and lets you access your business information seamlessly, securely and in real time.
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It's a wrap!
A little over 12 months ago, two lifelong friends started kicking around an idea for a new tabletop game. Today, 248 backers joined us in bringing that game to life. It is an absolute pleasure to say that Shattered Earth is on its way!
Thanks to you - our amazing community - we will be continuing with the production of all wave one miniatures and the softcover rulebook for delivery as soon as possible. We can't wait to get the game into your hands and start hearing about the battles you will be fighting all around the world! We're incredibly excited to continue interacting with such an amazing community to help support and play the game.
We will continue to keep you guys up to date on the status of the miniatures, the artwork, the rules, and everything connected to Shattered Earth. If you haven't already done so, remember to like us on Facebook to keep up to date with all things Massive and Awesome. And, if you'd like to continue talking about the game with your fellow backers, please head on over to our official forums.
What happens next?
We now enter a 14 day 'holding pattern' while Kickstarter charges everybody's cards and, following that, we will move all the pledges over to BackerKit. Our pledge manager will let you fine tune your order, and you'll be able to edit it as many times as you want until we lock everything down for fulfilment. We anticipate leaving the pledge manager open for between 2 and 3 months; look for an invitation to join towards the end of the month.
Are you attending any events?
We will have a booth at Salute in London on April 16th (booth TK19) showing off the pro-painted miniatures and our amazing display board, demoing the game, and answering any questions you may have. If you're in London and able to attend, please come over to our booth and say hello - we'd love to start meeting our supporters in person!
And finally...
This last year - and especially this last month - have been a real roller-coaster ride and now we stop working towards launching a product, and start working towards supporting that product. With your help, we will continue to improve and grow. It's been an honour to start this journey with you all and we hope you're in for the long haul - we certainly are.
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Congratulations on getting funded. The hard work is ahead, but you have a core group of people to build and grow the game with, and that's got to feel great.
Looking forward to seeing the CotOTG progress.
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@James: Absolutely! As long as the pledge manager remains open you can tweak and tune your pledge as much as you want.
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Hey Simon and John,
Congratulations guys! My payment is slightly delayed. Working toward the start and end of weekends, banks, bills and all that. Will have it in in a few days.
Silly question here, but the pledge manager opening down the line will let me access buying stuff I did not pledge for on top of my pledge, say, if I wanted Vampires for the deathless?
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@Jean-edou: It's certainly possible - any money we make from here on will all go back into the game anyway. We have Wave 2 to develop, plus the eventual hardback rulebook - there's plenty more to come, that's for sure!
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possibility to unlock some stretch with the pledge manager ?


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SCORPIO Morris Dancers will be putting their best feet forward at this year's Charity Fun Fest.
The troupe will showcase their fancy footwork in an all-day dancing extravaganza on Saturday, June 7, in which they will compete against other troupes, from all over the North.
Dancers will be divided into age and ability categories, ranging from 'babies', (aged three to five) to 'seniors'. All will compete for medals and trophies in their individual categories.
Dancer Sharon Bellman told the Midweek Visiter: "We can't wait! It's great to take part in an event in Southport because we are used to travelling all over the place to dance.
"We usually have a brilliant day at the Fun Fest – we are just hoping for good weather once again!"
The troupe, which was founded at the beginning of 2006, with 20 members, now has around 65 dancers, of all ages.
Troupe principal, Mary Birch, introduced morris dancing to the Fun Fest in 2006, as a way of attracting more people to the charity event, and encouraging people to take up the hobby.
As well as spending all of Saturday dancing, Sharon has roped some of the members into taking part in Sunday's It's a Knockout.
She said: "I can't wait to take part – it's going to be a scream!"
The free to attend, two-day Fun Fest, sponsored this year by Southport firm All White Taxis, will also feature attractions including H+M dog display and the famous Southport Tug O'War Challenge, live bands, beat the goalie, face painting and a Sinclair C5. Stalls are still available for the weekend, while tug o'war and It's A Knockout teams are also being sought.
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On 18th April 2017, Consulate General of Sri Lanka celebrated Sinhala and Tamil New year at the Consulate Office. Sri Lankan student representatives from the University of Sydney, University of New South Wales, Macquarie University, Western Sydney University and Wollongong University joined with the Consul General Lal Wickrematunge and staff for morning tea with milk rice and traditional sweetmeat to celebrate the dawn of the new year.
Consul General welcomed the students to the Consulate Office and remarked that the doors were opened for them and to all the Sri Lankans living in New South Wales for the consular services rendered by the Consulate Office and also to contact the Consulate for any assistance they need as students who are studying overseas.
The country is proud of the talent of the dynamic Sri Lankan youth studying abroad and one day their expertise will be required towards the development of the country.
Consul General praised the students for maintaining the Sri Lankan cultural values while they study in a foreign environment.
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On March 25, delegates from around the globe participated in a USAK-held round table discussion entitled "Preparation for the NATO Warsaw Summit and Regional Security Challenges".
Leading the discussion was David Dondua, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, and moderator USAK Vice President Prof. Dr. Kamer Kasım. They were accompanied by a delegation consisting of members from Georgia's Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense, the Georgian Ambassador to Turkey, and representatives from several other embassies to Turkey, as well as prominent political analysts and members of Turkey's media and academic community.
Discussion centered on the web of complicated relations enwrapping Georgia with the EU, NATO, Russia, and the U.S. that will likely be brought to attention at the NATO Summit which will be held in Warsaw July 8 and 9.
Kasım opened the roundtable by underscoring Turkey and Georgia's close relations, calling for further cooperation and support and highlighting the importance of the upcoming NATO summit on Georgian security and regional stability.
Dondua then held the floor explaining Georgia's desire - and need - for NATO membership. Georgia fist voiced its desire to join NATO in 2005, was assured eventual membership at the Bucharest Summit in 2008, and has been designated an "aspirant country" since 2011. If Georgia is accepted to the alliance, it will be the easternmost state in the organization.
Georgia is interested in not just NATO membership, but total integration into greater Europe, including eventual EU accession.
Dondua stressed his country's need for greater security - and assurance of external support in security matters – particularly in light of Russia's recent aggression in Ukraine, which is currently witnessing "no open hostilities, but also no stability". Russian aspirations are not limited to Eastern Ukraine, he claimed, but pose a threat to the Black Sea region and former member states of the USSR. Dondua believes that, if Georgia is not given NATO membership, Russia will have "effectively annexed" South Ossetia and Abkhazia within the next few years.
NATO membership would both bolster Georgia's borders and guarantee greater regional stability by acting as a counterweight to Russia. Kasım repeated this sentiment, calling NATO "possibly the only viable security umbrella" for Georgia. Both voiced the belief that Georgian NATO membership would send a strong signal to Moscow that Europe will not tolerate further Russian expansions of power beyond its borders.
Throughout his speech and the ensuing Q&A the minister also repeatedly brought attention to Georgia's strides at democratization and opening of dialogue, both with Russia and the breakaway states of South Ossetia and Abkhazia on one side, and with NATO and Schengen countries on the other. Concerning the controversial territories, Dondua claimed that Georgia wants to first come to concessions on non-political topics, making moves to integrate the societies before moving to integrate the territories. Georgia is working, he claimed, in the best interests of the residents of what he termed "occupied territories". Furthermore, those interests will be best served by a Georgia that can offer greater security as well as membership in the EU.
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Mr. Peters nodded, and then looked down at the sheet which I had filled out and signed. "I'm going to have to make some calls to verify your identity."
I nodded.
He pulled out a cell phone. I had assumed that we would be going to some separate screening room, but that wasn't the case. He stood facing the silver table, and I leaned back against it. So this was the dreaded interview. People walked past us with bags and luggage.
"Hello," he said. "Security." Long pause. It sounded like he was transferred. He said a number that I think had the same number of digits as a phone number. Then he said a shorter number. "No, she doesn't." He wrote something in small letters on the form. Then he spelled my name over the phone. "D-A-V-I-D-O-F-F. That's Indigo Delta… yes."
He looked at me. "What's the name of a street that you lived on prior to your current address?"
"Inman," he repeated. There was a pause. "Where did you live in 2004?"
"Hmm…" I said. "New Mexico? I think? Maybe Massachusetts."
He conferred with the person on the phone. "That's fine." He hung up.
"All right," he said. "You're going to go through full security screening." He wrote "SSSS" in red marker on my printed boarding pass. He handed my form to one of the officers at the podium, and then gestured to the first screening line. "Right here."
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Friday, August 29, 2014
I counted at least 18 Subway sandwich bags coming on board my flight from Houston to Orange County on United Airlines (UA321) today -- mine was one of them. I don't know how many others may have had their prize lunch hidden in a bag -- keeping their treasure out of view of those who either didn't think ahead or ran to catch this flight. You can see my partially eaten sandwich here in the photo I took (when it was safe to put down my tray table and break out my sandwich!) I even saw a man in business class pull out his subway sandwich as I pulled out mine. He was enjoying his as much as I was enjoying mine -- it may have been his statement against the food in business class that was about to be served. Whoops -- wait a minute -- he is eating his business class lunch now too -- and looks like he is enjoying it as well!
The man across the aisle from me just removed his shoes, which, well, if I were braver I'd ask him to put them back on, as the odor is interfering with my enjoyment of my sandwich. But I know he deserves to be comfortable. I'm praying the increased air circulation will take care of that soon.
I thought about the incident I saw on the news regarding a United flight this past week -- a man in a middle seat purchased a device designed to stop the person in front of him from reclining their seat. The person ahead of him -- who wanted to recline her seat -- could not do so. Not even the stewardess could talk the gentleman with the "stop it from reclining" device into removing it. What ensued was the woman in the seat that the man stopped from reclining became angry and threw her water on the man. At an emergency stop at an airport (not the final destination), the two of them were removed from that flight and the rest of the passengers continued on to their destination. I don't know what happened to the two who had to deplane, but I'm fairly certain both will be on United's "naughty" list. I am thinking about this today because the woman in the seat in front of me just reclined her seat so abruptly and quickly that she sent my iPad flying off my tray table and into my lap! While I did have water in my possession, I had no desire to throw it on her. Instead, I smiled and kept on working.
Yesterday I received an email from United letting me know that there would be wifi available on this flight. This greatly distressed me. Flying as much as I do I enjoy being "cut off", even if just for a few hours, from my mail and phone. It feels like a mini break where I can write and think without the distraction of the BING of an email received, or the melodious tone of an incoming call. No, I won't be taking advantage of the $6.99 access to wifi. As this airbus also does not offer any kind of movie, the quiet of people eating their subway sandwiches and crunching on the chips they bought to go with it is as soothing to my ears and my heart as the meditative music/chants of Hildegard of Bingen.
I like United Airlines -- I'm almost afraid to say that -- I was a loyal Continental customer until they merged. I haven't had any problems with United, and when there has been an issue, it was taken care of quickly. Many people I talk to tell me their United tale-of-woe. I feel as though I'm hearing a confession when they start! I am tempted at times to offer absolution for their loathing of the airline that I actually like.
The woman in the seat in front of me just came back to her seat from using the restroom. Something told me to pick up my cup of black coffee and hold it in my hand -- thank goodness I did. She plopped back down in her seat (which was still in the reclining position), and sent my bottle of water -- from the aftershock to my tray table -- hurdling down the aisle.
And I keep on smiling.
Maybe United needs to create an airplane etiquette video. I'd be happy to help make suggestions for that one!
In one week and a few days I'll be back on a United flight again -- this time to New York for a Church Pension Fund Board of Trustees meeting. I'll come back on a Thursday night from that trip, have one day to do laundry and pack, and get back on a United Flight on Saturday morning to head to Taiwan for the House of Bishops meeting. I normally try not to do back to back flights like this, but I had not choice in this case. At least I have two nights in my own bed before heading to Asia.
I will leave for Asia on September 13 in the morning, arrive in Taiwan on September 14th in the evening, and arrive back home on October 8th. In addition to the work I will do at the House of Bishops in Taiwan, I, along with many other bishops, will take advantage of an optional, additional trip to another part of the Asian Anglican Communion. We had our choice of Hong Kong, Korea, Japan or the Philippines. I chose Hong Kong in order to continue the relationship we have with that Province. Because of my work in Multicultural Ministry, I will continue from Hong Kong to Kuala Lumpur, visiting the Bishop who was in charge of the Worldwide Anglican Chinese Clergy Fellowship I attended in Manila in 2012, then on to Korea to visit with Archbishop Kim and talk about the ministry exchange we share, and then on to Tokyo to visit with Bishop Oohata who we hosted in Los Angeles last year.
I will be on many planes, doing the work God has given me to do -- continuing and strengthening the relationships this Diocese has with Dioceses in Asia. There is much work we share in common, and a great deal of help we can offer each other. As the growth in Asian immigration continues on the West Coast, we as a church are in a unique position to welcome new immigrants-- some who know us from our sister churches in Asia, others who are hungry for the good news of Jesus Christ.
As I wander through Asia in the upcoming weeks, I will be blogging every day. I wonder, in this traveling, who I will meet on the planes and trains and buses I will be traveling on. One this is for certain -- if they take off their shoes, recline their seats, or bring food on board, I won't be complaining -- I will be smiling. And one more thing -- if wifi is offered, I won't be connecting!
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Thursday, August 28, 2014
Nuevo Amanecer
From Monday afternoon to this morning more than 325 Episcopalians and members of the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church of America) gathered together to Nuevo Amanecer -- a conference dedicated to COMMUNITY -- MISSION -- FIESTA! This conference was designed for those involved in Hispanic/Latino ministry. Here you can see a picture of the Diocese of Los Angeles team (with the exception of Anthony Guillen who was pulled away from us right before this photo was taken).
It was wonderful to be with our ELCA brothers and sisters and to hear their stories. From the two plenaries (I did one!) and all the workshops, there was no lack of opportunity to be together and learn. In addition to the workshops and plenaries, there were daily walks built into each morning and afternoon schedule as well as opportunities to participate in zumba or yoga. It was a holy time of gathering together to talk about this important work in our church!
This was also a time for me to be with two of my Bishop colleagues -- the Bishop of New York, the Rt. Rev. Andrew Dietsche, and the Bishop Suffragan of North Carolina, the Rt. Rev. Anne Hodges-Copple. While only three of us from the House of Bishops gathered here with the group, what we were told was that it is more Bishops than they had in 2012! With Episcopal groups coming from West Texas, Michigan, Kansas, Texas, Washington, New York, Olympia, Massachusetts, Virginia, Southeast Florida, Los Angeles, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, North Carolina -- and I know I'm not remembering them all -- it would be great to have my brother and sister bishops here with us! Hopefully in 2016!
The fruit of this time were the connections made, the learnings to be shared, and the commitment to come again in two years! I will be processing all I learned and heard over the next few weeks -- there was much that was shared, and I have lots of new food for thought.
The next gathering -- again at Kanuga in North Carolina -- will be August 29 to September 1, 2016. I wonder as I wander to Kanuga for Nuevo Amanecer 2016 what new friends I'll make, and what old friends I'll see? Interested in learning more? Look for information from the Office of Anthony Guillen! I will also be posting more about it as it gets closer.
I'm so grateful for this time together!
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Do You Eat Shrimp Raised In Sewage?
Do you love shrimp? Most Americans do. Did you ever wonder where that shrimp comes from? The shrimp we think is so great are actually raised in septic tanks and only 1% are ever inspected by the FDA. Of that 1% that is inspected, 60% is not fit for human consumption!
What about the shrimp that comes out of the Gulf of Mexico, which is caught by fellow Americans?? Everyone has been put off by a little oil, which is present naturally in the gulf to begin with. Gulf shrimp passes FDA inspection and is safe to eat. Yes, it does cost more, but the guy who catches the shrimp cannot make it on 10.00 a day the way the Asian shrimp farmer can.
God forbid that we should help fellow Americans make a decent living. The shrimping industry is going under in the USA. Since the 1980s Americans have been buying and eating shrimp raised in shrimp farms from Asia. It is a billion dollar a year business. But that is not what this hub is about, it is about the significant health hazards of Asian farm raised shrimp.
Asian farmed seafood is raised in SEWAGE!!
When you buy food from a foreign country there is no guarantee that it is safe. There are millions of containers of food from other countries coming into America every day and the FDA only looks at a small percentage , just 1%. 60% of those tested are not fit for human consumption. Here is the bad part, what about the other 99% that is not tested? Can you say "all you can eat shrimp"? God forbid that we get a bunch of Americas back to work and give them a job as FDA inspectors so that our health and welfare is truly protected. Would that be asking too much from the richest country in the world? I guess it would, because if that Asian farm raised shrimp were inspected like it should be it would be sent back to Asia. What kind of fools have Americans become? No wonder they say we are stupid, because we are! Always ask where the seafood is from and don't order it if it comes out of Asian fish farms.
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The next time you go to Red Lobster for all you can eat shrimp, as the waitress where the shrimp comes from. Believe me, you will not get a straight answer. They don't want you to know that "all you can eat shrimp" is raised in human excrement and sometimes things even worse than that.
I recently viewed a segment on TV about the perils of Asian farm raised shrimp. These poor creatures are raised in pools of SEWAGE where 30 percent of the shrimp die. These dead shrimp are ground up and fed to the surviving shrimp laced with liberal amounts of antibiotics that are mostly banned in the United States because they are considered unsafe. What do we mean by unsafe, they cause CANCER!!!
Not only that, but the more antibiotic lace shrimp you eat, the more resistant you become to antibiotics. That means if you really get into serious trouble with your health and you need an antibiotic to kill off a bacteria, and that antibiotic can't do it, you could end up DEAD! Or even worse, you could end up with your limbs amputated, just to save your life. I know how far fetched that seems to most people, but check out the links below if you want to know exactly how something like that can happen.
Teams of researchers who went in and filmed some of these Asian seafood farmer operations said the stench was so bad that it was unbearable. These shrimp live out their lives in a cesspool filled with a vile slim. And we worry about a little oil from time to time in gulf shrimp? Give me a break. Oil percolates out of the sea bed naturally. I would take oil over sewage any day, but that's just me.
The problem is not just shrimp. 80% of all seafood now comes from Asian fish and shrimp farmers. While we have our own shrimp and fish farms in this country who must adhere to strict regulations, Americans prefer to buy the cheap stuff from overseas, to their own peril and decline in health.
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I worked for red lobster 17 yrs and,its true,that red lobster shrimp would arrive in 50-60lb cases sometimes smelling just like a port-a-potty full of poo on a hot summer day,I actually got a serious skin infection working with it!now people I still know there tell me its all pre-breaded from CHINA!YUM!
Yes, I love those dirty little scavengers of the sea, but I don't eat 'em as often as I used to. It's a nasty business overseas, and it is quite sickening, to say the least. I know from having some freshwater aquarium experience (fun hobby!) over the years, about a lot of the chemicals and antibiotics they have to use when encountering crowded living spaces and filthy water. Dang, I suppose I need to dig my own pond as well, to compliment my freakin' garden! Cheers!
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They feed chickens and turkeys bird dropping?! What is this world coming to? I mean, I wonder who the brainiac is who first said, "Hey, I know, let's feed the birds their own crap."
You are right though - it is all about the bottom line and as long as filthy lucre reigns supreme, I guess we will see more of the same.
Thanks for the heads up! Voted up and then some.
In His service - L.R.
Well, my dove, you have done it again. I have never heard of such a thing. I had no idea that this scandal was even afoot.
Why in the world would Asians place shrimp in waste water? What is the benefit of doing such a thing?
It is obvious that we need common Americans working in the government, such as the FDA. These government hacks are just not getting the job done.
Are they doing the same thing with fish?
Voted up, interesting, useful and awesome!
In loving servitude - L.R.
P.S. If you don't mind me saying so, I believe you have one too many "Americans" in your first sentence. :0)
Green Bay Packer franchise mag? Only in my dreams lol. But its no joke about your expose here and i've already told a friend who loves the fast-food shrimp. Oh, the name. My Packer clan came from Britain and the surname came about in the Middle Ages from "packer of wool."
Thank you for this information. I have to choose how I buy and where I buy my shrimp from now on.
Right Magnoliazz. Better to spend a little more and live to eat another day. Buy caught in the USA! Thank you for this expose- never really considered so much of our shrimp coming from anywhere but here.


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