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United States: Updated New York Orders In Light Of COVID-19 Lift Remaining Restrictions On Electronic Filing, Maintain Tolling
by Adam Hakki , Agnès Dunogué , Daniel Lewis , Grace Lee , Matthew Craner and Jeffrey J. Resetarits
Shearman & Sterling LLP
In connection with the continued efforts of New York State to grapple with the COVID‑19 pandemic, recent orders have updated the emergency measures in place impacting pending and potential litigation in New York and possibly beyond.
On June 6, 2020, Governor Cuomo signed an executive order extending the tolling of most time limits under New York law – which was first enacted in the Governor's March 20, 2020 order (the "Tolling Order") – through July 6, 2020. On May 20, 2020, the Chief Administrative Judge of the New York State Courts issued a Memorandum lifting the prior restrictions concerning electronic court filings, including permitting the electronic filing of new "non-essential" actions, effective May 25, 2020. We addressed the initial orders and guidance in a prior publication and we provide a summary and update here.
The Chief Administrative Judge's original guidance, issued on March 22, 2020, had essentially prohibited court filings (electronic and paper) in any matter not listed as an "essential matter" (the "Administrative Order")—which generally excluded filings in commercial matters. The Chief Administrative Judge, on April 13, 2020, had also encouraged trial courts in "non-essential" matters to begin holding conferences remotely, and in an April 30, 2020 memorandum the Chief Administrative Judge permitted certain electronic filings in pending "non-essential" actions.
Governor Cuomo's June 6, 2020 executive order continues the suspension and tolling of any specific time limit for "the commencement, filing, or service of any legal action, notice, motion, or other process or proceeding" for the period from March 20, 2020 (the date of Tolling Order) through July 6, 2020. This applies to any such time limits "prescribed by any procedural laws" of New York, expressly including the civil practice law and rules (CPLR), criminal procedure law, the family court act, the court of claims act, the surrogate's court procedure act, and the uniform court acts, or "any other statute, local law, ordinance, order, rule, or regulation." See Tolling Order.
The impact of these orders continues to be potentially far-reaching but subject to a number of open questions.
First, the way in which the Tolling Order may apply under different circumstances is subject to multiple interpretations, and affected parties may take different positions before different courts—potentially leading to inconsistency across cases absent further guidance.
A few initial broad possibilities come to mind concerning how time limits may be impacted:
For deadlines that fall between March 20 and July 6, some parties may take the view that:
The new deadline should be calculated by adding 108 days (i.e., the length of the tolling period) to the prior deadline; or
The new deadline should be the next business day after the tolling period expires, i.e., July 7.
For deadlines that do not otherwise fall between March 20 and July 6, some parties may take the view that:
Such deadlines must also be extended for the length of the tolling period (i.e., 108 days), because the Tolling Order should be understood as essentially providing a broad tolling of any time that elapses during this emergency period; or
Such deadlines are not subject to the Tolling Order because it refers to "any specific time limit . . . from the date of this executive order [March 20, 2020] until April 19, 2020 [now extended to July 6, 2020]."
Second, perhaps the most significant aspect of these recent orders is the potential impact on deadlines based on New York statutes of limitations (SOL) and statutes of repose (SOR)—but it is possible that the Tolling Order could be subject to challenge on that basis or to judicial clarification that limits any such impact. As written, the Tolling Order appears to include SOL and SOR deadlines—but it is possible that its broad scope will be subject to challenge and/or interpreted more narrowly by a court.
For example, the Tolling Order indicates that is pursuant to Section 29-a of article 2-b of the Executive Law, which provides that "[s]ubject to the state constitution, the federal constitution and federal statutes and regulations, the governor may by executive order temporarily suspend any statute, local law, ordinance, or orders, rules or regulations, or parts thereof, of any agency during a state disaster emergency [which includes epidemics], if compliance with such provisions would prevent, hinder, or delay action necessary to cope with the disaster or if necessary to assist or aid in coping with such disaster." (emphasis added).
The scope of executive authority under Section 29-a of the Executive Law has rarely been addressed by the courts. In a decision related to the attacks of September 11, 2001, a New York court held that executive orders issued by then-Governor Pataki after the attacks, suspending or modifying the "speedy trial" statute, were constitutional. See People v. Haneiph, 745 N.Y.S.2d 405 (Sup. Ct. Kings Cnty. 2002). The court recognized in that case that "[t]he constitutional principle of separation of powers, implied by the separate grants of power to each of the coordinate branches of government, requires that the legislature make critical policy decisions, while the executive branch's function is to implement those decisions," but went on to note that "[d]espite this functional separation, the Court of Appeals [as the highest court of the State of New York] has recognized that the duties and powers of the various branches of government cannot always be completely separated" and "has acknowledged that there need not always be a specific legislative directive authorizing a particular executive act as long as the basic policy decisions underlying the regulations have been made and articulated by the Legislature." Id. at 408-09 (internal quotation marks and citations omitted). The court further noted that there was a statutory exception for the "speedy trial" requirement (which requires that a criminal case be dismissed if the prosecutors are not ready for trial within 90 days when a defendant is charged with a misdemeanor punishable by a sentence of more than three months) when "exceptional circumstances" are present. Id. at 409. The court also observed that "it is the duty of the courts to adopt construction of a statute that will bring it into harmony with the Constitution, if the statutory language will permit." Id. The court concluded that the New York Governor had not "usurp[ed] the functions of the legislature in issuing the executive orders" and that the latter were constitutional, because "[o]ne can hardly think of an event that fits the definition of an exceptional circumstance more closely than the September 11th attack." Id.
Here, it is possible that a party could argue that the Governor acted outside the scope of his authority under Article IV of the New York State Constitution, but the current atmosphere suggests that such a challenge may be unlikely to gain traction. It is also possible that a court could interpret the Tolling Order in such a way to avoid any potential constitutional issue. A further complication is that, to the extent no filings could be made in New York courts in light of the Administrative Order, any challenges to the Tolling Order in connection with a New York State case may only now start to emerge after the Chief Administrative Judge's May 20, 2020 Memorandum. As a result, affected parties whose deadlines had otherwise elapsed would likely argue that, whether or not the order was constitutional, they were entitled to rely on it and their claims should not be barred as a matter of equity.
Third, it remains to be seen how far the scope of the Tolling Order may extend beyond New York State courts. The Tolling Order on its face applies to any time limit that is determined by New York law. As such, any case brought in any court on the basis of New York law could be implicated to the extent New York law applies. This includes cases pending in federal courts and other states. It is unclear whether federal courts and other state courts will actually enforce the Tolling Order—an issue which may require federal and other state courts to determine whether the Tolling Order constitutes substantive New York law that they should apply, in addition to the separation of powers issues noted above.
It is clear that these orders will continue to have a significant impact on litigation brought under New York law and cases pending in New York State courts. They seem to give rise to a number of questions and uncertainties, particularly as to the scope of the tolling instituted by Governor Cuomo's executive order. The Chief Administrative Judge's April 30 Memorandum encouraged New York State trial courts to make continued efforts to clear the backlog of pending matters where possible, in anticipation of a likely "surge" of new litigation once courts return to more normal operations. While that litigation can now be filed, the full extent of that litigation may not yet emerge due to the Tolling Order and may be further complicated by disputes as to the effects of the Tolling Order.
Originally published Shearman & Sterling, May 2020
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by Stephen Schwartz
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The flag of the Republic of Bosnia-Hercegovina.
On Saturday, June 6, Pope Francis visited Sarajevo, the capital of partitioned Bosnia-Hercegovina. Although treated by international media as a typical papal tour, the event strengthened the potential of the Croat Catholic hierarchy in Bosnia to serve as agents of peace and reconciliation. This is notable in a nation torn asunder, during the 1992–95 Bosnian war, between Bosnian Muslims (also called "Bosniaks"), Bosnian Croat Catholics, and Bosnian Serbian Orthodox Christians. To an outsider, this heated and complex religious landscape is often difficult to understand.
The pope's short stay, following visits by Pope John Paul II in 1997 and 2003, was popular with the 300,000-plus residents of the city. Sarajevo has been overwhelmingly Muslim since the 1992–95 war shattered the country and caused an influx of refugees to the Bosnian metropolis. Muslim as well as Catholic clergy and theologians welcomed Pope Francis as a beloved fellow man of God. Bosnia-Hercegovina is a country where Muslims and Catholics have more in common than might divide them, and for that reason alone the papal trip was significant, particularly given the contrast with current Muslim–Christian strife in the Middle East. Most important, Bosnian Catholic Croats, like the Bosniak Muslims, were targeted by Serbian aggression during the 1992–95 war.
The Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Cathedral, 19th c. CE, Sarajevo -- Photograph 2011 Via Wikimedia Commons.
The war ended when, by a joint military offensive of the Bosniak Muslims and the army of independent Croatia, the Serbs were restricted to the Bosnian land they had grabbed. Today, the Serbs still control a secessionist Republic of Serbs (R.S.) in the territories of northern and eastern Bosnia-Hercegovina they occupied, and Bosnian Croat Catholics and Bosniak Muslims jointly administer the Federation of Bosnia-Hercegovina in the center and south. Under the 1995 Dayton Accords, for which Bosnia has U.S. president Bill Clinton to thank, all three ethnic groups belong to a single country with its capital in Sarajevo. Yet many Serbian leaders promise their followers that the R.S. will break off and become sovereign. They have been encouraged in this ambition by Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Croat Catholic loyalty to the Federation of Bosnia-Hercegovina is crucial to its survival and, therefore, to that of the Bosniak Muslims. The separatism of the R.S., as well as prior developments in Georgia and other contested lands, appears an obvious precedent for the current Russian rebellion in eastern Ukraine.
Hercegovina, the southern region of Bosnia, remains split between zones identified with Croat, Bosniak Muslim, and Serbian authority. Unfortunately, some Croat politicians demand a separate Croat republic in Hercegovina, similar to the Serbian R.S. As Eli Tauber, a member of the Jewish community, put it to me, "The Bosnian war did not end, and the Balkans will continue to see conflict." Were Croat Catholics in Bosnia-Hercegovina to follow the radical course of the Bosnian Serbs, creating a third entity attached to Croatia, fighting would almost inevitably be reignited. For that reason the embrace of Pope Francis was seen as an assurance of Bosniak Muslim, no less than Croat Catholic, security.
His Holiness has made three visits to countries with large Islamic communities since his election in March 2013. The first two were to Albania, which is about 60 percent Muslim, for one day in September 2014, and to Turkey, which is 99 percent Muslim, for three days in November 2014.
Bosnia-Hercegovina is often assumed to have a Muslim majority, but it does not. Within its pre-1992 borders, when it was a Yugoslav "socialist republic," about 45 percent of its inhabitants identified as Muslim, though the most common style of observance was and remains markedly secular. For Bosniak Muslims, Islam is cultural rather than theological. Among the rest, about 35 percent were Serbian Orthodox Christians, and 15 percent were Croat Catholics. Bosnian Croat Catholics have the option of siding with one of the two larger groups, and one might easily expect the Croat Catholics to side with the Orthodox Serbs, since both are Christian. But as common victims of the Serbian aggressors, the Croat Catholics, who also have a longer border with and more cultural features in common with the Bosniak Muslims than with the Serbs, have no choice but to ally with the Bosniak Muslims.
The Nativity of Mary Serbian Orthodox Cathedral, 19th c. CE, Sarajevo -- Photograph 2005 by Donar Reiskoffer, Via Wikimedia Commons.
The visit of Pope Francis might also have had other implications: a discreet indication of desire for reconciliation with the Bosnian Serbian Orthodox (whose reaction to the trip was strictly formal, and none too warm); a low-key example of dialogue with Muslims; and a warning to Putin not to meddle too extensively in the region.
Bosniak Muslims stand between Turkey, where the Islamist regime of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has revived fundamentalist practice among the Muslims, and Albania, which under the communist dictatorship of Enver Hoxha and his successor Ramiz Alia—their combined rule lasted from 1944 to 1992—saw all forms of religion prohibited. With the end of Albanian communism, religion has been revived, but with few signs of fanaticism. Religious life in Albania is being restored through the reestablishment of schools, media, and organizations suppressed under the Hoxha regime, rather than by high-pitched preaching.
Albania also resembles Bosnia-Hercegovina in its religious diversity. Muslims make up a majority in Albania; 10 percent of its people are Roman Catholic. Muslims and Catholics in Bosnia-Hercegovina after the 1992–95 war and in Albania post-Hoxha are equally committed to maintaining harmony between the differing religious communities, as is the government of Kosova since the end of the 1998–99 war there.
The visit of Francis to these countries reveals an agenda promoting mutual respect between communities within each nation; even in Turkey, Christians and Jews are expected to identify as Turkish. The pope's visit had another aspect that doubtless went unperceived by most outsiders. Bosnia-Hercegovina is located in eastern central Europe, only an hour and a half by air from Rome. The terrible brutalities of the 1992–95 conflict occurred in a Europe that claimed to have learned something from the horrors of the Holocaust and the crimes of communism. With the victims and perpetrators of the war's atrocities identified by religion—almost half of Bosnians being Muslims, half being mutually antagonistic Christians—His Holiness could assume the role of mediator more easily and effectively than Croat Catholics inside Bosnia-Hercegovina, who are divided by their own party and personal interests.
If Bosnian Croat Catholics were naturally pleased about the papal visit and the opportunity to express their devotion, Muslims in Sarajevo were perhaps even happier, at this demonstration that they could be accepted as Europeans. In the mosques and other places Muslims congregate, some expressed fear of Wahhabi fundamentalists, a small group who came to Bosnia-Hercegovina during the 1992–95 war. While the Wahhabis were of no consequence in the fighting, they married Bosnian women, gained Bosnian citizenship, and continue to cause tensions. Indeed, ordinary Muslims were concerned that the Wahhabis would use the papal visit to commit a terrorist attack. "I am afraid of the 'beards,'" one Muslim woman told me, using the common nickname for Wahhabis. Moreover, a prominent Wahhabi, Husein Bosnić, was on trial just then in Sarajevo, charged with recruitment to fight for the so-called Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.
Sarajevo authorities did not stint on precautions. Streets to be used by the papal procession, and those surrounding Catholic facilities, were blocked off with police tape. A prominent notice, posted throughout the city, appealed to residents to cooperate with police in reporting suspicious individuals or objects. The authorities prohibited carrying arms, other dangerous items, and alcoholic drinks. Away from the crowds, in side streets, special police units with heavy machine guns were grouped in armored vehicles.
Publicity for the visit varied. While the official slogan of the visit was "Peace to You" (Mir Vama), posters of the pope with another interesting phrase appeared in many places, but especially among Muslims: "Peace to Us" (Mir Nama). Either one could be interpreted as a translation or reformulation of the Islamic greeting Selam aleykum. Yet both expressed the desire of Bosnian Muslims to maintain good relations with the Bosnian Croat Catholics and even to resolve, if possible, the division of the country between the Republic of Serbs and the Federation.
The Latin Bridge [Latinska ćuprija], originally constructed by the Ottomans in the 16th c. CE, and so named because it leads to the historic Franciscan Monastery in Sarajevo.
Croat Catholics were happy about the papal visit but subdued in their display of ethnic enthusiasm. As pointed out by the Islamic newspaper Novo Vrijeme (New Times), Croat Franciscans have enjoyed a special recognition by Muslim authorities since the Ottoman occupation of Bosnia-Hercegovina in 1463. Ottoman sultan Mehmet the Conqueror commanded, in a special decree, that the churches and monasteries of the Franciscan order be protected by the Muslim state from any insult, attack, or appropriation of their properties. (Novo Vrijeme is published in Sarajevo by the Turkish Islamic preaching movement of Fethullah Gülen, a former Islamist ally of Erdoğan who lives in the United States and now stands in fierce opposition to Erdoğan's administration.)
The sultan's protection of the Bosnian Franciscans gave them a distinct role through the succeeding centuries of the country's history, as culturally autonomous representatives of local identity. The prestige of the Catholic hierarchy and especially the Franciscans was enhanced further from 1878 to 1918, when the former Habsburg empire ruled Bosnia-Hercegovina, and the Austro-Hungarian Catholic authorities, who were tolerant toward Islam, introduced considerable progress in infrastructure, education, and commerce. The Franciscans have long expressed their desire to retain their function as a bridge between communities. Since the Bosnian war began in 1992, such a posture has been necessary. By his visit, Pope Francis reinforced it.
The Magribija Mosque, 16th c. CE, Sarajevo – Photograph 2009 Via Wikimedia Commons.
His Holiness arrived at Sarajevo International Airport in the morning and proceeded immediately to the Presidency of Bosnia-Hercegovina for greetings by political leaders. In his remarks to them, the pope affirmed that "Sarajevo and Bosnia-Hercegovina have a special significance for Europe and for the whole world. . . . The very architecture and layout of Sarajevo reveals visible and substantial characteristics of these different communities, each a short distance from the other—synagogues, churches, and mosques—so much so that Sarajevo has been called 'the Jerusalem of Europe.'" He emphasized, "Bosnia-Hercegovina is indeed an integral part of Europe."
Interior of the first Bosnian Jewish synagogue (Kahal Viejo), founded 1581 CE, Sarajevo -- Photograph 1999 by Stephen Schwartz.
At 11:00 a.m., after traveling through the city in the popemobile, he officiated at a Mass for justice and peace, gathering 65,000 believers in the Koševo stadium, where his predecessor, St. John Paul II, celebrated mass in 1997. The message of Francis was insistent: there should be no more war. At the mass, he was presented a key to the city of Sarajevo by Mayor Ivo Komšić, who represents the formerly communist Social Democrats. At least 100,000 pilgrims had come to Bosnia-Hercegovina for the papal visit, waving flags from countries as diverse as Ukraine, nearby Macedonia, and China. Numerous Catholic nuns were seen in the streets, an unusual sight in normal times.
Cardinal Vinko Puljić.
His Holiness attended an interfaith meeting with Cardinal Vinko Puljić, joined by Husein Kavazović, a well-known moderate and the local head of the Islamic community; Serbian Orthodox bishop Grigorije, and Jakob Finci as head of the small Bosnian Jewish remnant. The four men constitute the Bosnian Interreligious Council. The interfaith session was conducted at the monastery of the Holy Cross in Kovačići in Sarajevo, the local center of the Franciscan Province of Bosna Srebrena.
Bosnian chief Islamic cleric (reis-ul ulema) Husein efendija Kavazović.
The rest of Francis's day was dedicated to a visit to the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, a meeting with Bosnian Catholic bishops at the apostolic nunciature, and an encounter with young believers at the archdiocesan pastoral center for youth, named for Pope John Paul II. His Holiness returned to Rome in the evening.
Many Muslims focused on selling religious souvenirs to the Catholic pilgrims, with portraits of His Holiness on badges, keyrings, and banners. White-and-yellow Vatican flags were flown throughout the Muslim-majority city. The Baščaršija, the old Ottoman marketplace at the center of town, was as lively as ever on a peacetime Saturday.
The visit by His Holiness coincided with the twentieth anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre, where 8,000 Muslim men and boys were murdered and buried in mass graves by Serbian terrorists in eastern Bosnia. This may have been pure coincidence, but at the moment of the papal trip, Bosniak Muslim media were filled with reports of recent exhumation of corpses and their reburial in Muslim cemeteries. The contrast between the horror of Srebrenica and the papal call for peace could not have been more dramatic.
Pope Francis seems to understand the delicacy of the Bosnian religious situation. Interfaith relations, especially between Serbian Orthodox believers on one side and Bosniak Muslims and Croat Catholics on the other, remain a sensitive matter, with bitter memories, ethnic mistrust, and religious disagreements never far from people's minds. And so the pope's peace message was intentionally broad, and Croat Catholics were subdued in their political response to the visit, letting the pope's words speak for them. In Bosnia-Hercegovina, reconciliation and the avoidance of new bloodshed was the overriding—and effective—papal message.
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I know I sometimes have a warped view of my world... For example, for the past several years, I've flown over 100K miles per year on United, which has bestowed upon me the status of "Premier Executive 1K". Which basically means I'm that schmuck you hate as you're boarding, who's usually seated in Business Class with a glazed look in her eyes, trying to remember which city she's heading to next.
There are, of course, some nice perks to this program -- the aforementioned upgrades usually clear, I get treated pretty well if there are irregular operations (e.g., weather, equipment problems, etc), and... and... OK, maybe that's mostly it.
But the thing is, once you get used to the perks, it's really hard to think about going back to a lower level of status. Like I said, a warped view.
What does this all have to do with Memphis? Well, United was running a double-miles promotion, and I've always wanted to eat at C's favorite barbeque joint, the Bar-B-Que Shop, so on a total whim, we booked a ticket that would put us on the ground in Memphis for almost exactly seven hours.
It was an exhausting journey (we were in the same clothes for exactly 28 hours), totally indulgent (three meals in 5 hours), and totally invigorating. It was one of those days that leaves you marveling at how amazing the world we live in is, and was a reminder to throw caution to the wind and take life by the balls sometimes.
Rome? It was awe-inspiring, the way things that are 3,000 years old can be. And it was beautiful in its own ancient way. And Romans? Well, they're just beautiful, and beautifully put-together.
But Firenze... well, that's just another world entirely. Just as we refer to someone with myriad talents as a "Renaissance man/woman", so is Florence a Renaissance city. THE Renaissance city, if you will.
She is by turns religious and pagan, a dichotomy of broad brush strokes and fine pencil etchings, she's the San Francisco to Rome's New York - a little more out there, but still refined.
I loved Florence. Can you tell?
So. Let's move on to the food, shall we?
Fruity Pebbles Cake... at the BILTMORE Estate???
No, I'm just kidding. Well, kind of.
See, we had an appointment to meet the lovely Bernard DeLille, winemaker at the Biltmore Estate, and we'd planned to have lunch there beforehand with someone from their marketing office. But between still being stuffed from our epic meal at Table the night before, and having been completely swept up in the magic of the River Arts District, we showed up 45 minutes late and without much room in our bellies for a sit-down lunch.
So Jean took us over to their cafe, where we enjoyed some tasty sandwiches over a history lesson about the Vanderbilt family, the Estate, the farms and so on.
Anyway. We're lingering over our now-empty plates, and Colin decides he needs a little sweet treat. And dontcha know he saw some cookies in the cafe that looked rather tasty, so he hopped in there to pick one up. And in the process, he spies something of a celebration going on behind the counter.
Miraculously, the syrupy drawl comes back, and he's winkin' and flirtin' with these ladies who are just instantly smitten with him.
"Aw, it's a birthday, darlin'. We're havin' us some Fruity Pebble cake - Doreen baked it."
"You mean you ain't never tried Fruity Pebble cake? Well, child, come on over here and get a slice. It's a proper Southern tradition!"
And I must say, the thing sure as hell tasted like a bowl of sweet, tart Fruity Pebbles. The problem now, of course, is that someone keeps dropping hints about how much they loved that cake. My BFF (Google, duh) and I have worn ourselves out trying to find the origins or a recipe, to no avail.
So, good people of the interwebs, tell me: have YOU ever had or heard of Fruity Pebble(s) Cake? Did your great aunt, grandma or gay manny hand you down a well-worn recipe card? If so, would you like to share? Post a comment, or send me an email... we'll tell you how it turns out in the hands of a pair of West Coast heathens.
What could I tell you about Asheville, North Carolina that would do it justice?
I could mention the 854 photographs that Colin* took.
Or I could tell you that a certain chef with a very bright future in the Bay Area moved on a whim when his wife BOUGHT THEM A HOUSE there on vacation. Without him.
I could speak volumes about my difficulty in starting this post, and finally realizing that it needs to be a series to really express my little infatuation with this town.
Look, I know I couldn't really live there. It's still a town where young people (albeit heavily inked and pierced young people) settle down to have their families, and we all know that I don't want bebes. And it's still awfully close to the Deep South, a place where people with names like "Fatemeh"stand out like... well, for lack of a better term, giant bulls-eyes.
But that Asheville... there is something very special going on there.
A "vibe" that keeps the energy flowing well into the night, whether you're strolling down the main drag in the center of town or parked on a barstool near the Grove Arcade with a sampler of local beers in front of you.
Artists who capture your heart and take your breath away, simply by creating Japanese maple leaves out of nothing more that a small square of iron, a hot oven, and their life force.
Chefs who speak with passion about the farmer's they talk to every week, and farmers who swear by their relationships with those chefs. And their love of southern food -- biscuits and gravy with homemade sausage, pineapple upside-down cake, and anything made with cornmeal.
As you can tell, I've got lots to say about Asheville. So why haven't I written sooner, you ask?
Well, it turns out I've got this thing called a conscience. And there's a rather large part of me that has felt truly odd writing glowing reviews about a place that I spent only a small bit of my own money to visit.
The more I thought about it, though, the more I realized that the whole point of this exercise was to explore a place I hadn't seen, had hardly heard of, in fact. And why SHOULDN'T I open up my experience to you? I would have written about the poorer aspects of our visit, too, if there'd been any. It just so happens that these people and this place are so damn friendly, and so damn pleasant, and so hospitable** that there was honestly nothing to complain about.
(Except maybe the Aveo. Really, Chevy? Did you have to put a golf cart engine into this thing?).
So, yea, I've got a couple of posts coming about Asheville. And then some catch up posts about Vail and the Farmer's Market, plus a couple of snarky tidbits from the food (and elsewhere) news pages.
*Yes, Colin is the mysterious "C". I finally got him to agree that you stalkers out there would find him out soon enough, especially since his (stellar and stunning) landscape photography may soon be featured in a few places out there in the interwebs.
** You don't know from hospitable until you've been offered a slice of Fruity Pebbles birthday cake by a sweet-as-molasses cafe worker on -- get this -- the Biltmore Estate. Colin's drawl comes in handy after all.


The heathland of Beacon Hill is an important site for wildlife, providing varied habitats for a wide range of plants and animals. Due to its ecological and geological importance, much of the country park is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and areas around the summit are protected as a scheduled ancient monument (SAM).
The grazing livestock within the country park are vital in controlling scrub and encouraging the growth of heathland plants and wild flowers. Mixed herds of cattle and sheep graze the heathland and meadows throughout the year. Alpacas, which are native to South America and are naturally protective, have also been introduced to watch over the sheep.
Rare breed pigs are used during the summer months to help restore the valuable heathland habitat by uprooting and clearing the unwanted species such as bracken and birch scrub, allowing heather and gorse to grow. A walk along the trails through the woodlands at Beacon Hill is special at any time. Watch out for carpets of Bluebells in the spring and the vivid colours of autumn late in the year.
During the summer months our wildflower meadows add splashes of colour and attract a host of bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects. The meadows are cut for hay in late summer providing winter feed for our grazing livestock.


We were invited to the home of a friend where each guest was challenged to memorize or read a selection of poetry. The children varied in age from early elementary to high school. Each one took turns presenting before the group – passionate and joyful in their recitation or reading. Afterwards, the students and parents shared refreshments and exchanged reference material for their selections. It was an infusion of knowledge to all of us! By the time we left, we had a list of books and poems to read over the coming weeks. My favorite suggestion of the day was a book called, The Harp and Laurel Wreath: Poetry and Dictation for the Classical Curriculum.
In scripture, the Greek word used for "masterpiece" or "workmanship" is poiema. From this Greek root word, we derive our English words for "poem" and "poetry." Poetry is art, and in scripture we are reminded that we are God's masterpiece. (Ephesians 2:10) Translation: God created us to be His divine poetry. With this new appreciation for poetry, let's look at how to weave it into our everyday.
T. S. Eliot remarked, "April is the cruelest month," in his poem entitled The Waste Land, published in 1922. Today, April is known for creative poetry celebrations and the resurgence of spring. Nearly seventy-five years after this publication, the creative art of poetry is celebrated each April with National Poetry Month. This celebration was inaugurated by the Academy of American Poets in 1996 to celebrate poetry and its power in the culture of America. However, poetry is powerful throughout the world and the power of self-expression crosses all boundaries and age levels.
Julie began her first teatime in 1997, just one year after the creation of National Poetry Month. She discovered that the creative afternoon pause made space for rich learning and "greater awareness of the power of language, the apt word, linguistic musicality, the impact of a metaphor, and the joy of creativity." (poetryteatime.com) She offers a free quick-start download from her website, as well as a book called, Poetry Teatime Companion.
On April 17th , the world celebrates the art of Haiku poetry. National Haiku Poetry Day was registered by Sari Grandstaff in 2007. Haiku poetry challenges writers to express their message in 17 simple syllables. These syllables are arranged in three lines with a '5-7-5' pattern. This poetry is treasured for its simplicity while conveying depth and meaning. Haiku poetry appeals to one of the five senses and usually contains a seasonal word, which indicates what season of the year the Haiku is set.
English Haiku does not usually follow the strict syllable count. You will often see English Haiku poems with 10-14 syllables. Once your students embrace the traditional concept of '5-7-5', you might branch out to an English Haiku. Your "wordy students" will enjoy the freedom.
Take some time to focus on the culture of Japan and allow your students to learn the creative art of Haiku poetry. Create a quiet space with matcha tea. Include Haiku poetry and you'll create a memorable tea for your dear ones. We've put together some PDF resources to help you host your very own Haiku Poetry Tea and they are completely free! Just enter your name and email below.


Paul Angone, best-selling author, national speaker, and leading Millennial voice brings a unique blend of passion, hilariousness, and insight to captivate audiences like few can – whether on TV, radio, or speaking on stage.
He shares secrets on how thrive in today's new economy that are relatable to all ages. Also as being one of the leading experts in the nation on the Millennial Generation with a master's degree in Organizational Leadership he shares the secrets to leading, engaging, marketing to, and retaining Millennials.
Paul Angone is the voice to, and for, the Millennial Generation. He is the author of the newly released All Groan Up: Searching For Self, Faith, and a Freaking Job! (Zondervan) and 101 Secrets For Your Twenties (Moody).
He is also the creator of AllGroanUp.com, which has received millions of views from 190 countries. Paul has proven time and time again that he knows how to create sticky, highly shareable content for the 90 million+ that make up the Millennial Generation with articles like 21 Secrets For Your 20s and 25 Signs You're Having a Quarter-Life Crisis spreading like internet wildfire.
Paul has also spoken to over 15,000 millennials nationwide and he has master's degree in Organizational Leadership where he focused his research on emerging adulthood and the Millennial generation.
Tips and strategies for feeling at home in your "groan up" pants that are relatable to all ages.
Statistics that will shock your audience about the challenges facing Millennials.
3 tips for effectively leading, engaging, and parenting Millennials that they'll never tell you.
Why 97% of Millennials suffer from what I have coined as The New OCD – Obsessive Comparison Disorder. What is it, why it's so harmful, and how you cure it.
3 common reasons college graduates are failing to launch into the real world, and what parents, leaders and Millennials can do to help cushion the crash.
Why twentysomethings are struggling to become adults.
Plus…he can lightening round many more secrets for being successful in your twenties that NO ONE else is talking about.
Paul Angone has been featured in Bloomberg, The Chicago Tribune, Business Insider, EntreLeadership with Dave Ramsey, The Huffington Post, SiriusXM radio, Main St., The Chelsea Krost Show, PolicyMic, Collegiate Magazine, The Ken Coleman Show, Thought Catalog, Love and Respect NOW, Verily Magazine, People of the Second Chance, Life After College, etc., with viral article smash hits on Relevant Magazine.
My twenties were like the new puberty—awkward, sweaty, weird, and life-changing, except no one warned me about them. Paul Angone's voice in is not just a warning; it is a conversation, a pep talk, wisdom mixed in with funny stories, and encouragement that not only can you survive this groan-up life; you can live it well.
Paul Angone must live inside my house regularly filled with twentysomethings. He gets this generation like few people I know. This book is hilarious, insightful, brilliantly written, and filled with wisdom. Don't miss the opportunity to give this book to any young adult you know. They will read it because it's practical, and when they finish the book, they will call it enjoyable, insightful, challenging, and even life changing.
Life will never feel like it's supposed to. That's just one of the many motivating gems in Paul Angone's 101 Secrets for Your Twenties, which is the mid-to-late Millennials' answer to the Quarterlife Crisis. As a companion to Paul's successful website, AllGroanUp.com, the book gets to the heart of the worries on every twentysomething's mind and addresses them with straight-talk and humor.
This book is funny, heartfelt, and important. Your twenties are a time of life that most people tend to glamorize or dismiss. Paul does neither. I especially liked #6.
I love this book. 101 Secrets for Your Twenties is like a concentrated blender-shot of fluorescent green, ice crystally advice, insight, and wisdom. Toss your head back and enjoy the cold jolt.
101 Secrets is a masterpiece. Full of brilliant advice wrapped in belly-laughing hilarity, Paul Angone has a true gift for troubleshooting the trials and tribulations of post-grad adulthood. This book is a must-read for twentysomethings and beyond who are struggling with how to navigate in today's hyper-connected, chaotic world-and the book itself is formatted as a fun, engaging page-turner. Paul promises "wheelbarrows full of wisdom-stuffed pearls, laced with humor and vulnerability," and that's exactly what you're going to get. Just don't ask him to whip you up a Venti half-caf 2.5-shot sugar-free-vanilla no-foam upside-down latte.
Paul gives humorously wise insights that will give twentysomethings a sneak peak of what's to come, perspective that will help them breathe and the reality that they aren't alone. My top three . . . er . . . sixteen were: #2, #3, #7, #9, #18, #21, #24, #38, #47, #77, #80, #84, #87, #95, #100 and #10's nineteenth point made me say, "TRUTH!" out-loud. Being the ripe 30-year-old that I am, you can trust me.
Paul is an emerging voice for this generation. He understands the unique struggle of those going through the rocky, ambiguous, thrilling decade of their twenties and has a gift for delivering rock-solid truth packaged in laugh-out-loud humor.
Paul knows twentysomethings. He shares secrets that are really gold, even to non-twentysomethings. Gold to understanding twentysomethings. Gold to understanding today. Understanding this generation. Understanding your kids. The book helps me be a better father . . . a better pastor. I feel more prepared. Don't tell my boys-or the young people at my church. It's supposed to be a secret.
101 Secrets is the perfect mix of humor and wisdom. I read it in a single sitting, but the insights will stick with me for a long time. My favorites are #2, #5, #33, #71, #81 and #97 (plus several more but I was only allowed to pick a few). Where was this book when I graduated from college?
What Paul Angone has done in 101 Secrets for Your Twenties may well be the definitive field manual for post-graduates. He's a gifted writer, blending humor, stories, truth, and advice in a way that makes anyone the wiser for picking this up. Best of all, he helps young people lay a foundation for success later in life. If you don't believe me, then read #7, #19, or #61.
I always tell people that I'm enjoying my 30s way more than my 20s and now I know why: I didn't have this book! Secrets #21 and #36 alone would have helped me through so many situations. I can't tell you how happy I am that this book exists for the next generation!
As a recent escapee of my twenties, I wish I had been given a book like this when I graduated from college. In an age when we are led to believe that a college diploma is a winning lottery ticket for a dream job, and uber-success is as easy as writing the perfect status update on Facebook, Paul's book is a fantastic, fun, and above all true guide for the often frustrated, fearful, or just flat broke twentysomething. Keep a special lookout for secret #8, #21, and #76. Secret #76 has been pretty much the last ten years for me.
101 Secrets for Your Twenties is a refreshingly honest compilation of life truths. Paul Angone has cleverly put into words our twentysomething experience, yet with a passionate andpurposeful goal of helping young adults navigate this unique stage in life without regret. If you're like me, you'll laugh (especially at secrets #5, #17, and #44), ponder (secrets #29 and #43), and say a lot of "Amens!" along the way (secrets #1, #21, and #53).


I don't have six geese a-laying, so I thought I'd highlight the top six posts for 2013 on this Sixth Day of Christmas. Saint Sam always reminds me that numbers never lie, so here are the top six posts by the numbers.
Number 6 – An Attitude of Gratitude. I wrote this post two years ago around Thanksgiving. It goes to show that some topics, like gratitude, are timeless. They resonate and remain relevant regardless of when written.
Number 5 – Asking Saves Kids. This one surprised me. I learned about this national day, Asking Saves Kids (ASK), while attending an Organizing for Action event on reducing gun violence. I wrote it as a public service announcement; my code for not being disappointed if my numbers takes a dip. Every blogger has those topics that need to be written, but no one wants to read. Was I wrong! Parents are concerned about firearms in the homes of where their children play. Just one statistic: 80% of the children who are injured or killed in unintentional shootings are shot in their own homes or in the homes of relatives or friends (Pediatrics 2005).
I grouped them together because if someone read one post, they then read the rest of the posts in the series. Mahatma Gandhi wrote about these seven social sins, or blunders as he called them, in 1925. They were the foundation of my personal Lenten study in 2012. Still relevant, maybe more so, today.
My brother died at the end of 2012. Needless to say, 2013 was a tough year. Grief is both personal and universal. Grief can also be healing and divisive. Grief exposes the good, the bad, and the ugly in individuals and families. Our family is no different.
Number 2 – Eternal Scheme Daily Word. My sister gave me a set of "angel cards" when I came out to California for the birth of our youngest granddaughter in 2010. I took that concept and created a devotional based character-type words like beauty, gratitude, integrity. Each word features a beautiful photo taken by my sister or myself, an inspirational quote, a sacred text, an action, and a prayer. Saint Sam wrote an algorithm that generates a randomly selected word with the click of a green button. I love the idea of a randomly given word and beautiful picture to be my thought or spiritual guide for the day. It seems, that others do too.
Number 1 – Gun Deaths Since Newtown. I was so disgusted with Congress' inability to pass common sense gun legislation in the aftermath of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, December 14, 2012 – also the same day of my brother's memorial service, and his was a gun death. I wondered how many had died from gun deaths since Newtown and found Slate magazine's online graphic that was being crowdsourced to document the real lives lost behind the numbers. For the past year I updated the daily list as a way to honor those who have died from gun violence and to illustrate the enormous public health issue gun violence is in the United States. I know many found my site in their search for more information regarding a loved one's death. Others emailed with questions, and some in anger, but all came from that raw place of grief. There are a lot of people trying to make sense out of the senselessness of gun violence.
On this Sixth Day of Christmas, I am thankful for you readers and the privilege of sharing my thoughts.


Nevermind that last entry about switching to Safari. It's still pretty annoying -- the white box for blocked ads is still there and although it is a bit snappier, the rendering engine is a bit slow. So, here I am! Back with my trusty Mozilla Firebird. I should have never left (cool widgets aren't worth it)!


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Frostburg State University is a comprehensive regional university offering strong programs in liberal arts and sciences, business, education, environmental studies and the arts; FSU is situated in the beautiful mountains of Western Maryland.


The register office of the local authority association of Birkenfeld is located inside the town hall in Schneewiesenstrasse 21, 55765 Birkenfeld.
The birth of a child must be registered at the register office within one week. In the case of a hospital birth, the duty of registration is incumbent on the body that owns/operates the hospital.
• Any other person who was present at the birth or who, based on his/her own knowledge, is informed of the birth. This group includes in particular doctors and midwives.
The child is registered at the register office of Birkenfeld/Nahe in Schneewiesenstrasse 21, 55765 Birkenfeld.
If you submit foreign documents, you need to ensure that they comply with certain requirements if used in Germany.
A great deal can be sorted out and organised long before the birth.
Please contact Ms. Antes or Ms. Geibel in good time to obtain the necessary information!
Why not give us a call? We would be pleased to provide any information concerning the necessary documents over the telephone.
Since May 15, 2013, the option of registering so-called "star children" at the register office and obtaining the corresponding certificate has been available. Star children are all children who did not show any sign of life and weighed less than 500 grams at birth.
• If the mother is unmarried: identity card of the mother and, if available, an acknowledgement of paternity plus the identity card of the father.


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USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is maneuvered by tugboats in the James River during Ford's turn ship evolution during its post-shakedown availability in March 2019 at Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding. (Photo: U.S. Navy)
By Richard Abott |
@ReaderRabott
Top Navy officials told the Senate Armed Services Committee today they expect the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) aircraft carrier to finally be ready by October and that incremental funding authority for amphibious ships could allow the Navy to reach 37 amphibious ships FY 2024.
Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer confirmed the Ford is now expected to finish its post-shakedown availability (PSA) in October, reiterating what Navy acquisition chief James Geurts told the House Armed Services Seapower subcommittee last month. The PSA was originally scheduled to be finished by July (Defense Daily, March 27).
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is maneuvered by tugboats in the James River during Ford's turn ship evolution during its post-shakedown availability in March at Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding. (Photo: U.S. Navy)
Spencer admitted beyond the ship having to verify new technologies like the Electromagnetic Aircraft launch System (EMALS), Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) and Advanced Weapons Elevators (AWE), several systems have pushed the PSA from July.
There are other items pushing the availability out such as main thrust bearings, propulsion, and just the whole general PSA schedule."
Spencer said he was "fairly confident" the ship would be ready to leave port by October.
"This is new technologies, I don't want to use that as an excuse but I will tell you we are confident working with the contractor that this is the goal, that we will get the Ford out the door in October."
The Ford has been plagued with various delays, with this PSA delay largely driven by problems with the propulsion bearing system and the elevators. The carrier has four bearings that transfer thrust from its four propeller shafts and the issue caused the Navy to include repair costs in a reprogramming request last summer (Defense Daily, July 19, 2018).
The carrier also is designed to hold 11 AWEs, but the second elevator was only accepted in March (Defense Daily, March 6).
Earlier this year, Jennifer Boykin, president of shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries' [HII] Newport News Shipbuilding said the company expects to turn over four upper stage elevators while another four to five lower stage elevators would be in the certification process by the time the Navy finishes the PSA and reaches its sail away date (Defense Daily, Feb. 1).
Notably, in January, Spencer said he promised President Donald the AWEs would be finished by the summer when the carrier completes its PSA and leaves port "or you can fire me" (Defense Daily, Jan. 8).
Separately, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson told the committee that incremental funding authority Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) is pushing for could get the Navy to reach 37 amphibious ships by FY 2024.
The Navy's FY 2020 budget request delayed funding for the America-class amphibious assault ship LHA-9 and the second San Antonio-class Flight III Landing Platform Dock, LPD-31 to buy a third Virginia-class attack submarine (Defense Daily, March 14).
Last month, Wicker asked Navy officials during a Senate Armed Services Seapower subcommittee hearing if it would be helpful if Congress allowed incremental funding for the LPD and LHA, rather than merely let them be delayed as planned (Defense Daily, March 29).
Geurts agreed this would let the Navy accelerate how it spends the $350 million appropriated for the programs in FY '19.
USS America (LHA-6)
On Tuesday, Wicker asked the question again and Spencer agreed it would be helpful.
Richardson also said there is still the enduring need to reach 38 amphibious vessels, the Navy's top line goal.
"Our current shipbuilding plan gets us to 36 by FY '24, five years. With this incremental funding authority that we've been discussing, we might be able to accelerate and get even closer to 37. And so we're paying a great deal of attention to meeting that requirement," the CNO said.
Last month, Geurts told reporters he is specifically hoping to pull LHA-9 up in the budget plans in FY '21. Without procuring LHA-9 faster, the shipbuilders would have a seven-year break in shipbuilding and Geurts said he was concerned with losing part of the LHA workforce.
SECNAV: Ford Issues Due To Cost Cap, Explains Timeline
Wicker Pushes For Advanced Work On Amphibious Ships
Defense Spending Bill Takes Out Sub And Adds Amphibs
SECNAV Assures Trump 'You Can Fire Me' If Carrier Elevators Not Fixed By Summer


Rob studies the origin and maintenance of biodiversity, specifically plant form and function with an ultimate goal of furthering integration of evolutionary theory and developmental biology. He tackles these problems by examining developmental variation at the intraspecific level using a variety of techniques and approaches including quantitative genetics, genomics, transcriptomics, anatomy, morphology, and physiology in plants from a variety of natural, model, and crop systems.
Prior to joining the Biology Department at Miami University, Rob earned a B.A. in Biology from Reed College in Portland, OR. After his undergraduate studies, he worked for AgResearch, Ltd (Palmerston North, New Zealand) and the University of Maryland. He received his Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Colorado at Boulder with Pamela Diggle (now at the University of Connecticut). At the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Rob received a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship work with Cynthia Weinig.
Logan is a Botany Major who joined the lab to work on an independent study project concerning the development in Erythranthe gemmipara. In addition to his work in Erythranthe, Logan pitches in on a variety of Brassica projects.
Grace is a Botany and Creative Writing double major at Miami University. She joined the Baker Lab in 2017 and in addition to her work in the lab, which includes bulking the Brassica RIL population, she is participating in the Plant Bio Super Group meetings in the Biology Department and is working on several writing projects for the lab.
Eastyn is a recent convert to Botany from Bioengineering. In the Baker Lab, her current work focuses on the effects of plant-microbe interactions on root anatomy in Brassica rapa and stomatal density across multiple Brassica species. In addition to her work in the lab, Eastyn is a former member of the Miami University Equestrian team and continues horseback riding in her spare time (when she's not working weekends in the lab).
Jared Lutz is a Biology major who is troubleshooting high-throughput non-destructive protocols for quantifying leaf venation using several biomedical image analysis programs in the Baker lab. Jared is also captain of the Miami University water skiing team, and recently lead the team in their winning bid for the national championships!
Ranger's dogged work ethic and willingness to go just about anywhere and do just about anything to finish a job once started – typically fetch – serve as an inspiration to us all. Plus, he's fluffy.
Casey is an undergraduate at Homboldt State University who joined the Baker Lab during the summer of 2018 for an NSF-REU program focused on Ecology in Human Dominated Landscapes. Casey worked on quantifying the micromorphological and anatomical inputs to Water Use Efficiency in a mapping population of Brassica rapa to elucidate genomic loci that could be used for increasing WUE and therefore improving agricultural sustainability.
Asuman Inan was an undergraduate student at Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey. She worked on a number of projects including a multi-population developmental analysis of Mimulus branching patterns and a näive Bayes multiclass approach to high-throughput phenotyping in Brassica.


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10 disease-related memorials in London – A recap…
by exploringlondon September 2, 2020
We've reached the end of our series on disease-related memorials in London. But, before we jump into the next Wednesday series, here's a recap…
1. The Broad Street pump…
2. Commemorating the monks who died in the Black Death…
3. The Lambeth cholera epidemic memorial…
4. Edward Jenner statue…
5. Sir Ronald Ross…
6. Human BSE (vCJD) memorial…
7. The Great Plague of 1665…
8. Former site of the Hospital for Tropical Diseases…
9. The Imperial Camel Corps Memorial…
10. Thomas Hodgkin…
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An update on Honduran transgender woman fighting for asylum in the U.S.
Nicol carries her luggage to the port of entry in Nogales to seek asylum.
From March to April this year, undocumented immigrant prosecutions have increased by 30 percent, according federal numbers tracked by the nonprofit TRAC, located at Syracuse University.
TRAC researchers say there is a direct correlation between Attorney General Jeff Session's April announcement of "zero tolerance" when it comes to prosecuting all cases involving those suspected of entering the U.S. without proper documentation and the prosecution rates.
Border/Immigration reporter Nancy Montoya has been following a Honduran transgender woman as she attempts to win asylum in the U.S.
Nicol Garcia, 22, was born Dago Alberto Garcia in Honduras. She made the months-long journey to get to the Arizona border after being attacked and sexually assaulted in Honduras for being transgender. She turned herself into U.S. customs on May 18 at the Nogales Port of Entry.
She was eventually transferred to an immigration detention center in Cibola, New Mexico. The facility houses more than 50 transgender women.
She doesn't know what will happen to her asylum request. She says when she arrived at the Nogales Port of Entry, she was very sick. She says customs agents were kind to her. Nicole was eventually transferred to the Cibola Detention Center in New Mexico, where she has lost 18 pounds, now weighing a little more than 95 pounds.
She says she is depressed. Several nonprofit organizations are working on her case and her next court hearing is today. We will continue to follow her case as we hear from her.
Nicol rests at a women shelter in Nogales, Sonora, after making a six-week trip to get to the U.S.-Mexico border. She plans to seek asylum.
A nonprofit group, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, has agreed to provide Nicol with legal representation. The nonprofit is made up of almost 400 affiliates around the country that have ramped up their representation of the immigrant population who are either fighting deportation or like Nicol, in the asylum process.
Jean Atkinson is the director of the agency. She says in Nicol's case, she presented herself to U.S. customs legally.
"There is a difference if you present yourself at a port of entry", said Atkinson. "You're not doing anything wrong. You are accessing what the law allows you to access," she said.
Michelle Mendez, the director of the agency's Defending Vulnerable Populations Project, says without an attorney the chances of being deported are eight times more likely.
"The problem is that most immigrants do not have counsel," said Mendez, "because there is no 6th Amendment right to counsel in immigration court."
With legal assistance from Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Nicol now has someone fighting on her behalf.


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Business Analyst (#15968666)
Global fashion retailer
N-iX is an international company with Ukrainian roots that helps businesses across the globe develop successful software products. Founded in 2002, N-iX has come a long way and increased its presence in six countries spanning Europe and the US. Today, we are a strong community of 1,800+ professionals and a reliable partner for global industry leaders and Fortune 500 companies.
About our partner:
Our customer is a leading fashion retailer and retail innovator. We can not share who they are, but we can assure you that they are taking a big part of your wardrobe and you adore them. We are looking for experienced Business Analysts to join our team and focus on customer pain points and PO vision. The BA who will join our team is going to work closely with the PO, our clients, and the technical team.
What You Will Bring to the product:
Support the end-to-end product strategy, defined by Product Owner, helping to define and shape solution value through a focus on customer pain points and PO vision
Captures requirements from business stakeholders and prepares user's stories with detailed acceptance criteria
Drive an MVP mindset across the team, ensure that the definition of minimum value and user-testable team outputs
Work closely with technology teams to ensure the delivery of User Value in line with User Story goals
Support a shared understanding of User Stories across the team, particularly why they are valuable/prioritized
Ensure backlog captures dependencies on vendors and other parallel work, being closer to Technical / Process detail than Journey Owner
Ensure the roadmap is aligned with backlog priorities
Solid understanding of the MVP mindset, understanding of the value of short-term planning
At least 2 years experience of working in Scrum, SAFe or LeSS framework environment
Experience with writing User Stories, decomposing work to drive prioritization
Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate complex messages and trade-offs, telling a compelling story
Comfortable with processes/ technology/IT to be able to understand and help problem solve with the technical team(s), addressing their concerns
Strong leadership and influencing skills, with confidence in explaining complex processes or technical details to diverse groups of people
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Buy (russo:Буй)) é uma cidade na Oblast de Kostroma,Rússia,que se entende até o rio Kostroma. Sua população é de 27.392 habitantes (censo de 2002).

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Day traders and Reddit are loving Trump's new media company
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It's a bird, it's a plane, it's...possibly another meme stock?
Digital World Acquisition, the special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) now tied to the latest media and technology venture of former President Donald Trump, saw its stock soar Friday morning, "triggering a halt for volatility" after quadrupling on Thursday, Bloomberg reports.
The ticker by which the SPAC trades — DWAC — was "was among the most popular mentions on Reddit's WallStreetBets, which indicated that DWAC could be having a meme stock moment like GameStop and AMC," writes CNBC. DWAC was the "single most actively traded stock" on Fidelity's brokerage platform on Thursday, with fans of the ex-president pumping the stock online, per Bloomberg.
SPACs work by going public and raising money from investors first, only to then find a private company to merge with, explains The New York Times. Consequently, investors that back a SPAC initially "have no clue" who a merger partner will turn out to be. That means some of DWAC's big investors were likely unaware they were supporting Trump Media and Technology Group until a deal was reached to merge the two companies on Wednesday.
Since that announcement, shares of DWAC have proved "a hit" with day traders, skyrocketing 1,225%, writes Bloomberg. Its price "nearly tripled" to $131.90 when the market opened Friday morning.
The ex-president hopes the deal — which values his media company at about $875 million, including debt — gives him enough cash to launch a new social media app in 2022 dubbed TRUTH Social, whose purpose is "to create a rival to the liberal media consortium and fight back against the 'Big Tech' companies of Silicon Valley." Unfortunately for him, however, it looks like some hackers have already started that war's first battle.


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Instruction in astronomy commenced in 1892 as an offering of the Mathematics Department.1 In August 1921, the Board of Trustees authorized that the Division of Astronomy in the Department of Mathematics be organized as a separate Department of Astronomy.2 In 1957, the Department began a program of cooperative investigation with the United States Office of Naval Research3 and, in 1962, the radio telescope site at Vermilion River Observatory was completed.4 The courses offered range from descriptive astronomy to aeronomy,5 with B.S.,6 M.S. and Ph.D. degrees offered.7
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2. Board of Trustees Transactions, 34th Report, August 1, 1921, p. 17.
4. Board of Trustees Transactions, 52nd Report, November 9, 1962, p. 261.
5. Undergraduate Course Catalog, 1972/74, pp. 61-62.
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NEWS: Rebel Women of Sunderland @ Pop Recs Ltd.
An exhibition celebrating the lives of the rebel women of Sunderland takes place as part of Heritage Open Days
By Claire Dupree on Thursday, September 12th, 2019
Image: Kenickie by Kathryn Robertson
Selected to represent the diversity and achievements of women in Sunderland, fourteen women's lives will come under the spotlight as part of the 25th anniversary of Heritage Open Days this month. The Rebel Women of Sunderland was inspired by the popular children's book Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls, which shines a light on the achievements of women around the world.
Crowd-sourced through social media, with over 100 nominations received, the team at Sunderland Culture whittled the extensive list down and commissioned two young female creatives from Sunderland – illustrator Kathryn Robertson and writer Jessica Andrews – to collaborate on the project, producing illustrations and stories to tell their tales.
The Rebel Women of Sunderland included in the exhibition are Dr Marion Philips, the first female MP in Sunderland; Margaret Dryburgh, teacher and missionary; Ida and Lousie Cook, activists who smuggled Jews out of Nazi Germany; Elizabeth Donnison, founder of the Donnison School; Hope Winch, first head of the University's pharmacy department; Kenickie (Lauren Laverne, Marie Nixon and Emma Jackson), one of the most famous female-led bands to come from Sunderland; Steph Houghton and Jill Scott, England footballers; Abbie Robinson, Team GB paraclimber; Kate Adie, journalist and broadcaster and Emeli Sande, musician and University of Sunderland Chancellor.
Laura Brewis, Creative Producer at Sunderland Culture, said: "The theme of Heritage Open Day is 'People Power' and we wanted to take this opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women from the city from a historical perspective, but also in the present. Many of these stories are unknown and we were very keen to highlight them.
"We were thrilled to get so many nominations and we know that this is just the start of the Rebel Women of Sunderland project – we hope to tell more stories in the future and encourage people to keep nominating! That we were able to do this by commissioning young female creatives from the city is also really important, as we hope that hearing these stories will inspire the next generation of Rebel Women in the city."
The illustrations and stories will be on display at Sunderland Culture's Mini Manifestos family event on Saturday 14th September at Pop Recs Ltd's High Street West store, where it'll remain until Sunday 22nd September.
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Nowadays, every person you meet has their own set of goals to achieve in life no matter what their age is at present. Because it is very clearly defined that age is just a number and there is nothing in this world that can stop you to achieve your dreams. Today in this article, we are going to talk about few oldest people in the world who are breaking records, which is definitely a life lesson that we need to learn as millennials.
She is 106-year-old and is known as a popular Youtuber and chef and has managed to get herself the title of oldest Youtuber in the world. On her channel, you can see her cooking variety of delicious food. And currently, she has more than 2,50,000 subscribers.
He is India's oldest marathon runner at the age of 107 years. He is also nicknamed as Running Baba and Turbaned Tornado. He believes that when he is running, he talks to God.
She is a 100-year-old yoga teacher and is also an award-winning author. She started learning yoga when was just eight years old, and now she holds the title of the oldest yoga teacher in the world.
Looking for a doctor with most years of experience in the world. Well, then Dr. Bill Frankland is the one who is also known as the Grandfather of Allergy and become world's oldest practicing doctor.
Popularly known as Skinny bones, Jim Arrington has become the world oldest bodybuilder at the age of 84 years who is retired and father of three children.
She is the world's oldest tattoo artist who started her career in tattooing since she was fifteen years. And she also recorded as the last traditional Kalinga tattooist.
He is 82 years old and has recorded himself in the Limca Book of World Records by becoming the oldest hiker to climb the Rupin Pass in the Himalayan region.
So, these were the few oldest people in the world who are breaking records and inspiring people around the world.


The seventh Middle East Shack opened in Al Fanar Mall – one of Kuwait's premier shopping destinations. It is operated by international partner M.H. Alshaya Co., and features all the mouthwatering Shake Shack classics. Stop by if you're in the neighborhood!
Shake Shack is located in the Al Fanar Mall in the heart of Salmiya – take a peek!


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The Rascoe-Harris Farm, also known as the Anderson Farm or Maplewood Farm, is a historic farmhouse in Sumner County, Tennessee, U.S.. It was built circa 1824 for Thomas Howell Rascoe, a farmer who owned six slaves in 1830. After the American Civil War of 1861–1865, some slaves became tenant farmers. The farm was purchased by Green B. Paris in 1891.

The house was designed in the Federal architectural style. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 19, 1996.

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At 23 years old, Storyboard P is a new state-of-the-art model of performance art. Dubbed the Basquiat of street dance by The New Yorker, he's elevating the genre and conversation while creating a new lexicon along the way.
Using an otherworldly combination of skill, beauty, poetry and emotion, Storyboard P has pushed street dancing in a more mature direction he terms visual recording. With the frame-by-frame precision of an animator and the awe-inducing wizardry of a special-effects artist, he communicates real life through dance. Instead of wowing his audience, he casts a spell on them.