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  A SUMMER'S POEMS

  BY

  F. J. LYS

  LONDON
  SEELEY AND CO. LIMITED
  ESSEX STREET, STRAND
  1893

These poems were written,--except No. III., which was partly written two
or three weeks earlier,--during a stay of six weeks, in August and
September, at Hallstatt, among the mountains of Upper Austria.

They are published at once, not because I am unaware of their defects,
but in the hope that, in spite of these, they may give some small
pleasure to a few friends and other readers.

  F. J. L.

  OXFORD,
  _September 28th, 1893_.

A SUMMER'S POEMS.

I.

TO THE MUSE.

      Thy whispers float upon the liquid air,
        The sunbeams quiver by thy breath made quick,
        The myriad forest-branches thronging thick
      Thrill with delight thy mystic touch to bear,
      Like an enchanted harp to fingers fair
        Yielding a music that can soothe the sick,
        Or heal a heart that cruel pain doth prick;
      Waters and winds thy living spirit share;
        Thy wrath is in the thunder, and thy tears
      Weep for man's dulness in melodious rain.
        Mistress, forgive me if on deafened ears,
      Full of life's clamour and its harsh refrain,
        Thy words have fallen all these barren years,
      And take me for thy minister again.

II.

TO A FLOWER.

      Happy blossom that shinest,
        Lit by the smiles of the sun,
      Lavishing of thy finest
        Fragrance on every one;
      Happy that ne'er repinest
        For the day when the dusk is begun,
      But humbly thy head inclinest,
        Content that thy work is done.

      Sorrowing hearts thou cheerest,
        Bidding them live like thee,
      Who calmly the wild storm hearest
        Gathering threateningly,
      And never the dark night fearest,
        And trustest that, though they be
      Withered and dead, thy dearest
        Another summer shall see.

III.

LIFE'S VOYAGE.

[Greek: Ep êeroeidea ponton plazomenoi].

      Proudly the glad ships breast the buoyant wave,
        Touched by the radiant fingers of the sun,
      Exulting in the promise of dawn, and brave
        Over the deep their unknown race to run,
          From nothingness that none remembereth
          On to the undiscovered haven of death.

      Out of the impenetrable night they drew,
        Mist-curtained, moving darkly through the haze;
      And the East brightened and the breezes blew,
        And o'er life's widening waters now they gaze,
          Greet the companions of their voyage, and know
          Some dim awakening purpose in them grow.

      Lightly they sail beneath unclouded skies,
        Effortless gliding on their easy way,
      Till the winds gather and the wild floods rise,
        And tempests frown upon the forehead of day,
          And they that fared together lonelier drift,
          Sundered by driving storms and tides that shift.

      Quenched are the beacon lights that brightly burned,
        Distant the guiding voices that were near;
      The frolic temper of the prime is turned
        To weariness, and faith is dimmed with fear:
          What if one battle against the beating waves,
          Who knows if he shall win the haven he craves?

      Where lies the haven, or if there be in sooth
        Some haven of peace for them that wrestle and fight--
      Who shall be bold to take his trust for truth,
        The gleams he follows for the world's one light,
          When to his fellows' eyes as naught they seem,
          Or but false phantoms of a fading dream?

      This way or that on waves that rise and fall--
        Falling and rising aimlessly they drive--
      Haply some flash of light, some far-off call
        Wakes them a little while to struggle and strive
          Onward with hope, until it fades again,
          And leaves them drifting on the dreary main.

      Blindly the many drift, and drifting dream,--
        Dream idle dreams, or waking scarce descry
      Aught but the froth and foam and fitful gleam
        Of clashing cataracts as they thunder by:
          They feel some short-lived passion in them glow,
          Or wondering watch the bubbles come and go.

      And here is one undauntedly that steers--
        Or there another--steadfast through the surge,
      Through storm and darkness. What is that which cheers
        His spirit in danger? what beyond the verge
          Of vision leads him on his perilous path?
          Sure naught but God's own truth such following hath.

      Faint the gleams flicker through the earthborn cloud;
        Trust thou and follow where they seem to lead;
      Soon will thy sight be clearer, and the shroud
        Of night be shrivelled, and the day succeed:
          Light may be stained or hidden, yet 'tis light;
          Trust thou and follow--'tis not of the night.

IV.

ON RE-READING 'RUTH.'

      As one that in the sapless winter of life
        Feels the benumbing touch of icy death
      Chill his warm pulses, and no more for strife
        Against the foe that ever followeth
        Finds the old fire within, or power, or breath,
      But knows that soon the eternal frost shall bind
      These failing organs of his earthly mind:

      And looking backward through the misty years
        Beyond the harvest and the summer glow,
      Into awakening life's fresh springtide, hears
        Voices that rang around him long ago,--
        Strange sweet dream-music that he seems to know,
      And dimly sees old faces that made bright
      The days of childhood with love's softest light:

      Like one beneath the glimmering starlight treading
        Ways unfamiliar save in the full sun,
      He moves bewildered where remembrance, shedding
        Faint fitful gleams, illumines one by one
        Far-distant scenes where life was first begun,
      Quick with light-hearted fancies and fresh hope,
      Fearless and steadfast with all foes to cope:

      And as he looks he wonders if indeed
        That life beyond the years be truly his--
      His those high-soaring hopes, that simple creed,
        That buoyant spirit: till some light that is
        The lode-star of his life shines out in this
      Far-off child-world, some goal whereto his aim
      Has aye been set unchangingly the same.

      And so to eyes that through long-buried ages
        Look on that alien-seeming world, that glows
      Pictured in fire upon the sacred pages
        Where God his dealings with his children shows,--
        A larger life than our dwarfed spirit knows,--
      Man in the giant vigour of his prime
      Looming heroic even through guilt and crime;

      Creature in converse with Creator,--signs
        Of power writ large in heaven and on the earth,--
      Pillar of cloud by day and fire that shines
        In darkness,--plague and pestilence and dearth
        And deluge,--almost from our very birth
      Familiar,--yet how strange and far away
      From all the fever of our little day.

      Yet as we look on that mysterious story,
        Scarce feeling kinship with that primal race,
      We that with sin have marred and dimmed the glory
        Of God's own presence manifest by grace,
        Until he seems to hide afar his face,
      Find something in our deadened hearts that rings
      Responsive to those far-off echoings.

      Ours the old war with sin, the struggle of soul
        In passions' eddying waters, ours the choice
      To falter and fail, or battle towards the goal
        Unyielding; and at times our hearts rejoice,
        When borne from out the distance comes a voice
      Of brother-men that in the self-same strife
      Have fought through weakness and have won their life.

      And more than all, when haply shines above
        The clouds and heavy mists of low desire
      The perfect beauty of true human love,
        Beaconing through the darkness like a fire,
        And witnessing that hearts can yet aspire
      To kinship with the soul that shone in Ruth,
      Of woman's faithfulness and woman's truth.

V.

[Greek: Epous smikrou charin].

      Her eyes shone bright as the luminous star
      That breaks through the shadows of dusk from far,
      And the wavy tresses that floated and gleamed,
      Guarding her radiant temples, seemed
      As the faery fires that a vision enfold,
      Or light as the tremulous flames of gold
      That quiver and glance on the forehead of dawn,
      When the curtains of night are backward drawn;
      And her smile was like to the rippling sea
      Greeting the beams of the sun with glee;
      And her voice was the singing of springtide, heard
      In the orison chanted by soaring bird,
      And in the breath of the soft west breeze
      Wooing the buds of the wakened trees,
      And in the music of fountains free
      At last from their icy slavery;
      And she moved with a step as light and glad
      As ever a nymph or a goddess had.
          Could mortal eyes on a form divine
      Gaze for a moment, and then not pine
      With passionate hunger for that sweet food
      Of the beauteous blossom of maidenhood?
      To feed for ever on that soft light
      That conquered the gloom of the world's dark night,
      And shed in its lustre a mystic sense
      Of soothing solace and joy intense?
          Could ears drink once of the silver flow
      Of melody poured from her lips, nor know
      The thirst of a madman, rendering up
      Life for the pleasure of one sweet cup?
          Seeing and hearing, he scarce wist first
      What light on his sunless path had burst,
      But he felt about him a wondrous glow
      Flooding the field of his vision, so
      That the shadows shrank as in shame away,
      And hope rekindled her flickering ray;
      And over his spirit seemed to flow
      A quickening influence, even as though,
      Out of the heavy and poisoned air
      Of some dark city, a God might bear
      One that struggled with labouring breath,
      All but held in the grasp of death,
      And might set him high on the aery brink
      Of a loftily-bastioned Alp, to drink
      The strength of the mountains--a stronger draught
      Than ever of vintage fire was quaffed,
      Coursing exultantly through and through
      His veins, and giving him life anew.
          So awhile he rejoiced, scarce heedful why,
      And the days went sweetly and swiftly by;
      Alas! too swiftly over and lost,
      Like blossoms of summer seared by the frost,
      That feel more bitter the wintry spite
      Because of the fulness of past delight.
          'Twas but a parting, and oft before
      Parting of friends, though his heart was sore,
      Parting and loss he had known to bear--
      'Tis a lesson we learn from our cradle to share:
      But a sudden anguish upon him fell,
      As upon one cast from heaven to hell,
      For a moment showed what had lifted his life
      Out of the weary and sordid strife
      Of men that struggle and die for gold,
      And sell themselves as a chattel is sold.--
          And lo! it was over, and life once more
      Must sink to the depth where it groped before:
      To part;--and it might be, never again
      To know the joy of her presence; fain
      Was his heart to utter its secret woe,
      And all the strength of its love to show.
      Sure 'twas a strength that must prevail
      To win the world, or the heavens to scale;
      High above earth she seemed, yet heaven
      Is mingled with earth by love's sweet leaven,
      And even the goddess of dawn, 'tis said,
      Deignèd a mortal man to wed.
          Yet when he looked on the light divine
      That seemed in those lustrous orbs to shine,
      His lips would falter, and pale shame froze
      The fountain of love from his heart that rose:
      How could a spirit as free as air
      Brook to be fettered, or stoop to share
      An earthlier life from her range sublime?
      Even the fancy he deemed a crime,--
      As if one dreamt to win for his own
      The queen of night from her star-girt throne
      And enjoy the light of the world alone,--
      What if he spake could she feel or say?
      Words of scorn? or of anger? Nay,
      Pity belike for a mind distraught,
      That rashly to soar from its sphere had sought.
      Harder were pity to bear than scorn;
      Better to hide how his heart was torn:
      So might the thought of that sweet time be
      Ever a cloudless memory,
      As of a day that from break to close
      Never a film on its bright face shows.--
          And so she was gone from his life, and left
      His heart of joy and of light bereft,
      And tenanted only by blank despair,
      That finds no longer the sunshine fair,
      And knows no healing for its distress
      Except to pass into nothingness.
      'Tis but a word and the tale is o'er,--
      And haply the like has chanced before,
      And it wants not this poor art of mine,--
      For he sought as his sorrow's anodyne
      The blood-red riot of war, to sate
      All thought with the numbing opiate
      Of the frenzy of battle; and gave his life
      As a prodigal gives, in an alien strife:
      And under the shroud of the desert sand
      He lies at rest in a far-off land.
          And one there is that for many a year
      Hath mourned with many a secret tear;
      And the light of her eyes is dimmed with care,
      And age has silvered her sunny hair,
      And hollower rings the full rich flow
      Of her voice; and her step is weary and slow;
      And little, I ween, is understood
      The tale of her maiden-widowhood:
      And naught of her trouble of soul she saith,
      But ever beyond the river of death,
      Soothed as she draws to its margin nigher,
      She looks to the haven of her desire:
      And dimly her gaze through the mist descries
      One that waiteth with earthward eyes,
      Fired by a deathless love whose glow
      Spoke to her heart long years ago,
      When his lips were sealed and he thought her higher
      (Coward lips!) than he durst aspire;
      And when she hid in her woman's pride
      The love for which she had gladly died.

VI.

ON A ROCK IN THE WALDBACH TORRENT.

      The leaping waters thunder at my feet,
        Thunder, and rush upon white wings of foam
        Down from the fastness of their glacier home,
      Laving the limbs that lift this rocky seat:
      They part a moment, and again they meet
        Far down the gorge, from where my slow steps clomb
        The towering mountain: jubilant they roam,
      With eager voices, hurrying to greet
        Hearts grown aweary of the wasting strife
      Of low ambition,--brother trampling down
      The soul of brother for some tinsel crown;--
        They bear cool healing for our fevered life,
            And a sweet message of serene repose
            Fresh from the pure and everlasting snows.

VII.

BY THE WALDBACH.

      Here let me dream a little, while the day
        Wears not one cloud upon his lustrous brow,
        And care and coward fears their faces bow,
      And shrink before his searching light away,
      And only what is pure and true dares stay:
        For the strong spirit of the mountains now
        Steals on me, as I lie and listen how
      Far, far below the torrent-waters play,
        And near beside me slides a sheet of foam
      Precipitous; and high above those cold
      Gaunt sentinels their silent watches hold,
        And warn the dull world from their rocky home:
            And I will ponder upon thoughts untold
            Even to the poets of the age of gold.

VIII.

IBIDEM.

      Fresh from the mountain snow,
        And the cold blue glacier-field,
      Leaping and dancing the waters flow;
        Long have they been frost-fettered and sealed,
      And freed at last they are fain to go,
        And find what riches the world may yield
          Far in the plains below.

      First by its gray ice-walls
        Moaning the torrent swirled,
      And now 'tis a cataract sheer that falls
        Over the rocks by its rush down-hurled,
      And foaming in tumult of thunder, calls
        To the dumb stark pines; and shattered and whirled
          They bow their heads as its thralls.

      Ah! but ye little wot,
        Waters so strong and free,
      That the fuller life that ye seek is not
        Like to the dreams that your young hopes see:
      Liberty soon, too soon, may be got,
        But stained and troubled your course shall be,--
          'Tis life's common lot.

IX.

AUTUMN.

      Spirit, whose silent breath
        Teaches the withering leaves
      To rejoice at the coming of Death,
        Though man at his menace grieves,
      Would that mine ear might know
        The message thou bearest of good,
      That makes them to flush and glow
        More than the summer could.

X.

'JUSTITIA EXCEDENS TERRIS.'

      Of old upon the earth sat Justice crowned,
        And truth clear-flashing from her lucent eyes
        Withered the pale and festering jealousies
      That in diseased hearts a harbour found;
      But when the voice of hate and the shrill sound
        Of rancorous spite and greed gat strength to rise,
        Borne on the vaporous breath of poisoning lies,
      Through realms that had shone pure with peace profound,
        Then wintry grief upon her bright face froze,
      And her white wings she spread, and soaring high,
      Where the unsealed mountain meets the sky,
        Mantled her in a robe of ageless snows:
      Thence in the sobbing breeze is borne her sigh,
      Thence her far voice that once was heard anigh.

XI.

THE WAYS OF LIFE.

      Narrower day by day
        Shrinks the valley we thread;
      Once how many a way
        Into the unknown led!
      All in the morning light
        Beaded with pearls of dew,
      And each, to our wondering sight,
        Full of enchantment new.

      One on the easy plain
        Loitering, one on fire
      The topmost summit to gain,
        And to mount from high to higher;
      On by the sparkling brook,
        Or climbing the steep hill-side,
      Lightly our way we took,
        For the world before us was wide.

      Lightly the branching ways
        We passed, for the gains of each
      Seemed to our dreamy gaze
        To linger within our reach;
      And all that was bright whereon
        The desires of our youth were set,
      Gathered and fused in one,
        In the glory of manhood met.

      Little of all that we saw
        The goal of our vision hath,
      And closer the dark cliffs draw
        Frowning about our path;
      And seldom they part to disclose
        Issue or choice anew,
      But the track that the child once chose,
        The man must still pursue.

XII.

TO R. H. K. AND J. M. K.

      Summer is fled, and the skies are weeping
        For withered blossom and faded scent,
      And over the face of the forest is creeping
        A flush of fever with pale fear blent,
          And even the brows of the mountains borrow
          From the gray cloud-fleeces a scarf of sorrow.

      Summer is fled, and the fleeting swallows
        Gather in grief on his path to pursue,
      But not as the loss of one that follows,
        Follows to find, is the loss that I rue;
          For cold is the north, and from true friends parted,
          Few can I find not colder-hearted.

Transcriber's Notes

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Small capitals are presented as all capitals in this e-text.

Obvious printer's errors have been repaired, inconsistent or archaic
spellings have been kept.

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From: 2/7/17
Yesterday was an exceptionally quiet and slow day as a note of caution is spreading through the global markets. Political uncertainty is rising in both France and Germany, two countries that have championed the ECB and globalization.
There is little on the economic calendar and most of the tier IS&P 500 companies have posted results thus all attention will be focused on political development both here and abroad.
Perhaps the only concrete statement to make is if the nationalist parties continue to gain momentum (and offices), especially in Germany and France, globalism will be dead in its entirety.
If this occurs, an idea has failed, the result of a dysfunctional welfare state that forgot about the voter in the hopes of some grandiose and illusive one world order. Wow! This sounds like a line from Star Wars.
Markets hate uncertainty and typically trades lower in such times. But will it be different this time, a phrase that strikes fear in anyone's heart for it is never different… there are just different people?
About 25 years ago when I first started to opine about global politics, I wrote an extensive report commenting about how the EU and ECB will prosper in good times, but will implode in economic difficulties given the simple premise of there is no interest like self-interest. I wrote in times of economic difficulty, nationalism will trump interdependency and globalism. I also remarked the culture of Western Europe is different than Eastern Europe and north is the opposite of the south, an environment that even the most thought out legislation can not overcome.
Little did I know how prophetic my remarks have become.
Today, The Establishment, defined as anyone who is in power or a position of influence, is fighting the return of nationalism via all means possible, the result of trillions of dollars invested. An idealistic idea that has come to pass because of economic injustices, the result of failed polices that only benefited a select few.
Earlier, I remarked that it is never different, there are just different people. Perhaps "normalcy" is now returning and the Arc of History was nothing other than an illusion.
Enough of the geopolitical and socio economic gobbledygook, as stated above, yesterday was a quiet day. Treasuries however did rally about a ½ point on global political concerns.
Last night the foreign markets were up. London was up 0.64%, Paris up 0.05% and Frankfurt up 0.60%. China was down 0.12%, Japan down 0.35% and Hang Sang down 0.07%.
The Dow should open nominally higher. The 10-year is off 3/32 to yield 2.43%.
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AN AMPLIFICATION OF "ANIMAL SPIRITS" VIA THE ROLL BACK OF DODD FRANK
Was President Trump's Executive Order to roll back Dodd Frank the final catalyst to spur 4% growth? As widely discussed, the economy has failed to grow by 3% per annum for a record 11 consecutive years, vastly impacting the nation's net worth and income.
I have commented many times that sentiment survey after sentiment survey has indicated that the long arm of government was the greatest threat/hindrance to economic activity. Until two years ago, the greatest fear was economic.
I have also remarked a gazillion times that capital formation is the lifeblood of capitalism and without such growth would be anemic, further stating until monetary velocity accelerates, an acceleration that is/was close to impossible because of intense regulatory burdens, growth would remain lackluster.
There are about $2 trillion in excess bank reserves versus the historical norm of $1 billion. Referencing a dated Chicago Fed report, if monetary velocity accelerated to 50% of its norm, growth would be over 6% and inflation over 10%.
Has Donald Trump released the proverbial "animal spirits," which could be a distinct possibility given recent sentiment surveys? Will these "animal spirits" be fed by the roll back of Dodd Frank that increases monetary velocity and economic activity (as well as liquidity in the markets)?
I will answer yes. Such a possibility will have a greater impact than Main Street versus Wall Street.
Speaking of which, January's labor report surprised us on the upside as both non-farm and private sector jobs handsomely exceeded estimates. The all-important labor participation rate rose from 62.7% to 62.9%.
Is this a harbinger of things to come? As noted many times from 1996-2007, 90% of jobs created were from small business, defined as companies with fewer than 400 employees.
This is the economic group President Trump is championing and will be a direct beneficiary via the roll back of Dodd Frank which in turn will permit an increase in monetary velocity and capital formation that enables greater economic growth and job creation.
Last night the foreign markets were mixed. London was down 0.02%, Paris down 0.50% and Frankfurt down 0.72%. China was up 0.54%, Japan up 0.31% and Hang Sang down 0.95%.
The Dow should open quietly lower, assessing the changed socioeconomic and geopolitical landscape. The 10-year is up 12/32 to yield 2.43%.
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Trump's Court Battle in Perspective
By: Roger Aronoff | Accuracy in Media
Now that a federal appeals court panel has upheld the freeze on President Donald Trump's executive order on refugees and immigration, he will likely have his first case before the U.S. Supreme Court in the not too distant future. This may have been an unforced error on the part of the President. While I believe it was wrong and counter-productive for President Trump to belittle the Washington state judge and suggest that even a "bad high school student" would understand the law, the media, in their hyper-hostility toward Trump, are demonstrating their complete double standard. Where was their criticism of Obama when he attacked and pressured the courts to rule in his favor, or condemned them after rulings went against him? The press was missing in action.
President Obama wasn't shy about criticizing the courts. He did so during his 2010 State of the Union address where he criticized the Supreme Court's ruling on Citizens United. "With all due deference to separation of powers," said Obama, "last week the Supreme Court reversed a century of law that, I believe, will open the floodgates for special interests, including foreign corporations, to spend without limit in our elections." Justice Samuel A. Alito made news by mouthing "Not true" in response to the president's comments.
Just "two days before oral arguments" in the Obamacare case known as King v. Burwell, writes Josh Blackman, a constitutional law professor at South Texas College of Law in Houston, Obama told Reuters, "In our view, [there was] not a plausible legal basis for striking [the IRS rule] down."
As we reported at the time, a favorable outcome of King v. Burwell could have gutted Obamacare subsidies, but the media predictably "marshaled their forces in defense of Obama and his signature legislation."
Why did the media, time and again, come to Obama's aid? It was because the media were generally in support of Obama's agenda, and more importantly, chose to cover for him and protect his legacy and political viability.
Yet, as Blackman writes, "It is wrong when Trump does it [criticize the courts]. It was wrong when Obama did it."
Ilya Shapiro of the CATO Institute finds that the Supreme Court decided unanimously against the Obama administration 44 times, nearly 50 percent more than under Bill Clinton or George W. Bush.
In other words, Obama's attempts to expand the power of the executive branch was widespread and pervasive, and he often could not win favor for his agenda, even from the two Supreme Court justices that he had named to the court. "But the reason Obama was hit with so many more unanimous decisions was because he went rogue early on, asking his staff to look for novel theories that would allow him to move forward with implementing his agenda," writes Merrill Matthews for Rare. "And if that meant twisting the Constitution—and basic logic—to get it, so what?"
"President Obama…stands alone in his pointed and directed arguments to the Supreme Court," argues Blackman. "The forty-fourth president, himself a former constitutional law lecturer, has set a new precedent for ex parte arguments [by one side only] to the Supreme Court."
The media have also continued a double standard in their coverage of presidential executive power. One example of Obama's executive overreach, although not tied to executive orders, is when he exchanged five high-ranking members of the Taliban held at Guantanamo for deserter Bowe Bergdahl "without following a statutory notice requirement." Another, the Post writes, is the "job-destroying environmental regulations" created by Obama's Environmental Protection Agency. And yet another was when Obama unilaterally changed an immigration law by ending the "wet foot dry foot" policy that had "allowed most Cuban migrants who reach U.S. soil to stay and become legal permanent residents after one year." That was a sop to the communist regime that has gripped Cuba for nearly six decades. Where were the protests then?
On a recent segment of MSNBC's "The 11th Hour with Brian Williams," Ali Velshi, formerly of CNN and Al Jazeera, said that "We're now into our third presidency where executive orders and White House action is deemed more important. George W. Bush, with the help of Dick Cheney, started this with a lot of executive orders. President Obama wasn't shy about that. He approached it differently with a lot more legal backing to his executive orders. Donald Trump has taken this to a new level."
Velshi's statement is false in several ways. First, if Obama failed before the Supreme Court so many times, it is hard to argue that he had more legal backing for his actions.
Second, executive actions have been used more frequently by a number of presidents throughout history—far exceeding the usage by recent presidents. For example, The American Presidency Project at UC Santa Barbara finds that Franklin D. Roosevelt issued approximately 307 executive orders per year, dwarfing Obama's 35 per year and George W. Bush's 36 per year. In addition, Bill Clinton issued an average of 46 per year, Ronald Reagan 48 per year and Jimmy Carter 80 per year. President Trump hasn't had enough time to demonstrate the number of executive orders that he will use over the next four or eight years.
It's true that it's not always about the quantity of executive orders, as much as it is about the substance of those orders, as Jonah Goldberg of National Review pointed out: "The entire issue of executive orders amounts to misdirection. The serious complaint is that Obama is abusing executive powers (which he is) not that he's abusing executive orders (which he may or may not be)." Citing The Washington Post, Goldberg adds: "While Obama issued only 20 executive orders in 2013 (the lowest single-year total in more than a century), that same year he issued 41 presidential memoranda to the heads of departments and agencies, along with nine additional presidential 'determinations' designed to serve as the basis for bureaucratic behavior."
While Trump's rate of executive overreach is unknown, it is clear that he is not holding back in criticizing the courts. "The opinion of this so-called judge, which essentially takes law-enforcement away from our country, is ridiculous and will be overturned!" tweeted Trump.
Judge Neil Gorsuch, Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, told Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut (D) that he finds criticism in general of a judge's integrity and independence to be "demoralizing and disheartening."
This, of course, made major national news. But Obama himself criticized the courts and bullied them to rule in his favor.
This is the state of our news media, which goes to great lengths to protect Democrats and the progressive agenda, and goes on the attack against Obama's successor. Predictably, the media are unwilling to acknowledge their blatant double standard on executive action and criticism of the courts.
Roger Aronoff is the Editor of Accuracy in Media, and a member of the Citizens' Commission on Benghazi. He can be contacted at [email protected]. View the complete archives from Roger Aronoff.
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In our search for a healthier lifestyle we came across the Sonoma Diet maybe six years ago. I loved the way it was set up and the huge selection of meals was great. Felt like I was cooking gourmet almost every night and in fact lost a few inches around the waist, my wife hates me I was not trying to lose weight. We have bought 3 or 4 of their cook books since and they are one of the ones I go to more often than not for ideas of what to do with whatever struck our fancy at the meat or fish market. I like to look at two or three of the same type of recipes from different sources for ideas and then make it with my own flair. Anyway this one needs no changes but I have tried cashews, pistachio and walnuts shhh don't tell Connie.
Combine the bread crumbs and extra virgin olive oil. Mix just to coat the crumbs. Add chopped almonds and herbs. Season with salt and pepper. Spread on a plate.
Gently press each portion of seasoned salmon into almond mixture to coat one side. Place crumb-side up on a plate.
Heat a non stick pan over medium heat. Add oil, then place the fish, crumb-side down, in the pan. Cook about 2 minutes or until the crumbs are golden brown. Carefully turn the fish and cook 2-4 more minutes until the fish is just cooked through. Remove from the pan.


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The 287(g) Program: An Overview
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The 287(g) program is named for Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and became law as part of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRAIRA). Through the 287(g) program, state and local police officers collaborate with the federal government to enforce federal immigration laws. In the past, the 287(g) program has been costly for localities, has not focused on serious criminals, and has harmed the relationship between police and local communities. This fact sheet provides an overview of how the 287(g) program works and discusses the many problems associated with it.
How does the 287(g) program work?
Section 287(g) of the INA allows the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to enter into formal written agreements (Memoranda of Agreement or MOAs) with state or local police departments and deputize selected state and local law enforcement officers to perform the functions of federal immigration agents. The MOAs are negotiated between DHS and the local authorities and include delegation of authority to a limited number of police officers. All of this must be done under the supervision of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Deputized officers are required to abide by federal civil rights laws and regulations. In general, deputized officers are authorized to:
interview individuals to ascertain their immigration status;
check DHS databases for information on individuals;
issue immigration detainers to hold individuals until ICE takes custody;
enter data into ICE's database and case management system;
issue a Notice to Appear (NTA), which is the official charging document that begins the removal process;
make recommendations for voluntary departure in place of formal removal proceedings;
make recommendations for detention and immigration bond; and
transfer noncitizens into ICE custody.
After a 287(g) agreement expires, DHS is not legally obligated to renew it. Similarly, once a 287(g) agreement is entered, it may be terminated at any time by either party.
What types of 287(g) agreements exist?
Historically, there have been four types of 287(g) agreements: the "task force" model, "jail enforcement" model, warrant service officer model, and "hybrid" model.
Under the task force model, during the course of daily activities deputized officers who encounter alleged noncitizens may question and arrest individuals they believe have violated federal immigration laws.
Under the jail enforcement model, deputized officers may interrogate alleged noncitizens who have been arrested on state or local charges and may place immigration detainers on inmates thought to be subject to removal.
Under the warrant service officer (WSO) model, ICE trains, certifies, and authorizes selected state and local law enforcement officers to execute ICE administrative warrants. These officers are permitted to perform the limited arrest functions of an immigration officer within the law enforcement agency's jails and/or correctional facilities. Unlike the jail enforcement model, ICE does not authorize the local law enforcement officer to interrogate alleged noncitizens about their immigration status.
The hybrid model combines elements of different models.
Currently, only two types of 287(g) agreements are employed in the field: the "jail enforcement" model and the "warrant service officer" model.
In 2009, ICE renegotiated all existing MOAs using a new, standardized template. In 2013, the MOA was revised again in order to increase federal oversight of state and local law enforcement and better align the program with its stated objectives and priorities. Over the next few years, several new MOAs were signed, and some MOAs with low levels of activity were not renewed.
Due to mounting concern over the impact of the 287(g) program, and in response to the growth of the Secure Communities program, the task force and hybrid models were discontinued. As of July 2019, there were 79 active jail enforcement model MOAs in 21 states and 10 warrant service officer model MOAs in Florida alone.
Federal funding for the 287(g) program hit a high in Fiscal Years (FY) 2010–2013 (Table 1). Annual appropriations cover the cost of training 287(g) officers and fund the program's management and oversight. Given the subsequent scaling back of the program, the request for appropriations decreased in FY2014.
Table 1: Federal Funding for the 287(g) Program
Appropriations (millions of dollars)
Sources: William A. Kandel, Interior Immigration Enforcement: Criminal Alien Programs
(Washington, DC: Congressional Research Service, 2016), https://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R44627.pdf; U.S. Congress, Congressional Record, 115th Congress, 2nd session, 2018, vol. 164, pt. 508; U.S. Congress, House of Representatives, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, Report (to accompany H.R. 5634), 114th Congress, 2nd session, 2017, H. Rep. 114-668, 38, https://www.congress.gov/114/crpt/hrpt668/CRPT-114hrpt668.pdf.
What training do deputized officers receive?
Deputized officers must be U.S. citizens and have a minimum of one year of law enforcement experience. Any officer deputized under the program must complete a four-week Immigration Authority Delegation Program at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) ICE Academy (ICEA) in Charleston, South Carolina. The immigration law training teaches officers how to access immigration databases, complete immigration forms, and otherwise carry out the functions of federal immigration agents. They also receive some training on civil rights, outreach and complaint procedures, and the limitations of 287(g) agreements, although there are concerns that these aspects of the training are not adequate.
Additionally, deputized officers must receive a refresher training every two years. As of March 2017, ICE had trained and certified more than 1,822 state and local police officers to enforce immigration law. Because the task force model has not been used for several years, there is currently no task force training available.
Training for the WSO Model includes a one-day, 8-hour training by ICE-certified instructors. To make it most convenient for the participating Law Enforcement Agency and to eliminate travel costs, the training can be done at a sheriff's office or online.
Are localities responsible for 287(g) program costs?
ICE covers the cost of training deputized officers, but state and local governments have to pay the majority of costs associated with a 287(g) program, including travel, housing, and per diem for officers during training; salaries; overtime; other personnel costs; and administrative supplies. Subject to the availability of funds, ICE may cover the costs of purchasing and maintaining technology, hardware, and software associated with the program. Some of the costs of detention may be reimbursed by the federal government through the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP). However, the federal government has never fully funded SCAAP, and reimbursements only cover a fraction of the costs incurred by states and localities.
How are jurisdictions chosen for the 287(g) program?
Interested law enforcement agencies can send their inquiry to ICE via email. ICE will then evaluate the inquiry and begin the process of evaluating the agency under its standards and will eventually determine whether to sign a 287(g) agreement with the law enforcement agency.
After growing concerns about how ICE vetted and chose local law enforcement agencies for participation in the 287(g) program, in 2009 ICE established an Internal Advisory Committee to review and assess ICE field office recommendations about pending 287(g) applications. The committee includes representatives from DHS' Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) and ICE's Office of Investigations, Office of Detention and Removal Operations, Office of Principle Legal Advisor, Office of Congressional Relations, and Office of Public Affairs. The presence of CRCL is intended to ensure that DHS takes into account a local jurisdiction's civil rights and civil liberties history before signing a 287(g) MOA.
How does the 287(g) program work in conjunction with other federal-local programs?
DHS maintains several different partnerships with state and local police agencies aimed at identifying deportable individuals. In addition to the 287(g) program, DHS administers the following programs:
The Criminal Alien Program (CAP) is a program that gives ICE access to jails and prisons where ICE officers can screen and interview individuals in order to identify noncitizens for deportation. CAP screens inmates from more than 4,300 federal, state, and local jails on a daily basis and claims 100 percent screening of self-reported foreign nationals within Bureau of Prisons facilities and state correctional institutions.
Secure Communities is a program through which the fingerprints of all persons arrested by state or local police are submitted to DHS and checked against immigration databases. When ICE determines individuals are deportable, it can work with the state or local police agency to take custody of them or detain them without the help of the LEA.
When a person is identified and taken into ICE custody, it can be difficult to determine which program was responsible. For example, when there is a Secure Communities "hit," a CAP officer may go to the prison or jail and conduct an interview with the individual to determine whether he or she is removable. Or if the jail has a 287(g) program, a deputized officer may perform the same function.
Problems with the 287(g) Program
287(g) Partnerships Vary by Local Jurisdiction and May Net Few Violent Criminals
The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) conducted a comprehensive analysis of the 287(g) program and found that it did not target serious criminal offenders. Half of all detainers issued through the program were on people who had committed misdemeanors and traffic offenses.
MPI found that some jurisdictions "target" their programs to identify serious criminal offenders. Other jurisdictions operate a "universal" model, designed to identify as many unauthorized immigrants as possible, regardless of criminal history. These universal models were concentrated in the Southeast of the United States.
MPI also found that the 287(g) program can be a tool for localities pursuing anti-immigrant agendas. Sheriffs, who are generally elected officials, can use the program to meet political goals and respond to community pressure to "crack down" on immigration. In southeastern states, where the "universal" model is prevalent, the immigrant population grew rapidly in the 1990s and 2000s, causing backlash and putting pressure on elected officials to reduce unauthorized immigration.
Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that 287(g) agreements in the state were primarily used to target offenders who posed no threat to public safety or individuals with no criminal record. In that state, a large share of individuals arrested by 287(g) officers in Gaston, Mecklenburg, and Alamance Counties were arrested for traffic violations, such as driving without a license and speeding. Overall, 33 percent of individuals detained through the 287(g) program were charged with traffic violations; in Gaston County the figure rose to 57 percent.
The availability of resources and detention space also determines how the 287(g) program is utilized. A large detention capacity allows for more resources to be spent on individuals who are not high-priority criminals.
287(g) Agreements Have Resulted in Widespread Racial Profiling
An investigation by the Department of Justice concluded that the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in Arizona engaged in a pattern and practice of constitutional violations, including racial profiling of Latinos, after entering a 287(g) agreement. For example, the investigation found that deputies of Sheriff Joe Arpaio routinely conducted "sweeps" in Latino neighborhoods, and that Latino drivers in certain parts of Maricopa County were up to nine times more likely to be stopped than non-Latino drivers.
A separate Justice Department investigation concluded that the Alamance County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina engaged in a pattern and practice of constitutional violations by unlawfully detaining and arresting Latinos. The investigation found that the sheriff's deputies set up checkpoints at entrances to Latino neighborhoods; that Latino drivers were up to ten times more likely to be stopped than non-Latino drivers; and that Latino drivers were often arrested for traffic violations for which non-Latino drivers received only citations.
287(g) Agreements Can Be Expensive for Localities
In February 2017, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez announced that Harris County, Texas, would terminate its 287(g) agreement, saying that the decision was a resource allocation issue. The sheriff said he would put the $675,000 the county spent on the program toward improving clearance rates of major crimes and other priorities.
Waukesha County, Wisconsin, Sheriff Eric Severson testified at a February 2017 Senate hearing that he did not have the resources for 287(g). When Senator Claire McCaskill asked him whether he planned to apply for the 287(g) program, Sheriff Severson replied:
At this time, I don't have the resources to participate with that nor is our community structure such that I don't know if that is necessarily a high priority for us right now and again I am fortunate enough to report to you today that the instances of criminal activity of illegally present immigrants beyond their status is relatively uncommon in my County and generally in Wisconsin, it is less common than some other communities.
A report by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill found that the first year of operating the 287(g) program in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, cost a total of $5.3 million. Meanwhile, the first full year of operation in the state's Alamance County cost $4.8 million.
A study by the Brookings Institution found that Prince William County, Virginia, had to raise property taxes and take money from its "rainy day" fund to implement its 287(g) program. The report found the program cost $6.4 million in its first year and would cost $26 million over five years. To cut costs, the county slashed $3.1 million from its budget—money that was intended to buy video cameras for police cars to protect against allegations of racial profiling.
Before DHS revoked its 287(g) agreement with Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office created a $1.3 million deficit in just three months, much of it due to overtime.
ICE Does Not Provide Sufficient Guidance, Direction, or Supervision
A March 2010 report by the DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that ICE and its local law enforcement partners had not complied with the terms of their 287(g) agreements; that the standards by which deputized officers were evaluated contradicted the stated objectives of the 287(g) program; that the program was poorly supervised by ICE; and that additional oversight was necessary.
A January 2009 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found that ICE had failed to articulate the 287(g) program's objectives and had not consistently communicated to local partners how to use their 287(g) authority. While ICE officials stated that the purpose of the program is to address serious crime, such as narcotics smuggling, ICE has never documented this objective. As a result, local police have used their 287(g) authority to detain and deport immigrants for traffic violations and other minor crimes.
According to the DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG), ICE did not plan adequately before approving new 287(g) participants. In September 2018, the OIG reported that law enforcement trainings were inefficient and that ICE was not monitoring officers through the completion of the required training. Although the participating local enforcement agencies were expected to function under ICE supervision, the program managers were stretched thin while assigned to oversee several jurisdictions spread over thousands of miles. This poor planning hindered ICE's ability to adequately manage, oversee, and educate participating agencies in enforcing immigration laws correctly.
287(g) Agreements Threaten Community Safety and Hinder Community Policing
The Police Executive Research Forum interviewed Maricopa County law enforcement executives who stated that by enforcing federal immigration law, the sheriff's office "poisoned the relationship between law enforcement and Latinos, hindering general law enforcement efforts within the Latino community."
A study by the University of North Carolina School of Law and the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina (ACLU-NC) found that "287(g) encourages, or at the very least tolerates, racial profiling and baseless stereotyping, resulting in the harassment of local residents and the isolation of an increasingly marginalized community."
The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the nation's premier law enforcement association, has stated:
Local police agencies depend on the cooperation of immigrants, legal and [otherwise], in solving all sorts of crimes and in the maintenance of public order. Without assurances that they will not be subject to an immigration investigation and possible deportation, many immigrants with critical information would not come forward, even when heinous crimes are committed against them or their families.
The Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA), a group of police chiefs from the 64 largest police departments in the United States and Canada, found that "without assurances that contact with the police would not result in purely civil immigration enforcement action, the hard won trust, communication and cooperation from the immigrant community would disappear."
The National Immigration Forum (NIF) has raised the concern that the WSO program could cause confusion in immigrant communities because of the newly intertwined roles of local and federal law enforcement agencies. Expanding 287(g) programs through WSOs could interfere with local law enforcement's community relationships and hinder community cooperation with local law enforcement.
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Supplier selection is likely the most asked question for someone just starting in the import business. And even though the question of supplier selection seems like a silly question, everyone should stop and ask themselves this question the moment they decide on onboarding another supplier.
First we need supplier selection, to find the preferred ones. These can be found via online business directories, commerce associations, fairs or better still, word-of-mouth.
There are different supplier selection criteria one should be looking at before even deciding to obtain quotations from a shortlist of selected suppliers.
This may not be so easy to find, as b2b traders tends not to be so vocal with their concerns or even their praises. The suppliers that do end up having their name tarnished in reviews thus tend to be the worst choice you can make, so steer well away from them, even if their pricing seems good. Speak to as many trade persons possible to find out if they have used the suppliers you have in mind.
One must remember during supplier selection that the people you will be in contact with have a vastly different cultural background and many will also have a significant language barrier. Find a supplier that you feel you can talk to about the product specifics without too much difficulty. Not only will this save you time, but also expenses arising from misunderstandings later on. Suppliers with knowledgeable salespersons that clearly want to foster a lasting relationship should be top of your list. Unfortunately, this information is only learned over time, so try and communicate with them as much as possible, without talking too much. Chinese culture tends not to favor small talk.
These communications would also give you an insight into their work ethics and how they deal with errors from both parties.
some risk remains if no personal visit is made.
Any supplier worth their salt should have financial information published somewhere. Having a look at these during supplier selection, you could easily weed out the ones who may disappoint you at a critical time, costing you both face and money. Find a list of suppliers that reports large enough cash flow so that orders can be supplied timeously. The cash flow needed differs on a case-by-case basis, but as someone just starting out; rather pick large suppliers that are willing to work with you.
So now you have come to the point where a shortlist for supplier selection has been drawn up. This then brings us to the second tier of the selection process.
Having started the communication process of the supplier selection with your shortlisted suppliers and finding out that you feel comfortable dealing with them; the time has come for requesting quotes from vendors. Remember to specify exactly what you want the vendor quotation for and what incoterm pricing you require. It is best to ask for FOB pricing, as factories are not knowledgeable on the various taxes and duties for the destination country.
Having had a look at the pricing structure you will likely see two pricing groupings, clearly separated from each other. The first group is made up of bulk suppliers who purchase directly from the factory and resell the product for a profit. This group may be of value, as they tend to offer a one stop service related to a specific product group. But this comes at a price, and the value that they add may not even be needed.
Our second, lower priced, group are the factories themselves. It may require more administrative work and negotiations to finally land the product at its destination, but if your sales volumes allows for this, it will be a much more profitable process.
Unfortunately, a third group may have slipped through the selection process as they are experts at pleasing you, and may focus a lot of energy on having a shining presence online. These are the con artist.
They may not be easily spotted, but their pricing structure normally gives them away. That being said, if anything alerts you to a possible scam, it is best to move on to the next supplier. There will be more than enough in any field other than a handful of highly specialized niches.
Pricing alone however does not seal the deal in supplier selection. Pick a few suppliers of which their pricing structure suits you and ask for specifics of the product, even better still, a sample of the product.
Most large suppliers will happily provide free samples and only charge you for shipping. Compare the detail of the product specifications or the quality of the received sample.
Only after you are satisfied with the quality you will be receiving, can you place a small order. This will allow you to see real-world performance of the supplier, as this order will likely pass through the factory like any other, not received the special attention the samples has had.
If you are happy with this order, you can then proceed to order larger orders, increasing the size as you grow more confident with the supplier's abilities.
Having found done your supplier selection we can now wish you all of the best in your quest to become the most successful importer in your area.


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US deep state scenarios on cancelling 2020 election: securing a war with Iran and marking the definite end of Democracy in America
Brazilian criminal complaint against Glenn Greenwald is an attack on Free Press
On Tuesday, a federal prosecutor in Brazil announced a denunciation of American journalist and Intercept co-founder Glenn Greenwald related to his work on a series of stories published on The Intercept and The Intercept Brasil.
The denunciation is a criminal complaint that would open the door to further judicial proceedings. It alleges that Greenwald "directly assisted, encouraged and guided" individuals who reportedly obtained access to online chats used by prosecutors and others involved in Operation Car Wash, a yearslong, sprawling anti-corruption investigation that roiled Brazilian politics.
The denunciation will now go before a judge who can approve or deny the request for charges.
The Intercept and Greenwald both released statements Tuesday decrying the federal prosecutor's accusation as an attack on Brazil's free press in line with recent abuses by the government of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro.
Abuses committed by Justice Minister Sergio Moro when he served as the pres…
Bolivia: as elections near, US-backed interim gov't mobilizes military, arrests opposition leaders
Wednesday, January 22 marks the day that Jeanine Añez is set to stand down as "interim" President of Bolivia, beginning the process for fresh elections set for May 3. Añez came to power in November, following a U.S.-backed coup that deposed the Movement to Socialism's (MAS) Evo Morales. However, she is certainly not acting as if she intends to relinquish her power, let alone move towards new elections. Instead, she has sent the military, replete with tanks and other armored fighting vehicles, into the capital cities of all nine departments of the country.
MintPress News' Ollie Vargas was on the scene in the center of the capital La Paz, where he filmed hundreds of armed soldiers performing drills outside the Cathedral of St. Francis and dozens of military vehicles circling the city, sirens on and guns drawn.
"The purpose of that is to intimidate people ahead of possible protests against the coup on the 22nd of January…This was a show of force saying you are not going to be able to mar…
BBC faces existential threat. In the 21st century, it has nobody left to lie to
by George Galloway
Whoever replaces outgoing BBC Director General Tony Hall, be sure that establishment interests will be in safe hands. But multiple scandals the broadcaster has been involved in damaged it quite possibly beyond repair.
The next director general of the BBC will be formally appointed by Sir David Clementi, educated at Winchester, Oxford and Harvard, a former deputy governor of the Bank of England, chair of insurance giant Prudential, a former director of Rio Tinto Zinc, chair of Virgin Money and CEO of Kleinwort Benson. His grandfather was the governor of Hong Kong.
Be sure then that the interests of the establishment are in safe hands.
But in truth, the new DG will be picked by another public-school Eton-and-Oxford blue-blood, Boris Johnson.
For the BBC is a "state broadcaster," just as much as the other "state broadcasters" in the world at whom they like to look down their noses.
The government of the day appoints the guiding hands at the BBC who naturally pi…
Brazil's far-right government backed terror plot against Venezuela, top newspaper reveals
Brazil's extreme Bolsonaro government backed an attack on Venezuela in a plot to overthrow its elected president. The shocking terror operation has received no coverage in mainstream US media.
by Ben Norton
Part 2 - Trilogy: 3 planned attacks on Venezuela, with help from foreign countries
With the support of neighboring right-wing countries, Venezuelan military defectors planned to launch three military uprisings against the Venezuelan government on or around Christmas Eve, according to O Globo.
The official name of the operation was Trilogia (Trilogy). One attack targeted Venezuela's Bolívar state on the southeastern border with Brazil; a second attack was planned as an amphibious invasion; and a third was to take place near Colombia's border.
Two of these three planned attacks failed, as only one of the groups carried out the orders as planned.
Brazil-backed insurgents crossed into Venezuelan territory and, on December 22, attacked the 513 Selva Mariano Montilla infantry battalion in …
Social Media and Social Control: how Silicon Valley serves the US State Department
Facebook isn't the only Silicon Valley firm with partisan oversight of what we see: the bipartisan billionaire class and their security state have partnered with tech firms since the dawn of the internet to control the parameters of users' thinking.
by Morgan Artyukhina
Part 6 - Bad actors
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Standard fare is for tips on "inauthentic content" to come from one of two places: the Atlantic Council's Digita…
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If you are a wilderness explorer or gardener, an entrenching tool is a must inclusion in your curriculum. They are light weighted, compact and major survival tool that can be carried along without any hassle. There are many benefits of using an entrenching tool and it can be used to dig a trench, sanitation hole or ditch or helps in clearing spot for pitching a tent. It is small and can be easily stuck or carried along with your luggage.
So, if you are looking for a perfect camping and wilderness tool, read the comprehensive guide to find the best entrenching tool. They can be used as self-defense tool also in alarming situations as some blades are serrated and help in cutting through. Choosing the best one is difficult but this guide will help you make the right choice.
1 Why Are The Entrenching Tools Used?
Why Are The Entrenching Tools Used?
It is considered to be one of the essential survival tools and is used in many situations. If you love going outdoors, consider purchasing one right away. Here are some of the benefits of including the entrenching tool in your survival kit.
It helps in building a temporary shelter or pitching a tent. The shovel can be used for digging and pitching tents accordingly.
It helps in digging sanitation holes while you are in the wilderness. A folding shovel can be used for digging trench or hole for use as washrooms.
Fire is an essential requirement during outdoor adventures. It helps in digging a pit for setting up fire cooking, keeping warm and keeping wild animals away.
It can be used as mini axe which can be used as saw, cutter, and chopper. It helps in chopping and cutting of firewood and food.
The sharp or serrated edges of the tool make a great self-defense tool and come handy while fighting predators.
There are many features and things you must consider before purchasing the entrenching tool. A good shovel must have certain characteristics in them. Do check for the following before making the purchase.
Material – It is important to check the sturdiness and blade material and ensure that the blade does not bend too much. The blades made of high carbon steel or stainless steel is the best and most of them are coated with black powder making the tool corrosion resistant. The tool with metal handle is much stronger and sturdy.
Portability – The tools with tri-fold design are best as they conveniently fold on self and are convenient to carry along. The tools are available either in three-piece folding or two-piece folding mechanism. The former one is more preferred as it is smaller in size and better to carry.
Blades – The more the blades are versatile, more is the utility of the tool. It is better to purchase a tool which has chopping, sawing, digging and cutting capability. Blades with both serrated edge and teeth are better.
It is original and genuine US military issue entrenching tool that is compact, light in weight and foldable. It boasts of its tri-fold design which collapses and makes the tool highly portable. It is constructed of high carbon steel that gives it its toughness and durability and does not break even after prolonged usage.
The foldable tri-axial design makes it a great utility tool for camping and exploration. It is integrated with sharpened axe edge along with serrated saw edge for better utility. The body of the tool is coated with powder coat finish.
It is a heavy duty tool made of high carbon steel that gives it maximum durability and toughness. It has an aluminum handle.
The tool is finished and coated with black powder.
It is a tri-fold design that is easily collapsible making it easy for storage and portable.
It includes both sharpened axe and serrated saw edge.
The quality of the entrenching tool is exceptionally great and has threaded handle locks blade in two positions.
One of the major cons is the finishing with black powder coating tend to chip off with time.
No additional features apart from digging.
It is genuine and original military issue entrenching tool that boasts of its strong and sturdy frame through its high carbon steel construction along with aluminum handle. The tool has great finishing as it covered by a smooth coating of black powder. The tool is a tri-fold design which becomes compact by folding on itself and is easy to carry.
The folded lightweight and compact tool can be carried in ODG vinyl cover which is included with the tool kit. It requires minimum space for storage and extremely light in weight. The tool has both serrated saw and sharpened axe edge.
Tri-fold design with the tool folding on self and on collapsing, it is easy to carry or store.
It includes both serrated saw and sharpened axe edge for better utility.
It is genuine heavy duty military issue made of high carbon steel that imparts overall strength and has an aluminum handle.
The tool is finished with black powder coat for long lasting usage and utility.
The black coating on the tool tends to chip off after prolonged use.
Functions are strong and sturdy but edges may get blunt over time.
It is a robust and sturdy foldable tool which is great for moving particles of sand, snow and dirt. It is easy to carry and highly portable with its compact nature. It is resistant to corrosion through the black coating. The tool is made of high-end steel owing to its robustness.
The tempered blade has teeth on one side for cutting while the other end has serrated blade great for slashing. It has a triangular shaped handle that makes the grip of the shovel convenient and easy. It is a great tool for outdoor activities and extremely versatile in its functions.
It is sturdy, light in weight and compact tool which is great for multiple outdoor activities.
It has tri-fold design that enables folding of the tool and makes it easily portable.
The construction is sturdy with the tool made of high-end steel that gives it extreme longevity.
The all steel construction is finished with a black powder coat that makes it resistant to corrosion.
It has tempered steel blade with serrated jaw on side and teeth on the other side.
It is extremely versatile and is great for outdoor use.
It is smaller comparatively which might be difficult for beginners to use.
Folding and unfolding sometimes is complicated.
Now that you know how useful an entrenching tool is, you must have one in your survival kit if you are outdoor enthusiasts. It is a light weighted, small and compact tool which helps in digging trench or pits while in adventures. The foldable attributes of the tool make it extremely convenient for one to carry it along.
There are many entrenching tools in the market but not all of them are of great quality and feature. The guide with best entrenching tool is created after individually testing each and every listed tool for their utility. The guide as framed and prepared by experts list out genuine pros and cons of the tools that will help you make the right selection.


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Q: Getting an error while installing mysql-server on CentOS 8 Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)
Can someone please explain why I am getting this error and how to resolve it while installing mysql-server by doing mysql_secure_installation ?
Similarly, error occurs while installing maridb-server.
[root@servera-clone ~]# mysql_secure_installation

NOTE: RUNNING ALL PARTS OF THIS SCRIPT IS RECOMMENDED FOR ALL MariaDB
      SERVERS IN PRODUCTION USE!  PLEASE READ EACH STEP CAREFULLY!

In order to log into MariaDB to secure it, we'll need the current
password for the root user.  If you've just installed MariaDB, and
you haven't set the root password yet, the password will be blank,
so you should just press enter here.

Enter current password for root (enter for none):
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)
Enter current password for root (enter for none):

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MONDAY: Heading back to work on Monday will feature a quiet start with potentially a stormy end – expect a mix of sunshine and clouds to start the day off. Temperatures will make their way to the lower 90s. By the end of the day; scattered storms will be possible, a few of which could be strong with gusty winds and lightning amid heavy rain. Lows will fall back into the 70s with storm chances continuing.
TUESDAY: Keep the umbrellas handy – periods of showers and storms will continue as a front sluggishly pushes across the region. Expect mostly cloudy skies with highs only managing the 80s. Rainfall totals could come up above 1" for many spots with locally heavier areas.
LATE WEEK THOUGHTS: The front will stall just east of the region – keeping the forecast a bit muddled with partly sunny skies with occasional showers, storms. Best rain chances will likely be east of I-55. Highs will stay near or slightly below normal – in the upper 80s to around 90°. The front will washout through the weekend – allowing temperatures to get back into the lower 90s with hit and miss storms by Sunday and Monday of next week.