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Grade: D +
Director: Dennis Dugan
Starring: Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Kevin James, David Spade, Rob Schneider, Salma Hayek, and Maria Bello
Running Time: 1 hour, 42 minutes
It is hard to tell whether the title to Grown Ups is ironic or just simply wrong-headed. While age figures into what passes for a plot in this cinematic equivalent of an induced coma, maturity – both onscreen and in the production room – certainly does not. Grown Ups is The Big Chill for imbeciles, starring a coterie of clowns that might fancy themselves as some comedic Rat Pack but are really just an ex-SNLers version of the Blue Collar Comedy troupe.
Then again, what else should you expect from Adam Sander's increasingly irksome Happy Gilmore Productions and its hack director of choice, Dennis Dugan? There's a hierarchy to the quintet of cronies starring here: Sandler and Chris Rock are top-rung moneymakers (Rock particularly ought to know better), Kevin James (blatantly subbing for the late Chris Farley) is the up-and-comer, while David Spade and Rob Schneider are hanging onto the caboose of this gravy train.
Together, they play childhood friends brought back together in their New England hometown (identified onscreen as "New England") over Independence Day weekend upon the passing of their junior high school basketball coach. Spade is Marcus, the hopeless bachelor; Schneider plays the creatively named Rob, a New Ager on his third marriage to a granola granny wife; James is Eric, whose daughter has severe social dysfunctions and a wife (Maria Bello) still breastfeeding their four-year-old son; Rock plays house-husband Kurt to his thrice-pregnant and career-driven wife (Myra Rudolph); and Sandler is Lenny, a jet-setting Hollywood agent with a Chinese au pair, spoiled kids who order Voss water at greasy burger joints, and a fashion designer wife played by Salma Hayek. Uh, guess again which actor is also the film's producer.
After their coach's funeral, the five amigos plus families decide to spend a few days lounging around the lakeside lodge of their youth. Actually, they spend the time forcibly laughing at each other's zingers, most of them thinly veiled jabs at their real-life personas – Spade is called "the third Olson twin"; the portly James is congratulated for finally reaching a B-cup. And, when they aren't playfully jabbing each other, Sandler and Co. lean against the comic crutches they packed for the trip: children, old people, scantily-clad women, animals, white trash, and lots and lots of scatology. Of course there's a trip to the water park, and of course there's a gag revolving around the guys peeing in the kiddie pool. Tack on some half-written sideshow about a rematch against their basketball rivals from 30 years ago, and that's it…that's the "storyline."
Even the usually reliable Rock is relegated to calling his annoying, bunion-afflicted mother-in-law names like "Toe-be Bryant" and "Toe-J Simpson." Hardy, har, har. I did like the brief argument between Rock and opposing ex-baller Tim Meadows about who is the town's black guy and which one is the town's "other black guy," a not-to-subtle reference to their erstwhile token status while cast members on SNL.
Otherwise, the jokes land with the nimbleness of lead weights. The whole sorry spectacle smacks of a money grab, with the actors getting both a paycheck and a subsidized Massachusetts vacation. Mostly, however, Grown Ups is a string of barely realized setups, with only a late, lazy stab at moralizing more infuriating than the truckload of stupid humor that precedes it. The film's stars may be getting older, but their comedy remains as juvenile as ever.
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If you've been following our blog, you know that I recently traveled down to southern California for the FORTUNE Most Powerful Women Summit, where I was honored as one of this year's top woman entrepreneurs.
It was unbelievably energizing and touching to meet some of the most remarkable and talented people in the world, from Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein and Campbell Soup Company CEO Denise Morrison to Glenn Close, Christy Turlington, and the incredible Somaly Mam, who has devoted her life to fighting human trafficking. Success stories, lessons learned, and words of wisdom shared at the event gave me tremendous optimism about where the world is headed.
Three days long, the Summit was not just about recognizing the impressive work being done by female leaders around the world, but also served as a forum for advancing the conversation on the important issues of our day, from globalization to social media.
I had the fortune (no pun intended) of being invited to speak on the social media panel, entitled "Seeking Authenticity: Marketing and Social Media," alongside Karen Quintos (CMO of Dell) and Annie Young-Scrivner (CMO of Starbucks).
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Our lively discussion was moderated by the very impressive Sue Callaway, Contributing Editor at Fortune, and focused on these key areas:
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This lesson teaches about Chag HaSukkot one of YHVH's appointed times. The lesson explains about the three Chagims (Feasts) as well as explaining the different names of Sukkot. This lesson also clears up about using Sukkot vs using Feast of Tabernacles.
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At Death's Doorstep
Other encounter sets in this scenario: Chilling Cold, Inexorable Fate, Realm of Death, Silver Twilight Lodge, Spectral Predators, The Watcher, Trapped Spirits
# Enemies 9
# Willpower 10
(These numbers do not include The Watcher, who is set aside at the beginning of the game and never enters the encounter deck)
My take on this encounter deck: This scenario introduces the players to the Haunted mechanic and it does so with the subtlety of a sledgehammer. All three encounter sets related to the Haunted keyword are present here and ready to interact with all of the locations once the first agenda and act advanced.
There's another unique twist around that agenda flip. Before it happens, all enemies drawn from the Spectral Predators and Trapped Spirits encounter sets are set aside and a doom is placed on the agenda. This is quite the dramatic increase of doom related effects for the first part of the scenario and actually makes it very unpredictable and random how much time the players have to collect their clues. Drawing multiple of those enemies during that phase is very punishing, as you are not only getting doom out of it, but those enemies do actually enter play all at the same time once the agenda threshold is reached.
As is standard for The Circle Undone, one third of the encounter deck asks for Willpower tests. This number includes the Lodge Neophytes, so it's not as extreme as other TCU scenarios in practice.
Depending on how keen the players are on parleying Josef Meiger and saving him, the tone of the scenario varies a bit. If they choose to ignore Meiger, it's mostly a fairly standard task of collecting clues and getting out while having to deal with the Watcher and with doom on the cultists. If they go for Meiger, the cultists are no longer a threat, bringing down the number of enemies to just the four spirits and the Watcher.
Speaking of the Watcher, unless someone is playing a very combat heavy Guardian (or Tony) capable of repeatedly dishing out 3 damage per attack, it is probably a lot easier for most teams to evade it when it comes close to catching up. Having a high agility investigator use most of their turns on keeping the Watcher in check frees up A LOT of actions for the rest of the team.
Cancel these: Realm of Torment, Watcher's Grasp. In a scenario that maximizes its interaction with Haunted, Realm of Torment can really drag someone down if they are unable to get rid of it. Having a cancel or Alter Fate handy for that occasion can pay off big time. When controlling the Watcher via evasion, Watcher's Grasp can break through it and get extra attacks off. Even worse, it can prematurely "awaken" the Watcher after its defeat that would otherwise keep it down for two turns. When you are not saving Meiger, Mysteries of the Lodge is also worth consideration as it does add extra doom to the board.
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My take on the modified scenario: The Return does quite a few things here. There's a new room in the mansion, the Wine Cellar. It's entirely optional (unless you have Meiger spawn there) but offers a powerful doom reduction ability as long as the investigator is able to beat the 5 shroud. Senator Rhodes, a new Silver Twilight traited enemy card starts together with the investigators at the entry hall with doom on him. Using parley, these doom tokens can be turned into clues and acquired. More importantly, this means that there will always be a target around for encounter cards and token effects that are looking for cultists.
A massive four encounter sets are swapped out – a total of 18 cards, so almost two thirds of the deck. These changes are very noticable as they include the dreaded Realm of Torment which gets weakened a bit. This is easily counteracted by the new Trapped Spirits, which features a Geist enemy that is much more of a problem than Wraith. Chillings Mists replaces Chilling Cold, which is a fairly even trade. Finally, Inexorable Fate gets axed in favor of Unspeakable Fate, meaning that this is the first scenario where investigators have to deal with Unavoidable Demise and the huge damage potential it represents. As a result of these swaps, the number of agility tests on encounter cards rises from 2 to 7. At the same time the number of willpower tests goes down from 10 to 5. This is of course a huge swing that will be felt differently depending on which investigators your group brings.
There's also a new unique enemy cultist in the deck. While he's certainly got some punch to him, he pales in comparison to what the encounter set replacements bring to the scenario.
Number in the encounter deck: 1
What it does: Dmitri Konstantinov is just shuffled into the encounter deck at game start like any other encounter card. He spawns with 2 doom on him at the location that is farthest away and not yet occupied by a cultist. At 4 fight and 3 health, he's not a trivial enemy to defeat, but in a scenario that asks players to deal with the Watcher and with the Banshees from Bloodthirsty Spirits, he's nothing too special either. He's easy to evade and oversucceeding at the evade opens an alternate route to remove doom from him.
My take: Two things stand out to me here immediately. First, note that this guy can spawn at a location that has another investigator as it doesn't specify "empty". It could also spawn right on top of the Watcher, which would take this problem out of your hand right away. The other thing is that he doesn't have Aloof like all the other cultists, so dealing with him is both a bit easier but also sort of pushed on you. This makes drawing him in the first act when the Silver Twilight enemies are still untouchable highly irritating if you can't reliably beat his evade and oversucceed at it as well. Having extra doom land on him then (like from Mysteries of the Lodge) can also be all sorts of awful and bring you close to that second agenda in short time. Thankfully the Senator is often the one closer to you so he'll get the doom instead. Once Dmitri can be killed, there's little reason to not do that … even if you want to ally with the lodge, nobody will bat an eye over him as long as you rescue Meiger.
Threat level: High to Very High when drawn early. Mid to High otherwise. Just the fact that it comes into play with 2 doom earns it a solid amount of respect.
Dealing with it: He's an inviting target for Spectral Razor, but those should probably be saved up for Banshees. Either way, killing him shouldn't be a huge issue. If it is (for example because he's still protected by the agenda), then just see if you can't evade him. Look, more agility requirements in TCU. I smell a theme.
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JamieLu79 says:
The prologue also uses nearly all these encounter sets and the same locations, which actually is a pity as this scenario loses a bit of its surprise due to that.
DerBK says:
Yeah, sure. I don't really mind that, but that's coming from someone who has played everything a couple of times anyways. I don't remember feeling particularly spoiled by the few turns you get in the prologue but i might be misremembering. TCU was my first campaign after Core and Dunwich, everything felt overwhelming anyways 😀
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The 'Harry Potter Generation' opens at the close
By Andrew Slack, Special to CNN
Fans in New York dress up in Harry Potter style to attend the opening of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II."
Fans don't see "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II" as an end to their favorite story
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The Harry Potter Alliance is a real-world Dumbledore's Army
Editor's Note: Andrew Slack is the president of the Harry Potter Alliance, a not-for-profit organization with close ties to J.K. Rowling and some of the actors from the Harry Potter movies. The Harry Potter Alliance seeks to apply the lessons learned and inspiration from the Harry Potter books to everyday life. That includes fighting against what they see as real-world evils, like climate change and illiteracy, as well as bringing the joys of Quidditch to schools across the country.
Orlando, Florida (CNN) -- As I write this from a conference of 3500 Harry Potter fans outside of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park in Orlando, the energy in the air around the final film is not only excitement, but gratitude.
We are grateful for the bonds of friendship we have made in this fan community and grateful for those "other friends" we know we can always visit in Hagrid's hut, to sit down over tea and rock cakes and plot new adventures.
We've spent years being called "delusional" for taking the Gryffindor Common Room, the Great Hall at Hogwarts, and the sweet shops in Hogsmeade so seriously -- as if they were real. As if they were nothing more than a cheap way to escape from our daily reality.
But as the book comes to a close, Dumbledore reminds us that "Of course it is happening inside [our] head...but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?"
Reality is mysterious. And the reality is that a fantasy book aimed at children has forever changed writing, publishing, literature, music, sports, social media and social activism.
In a digital age filled with families lining up for iPods, iPads and iPhones, there was one exception to the rule: For well over a decade, millions lined up at midnight to get their hands on a copy of a hardback book. Translated into almost every language as it seamlessly cuts across cultures, Harry Potter became the most requested book by detainees in Guantanamo Bay (outside of the Quran).
The reality is that Harry Potter has taught a generation to be creative, compassionate and courageous as we continue to love.
For some, the final film means it's an end of an era. Not for me and not for most fans. As we approach the final film in the Potter franchise, I'd like to point out that the moment in book seven when a Golden Snitch Harry is holding "opens at the close" so too does the Harry Potter Generation -- our minds, our hearts, all open at the close.
Like the snitch, we "open at the close." The advent of the seventh movie is not an ending, but an opportunity to take what we have learned at Hogwarts into the world.
The organization that I run, the Harry Potter Alliance, inspiriing fellow fans to act as Harry would in our world. We've sent five cargo planes to Haiti, donated more than 88,000 books across the world and funded the protection of civilians in Darfur and Burma.
Right now we are negotiating with the CEO of Warner Brothers to make all Harry Potter chocolate fair trade so that the Harry Potter brand is no longer associated with the practice of child slavery that is common in the cocoa trade. To date we have the signatures of more than 15,000 Harry Potter fans including four stars of the films.
In a world that is, like Harry's, often in dark and difficult times, we in the Harry Potter Generation are ready to open at the close. We are ready Ms. Rowling, Harry, and Dumbledore. Thank you for preparing us. We look forward to this last film and we will see you soon!


Los Angeles is moving toward requiring developers to help pay for low-income housing.
A controversial plan to charge Los Angeles developers a fee to help pay for low-income housing is headed for a City Council vote after winning an endorsement from a key committee.
The council's Planning and Land Use Management Committee voted Tuesday to give final approval to the measure and forwarded it to the full council for a vote in the coming weeks.
A council vote would come two years after Mayor Eric Garcetti introduced the so-called linkage fee as a way to help tackle the city's housing crunch.
The fee is expected to generate more than $100 million a year and produce or preserve hundreds of subsidized units. Should Los Angeles adopt a linkage fee, it will join other cities such as San Francisco, San Diego and Boston.
Developers have fought the measure every step of the way. Jeffrey Lee Costell, a lawyer representing the Building Industry Legal Defense Foundation, told the council's planning committee that the fee will stifle housing production.
"The supply will be reduced. The cost of building will increase. There'll be upward pressure on rents," Costell said.
Supporters, who outnumbered opponents on Tuesday, included Fanny Ortiz of Boyle Heights, who said she is a formerly homeless, single mother of five.
"Having access to affordable housing made an impact on my quality of life allowing me the opportunity to work, go back to school and become an organizer within my community," Ortiz said.
Supporters of the measure had advocated for higher fees than those approved by the planning panel. For example, they wanted an $18 per square feet fee imposed in hot real estate markets such as West L.A. rather than the $15 the committee approved.
They also wanted the fees applied immediately rather than phased in over 18 months under an adopted amendment. But they still applauded after the 4 to 1 vote.
Councilmember Mitchell Englander cast the single "no" vote. His spokesman, Colin Sweeney, said that the councilmember had wanted language exempting certain nonprofits from the fee because of the costs they would face.
Sweeney said the issue around nonprofits is the main "sticking point" for Englander, who may ultimately vote for the linkage fee the next time around.
The council's housing committee is also expected to vote on whether to endorse the measure.


What's uniquely Minnesotan that would resonate with people in the rest of the country when viewed from the air?
The Smithsonian Channel is filming a series showing every state from the air.
They haven't gotten to Minnesota, yet, which gives us time to consider what would be appropriate images.
I'll spot you Split Rock Lighthouse.
I'd do something with the Mississippi river gorge. Maybe start somewhere along the MN river, to the wildlife refuge at the MN – MS confluence, past ft smelling & up the gorge to Minneapolis. In one quick flight you can show our wildlands, history & urban center.
They won't be able to get that one; it's illegal to fly over the BWCA.
@bsimon "Foot Smelling"? Does that typify MN?
The headwaters, or if they're ambitious, the run of the river from headwaters through the confluence with the MN or the St. Croix.
This reminds me of "Over Washington", chronicling the state from the air. It was and remains a great video to watch when I need calming. So…for the state of MN, I would suggest, along with all of the other suggestions, SW MN with the fields of corn and soy, small towns like Luverne or New Ulm, the Red River, and International Falls.
The active and reclaimed mines of NE MN, interwoven with the lake-laden forests.
I'll see your Split Rock light house and raise you a Duluth Ariel Lift Bridge, preferably with a 1000 foot coal freighter coming through and a "salty" in the background for flavor. (Maybe even include the Bong bridge as well.) Continue over the lighthouse to the Iron Range and the edge lakes close to the BWCAW but not in it.
Ice fishing. I have flown for different airline into and out of all parts of Minnesota and by and large other pots can't believe we ice fish! Other thoughts would be the Mississippi River. We have a very geographically diverse state, which is very beautiful from the air in all our wonderful seasons.


Once a universally beloved day of feasting across America, Thanksgiving has arguably become one of the most fraught national holidays to roll around each year. Yes, there are traditions that are lovable and innocuous: for a certain sect of models, it's a chance to fully bid farewell to their rigid Victoria's Secret Fashion Show fitness regimes; for regular, everyday humans, it's simply a welcome chance to indulge. But, of course, things get much more complicated when you take into account that the traditional means of feasting involve slaughtered animals that were most likely raised on a factory farm.
Details like those have proven hard to ignore, and apparently resonate for celebrities who've recently embarked on a quest to become more, for lack of a better word, "woke." Rather than crack your old history books, allow everyone from Cher to Shailene Woodley to break it all down for you, here.
Cher encouraging people to vote at the Women's March in January.
Cher has a long history of being an outspoken public figure throughout her career, especially on social media. In addition to calling out the Trump administration every chance she gets, vocalizing support for the Women's March, and slamming the NRA, the iconic performer has openly criticized the Thanksgiving holiday and its emergence from the genocide of Native Americans. And where else would be more appropriate for Cher to pop off about her disdain for Thanksgiving than on Twitter? In 2013, after a fan asked her to clarify whether or not she celebrated Thanksgiving, Cher explained that she sees the day as an opportunity to eat dinner with her family, but isn't down for the celebration "of a great crime." When asked to "elaborate" on why she considers the holiday to be a crime, she replied, "Stealing Land,from a ppl,Who believed,Owning LAND Was LIke Owning SKY! We gave them Blankets laced w/Smallpox."
The 17-year-old actress, author, activist, and former Disney star Rowan Blanchard has long proven wise beyond her years—like, for example, when she got to thinking on what would come next after Standing Rock. Last Thanksgiving, which she referred to as "this strange, state sanctioned annual celebration of colonial genocide," Blanchard took the opportunity to remind her five million followers that "America as we know it is stolen land, 'founded' by white settlers who stole from, killed, and raped Native Americans." She also spoke directly to her followers who are white: "white people, this is one way of us to start paying very basic, owed reparations for the millions of ways we implicate systematic violence against PoC [people of color] everyday, with or without knowledge of doing so."
As for those who choose to celebrate Thanksgiving in general, she requested that they "please also give back to the people who this 'holiday' implicates and triggers institutionalized violence for," citing the Navajo Water Project's statistic that Navajos are 67 times more likely than any other Americans to live without running water or a toilet, and encouraging donations to the non-profit.
For years, Sarah Silverman has made headlines as an outspoken critic of American culture (after all, she does host a Hulu series called I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman, a variety show that unpacks the dismal state of American politics in different segments). It makes sense, then, that she would use her caustic wit to criticize America's relationship to Thanksgiving, and the killing of thousands of turkeys. She once told the story of her version of "the meaning of Thanksgiving," and since the video was produced for Funny or Die, there is a bit of a sarcastic or facetious edge to it, but Silverman's stance on the blood-stained symbolism behind Thanksgiving is quite serious. "The turkey we kill is a symbol of the Native Americans we killed," Silverman narrates in the video. "We're so grateful for their farming techniques that they taught us, as we learned to harvest our own food on the land we took," the comedian continues. "We are giving thanks for being American. God bless America and its greedy self righteous heritage."
In October 2016, while standing in solidarity to block the North Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota, Shailene Woodley was arrested for protesting the construction of a multibillion dollar oil pipeline that would run through Standing Rock Indian Reservation and potentially contaminate drinking water along the pipeline. On Thanksgiving of that year, the actress continued to support protesters, and boycotted the national holiday, giving interviews to TYT Politics in which she stated, "Thanksgiving was founded on a massacre." She continued to criticize the national celebration its origins by saying, "From the time we're little kids, we cut out cardboard paper pictures of pilgrims and feasts and turkeys, and yet none of our children know the truth about not only what happened to Native Americans when Westerners decided to colonize this country, but what is still happening to Native Americans."


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I want to invest and get a green card, is the EB-5 Visa right for me and my family?
Q. I want to invest and get a green card, is the EB-5 Visa right for me and my family?
A. An EB5 investor Visa is suitable for people from all walks of life: professionals, business people, persons wanting to facilitate their children's education and to attend US Universities, persons just seeking a new or better life in the United States, and persons wanting to retire in the United States. Quite simply, the EB-5 visa gives you the opportunity and flexibility to do what you want in the USA. If you don't want to actively manage your business, you should consider a Regional Center EB-5 Investment.
Where can I obtain a copy of EB-5 law and regulations?Sunbelt2013-08-28T13:57:29+00:00
Where can I obtain a copy of EB-5 law and regulations?
Q. Where can I obtain a copy of EB-5 law and regulations?
A. You may find a link to information concerning EB-5 law and regulations at the USCIS Government website.
How many EB-5 visas are allotted for this classification each year?Sunbelt2013-09-21T14:26:54+00:00
How many EB-5 visas are allotted for this classification each year?
Q. How many EB-5 visas are allotted for this classification each year?
A. The EB-5 program allocates 10,000 visas per year for aliens and family members whose qualifying investments result in the creation or preservation of at least ten (10) full-time jobs for U.S. workers. At least 3,000 of these immigrant visas are set-aside for aliens who invest in designated regional centers, areas of high unemployment or other qualifying rural areas. Approximately 90% to 95% of all EB-5 investments are made through Regional Centers.
What is the EB-5 Investment Visa Program all About?Sunbelt2013-09-21T14:27:17+00:00
What is the EB-5 Investment Visa Program all About?
Q. What is the EB-5 Investment Visa Program all About?
A. The Investment Visa Program takes advantage of the immigrant visa category for alien entrepreneurs known as the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa, created by the Immigration Act of 1990. In general terms, the EB-5 program requires an alien to "invest or be actively in the process of investing," either US$1,000,000 or US$500,000, which is "at risk" in a "new or existing business enterprise" that directly or indirectly results in the creation or preservation of ten full time (at least 35 hours per week) jobs for a two year period. A successful applicant can earn permanent residency for him or herself, a spouse and the children under age 21.
If my I-526 petition is Denied, will I Receive my Funds Back?2013-05-05T23:08:07+00:00
If my I-526 petition is Denied, will I Receive my Funds Back?
Q. If my I-526 petition is Denied, will I Receive my Funds Back?
A. Yes. The full capital investment amount of US$500,000 will be returned to the account from which the funds originated. See the Investor Refund Policy for more details.
How long must I Remain in the United States Each Year?2016-12-30T12:50:01+00:00
How long must I Remain in the United States Each Year?
Q. How long must I Remain in the United States Each Year?
A. The first requirement of any investor after they receive the visa at the United States overseas consulate office is to enter into the United States within 180 days of visa issuance from the consulate. The investor must then establish residency in the United States. Evidence of intent to reside includes opening bank accounts, obtaining a driver's license or social security number, paying state and federal income taxes, renting or buying a home. The United States resident may work overseas if required based upon the nature of the business or profession. For those permanent residents living outside the U.S., we suggest the investor and family re-enter the U.S. no less than once every six months. The longer the investor and family are present in the U.S., the less likely the government is to claim that the investor "abandoned" the United States as a permanent residence – thereby endangering his green card status. In some cases, investors may seek the issuance of a "reentry permit" which allows the Investor permission to remain outside the U.S. for as long as two years without having to reenter the country to maintain permanent resident status.
After the I-526 petition Approval, Can Members of the Family have their Consulate Interview in Different Countries (i.e. children attending school in the United States and the parents in China, etc.)?2013-05-05T23:08:42+00:00
After the I-526 petition Approval, Can Members of the Family have their Consulate Interview in Different Countries (i.e. children attending school in the United States and the parents in China, etc.)?
Q. After the I-526 petition Approval, Can Members of the Family have their Consulate Interview in Different Countries (i.e. children attending school in the United States and the parents in China, etc.)?
A. Family members can interview in different countries. The country of origin or where the family has current ties is the standard interview site. Often one member of the family is located in another country, such as a student attending school in the U.S. The student does not have to return to the country of origin and can adjust status in the United States at the district office of the USCIS.
If my I-526 petition is Approved by USCIS, What is the Purpose of the Consulate Application and Interview?2013-05-05T23:08:59+00:00
If my I-526 petition is Approved by USCIS, What is the Purpose of the Consulate Application and Interview?
Q. If my I-526 petition is Approved by USCIS, What is the Purpose of the Consulate Application and Interview?
A. The purpose of this application is to ensure that the investor and his or her family undergo medical, police, security and immigration history checks before the conditional permanent resident visas are issued. At the interview, the consulate officer may address these issues and information printed on the I-526 petition, including asking the investor to summarize the nature of his or her immigrant investment. If the investor and his or her family are in the United States, they may apply to adjust their status at the appropriate office of the USCIS.
Do all Family Members get Conditional Permanent Residence Status at the Same Time?2013-05-05T23:09:17+00:00
Do all Family Members get Conditional Permanent Residence Status at the Same Time?
Q. Do all Family Members get Conditional Permanent Residence Status at the Same Time?
A. The investor, his or her spouse and any unmarried, under 21 year old children can obtain permanent residence at the same time and through a single investment of the mother or father.
If the EB-5 investor Decides to Invest in One of Sunbelt's EB-5 Regional Centers Projects, How do They Submit their Investment Funds to Sunbelt?2013-05-05T23:04:24+00:00
If the EB-5 investor Decides to Invest in One of Sunbelt's EB-5 Regional Centers Projects, How do They Submit their Investment Funds to Sunbelt?
Q. If the EB-5 investor Decides to Invest in One of Sunbelt's EB-5 Regional Centers Projects, How do They Submit their Investment Funds to Sunbelt?
A. In the Sunbelt's specific project offering documents, our Center provides a copy of an escrow agreement and the wire transfer instructions to the escrow bank account. Within 48 hours of your wire transfer, our office will receive a remittance confirmation for your records. A copy of the remittance confirmation is provided to you and is included as part of your I-526 petition.
How is the EB-5 investor's Limited Partnership Interest Protected?2013-05-05T23:04:41+00:00
How is the EB-5 investor's Limited Partnership Interest Protected?
Q. How is the EB-5 investor's Limited Partnership Interest Protected?
A. The USCIS requires that some financial risk be involved so the Regional Center cannot guarantee the return, but the Center will make all best efforts to minimize the amount of risk by making sure that the investment is properly collateralized and that the partnership is in strong financial standing. Our Regional Center will recommend investment opportunities to a partnership only after an extensive financial and project review. All limited partners will receive periodic reports with financial and partnership information. A limited partner can contact the General Partner (a Sunbelt affiliate) to request any partnership information.
What Role does a Limited Partner Play in the LP Arrangement?2013-05-05T23:05:02+00:00
What Role does a Limited Partner Play in the LP Arrangement?
Q. What Role does a Limited Partner Play in the LP Arrangement?
A. The EB-5 regulations require involvement in management or policy making. The regulations deem a limited partner in a limited partnership, which is properly structured and that conforms to the Uniform Limited Partnership Act as sufficiently engaged in the EB-5 enterprise.
In the Sunbelt EB-5 Regional Center the Investment Structure deployed is a Limited Partnership (LP). What is a Limited Partnership?2013-05-05T23:05:19+00:00
In the Sunbelt EB-5 Regional Center the Investment Structure deployed is a Limited Partnership (LP). What is a Limited Partnership?
Q. In the Sunbelt EB-5 Regional Center the Investment Structure deployed is a Limited Partnership (LP). What is a Limited Partnership?
A. A limited partnership is a business organization with one or more general partners, who manage the business and assume legal debts and obligations, and one or more limited partners, who are liable only to the extent of their investments. Limited partners also enjoy rights to the partnership's cash flow, but are not liable for company obligations.
When Must the Employment be Created?2013-05-05T23:05:37+00:00
When Must the Employment be Created?
Q. When Must the Employment be Created?
A. The EB-5 petition must document that the required 10 jobs will be created within a 2 1/2 year period immediately following the approval of the EB-5 petition.
Must the EB-5 investment Result in the Creation of Employment for U.S. Workers?2013-05-05T23:05:57+00:00
Must the EB-5 investment Result in the Creation of Employment for U.S. Workers?
Q. Must the EB-5 investment Result in the Creation of Employment for U.S. Workers?
A. Each EB-5 investor's capital investment of US$500,00 or US$1,000,000 must create full-time employment for at least 10 U.S. citizens or immigrants(permanent resident aliens and other specified immigrant categories). The required 10 positions cannot include the investor or the investor's spouse or children. The 10 jobs must be for employees of the enterprise in which the investment is made and cannot include independent contractors. However, for USCIS designated Regional Centers, the creation of employment can include indirect and induced employment.
What is Meant by the Requirement that the Investor's Assets be Lawfully Gained?2013-05-05T23:06:17+00:00
What is Meant by the Requirement that the Investor's Assets be Lawfully Gained?
Q. What is Meant by the Requirement that the Investor's Assets be Lawfully Gained?
A. Under USCIS regulations, the investor must demonstrate that their assets were gained in a lawful manner. This requires the investor to prove their investment funds were obtained through lawful business, salary, investments, property sales, inheritance, gift, loan, or other lawful means. The Regional Center requires an investor to reveal where and how they received their assets in the amount of at least US $500,000 that are used for qualifying for the program capital investment. This may be accomplished through certificates by the investor's licensed accountants, lawyers, court records, salary statements, tax statements, real estate documents and the like. Generally, the investor will present some combination of individual and/or business tax returns, employment records, documentation regarding sale of or dividends from a business, documentation regarding gifts or inheritance, and documentation regarding securities or real estate transactions.
If I Choose to Invest in a Regional Center Project, Must I be an Accredited Investor to Apply?2013-09-07T16:53:47+00:00
If I Choose to Invest in a Regional Center Project, Must I be an Accredited Investor to Apply?
Q. If I Choose to Invest in a Regional Center Project, Must I be an Accredited Investor to Apply?
A. An accredited investor is a term defined by various security laws that describes investors permitted to invest in certain types of higher risk investments including limited partnerships, hedge funds and other investor networks. In the U.S. an individual is considered to be an accredited investor if he or she has a net worth of at least $1 million US dollars (excluding their primary residence) or has made at least $200,000 US dollars each year for the last two years ($300,000 with spouse if married) and has the expectation to make the same amount in the current year. The EB-5 capital investment of $500,000US dollars that will be used for the investment can be counted towards the requirement of $1 million US dollars in assets.
EB-5 Investor Refund PolicySunbelt2016-12-30T12:50:01+00:00
EB-5 Investor Refund Policy
Sunbelt EB-5 Investor Refund Policy
What is the Minimum Amount of Investment Required?Sunbelt2013-09-07T16:51:57+00:00
What is the Minimum Amount of Investment Required?
Q. What is the Minimum Amount of Investment Required?
A. For investments in areas other than "targeted employment areas (TEA's)," the minimum amount of investment is $1 million. Investments in "targeted employment areas," including many approved regional centers, can qualify with a minimum of $500,000.
What is a Targeted Employment Area (TEA)?Sunbelt2013-05-05T23:06:56+00:00
What is a Targeted Employment Area (TEA)?
Q. What is a Targeted Employment Area (TEA)?
A. A targeted employment area is a rural area or a geographical area that has experienced unemployment at a rate of at least 150% of the national average rate. Individual states are authorized to designate geographical areas within the state that qualify as targeted employment areas.
What is the Procedure for an EB-5 investor to Qualify as an Immigrant Based upon such Investment?Sunbelt2013-09-07T16:45:01+00:00
What is the Procedure for an EB-5 investor to Qualify as an Immigrant Based upon such Investment?
Q. What is the Procedure for an EB-5 investor to Qualify as an Immigrant Based upon such Investment?
A. Form I-526, "Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur," must be filed with the USCIS. The petition must be supported by a substantial amount of documentation proving that the investor meets all of the requirements. Once the petition is approved, the investor may either apply for an immigrant visa at a U.S. Consul or, if the investor is in the United States, apply for adjustment of status to permanent residence.
What is the Timing of the I-526 Petition Process?Sunbelt2013-05-05T23:09:54+00:00
What is the Timing of the I-526 Petition Process?
Q. What is the Timing of the I-526 Petition Process?
A. The I-526 petition is generally reviewed within eight to ten months. The conditional permanent residence process generally takes between four and nine months depending upon whether the investor is in the U.S. or, if outside of the U.S., which consulate will be interviewing the investor.
A. You may find a link to information concerning EB-5 law and regulations at www.uscis.gov. (Click on the LAWS tab)
What Documents Must be Filed with the I-526 Petition?Sunbelt2013-05-05T23:10:15+00:00
What Documents Must be Filed with the I-526 Petition?
Q. What Documents Must be Filed with the I-526 Petition?
A. Specifically, documentation must prove the actual transfer or commitment of the EB-5 investor funds; the lawful source of the investor's funds; the location of the investment in a targeted employment area (if the investment is less than $1 million); the investment in a new commercial enterprise; the involvement of the investor in the business; and the actual creation of 10 full-time positions or a comprehensive business plan showing the need for the 10 employees and the approximate dates when they will be hired. Specific additional documents will be required depending upon the details of the investor and the investment being made.
What Type of Businesses Should the EB-5 Investment be Made?Sunbelt2016-12-30T12:50:01+00:00
What Type of Businesses Should the EB-5 Investment be Made?
Q. What type of businesses should the EB-5 investment be made?
A. The investment must be in a "new commercial enterprise" in the United States. "New" means that the investment must have been made after November 29, 1990. "Commercial" is to be distinguished from a passive, speculative investment, such as a purchase of real estate for use as a personal residence or for potential appreciation in value (as opposed to an active real estate development project). The U.S. investment can be in any one of four forms: (1) the creation of a new business; (2) the purchase of an existing business, which is reorganized to form a new enterprise; (3) the expansion of an existing business; or (4) the saving of a failing business.
Will an Attorney Advise Me on Whether an Investment will Provide a Good Financial Return?Sunbelt2013-05-05T23:07:32+00:00
Will an Attorney Advise Me on Whether an Investment will Provide a Good Financial Return?
Q. Will an Attorney Advise Me on Whether an Investment will Provide a Good Financial Return?
A. No. The attorney will only advise on visa matters. The EB-5 investor will need to conduct their own due diligence and make there own economic decision.
What Must be Proven in Order to Obtain Removal of Conditions on Permanent Residence?Sunbelt2013-05-05T23:10:37+00:00
What Must be Proven in Order to Obtain Removal of Conditions on Permanent Residence?
Q. What Must be Proven in Order to Obtain Removal of Conditions on Permanent Residence?
A. The investor must prove that the investment has been sustained – not withdrawn – and that the requisite jobs have been created as set forth in the business plan filed with the EB-5 petition.
Is the Immigration Status Granted to the Investor Valid Indefinitely?Sunbelt2016-12-30T12:50:01+00:00
Is the Immigration Status Granted to the Investor Valid Indefinitely?
Q. Is the Immigration Status Granted to the Investor Valid Indefinitely?
A. The permanent resident status granted to the investor is actually a "conditional permanent resident status" that is valid for a period of up to two years. The investor and family members are required to remove the condition by filing an application during the 90 day period preceding the second anniversary of obtaining this status. The petition will be required to demonstrate the establishment of the business, the investment of the requisite amount of capital and the creation of the required number of jobs.
Is an EB-5 investment in a Regional Center Guaranteed?Sunbelt2013-05-05T23:07:51+00:00
Is an EB-5 investment in a Regional Center Guaranteed?
Q. Is an EB-5 investment in a Regional Center Guaranteed?
A. No. There is both an immigration risk and a financial risk. Regional centers may have a number of different projects. It is possible for a regional center to obtain pre-approval of a specific project. Even if a project is pre-approved, there is an immigration risk as to whether the necessary jobs will be created in order to obtain removal of conditions. There is also financial risk in every investment. For these reasons, it is critical for the investor to choose both the regional center and the regional center project very carefully.
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Hayek – Collectivism and Morality
May 30th, 2011 No Comments »
This is from Chapter 10 of Hayek's The Road to Surfdom, Why the Worst Get on Top. Good stuff.
From the two central features of every collectivist system, the need for a commonly accepted system of ends of the group and the all-overriding desire to give to the group the maximum of power to achieve these ends, grows a definite system of morals, which on some points coincides and on others violently contrasts with ours-but differs from it in one point which makes it doubtful whether we can call it morals: that it does not leave the individual conscience free to apply its own rules and does not even know any general rules which the individual is required or allowed to observe in all circumstances. This makes collectivist morals so different from what we have known as morals that we find it difficult to discover any principle in them, which they nevertheless possess.
The difference of principle is very much the same as that which we have already considered in connection with the Rule of Law. Like formal law, the rules of individualist ethics, however imprecise they may be in many respects, are general and absolute; they prescribe or prohibit a general type of action irrespective of whether in the particular instance the ultimate purpose is good or bad.
To cheat or steal, to torture or betray a confidence, is held to be bad, irrespective of whether or not in the particular instance any harm follows from it. Neither the fact that in a given instance nobody may be the worse for it, nor any high purpose for which such an act may have been committed, can alter the fact that it is bad. Though we may sometimes be forced to choose between different evils, they remain evils.
The principle that the end justifies the means in individualist ethics is regarded as the denial of all morals. In collectivist ethics it becomes necessarily the supreme rule; there is literally nothing which the consistent collectivist must not be prepared to do if it serves "the good of the whole," because the "good of the whole" is to him the only criterion of what ought to be done.
The raison d'etat, in which collectivist ethics has found its most explicit formulation, knows no other limit than that set by expediency-the suitability of the particular act for the end in view. And what the raison d'etat affirms with respect to the relations between different countries applies equally to the relations between different individuals within the collectivist state. There can be no limit to what its citizen must be prepared to do, no act which his conscience must prevent him from committing, if it is necessary for an end which the community has set itself or which his superiors order him to achieve.
Bastiat – The Law
Big Government tipped me to one of Frederic Bastiat's greatest works, The Law:
The law perverted! And the police powers of the state perverted along with it! The law, I say, not only turned from its proper purpose but made to follow an entirely contrary purpose! The law become the weapon of every kind of greed! Instead of checking crime, the law itself guilty of the evils it is supposed to punish!
If this is true, it is a serious fact, and moral duty requires me to call the attention of my fellow-citizens to it.
Life Is a Gift from God
We hold from God the gift which includes all others. This gift is life — physical, intellectual, and moral life.
But life cannot maintain itself alone. The Creator of life has entrusted us with the responsibility of preserving, developing, and perfecting it. In order that we may accomplish this, He has provided us with a collection of marvelous faculties. And He has put us in the midst of a variety of natural resources. By the application of our faculties to these natural resources we convert them into products, and use them. This process is necessary in order that life may run its appointed course.
Life, faculties, production–in other words, individuality, liberty, property — this is man. And in spite of the cunning of artful political leaders, these three gifts from God precede all human legislation, and are superior to it.
Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary, it was the fact that life, liberty, and property existed beforehand that caused men to make laws in the first place.
What Is Law ?
What, then, is law? It is the collective organization of the individual right to lawful defense.
Each of us has a natural right–from God–to defend his person, his liberty, and his property. These are the three basic requirements of life, and the preservation of any one of them is completely dependent upon the preservation of the other two. For what are our faculties but the extension of our individuality? And what is property but an extension of our faculties?
If every person has the right to defend — even by force — his person, his liberty, and his property, then it follows that a group of men have the right to organize and support a common force to protect these rights constantly. Thus the principle of collective right — its reason for existing, its lawfulness — is based on individual right. And the common force that protects this collective right cannot logically have any other purpose or any other mission than that for which it acts as a substitute. Thus, since an individual cannot lawfully use force against the person, liberty, or property of another individual, then the common force — for the same reason — cannot lawfully be used to destroy the person, liberty, or property of individuals or groups.
Such a perversion of force would be, in both cases, contrary to our premise. Force has been given to us to defend our own individual rights. Who will dare to say that force has been given to us to destroy the equal rights of our brothers? Since no individual acting separately can lawfully use force to destroy the rights of others, does it not logically follow that the same principle also applies to the common force that is nothing more than the organized combination of the individual forces?
If this is true, then nothing can be more evident than this: The law is the organization of the natural right of lawful defense. It is the substitution of a common force for individual forces. And this common force is to do only what the individual forces have a natural and lawful right to do: to protect persons, liberties, and properties; to maintain the right of each, and to cause justice to reign over us all.
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Bernie Sanders: Capitalist
May 21st, 2011 No Comments »
The Truth About Greenhouse Gases
Excellent article by William Happer, the Cyrus Fogg Brackett Professor of Physics at Princeton University. (h/t Watts Up With That?/Doug Ross)
I am a strong supporter of a clean environment. We need to be vigilant to keep our land, air, and waters free of real pollution, particulates, heavy metals, and pathogens, but carbon dioxide (CO2 ) is not one of these pollutants. Carbon is the stuff of life. Our bodies are made of carbon. A normal human exhales around 1 kg of CO2 (the simplest chemically stable molecule of carbon in the earth's atmosphere) per day. Before the industrial period, the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere was 270 ppm. At the present time, the concentration is about 390 ppm, 0.039 percent of all atmospheric molecules and less than 1 percent of that in our breath. About fifty million years ago, a brief moment in the long history of life on earth, geological evidence indicates, CO2 levels were several thousand ppm, much higher than now. And life flourished abundantly.
What, besides the bias toward a particular result, is wrong with the science? Scientific progress proceeds by the interplay of theory and observation. Theory explains observations and makes predictions about what will be observed in the future. Observations anchor our understanding and weed out the theories that don't work. This has been the scientific method for more than three hundred years. Recently, the advent of the computer has made possible another branch of inquiry: computer simulation models. Properly used, computer models can enhance and speed up scientific progress. But they are not meant to replace theory and observation and to serve as an authority of their own. We know they fail in economics. All of the proposed controls that would have such a significant impact on the world's economic future are based on computer models that are so complex and chaotic that many runs are needed before we can get an "average" answer. Yet the models have failed the simple scientific test of prediction. We don't even have a theory for how accurate the models should be.
In our efforts to conserve the created world, we should not concentrate our efforts on CO2. We should instead focus on issues like damage to local landscapes and waterways by strip mining, inadequate cleanup, hazards to miners, and the release of real pollutants and poisons like mercury, other heavy metals, and organic carcinogens. Much of the potential harm from coal mining can be eliminated, for example, by requirements that land be restored to a condition that is at least as good as, and preferably better than, when the mining began.
Converting Mamet
From iOwnTheWorld
Glengarry Glenn Ross – great friggin movie. The Verdict – great friggin movie. House of Games – Great friggin movie. I haven't seen any Mamet plays, but reviews at the time hailed him as the best American playwright, and a genius.
I wonder just how stupid these same critics think Mamet is now?
From Weekly Standard
His fame was enough to fill the stalls of Memorial Hall at Stanford University when he came to give a talk one evening a couple of years ago. About half the audience were students. The rest were aging faculty out on a cheap date with their wives or husbands. You could identify the male profs by the wispy beards and sandals-'n'-socks footwear. The wives were in wraparound skirts and had hair shorter than their husbands'.
He arrived late and took the stage looking vaguely lost. He withdrew from his jacket a sheaf of papers that quickly became disarranged. He lost his place often. He stumbled over his sentences. But the unease that began to ripple through the audience had less to do with the speaker's delivery than with his speech's content. Mamet was delivering a frontal assault on American higher education, the provider of the livelihood of nearly everyone in his audience.
Higher ed, he said, was an elaborate scheme to deprive young people of their freedom of thought. He compared four years of college to a lab experiment in which a rat is trained to pull a lever for a pellet of food. A student recites some bit of received and unexamined wisdom—"Thomas Jefferson: slave owner, adulterer, pull the lever"—and is rewarded with his pellet: a grade, a degree, and ultimately a lifelong membership in a tribe of people educated to see the world in the same way.
"If we identify every interaction as having a victim and an oppressor, and we get a pellet when we find the victims, we're training ourselves not to see cause and effect," he said. Wasn't there, he went on, a "much more interesting . . . view of the world in which not everything can be reduced to victim and oppressor?"
This led to a full-throated defense of capitalism, a blast at high taxes and the redistribution of wealth, a denunciation of affirmative action, prolonged hymns to the greatness and wonder of the United States, and accusations of hypocrisy toward students and faculty who reviled business and capital even as they fed off the capital that the hard work and ingenuity of businessmen had made possible. The implicit conclusion was that the students in the audience should stop being lab rats and drop out at once, and the faculty should be ashamed of themselves for participating in a swindle—a "shuck," as Mamet called it.
New Page: Resources
New tab at the top: Resources.
Hoping to expand the skeleton of links of resources to look up bills, politicians, edicts, etc. from government.
Walter E. Williams on Rights
ht iotw. Reminds me of Roosevelt's Second Bill of Rights
Bloomington, IN 2011 Elections
Added a page for the Bloomington, IN 2011 Elections, which I'll be updating, so bookmark it if you're interested. Realized there's no comments on the page, so add them here.
Tea Party and Hippies Unite: Food Safety and the President's Food Safety Czar
May 9th, 2011 No Comments »
I saw in their newsletter that my local coop, Bloomingfoods, is carrying organic milk from Kokomo (IN, my state) area, Nature's Farm Milk, so I picked some up (review: good). I brought it home and was reading the label, when I saw that in addition to boasting of its lack of rBST, it had the following note: no significant difference has been shown between milk derived from rBST and non rBST treated cows. So it was fortuitous that moments later, I found an article that explained the history of that note.
I'm not anti-agricultural technology. Modern agriculture allows us to feed more people more economically than any other method. Organics are a luxury that I indulge in as I do think they are generally better. I'm not sure of their overall ecological impact compared to modern farming, especially if you throw in whether there's enough food or not. I'm more excited about local food, organic or not, which clearly diminishes the transportation footprint.
To me, that label on my milk carton is cronyism. There's an hour and fifty minute documentary basically purporting that Monsanto is straight up evil, The World According to Monsanto, which should be taken with a grain of salt, but the revolving door of Michael R. Taylor (see below) seems pretty shady to me.
The article goes on to explain how The Food Safety Modernization Act (S510) will, in the author's words, "undermine the small farmers, the organic farmers, by mandating cost-prohibitive reporting, evaluating, monitoring and maintaining of records to comply with these rules and "prohibits" those operations that are not considered to be in compliance."
While we're on the subject, I'm ambivalent about GMOs a/k/a "frankenfoods".
From BigGovernment:
Why has the Food Safety Modernization Act (S510) encountered opposition from the Tea Partiers and their unlikely ally, the hippy, natural food, organic farmer, granola crowd? Look at the history of the FDA and see if they truly have the best interests of America's health and food safety at the core of their concerns.
In the early 1990s the FDA was constructing their genetically modified organisms (GMO) policy. During the Clinton Administration Michael R. Taylor was appointed policy chief at the FDA, whose job it was to make policy with regards to these GMOs. Prior to working at the FDA he had been Monsanto's attorney. One of the products of Monsanto was Posilac, which is the brand name of recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH) also known as recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST). This product, when injected into dairy cows, causes them to produce 10 to 15% more milk on average. This was marketed as a safe drug to increase milk production and therefore increase revenues for dairy farmers. Michael R. Taylor declared all GMOs, including rBGH/rBST, to be essentially identical to the natural product and therefore safe for human consumption, even though no safety studies were done. In late1993 Monsanto received permission from the FDA to market Posilac.
Farmers began purchasing Posilac and injecting their cows and found that it did indeed cause the cows to increase their milk production. What they also discovered is that these cows began to suffer with mastitis (infected udders) continuously and they had to inject them with antibiotics to fight these infections, resulting in pus being present in the milk the cows produced. They also suffered with fertility problems, hoof diseases and lameness among other illnesses. The cows were producing milk constantly and were living shorter, unhealthier lives. The farmers decided that the health of their cows was not worth the increased profits and began to market their milk products as not containing milk from rBGH or rBST treated cows.
The FDA took swift action, at the insistence of Monsanto, and told them that if they were going to continue to label their products, they must also add the statement that "no significant difference has been shown between milk derived from rBST and non rBST treated cows." rBST/rBGH can be found in milk, ice cream, ice milk, frozen yogurt, yogurt, baby formula, cereals, cheese, cream cheese. Think powdered milk products, too.
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Red Eye is on Hulu
I don't have cable or TiVo and don't watch shows regularly online, but if you've never seen Greg Gutfield's Red Eye, I find it irreverent and often hilarious. It's currently on Fox at 3am (there is a movement to move it to prime time). I generally keep up with Greg via his posts on Breitbart's BigHollywood. If I did TiVo, I would TiVo this show. Anyway, here's an episode from April. (ht/rightscoop.tv)


I normally don't write 3 articles on one subject within a few months. However, I received 5 phone calls or emails yesterday on E-Verify. So let's see if we can clear up some of the gray areas on E-Verify employee background checks. Why Does E-Verify Exist?
Very simple. U.S. law requires that companies only employ people who have a legal right to work in the U.S. which means U.S. citizens or foreign citizens with authorization. This is nothing new, however, advances in software and technology were making it very difficult to review sources documents and determine authenticity and work eligibility.
E-Verify is a Specific Federal Program.
E-Verify is not a generic term but a very specific federal program that is an "electronic verification of work authorization program of Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act of 1996".
We have fielded many, many questions from Indiana schools related to E-Verify compliance. Several schools provided a form that new employees must sign. Now, I am not an attorney, but the Indiana statute (IC 22-5-1.7-3) clearly defines this federal program as an "electronic verification" so I cannot see any scenario where you can comply with the law by having your new employees sign a document. This pinky-promise approach (yes, I have young girls) is specifically what E-Verify solves.
Are Indiana Public Schools Required to Use E-Verify?
Yes. Indiana public schools are defined as a political subdivision (IC 36-1-2-13).
Can I use E-Verify on Interns, Volunteers, Students or Contractors?
Sign an affidavit that they do not knowingly employ an unauthorized alien.
How is E-Verify Different from a Criminal Background Check?
Does E-Verify Replace Form I9?
No. E-Verify does not replace but is a companion to Form I-9. You are still required to complete Form I9 and store in paper, electronic or microfilm format.
Safe Hiring Solutions has created an integration with E-Verify to make the process simple, quick and convenient. We will handle the registration process and once we receive your unique Client ID Code, we upload that to your account.
Do you have any questions about E-Verify? Need assistance with launching your E-Verify employee background checks program? If so, contact Dixie Doub Dixie.Doub@safehiringsolutions.com or DJ Weidner DJ.Weidner@safehiringsolutions.com or 888-215-8296.


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By CBE International, Andrew Bartlett, Lucy Peppiatt, Stephen R. Holmes | August 14, 2020
Keynote speakers Andrew Bartlett, Steve Holmes, and Lucy Peppiatt consider the spiritual and social consequences of theological patriarchy.
Authority, Scripture, and Women in the Church
By Esther Reed | September 05, 2004
Busting The Gender Box: The Abolition of Sex-Based Hierarchy and Men's Violence
By Rebecca Kotz | July 20, 2017
How does gender breed violence, and what can we do to change this?
Equitable Relationships: The First Steps
By Maclean Dlodlo | October 20, 2016
Lecture from 2016 international conference "Truth Be Told" in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Examining the Twelve Pillars of Male Hierarchy
By Philip B. Payne | April 27, 2012
This lecture examines the twelve pillars most often adduced as biblical support for male hierarchy in the church and in the home. It shows that statements in the Bible adduced for this do not, in fact, support male hierarchy. To the contrary, they rather provide evidence for the equal standing and authority of man and woman. It surveys the exegetical, theological, and practical foundations for the equal standing of men and women in the church and in marriage.
For the Bible Tells Me So: A Reflection on Gender Power Relations
By Miranda Pillay | October 20, 2016
Historical and Cultural Contexts in the Women Ordination Debate
By Philip Owasi | July 22, 2012
The ordination of women has been a contentious issue in the history of the church. For almost nineteen centuries, churches have debated whether women should hold leadership positions within the body of Christ. Despite what women have done in the history of the church, some churches have found it difficult to ordain women to the Ministry of the Word and Sacrament based on cultural tradition. In fact, the question of ordination is still unanswered in many churches today.
How the Early Church Viewed Women
By Philip B. Payne | July 22, 2012
This recording examines how early church leaders viewed women. It begins with Jesus Christ, moves to Paul, and highlights how various early church leaders' insights into Paul's teachings are helpful in guiding us to understand those statements as Paul intended them, namely as affirmations of women and their leadership roles in the church. Some church leaders did this in spite of reflecting elsewhere the demeaning attitudes toward women common in their culture. This illustrates a gradual shift away from the New Testament's affirmations of the equal standing of men and women in Christ.
Interview with Kelley Nikondeha
By CBE International | August 18, 2020
A Zoom conversation with Kelley Nikondeha, author of CBE's book club pick Defiant: What the Women of Exodus Teach Us about Freedom.
Jesus, Paul, and Women: Kingdom Mission, Gospel Expansion, and New Creation
By Todd D. Still | April 27, 2012
This recording examines the pivotal and strategic role of women in the ministries of Jesus and Paul respectively. In addition, it will consider theological and missiological reasons for women's full and free participation in the church's mission at the dawn of the twenty-first century.


The new Sir Francis Bacon is a refined, everyday ski that delivers an even better all-mountain ride – the kind of ride that made this ski famous in the first place. Sir Bacon was a scientific revolutionary, and this award-winning ski is LINE athlete Eric Pollard's contribution to the movement – a narrower waist for a lighter, speedier ride, with five radii blended into the overall sidecut for intuitive control. As Eric describes it, "The Sir Francis Bacon floats through milky snow, carves the hardpack, and has a buttery personality."


Your inner six-year-old will approve.
After last summer, I am now the proud owner of enough straw basket bags to open up my own farmer's market stall.
From those big enough to cart a week's worth of groceries home down to those that barely fit an iPhone and set of keys, they were the bag of the season, offering up both value for money and being the perfect accessory for beach days and beyond.
But with less than a month until spring, it's time to start thinking of the warm weather again, and there's a new affordable It bag vying for a spot in your wardrobe – the beaded bag.
Coming in a rainbow assortment of shades, they're the closest thing you'll get to carrying sunshine IRL, with New York designer Susan Alexandra leading the charge with her hand crafted designs.
Ringing in at $350, they're not exactly as cheap as hot chips and straw baskets, but high street brands like Mango and Zara have come up with their own renditions for under the $100 mark, which are just as fun.
Add a casual wrap dress and sneakers and you're set – spring outfit sorted.


Slice the grapefruits lengthwise. Using a spoon, scoop out the pulp all the way to the pith without breaking the rind. Place all the grapefruit peels on a muffin pan to keep them upright.
Pour vodka into a bowl or container. Sprinkle the gelatin over the vodka. Let it stand for about one minute.
Boil 1 1/2 cups of Ruby Red grapefruit juice and pour it into the gelatin mixture. Add sugar and stir well until the gelatin and sugar dissolves completely.
Fill the grapefruit halves all the way to the top with the pink greyhound gelatin. Place the muffin pan in the refrigerator. Refrigerate for at least four hours or until firm.
Remove the grapefruit halves from the refrigerator. Using a sharp warm knife, slice the grapefruit halves into wedges.


Romeo and Juliet is certainly among the world's greatest plays, and the story of Shakespeare's 'star-crossed' young lovers whose fate is sealed by their quarreling families, the Montagues and the Capulets, is the touchstone fable of romantic love. Love so threatened and fragile is beautiful because it is so brief. Coincidence, chance, unawareness: fate weaves its inexorable pattern against the background of a bitter and deadly feud, working through persons who would never knowingly harm the lovers, but who do so nonetheless. It has been stated that the real tragedy in Romeo and Juliet is the lack of a telephone.
The play is not one of Shakespeare's cosmic tragedies like King Lear, Othello, Hamlet, or Macbeth. In the Greek concept of the tragic hero as a great personage destroyed by some tragic flaw, referred to as the "Fall of Princes," Romeo has no place. He is merely a young man in love with love, and it is his misfortune that his eye falls upon the beautiful daughter of his father's enemy. All disasters that befall the two families flow from this situation; thus the drama becomes one of pathos and pity rather than the type of soul-purging tragedy Shakespeare came to write in his maturity.
Vivid poetry, likely unsurpassed in lyrical exuberance, contributes to 400 years of audience fascination with the play. The balcony scene (Act II Scene 2) is one of the most famous in all literature; Shakespeare makes essentially complete his own triumph over the most difficult medium of words. Using a variety of rhyme schemes (couplets, octets, sonnets) and reveling in punning, metaphor and wit combat, the play's language grows in intensity to the final scene, wherein apostrophes to death are in one moment of lyrical magnificence welded intimately to our hearts and to our world heritage of quotations.
Shakespeare lifted much of the plot for Romeo and Juliet directly from a poem by Arthur Brooke written in 1562. Brooke's poem, in turn, was deeply indebted to Bandel, an Italian novelist. Since no copyright laws existed in Shakespeare's time, such "lifting" was permissible; indeed the Elizabethans expected it.
Popularity of this play has been constant since its first appearance. A printed version appeared in 1597 stating that the play had even then "been often (with great applause) plaid publiquely." When the playhouses reopened after the Puritan Revolution, Romeo and Juliet was one of the plays selected for revival, and it regained at once its place on the popular stage.
About this time someone prepared an edition with a happy ending in which hero and heroine were saved and lived happily ever after. Two versions, one tragic and one happy, played on alternate nights and spectators could choose whichever suited their moods.
David Garrick produced a vastly influential version of Romeo and Juliet in the Drury Lane Theatre in 1748, and Gounod's opera, another "modernization" of Shakespeare's material, appeared in 1867. A 1753 picture from the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, shows Juliet on a balcony. . . this famous staging convention apparently originated at this time; Shakespeare mentions only a window.
In our own time, the Zefferelli motion picture and the Broadway production of West Side Story are well established. In fact, given the realism and visual power of today's media, theatre is challenged to restore concepts that preserve the tragedy of the young lovers in Shakespeare's setting, meanwhile renewing and refreshing our experience with the play.


You will learn basic techniques including how to use math, statistical, logic and text functions, organize data by sorting and filtering, effectively present your data in several chart formats and more. You will also learn intermediate and advanced techniques such as how to find a value with VLOOKUP, create and format PivotTables, record basic Macros and more.
The Ribbon, The work surface, Navigation, , Column / Rows and how referencing works, Hard-coded values vs. formulas/functions, and Excel default cell formats.


The Barbour wax sports cap was originally designed for men, but more and more ladies have realised its great value and practical design. It is suitable for everybody who likes to wear a peaked hat with the added benefit of waterproofing. The design will not only keep your head dry, but will also help protect your eyes from glare.


More Athlon64 reviews: AnandTech, AcesHardware, UKGamer, FiringSquad, ExtremeTech, TomsHardware, Hexus, AthlonXP, PCStats, Sudhian and SimHQ.
Other Athlon64 stuff: Asetek slapped one into their WaterChill product and overclocked it. ULi, a spinoff of ALi, is set to take on nVIDIA and VIA in the Athlon64 chipset market, thanks Ambush. Shuttle have an Athlon64 mini-PC, reviewed on SFFTech and Tech-Report.
More Computex stuff: OCNZ, Hardware Analysis, Legion Hardware, NinjaLane, TweakTown, TBreak, TechBits and AnandTech. HardOCP checked out the VIA Technology Forum while they were in Taiwan.
In the wake of several scandals about video driver optimisation affecting their benchmarking products, Futuremark Corp have published these guidelines for driver optimisation in future. As a summary, all 3DMark specific optimizations are prohibited. Additionally, all generic optimizations that change the rendering quality requested by 3DMark are prohibited.
Microsoft are shutting down the free MSN Chat service around the world due to concerns about spammers and predators, thanks yyk. Note that this isn't their Instant Messenger product.
Half-Life 2 has been officially delayed, thanks neo.
Some PSU modding articles: turning one into a "test unit" on ExtensionTech and getting more juice from your 3.3v line on BleedingEdge.
More of the usual whacky stuff on ZZZ Online.
Today's timewaster is a Windows-based game from reefa: A friend of mine has asked me to try and help promote a pc game he has just finished working on, it is a free remake of the classic 8bit Speccy/c64 game Head over Heels. Go check it out here!


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Anyone else here for same reason?
freeroll is definitely better idea to build bankroll than playing cash games. i made a little bit money with freeroll, lost more by playing cash games.
My highest bankroll with freerolls was 24 euros. Then I lost them to cash games. Maybe I should just stay in tournament games.
I made less than $10 by freeroll, lost about 4 times more by playing cash games. I found cash games are harder to handle. Freeroll is much less stressful.
Ya. I think I just lose the focus or I'm just bad.
As for me, freerolls just for fun.
I think we all started in a similar way, with practically the same goals as your.
And in a day or 2 realised the magnitude of this site.
The knowledge you gain here and so much to learn.
Be careful with that credit card stuff, you'll go in debt that way. Use a good bankroll strategy, and stick to it. Stay away from putting money in you don't have.
Freerolls definitely have a different player type than games with money involved. Sometimes too the same players are in both, but they play differently in freerolls.
How are you doing? Have you spent more money?
poker is all about wia few lose even more. Most join for the free rolls then become aaddicted to the community.
I only play the freerolls now and again I am more interested in reading whats on the forum.
Freeroll its a good opportunity to have a experince for new players.


Have an upcoming party and want to see some 50th birthday speech samples? If you need help with your birthday party speech, below are some ideas for crafting your own perfect oration.
Feel free to borrow these ideas and customize them to your own situation. I hope it makes your party plans so much easier!
Check out this page, too, if you're looking for roasting jokes to use on your loved one. Or this page, if you're a son looking to toast your dad.
A poignant speech dedicated to a caring mom. Could you customize this for your birthday party?
Tonight we celebrate the 50th birthday of a woman who's been the light of all our lives for many years. She's been a beacon for my brothers, my sisters and me, and she's always, always, always been there when we needed her.
Since her talents and kindness have touched us in such a special way, it seems only fitting to take the time to honor her with this party.
When I say talents, I'm referring to her culinary skills and the incredible pies she makes us. So good!
I'm also referring to her financial prowess and knowledge of tax law. Who needs Turbo Tax, when you have a mom like ours?
But as I said, Mom has always been there and when you live with someone, you really get to know them. You get to know their funny quirks like how they always double and triple check that you remembered things like your books or your lunch before leaving the house for school in the morning.
In Mom's case, she'd follow us down the street to make sure we had our things in hand. One time, one of our friends thought we were being stalked, but we assured them this was just how our Mom was.
I know all of these things make it seem that Mom was overly protective, but she really wasn't. She was just very interested in her kids. In fact, she came to every one of our sports games, every school play and every field trip. Of course, as a fantastic baker, she participated in every bake sale we had. It always kept her busy.
We are all so grateful for the love, the help and the wonderful meals she made for us. Mom always took very good care of her family. Hopefully this party will show her just how much we really love her.
He may be an old fart, but he's still young at heart! I want to thank you all for being here. I'm going to use it ... the ultimate "F" word: John's turned fifty!! Even scarier is knowing I'm not far behind!
Though many years have passed, I can still remember every one I've spent with him like it was yesterday. He is truly one of a kind, and I am delivering this speech to honor him and the amazing memories he's created that we cherish.
30 year-long "honey-do" list ... and I'm proud to say, it's half done!
And we've had 30 years to grow more in love.
I can say the fishing tales continue as usual, but that fish that got away keeps getting bigger!
The "honey-do" list keeps getting longer.
And his ability to forget birthdays and anniversaries has never improved.
Even with all these quirks, he is still the most wonderful man, husband and father. He can now add "wonderful grandfather" to that list, too!
He's been teaching for 30 years and this passion will continue even after retirement with four grand children hanging on his every word.
He always makes us laugh - like the time he had that "big catch" of a fish that he attempted to reel in. He was concentrating so hard, he fell straight into the water! And after all that, including the wet clothes, he realized his big catch was a large tree stump!
He has always been the shoulder to bear the weight of my problems - ensuring that no matter what, his family and friends are happy.
Let's take this night to celebrate John and all his amazing qualities, as well as the impact he has on our lives.
Raise your glasses and let's toast to an amazing husband, loving father, caring grandfather and great friend. And most of all ... a precious gem we're all grateful to have in our lives.
A very nice speech for Dad, whether you're male or female.
First and foremost, Happy Birthday to the world's greatest dad!
Thank you to everyone for joining me in celebrating my father's 50th birthday. I hope you're all enjoying the evening as much as we are.
When I think of my dad, I think of the person I look up to and always strive to be like. My dad has always made sure his loved ones were cared for (even if he wasn't). He always made sure even in the roughest times, we kids never knew about or "felt" the struggles.
Like everyone else my childhood was less than perfect, but dad always made the best of it and made it perfect for us.
Dad has always been known for his calm and soothing demeanor. A running joke is that dad has two speeds "slow" and "reverse." He always takes every day one at a time and doesn't sweat the small stuff. I swear dad will live to be 150 because he never stresses about anything.
What is orange and green and red all over?? A wounded cheezie hopping in the grass!
It goes without saying, but my dad means the world to me and I will always be daddy's little girl!!
Hopefully these 50th birthday speech samples give you some great ideas for your very own speech. Good luck and get creating!!
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Excellent meals, great entertainment, and lot of shopping awaits you on the R metropolis mall. A notable instance is the Halton Lea Shopping Centre (initially often called Shopping City) in Runcorn, which opened in 1972 and was conceived as the center point for the new city 's growth. One day shouldn't be sufficient to cowl an entire mall; you have to at the very least two days minimal to go briefly by means of every mall. I always get pleasure from shopping at Notos home, because the ambiance is calm, and the staff have good data of what they're selling.
The fourth largest shopping mall in the world is SM City North EDSA in Quezon City , Philippines with a gross floor space of 504,900 m2 (5,435,000 sq ft) and the fifth largest shopping mall is 1 Utama in Malaysia at 465,000 m2 (5,010,000 sq ft) of gross flooring space. Fashion Show mall not solely has the biggest Forever 21 within the states, nevertheless it's additionally residence to British hot spot, Topshop. I reside near several supermarkets and lots of city retailers so it is easy for me; however, if I lived out of city I would possibly take into account on-line grocery shopping more seriously. A lot of shopping malls are being constructed within the fashionable middle of Banqiao in recent times, which is becoming one in all Greater Taipei's greatest shopping centers.


Line a 13 x 9 in. (33 x 23 cm) baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, combine almonds with sunflower and sesame seeds.
In a small saucepan over low heat, heat honey, sunflower oil and vanilla.
Stir mixture into dry ingredients.
Using a spoon, evenly spread mixture on the prepared baking sheet, 1/2 in. (1.25 cm) thick.
Cover with parchment paper. Cover with another baking sheet and press to flatten the mixture. Remove top baking sheet and paper.
Bake crackers on bottom rack of oven until golden, about 30 min.
Let cool at room temperature before breaking into pieces, or cutting into bars or small squares.
Store crackers in a cookie jar or an airtight container. If they become soft, reheat in oven for a few minutes.


The Simmering Wench: My last post was when???
My last post was when???
I logged in today to write up some new posts and was shocked to see that my last published post was over 5 (FIVE!!) years ago.
I still cook. A lot. And I still post about it on Instagram and Facebook but apparently I've been lax, VERY lax, in sitting down and writing up posts for my blog.
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Sausage Egg Muffins - Carb FREE!


Because of the inflammatory nature and extensive stromal compartment in pancreatic tumors, we investigated the role of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) to engraft selectively in pancreatic carcinomas and serve as anti-tumor drug delivery vehicles to control pancreatic cancer progression.Human pancreatic carcinoma cells, PANC-1, expressing renilla luciferase were orthotopically implanted into SCID mice and allowed to develop for 10 days. Firefly luciferase-transduced MSC or MSC expressing interferon (IFN)-beta were then injected intraperitoneally weekly for 3 weeks. Mice were monitored by bioluminescent imaging for expression of renilla (PANC-1) and firefly (MSC) luciferase.MSC selectively homed to sites of primary and metastatic pancreatic tumors and inhibited tumor growth (P=0.032). The production of IFN-beta within the tumor site by MSC-IFN-beta further suppressed tumor growth (P=0.0000083). Prior studies indicated that MSC home to sites of inflammation; therefore, we sought to alter the tumor microenvironment through treatment with a potent anti-inflammatory agent. After treatment, inflammation-associated mediators were effectively down-regulated, including NFkappaB, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and interleukin (IL)-6 as well as chemokines involved in MSC migration (CCL3 and CCL25). Treatment with the anti-inflammatory agent CDDO-Me before and after MSC-IFN-beta injections resulted in reduction of MSC in the tumors and reversed the positive effect of tumor inhibition by MSC-IFN-beta alone (P=0.041).These results suggest that MSC exhibit innate anti-tumor effects against PANC-1 cells and can serve as delivery vehicles for IFN-beta for the treatment of pancreatic cancer. However, these beneficial effects may be lost in therapies combining MSC with anti-inflammatory agents.


Oral surgery applies to procedures of a surgical nature, such as the extraction of teeth or wisdom teeth. Oral surgery requires additional training in techniques to perform procedures with care, helping patients to be able to use their teeth and mouths again.
If you have advanced tooth decay or an impacted wisdom tooth, you may require oral surgery and extraction to have them safely removed and address the pain that you may be experiencing. Depending on your particular case and the severity of your problem, you will be given anaesthetic and offered sedation if you are anxious.
It is important to always get the advice of a dental professional if you are worried about any of your teeth. Never attempt to pull out your own tooth out at home as this could cause a more serious problem for you; not to mention that it is an extremely painful thing to do. Dentists have the right equipment and sterile environment in which to perform oral surgery and extraction procedures with the utmost care and your recovery can be fairly quick. In the case of wisdom teeth extractions, you may have some swelling after the procedure and discomfort that can be eased with over the counter painkillers.