Getting your first DUI is bad enough, but what happens when you get your second DUI? A second DUI offense will result in several mandatory punishments. These are generally more severe, cost more money, and take more time than those for a first DUI offense. Perhaps the most devastating consequence of a second DUI offense is having your license suspended for two years by the California Department of Motor Vehicles. This is a mandatory suspension that is not up for negotiation, but there are ways you can regain partial driving privileges before those two years are up. You may be able to get a restricted license with a second DUI if your DUI offense involved only alcohol and you complete all the requirements. To apply for arestricted license, you must first wait for a mandatory period of hard suspension to pass then apply through the DMV. The requirements for the application are extensive. You must show proof of enrollment in your court-ordered DUI education classes, submit proof of financial responsibility to the DMV, and pay a reissuance fee. You have two options if you want a restricted license after your second conviction. You can serve 90 days of your hard suspension, install an ignition interlock device, or IID, and pay a fee. This is a relatively new option for those with a second DUI offense. When DUI laws were reformed in 2010, the periods of time that a DUI offender must wait before applying for a restricted license were shortened, and the IID installation requirement was added. Alternatively, you could serve 12 months of your hard suspension, submit proof of enrollment in your DUI education classes and install an IID. You will have to keep the IID installed in your car for one year.
Even though you can be back on the road in as little as 90 days after a second conviction, it is not without conditions. A restricted license is not a fully reinstated drivers license. Your license will only be reinstated in full after serving your two-year suspension period. Your ability to drive will be limited to the parameters of the restricted license privileges until then. You will only be able to drive under limited conditions, typically to and from work and to and from your alcohol education classes. Furthermore, with your IID installation, you cannot drive any vehicle that is not equipped with an IID, even with a restricted license. Driving outside these parameters can result in your driving privileges being revoked for a longer period of time.
It is important to note that the courts have limitations on what can be considered a second offense.
The courts will consider it your second DUI offense if it occurred within ten years from your first one. For example, if you got a DUI five years ago your present DUI offense would be considered your second for sentencing and license suspension purposes. If your first DUI was 15 years ago, however, your present DUI will be considered a "first", and your sentencing and license suspension will reflect that. Wet reckless charges will be considered a DUI offense for these purposes. If you get a DUI within ten years of a wet reckless charge, your present DUI will be considered your second. You should also know that if you get your second DUI while still on probation for your first DUI, your license will be completely revoked for three years, and you will face other penalties for violating your probation.
Consult with a California criminal defense attorney with DUI defense experience if you are facing charges for a second DUI offense within ten years. You could lose your license for two years, and you will have to wait at least 90 days before you can drive on a restricted license with an IID. Most people can't wait 90 days before they can drive to work again. Unfortunately, so many of those facing second DUI convictions don't think they have a chance in court and just accept the consequences. You may be able to challenge your second DUI offense or have your first offense reduced so it doesn't count as a DUI. With a first DUI offense, you can apply for a restricted license after serving just 30 days of your license suspension. With so much at stake, it may be in your best interest to aggressively fight the charges.
Are you or a loved one facing second DUI charges and have questions about the consequences? California attorney Christopher Martens knows DUI defense and will fight for your rights in court. With over ten years of dedicated criminal defense experience, Mr. Martens has handled thousands of cases and has taken over 50 to trial. Attorney Christopher Martens will not be afraid to take your case all the way to trial to defend your rights. Serving the Visalia and Fresno areas, The Law Offices of Christopher Martens can provide expert DUI defense counsel. Call our office at 559-967-7386 or email us at MartensLaw@gmail.com for a free consultation.


Yes, lifestyle changes are important and essential. I eat a lot less meat and drive less now than I did ten years ago. I try not to waste anything, and I'm a fan of re-useable bags and containers. But I don't believe it's enough just to reduce, reuse and recycle. I think we need to change how we get our energy as well as the materials we use. Everything has an impact on the environment. We need sustainable innovation to solve these problems. Here's why.
I drink a cup of coffee first thing each morning. The beans were grown in Guatemala, then shipped to the United States. Growing and shipping that coffee has an impact on the environment. The packaging is not recycle-able and will never decompose. So before I even feed my children breakfast, I'm a hypocrite if I'm preaching only lifestyle changes.
Am I willing to give up my coffee? No, I am not. Even if I do give up my coffee, there are billions of people all over the world who will keep drinking theirs. So instead of giving up coffee, how about we make it and ship it more efficiently? And wrap it in recycle-able or biodegradable packaging? That's why I'm for sustainable innovation and not just lifestyle changes. The rest of my day holds similar dilemmas I don't think can be solved by lifestyle changes alone.
After breakfast, I walk my son to school and drive my daughter to preschool. Neither she nor I am the least bit interested in riding our bikes there. My husband drives an electric car, and I drive a Honda Odyssey. As much as I want to be a two electric car family, giving up those sliding doors and eight seats made just right for carpooling is simply not practical. Instead of giving up my minivan, how about if Honda makes a more fuel-efficient one? Just an idea.
When my children get to school, they use paper and pencils to do their school-work. I hate to state the obvious, but that paper comes from trees, the pencils do too. I know I sound like the Lorax, but deforestation is still a major environmental problem and the materials we use every day are contributing to it. Instead of giving up paper and pencils, I believe buying Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified paper is a better choice. It's not a perfect solution, but we have to start somewhere.
Then there's work. I write on a computer. I host my website on a server powered by fossil fuels. The computers and iPhones we all use are energy and resource intensive to manufacture, power and ship. I'm not willing to give up the tools I need to work. Are you?
At home, I take my appliances for granted. I need my dishwasher, washing machine, vacuum cleaner, and stove. My refrigerator is cooled by HFC's that are terrible greenhouse gases, but you won't see me give it up. Instead, I'd like my next refrigerator to be cooled by an HFC alternative like propane or ammonium. But refrigerators cooled by HFC alternatives need to become more commercially viable and mass produced. These are the products I'm interested in because I don't know anyone interested in giving up their fridge. If you are, there are plenty of people in developing countries who would be thrilled to take it off your hands.
Then there are the omnipresent dishes. I could wash them by hand, but that wastes more water than a water efficient dishwasher. So what's the better choice? Wash dishes by hand and waste water, or wash dishes in the dishwasher and waste energy? How about if we use renewable energy to power efficient dishwashers? Or maybe make dishes so smart that we don't need dishwashers at all?
My appliances need energy to keep them humming along, and I have solar panels for that. But solar panels don't generate energy at night, so should I turn off all the lights and go to bed early? No, I use energy efficient lights, and my hubby and I are looking into energy storage. My kids need to read and do homework after the sun goes down. I need to watch This Is Us. I'm not giving any of that up to save energy, even if it contributes to climate change. The United Nations says modern energy is a human right, and it's not going away any time soon.
After school, I bring my kids to soccer and baseball practice. Those balls and nets and grass have environmental consequences too. The soccer ball is made of PVC (polyvinyl carbonate) or PU (polyurethane). That's plastic. Plastic comes from fossil fuels and takes thousands of years to break down in a landfill. The net is most likely manufactured in China and shipped to the United States. That's fossil fuel intensive.
The grassy soccer field my kids play on has been sprayed with pesticides that are not only harming their health, but also the bee's we need to pollinate the fruits and veggies I beg my kids to eat. Still, I don't want to give up the soccer games or the grassy fields.
I want it all to be done better instead. If we must spray herbicides and pesticides (I don't think we do, but I digress), then let's use chemicals that won't harm the good bugs and our children's health. If we are going to continue playing ball, then let's find a way to make that ball out of materials that will one day decompose.
To put this all into perspective, we have to look at population growth. The world population has gone from less than two billion people around the time my grandparents were born in the early 1900's to 7.6 billion people today. There will be 10 billion people on earth by 2055. My son will be 46 then, and I will be 76. It's not that long from now.
All those people have to eat. Their children need clothes and houses and pens and paper and light. The answer to population growth lies in universal access to contraception and education. But today we have to feed the people that are already here. Tomorrow we will need to feed their children.
Every person on earth is entitled to basic human rights according to the United Nations. Those rights include access to food, basic health care, and modern energy. All that affects the environment. Changing our lifestyle won't feed 7.6 billion people, nor will it give every child access to the light they need to do their homework at night. It won't give their parents the energy they need to power their stoves, so they don't have to cut down trees to cook over an open flame. Deforestation, remember?
I care about the environment, but I also choose to live in a society that requires transportation, clothes, and electronics. I could become a homesteader or move into the forest to reduce my carbon footprint, but I don't want to.
Instead, let's buy products that don't pollute the environment (or at least pollute the environment less.) Let's buy fuel-efficient cars at a reasonable price and clothes that don't harm the Amazon. There is no perfect path for any of this, but we have to believe in the possibilities.
So let's innovate and buy products that are better than the toxic crap we've been buying the last 100 years. I write about sustainable products, methods, and leaders because innovation is essential for ending climate change, pollution, and poverty. It's also important for American businesses. We need companies to incorporate sustainable solutions into the core of what they create. We don't need them to stop creating.
I'm not against lifestyle changes. I believe in reducing waste. I believe in spending money on experiences and financial security, not things. But if you're on a journey seeking experiences rather than things, I ask that you take a look at the shoes you're wearing and the backpack you're carrying and the phone in your pocket. Which materials went into it? How did those things get to you? Where does it go when you're done with it? Just some things to think about.
Those are my reasons for promoting sustainable products and not just lifestyle changes. I see the need for both, but there are already plenty of people out there who are more than willing to tell you how to live. If you like the way you live, then I might have some products for you.
Sustainable innovation is essential if we are going to end climate change, pollution, and poverty. Lifestyle changes are not enough. Here are some reasons why we need to support sustainable innovation and do more than just reduce, reuse and recycle.


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The Finance Ministry has accorded approval to the customised Registered Prize Bonds.
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Ohio's overhaul of its payday lending laws will be fully implemented in April. At a conference in Washington Monday, it was applauded as a national model that ensures the short-term loans will continue to be offered without gouging consumers. During the discussion organized by the Pew Charitable Trusts, advocates for the overhaul said they battled more than three-dozen lobbyists for the payday lending industry who wanted to maintain the status quo, including interest rates and fees that averaged nearly 600 percent.
As reported earlier today, the Supreme Court granted the Petition for Certiorari in PDR Network, LLC v. Carlton & Harris Chiropractic, Inc., No. 17-1705, 2018 WL 3127423 (U.S. Nov. 13, 2018) to consider the following legal question: "Whether the Hobbs Act required the district court in this case to accept the FCC's legal interpretation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act." Based on how the Court framed the question, it looks like it's headed to decide issues that will have a significant impact on the legal framework under which lower courts apply administrative decisions by the FCC. But the case will undoubtedly have far broader implications since the Hobbs Act reaches more than just administrative rulings by the FCC. Could it even pave the way for the Supreme Court to revisit Chevron Deference? We explore this, and more, below.
A conundrum which has existed throughout the life of the technology and telco industry around the perfect balance between innovation and regulation. rom a technologists perspective, the question is a simple one to answer; don't pin us back with red-tape, allow us to explore new ideas with complete and utter freedom. However, with technology becoming increasingly invasive, most sensible people would suggest there is a need to build a rulebook. One of the main issues with regulation is the strength and depth. Striking the right balance between freedom and guidelines is an incredibly difficult task. Where the lines should be drawn is an answer which will vary dependent on who you speak to, as will the flexibility of these lines. And then of course you have the pace of change. Technology is constantly years ahead of regulation, so is it even a reasonable objective to attempt to achieve.
WASHINGTON - Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was hit with another lawsuit Tuesday claiming she failed to cancel student debt owed by people whose for-profit colleges have been shut down. The new lawsuit comes a month after a federal judge ruled that the regulation should immediately go into effect, after more than a year of what he called "arbitrary and capricious" delays by DeVos. The new complaint was filed by the Housing and Economic Rights Advocates, a California-based legal service nonprofit group. It claims that the Department of Education is continuing to collect on loans that it should be discharging under an Obama-era rule.
SAN DIEGO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced today a jury verdict in favor of the State against individuals who fraudulently solicited charitable donations under the pretext of assisting wounded veterans and their families and instead illegally enriched themselves with the donated funds. In April 2017, Attorney General Becerra filed a lawsuit alleging that the operators committed fraud against California donors. Following trial, the jury awarded nearly $8.8 million to the state against defendants Matthew G. Gregory and spouse Danella J. Gregory, their adult children Matthew J. Gregory and Gina D. Gregory, and their business Gregory Motorsports.
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is pleased to present the inaugural Supervision and Regulation Report.1 The report summarizes banking conditions and the Federal Reserve's supervisory and regulatory activities, in conjunction with semiannual testimony before Congress by the Vice Chairman for Supervision. While this inaugural report looks at trends going back to the financial crisis, future reports will focus primarily on developments in the period since the previous report. All financial and table data presented in this report are as of June 30, 2018, unless specified otherwise.
Staff of the Federal Trade Commission calls for a balanced approach that protects both consumer privacy and innovation in a comment submitted to the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) as part of that agency's consumer privacy proceeding. In its comment to NTIA, staff notes the FTC's extensive experience in protecting consumer privacy and fostering innovation. For decades, the Commission has brought hundreds of cases protecting the privacy and security of consumer information—both online and offline—held by large and small companies. In addition, the Commission also conducts consumer and business education and policy development to promote privacy and the security of consumer data.
Hackers constantly probe computer networks worldwide for vulnerabilities, seeming to pull off a major cyberattack almost weekly. In the past three weeks alone, HSBC Bank of London reported that its U.S.-based accounts were illegally accessed; hackers compromised an Australian military shipbuilder's personnel files; and Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific confirmed a breach that affected up to 9.4 million passengers. The intrusions by criminal and state-backed hacker groups are aimed at obtaining personal information such as names, phone numbers, addresses, national identification numbers, and credit card and banking information. The groups can either sell the data to others who exploit it for financial gain or use it to conduct more targeted attacks – presenting a national security as well as a corporate concern. Now, governments in Europe and North America are pushing companies harder to shore up their network defenses and are fining those that are lax.
Primeritus Financial Services is pleased to announce the promotion of Mike Thomas to Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mike brings a wealth of experience to the CEO position and has a proven track record of leveraging technology to drive best practices to better serve both customers and vendors. Mike succeeds Scott Peters who joined Primeritus in 2015 and led the company during a period of rapid growth and success. Scott recruited Mike to Primeritus as the Company's Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President of Operations in 2015 where Mike was focused on developing the Company's long-term technology and operational strategy.
When we think of cyberattack victims, we generally think of large banks, electrical grids, military contractors and government departments. Marketing teams might not see themselves as targets, but together, with other professional services companies, such as law and accounting firms, they represent the soft underbelly of the economy. Most marketing agencies are relatively unprotected from attacks yet hold highly sensitive client information. For example, they often have privileged access to pre-public market-moving information, such as product announcements and earnings releases for their clients. Intruders can use this information to great financial gain.
Recently First Data produced a cybersecurity study that took a look at personally identifiable information. Can you give us a brief overview of this study or survey and what was its main focus?Happy to. The study explores the attitudes and actions of today's consumers as how they secure their personal identifiable information, we'll call it PII. It identifies trends that can give financial institutions, retailers, service providers, and individuals themselves an extra edge on how t battle that goes on for their personal data. One of the things that is pretty revealing is that the results show the consumers really lack an awareness of how much of their PII data is on the dark web despite how little trust they have in businesses' ability to keep their data safe. It's bit contradictory if you will.
NEW YORK — Americans take out roughly $50 billion in payday loans a year, each racking up hundreds of dollars in fees and interest. But a small and growing service that allows its users to take an advance on their paycheck might be giving the payday loan industry a run for its money. San Francisco-based financial technology company Even made headlines late last year when Walmart, the nation's largest private employer, announced it would start offering Even's service as part of its employee benefits package. Along with providing tools that allow employees to track their spending and save money, Even features Instapay, which allows users to advance some of their next paycheck up to 13 days before payday. Because the Even user is tapping into his or her already accumulated hours, Even doesn't charge the employee interest on the advance.
Debt settlement is the process of settling debt with a creditor for less than what is owed. During this process, consumers stop paying their creditors and pay the debt settlement company instead while their accounts become delinquent. As time passes, the company tries to negotiate a debt settlement offer with the creditors in hopes of settling for a lower amount than the consumer owes. National nonprofit American Consumer Credit Counseling explains the pros and cons of debt settlement and how it differs from debt management. "Although debt settlement can work, the risk doesn't always pay off," said Steve Trumble, President, and CEO of American Consumer Credit Counseling.
Which Pennsylvania counties have the highest (and lowest) credit card debt?
About 41 percent of all households carry some credit card debt. Among those that do -- excluding those that pay their balances in full every month -- the average debt is $9,333, according to ValuePenguin, a site that disseminates credit card information. There's a lot of variation around the nation. The highest debts are being carried by households in the Northeast or on the West Coast, the site found. How does Pennsylvania fare?
State-chartered credit unions in Wisconsin saw growth in both net income and total lending during the third quarter. The state's Department of Financial Institutions reported this week that compared with the third quarter of 2017, Wisconsin's 126 credit unions saw double-digit increases in both measures. In the nine months that ended Sept. 30, net income totaled $313.8 million, which represents a 16 percent increase from the same time last year. Total loans also grew about 10.5 percent, or $29.6 billion. The delinquent loan ratio was .66 percent, a slight decline from .67 percent last year, according to DFI.
Payday lenders have long blamed bias at federal agencies for banks' decisions to terminate their accounts, but executives at one of the nation's largest high-cost lenders acknowledged a more complicated reality in newly released emails. While Advance America, a payday loan chain that operates in 28 states, was accusing regulatory officials of strong-arming banks to cut ties with payday lenders, top executives at the Spartanburg, S.C.-based company were citing bankers' concerns about anti-money-laundering compliance. The emails were released by the banking regulators in court filings that rebut the payday lenders' allegations of misconduct.
OLYMPIA — In honor of Veterans Day on Sunday, Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today new resources aimed at helping military service members and veterans deal with legal issues. The pair of new resources will make it easier for military service members and veterans to connect to legal information and assistance. For current military service members, the Attorney General's Office has launched a new program — the Military Engagement & Directed Advocacy by Lawyers or MEDAL Program — to connect them with legal advice and representation. In addition, Ferguson has updated the Attorney General's Military & Veteran Legal Resource Guide, which is aimed at helping both military personnel and veterans find the legal resources they need.
If you're working with older adults, many of whom might be veterans, you might be looking for ways to educate them about the dangers of frauds and scams. We are offering a new placemat on scams targeting the Aid and Attendance benefit, part of a series of fraud and scam prevention placemats.
Veterans, or surviving spouses who are eligible for a veteran's pension, may be eligible for the Aid and Attendance benefit. This benefit may be granted if the individual needs help with activities of daily living, is bedridden, is a patient in a nursing home, or has certain vision limitations. For those who qualify, the Aid and Attendance benefit is added to his or her VA pension.


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Chinese Exclusion, Thomas Nast
"At Last the Democratic Tiger has Something to Hang On" 1882
April 9, 2014 Michele Walfred 1 Comment
"At Last the Democratic Tiger has Something to Hang On" – 22 April 1882 by Thomas Nast. Source: UDel-Walfred
This smaller cartoon is a commentary offered on the eve of the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act, signed into law on May 6, 1882, by President Chester A. Arthur.
The passage of the act was a victory for the Democratic Party, shown here, not as a donkey, which had become the favored symbol. Instead, Nast returns to his past and revives his old nemesis, the Tammany Tiger.
The Tammany Tiger clenches on the queue of a Chinese man who is desperately holding on for life by wrapping his arms and legs around a tree trunk named "A Veto." The weight of the tiger is pulling down on the queue, stretching the Chinese man and causing him great discomfort.
The queue is the lifeline for the tiger. The Democrats are reinvigorated by raising "The Chinese Question" and their legislative triumph to drive the Chinese out. By referring to the Democrats as the Tammany Tiger, Nast makes an unmistakable comparison to the corrupt Tweed era. At last, this tiger has found something to hold onto. In a twist of irony, the Chinese, by their very existence, have empowered the Democrats.
Democrats had been on the wrong side of slavery, and the losing side in the Civil War. By exploiting racial fears, Democrats, with a strong Irish constituency, found a receptive audience by stoking Sinophobia in communities where a visible Chinese presence could be targeted. Repeatedly and effectively, the Democrats pointed to Chinese "otherness" to swell their ranks and influence of political power. "The Chinese Must Go" made famous by Irish-born Denis Kearney in California, soon became a roaring anthem across the nation.
The Tammany Tiger can hardly believe his predicament. After Tweed's arrest and fall from power, the tiger had been quiet. The tiger has only barely escaped doom. He holds the queue precariously by his teeth. His limbs are all askew, and he has an expression of surprise or puzzlement.
Thomas Nast signed the cartoon on the left side or side of the Chinese trying to remain in the U.S.
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"Dr. Arthur's Prescriptions" 1882
February 11, 2014 Michele Walfred Leave a comment
"Dr. Arthur's Prescriptions" 16 December 1882. by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly..Source: UDel-Walfred
This is another picture of Uncle Sam, Nast's symbol of American government feeling beleaguered and confused by laws passed under his name. See also "Hard to Please the "White Trash."
The Chinese Question had been answered six months earlier by passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act. A framed reminder that "The "Cheap" Chinese Must Go" so that the "Bear" Politicians May Live" is only one reminder on the wall that anti-Chinese racism prevailed as law of the land. The bear is the symbol for California. The issue concerning Chinese labor was only one that plagued Uncle Sam.
A very battered and bandaged Uncle Sam attempts to recuperate upon a chaise lounge. His grim expression reflects the ills and issues he has been forced to endure and symbolically represent. Laws, taxes, bills, enactments, proclamations, declarations all serving special interests.
Written on the wall are excerpts by "Dr. Arthur" or President Chester A. Arthur. Arthur became president on September 19, 1881 after James Garfield's death by assassin and served until March 4, 1885.
"The Arthur Administration enacted the first general Federal immigration law. Arthur approved a measure in 1882 excluding paupers, criminals, and lunatics. Congress suspended Chinese immigration for ten years, later making the restriction permanent" (White House.gov).
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"Now "The American Must Go"" 1882
"Now "The American Must Go"" – 1 July, 1882 by Thomas Nast for Harper's Weekly. Source: UDel-Walfred. Public Domain
Two months after passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act, Nast included this small cartoon — a commentary on his belief of the Irish Americans' continued thirst to exert power over the government.
Nast's stereotyped Irishman, dressed in top hat, shamrock embroidered waistcoat and parade sash, holds a stick in one hand and beckons to James Russell Lowell that he is a possible victim of expulsion or exclusion.
Lowell, a Republican, early abolitionist, political essayist, and highly regarded American poet, is depicted in his role as ambassador to the Court of St. James, serving at the pleasure of President Arthur. According to a report in Harper's June 10th issue, Lowell influenced the U.S. government to grant American citizenship to Mr. O'Mahoney, an Irishman who served in the American Navy, but afterward conducted business and ran for office in Ireland.
Harper's reflected on the controversy, "The Irish-Americans complaint of what they call Mr. Lowell's `flunkeyism' is as absurd and ignorant as it is vulgar. Mr. Lowell, though personally popular, has always been criticised [Sic]in London society for his marked and often combative Americanism."
With the anti-Chinese campaign successfuly resovled by the Exclusion Act, Nast's Irishman turns to attack a new target, the freshly minted American poet living in England. Emboldened by "The Chinese Must Go" champion Denis Kearney's victory over the Chinese, this Irishman is brazenly confident that Irish power can decree who gets to be an American and who does not.
To remind his readers of Irish involvement in national politics, Nast places a framed picture of an Irishman raising a club above a Chinese man in an effort to drive him out of the United States. The caption reads,
"We have a new gospel of Americanism in this evening of the nineteenth century – a gospel that declares Kearney shall be supreme in California, and shall close the 'golden gate' against the Chinaman; and which prescribes that in the East the commissions of our ministers shall be countersigned by an Irish 'suspect.' 'The American must go'" – From The Hour""
Nast warns that no one is safe. The Irish American beast must continually feed its lust for power. Who will be next?
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"(Dis)"Honors are Easy"" 1882
"(Dis) Honors are Easy, 20 May, 1982, Library of Congress
This cartoon immediately follows and is closely related to "At Last, the Democratic Tiger has Something to Hang On"
The Chinese Exclusion Act passed on May 6, 1882. Several Republicans, most notably James G. Blaine caved, in Nast's view, to Democratic demands that the Chinese Must Go. In the process, Nast believed Blaine betrayed the values of Lincoln's Party and discarded the core philosophy of civil rights and tolerance for all people.
The Democrats asked for a 20-year ban on Chinese immigration to the U.S. The Republican concession,limited the term to 10 years, upon which time the ban on the Chinese would be revisited. This concession did not pacify Nast and others who believed the act was immoral and unjust. President Arthur later extended the ban. Ultimately the ban became permanent.
The hefty Republican elephant adds weight to the free fall of "Freedom for All" tree, uprooting the anchor of "Liberty" that supported Chinese immigrants and had promised to shelter the them. With the added assistance of the elephant, the roots of this once strong tree rips violently from the American foundation.
The Chinese man has lost his grip from the trunk, and only a thinning, tenuous branch connects him to a land that once welcomed him. An America the Chinese helped to cultivate and build. He has reluctantly become part of a terminal trio to undermine American strength. The unearthing of the tree, used a symbol of life, knowledge, and wisdom, is unmistakable.
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Asymptomatic respiratory tract microsporidiosis due to Encephalitozoon hellem in three patients with AIDS
M. Scaglia, S. Gatti, L. Sacchi, S. Corona, G. Chichino, A. M. Bernuzzi, G. Barbarini, G. P. Croppo, A. J. Da Silva, N. J. Pieniazek, G. S. Visvesvara
Microsporidia of the genera Enterocytozoon and Encephalitozoon have been identified as frequent causes of intestinal and disseminated infections, respectively, in patients with AIDS. Even though most subjects infected with these protozoa develop overt disease, simple colonization without illness may occur, as we observed in three severely immunosuppressed patients with AIDS. The parasites, recognized in and isolated from bronchoalveolar lavage sediment specimens, were characterized as Encephalitozoon hellem. Colonization of the bronchial tree was temporary, and treatment with albendazole was not needed to clear the infection.
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Scaglia, M., Gatti, S., Sacchi, L., Corona, S., Chichino, G., Bernuzzi, A. M., Barbarini, G., Croppo, G. P., Da Silva, A. J., Pieniazek, N. J., & Visvesvara, G. S. (1998). Asymptomatic respiratory tract microsporidiosis due to Encephalitozoon hellem in three patients with AIDS. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 26(1), 174-176.
Asymptomatic respiratory tract microsporidiosis due to Encephalitozoon hellem in three patients with AIDS. / Scaglia, M.; Gatti, S.; Sacchi, L. et al.
In: Clinical Infectious Diseases, Vol. 26, No. 1, 1998, p. 174-176.
Scaglia, M, Gatti, S, Sacchi, L, Corona, S, Chichino, G, Bernuzzi, AM, Barbarini, G, Croppo, GP, Da Silva, AJ, Pieniazek, NJ & Visvesvara, GS 1998, 'Asymptomatic respiratory tract microsporidiosis due to Encephalitozoon hellem in three patients with AIDS', Clinical Infectious Diseases, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 174-176.
Scaglia M, Gatti S, Sacchi L, Corona S, Chichino G, Bernuzzi AM et al. Asymptomatic respiratory tract microsporidiosis due to Encephalitozoon hellem in three patients with AIDS. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 1998;26(1):174-176.
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Wildflower Healthcare at 268 Herbert Street in West St. Augustine provides free, high-quality dental and medical care to underserved, uninsured adult residents in St. Johns County, Fla. and neighboring communities.
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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - Nov. 17, 2022 - PRLog -- Wildflower Healthcare at 268 Herbert Street in West St. Augustine, provides free, high-quality dental and medical care to underserved, uninsured adult residents in St. Johns County and neighboring communities. Since 1995, volunteer health professionals and paid staff have provided compassionate care and health education through clinics and community outreach programs.
The Wildflower Clinic serves uninsured adults 18 years and older with an annual income below 200 percent of the Federal poverty level which is $55,500 in 2022 for a family of four. The target patient population includes small business owners, restaurant workers, many new residents of St Johns County, and the homeless population, among others. Community partners, volunteers, individual donors, and philanthropic foundations have generously supported the nonprofit with new and existing programs and services.
Wildflower Healthcare provides much-needed dental exams, x-rays, extractions, fillings, dentures, routine cleaning, and dental health education. Medical services include primary care with lab work and x-rays, urgent care, specialty clinics in cardio, endocrinology, orthopedics, hematology, gastroenterology, and vision screenings. Women's wellness health and prescription assistance is also provided.
According to Michelle P. Colee, Wildflower Healthcare's Executive Director, patients can also receive newly expanded social services expertise at the facility with expansion of dental and medical care, plus in house diabetic education, and additional staff professionals recently hired in outreach, dental and medical, and volunteer physicians in a myriad of specialties. The organization is continuing its ongoing services and programs six days a week from Monday through Saturday and closed on Sunday.
As the only free dental and medical clinic in St Johns County, Wildflower Healthcare has seen a 30 percent increase in services provided this year with a mission to ensure access to high-quality, compassionate care for uninsured adult residents in St. Johns County. The nonprofit is recognized as a significant contributor to the health and wellbeing of people while building and sustaining full diversity and acceptance through the nonprofit's culture, values, norms, and behaviors. For more information, call Michelle P. Colee at 904-829-1962, ext. 105, email director@wildflowerhealthcare.org. Visit the website at https://www.wildflowerhealthcare.org.
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Has Japan paid reparations for WW2?
Did Japan ever pay reparations after WW2?
What countries owe the US money from WW2?
How much money was given to Japan after WW2?
Did the US pay reparations to Japan?
When did UK finish paying for WW2?
Where did Germany get the money for WW2?
How did Britain pay for WW2?
Which country spent the most money in WW2?
Why is Japan so wealthy?
Did America help Japan rebuild after WW2?
Who paid to rebuild Japan after WW2?
Did Japan apologize for WWII?
How did America treat Japanese prisoners?
Did Germany ever pay back reparations?
Yes, Japan paid war reparations after WW2. Reparations came in several forms: monetary reparations (as stipulated by Article 14 of the Treaty of Peace with Japan ), ODA (Official Development Assistance), as well as; indemnities, soft loans and grants. Of these three, only the first count as official war reparations.
Five countries owe about 97 percent of the $1.2 billion unpaid. They are the Soviet Union ($678.8 million), Britain ($325.5 million), China ($116.1 million), Indonesia ($26.4 million) and Iran ($23.3 million).
Post-World War II Assistance to Japan
Total U.S. assistance to Japan for the years of the occupation, from 1946-1952 was roughly $2.2 billion ($15.2 billion in 2005 dollars), of which almost $1.7 billion was grants and $504 million was loans.
The legislation admitted that government actions were based on "race prejudice, war hysteria, and a failure of political leadership." By 1992, the U.S. government eventually disbursed more than $1.6 billion (equivalent to $3,500,000,000 in 2020) in reparations to 82,219 Japanese Americans who had been interned.
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The U.K. only paid off the last of its World War II debts to the U.S. at the end of 2006. In 2014, then Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne announced plans to pay off debt dating back to the South Sea Bubble of 1720, as well as World War I.
Originally Answered: Where did the money come from to finance Germany to start WWII? The confisacted money from the jews financed the rebuild of the army until 1939. From there the confiscated goods from beaten contries was used to finance the war.
WW2 was even more expensive than WW1, with the British contributing an estimated 84 per cent of GDP. Less than half was paid with borrowing. This was partly because the country entered the war with debt still around 140 per cent of GDP. By 1946 the debt stood at 240 per cent of GDP.
Adjusted for inflation to today's dollars, the war cost over $4 trillion. The table above outline the approximate expenditures of various world nations during World War II. The U.S.A. spent the most on the war, just over 340 billion dollars.
The Japanese became wealthy because they were able to adapt their social, economic, and educational systems posed by the challenges by the West. They also had the benefit of watching their neighbor China get all bloodied in the Opium Wars and learn from the Chinese's mistake.
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After the defeat of Japan in World War II, the United States led the Allies in the occupation and rehabilitation of the Japanese state. … In September, 1945, General Douglas MacArthur took charge of the Supreme Command of Allied Powers (SCAP) and began the work of rebuilding Japan.
After World War II, the United States also understood the strategic importance of using foreign assistance and other tools to aid and rebuild post-war Japan. Between 1946 and 1952, Washington invested $2.2 billion — or $18 billion in real 21st-century dollars adjusted for inflation — in Japan's reconstruction effort.
TOKYO (AP) — Japan marked the 76th anniversary of its World War II surrender on Sunday with a somber ceremony in which Prime Minister Yosihide Suga pledged for the tragedy of war to never be repeated but avoided apologizing for his country's aggression.
Prisoners were routinely beaten, starved and abused and forced to work in mines and war-related factories in clear violation of the Geneva Conventions. Of the 27,000 Americans taken prisoner by the Japanese, a shocking 40 percent died in captivity, according to the U.S. Congressional Research Service.
Between 1919 and 1932, Germany paid less than 21 billion marks in reparations. … The 1953 London Agreement on German External Debts resulted in an agreement to pay 50 per cent of the remaining balance. The final payment was made on 3 October 2010, settling German loan debts in regard to reparations.
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Reds Trade Rumors: Who Could the Reds Really Get for Aroldis Chapman (Dodgers Edition)
The Dodgers are the latest to have been rumored to check in on Chapman, but who could the Reds target?
By Derek Grimes@SunnyD1988 Dec 3, 2015, 1:00pm EST
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Last week, Jeff Sullivan over at Fangraphs took a (very hypothetical and pretty arbitrary) look at the Aroldis Chapman trade scenario by the numbers, and we all missed it because we were too busy drinking with high school classmates that we can't really stand in anticipation of Thanksgiving turkey. However theoretical the article is, the end result is a pretty interesting read.
In short, it attempts to put a realistic target/value point the Reds can expect to acquire in a trade for Aroldis Chapman. Using that baseline, what should the Reds (and Reds fans) be expecting in return for Chapman from some of the teams that have been "checking in" over the course of the offseason?
Some caveats: This isn't going to be your definitive end-all-be-all Chapman trade dossier. Chapman's trade market is fairly unique, as he's the type of talent that is certainly going to get front office types up in arms and irrational, but also only has one year of control left. If the Reds would've been in the position to trade him two or three years ago, the sky would've been literally the limit. That's obviously not the case anymore. I can't predict how smart/dumb personnel people in other front offices will be in this scenario, nor how irrational the Reds might be in their asking price.
That's why we're using Sullivan's article as a "realistic" baseline. As he notes, if the Reds could've gotten what the Padres received for Craig Kimbrel, should they have taken it? Probably. But the speculation is that the "Reds listened to Boston's pitch but required more than what was offered for Kimbrel," not received for Kimbrel. We could be splitting hairs with that language.
First, we'll take a look at what the Los Angeles Dodgers might be willing to part with for the services of Aroldis Chapman. The Reds have said they "want" young, nearly ready or currently major league ready talent. Well, sure. Every team wants that. I'm sure there are a lot of teams, at this point, telling the Reds to want in one hand and... you get it. But, we'll address the names.
Major Leaguers
Yasiel Puig, OF
This is the obvious name, because he's both young and not only ready, but seasoned. The Dodgers have been rumored to be growing tired with their once budding superstar, and another questionable incident with Puig continues to fuel the speculation. Puig turned in a disappointing 2015 campaign, due mostly to injuries which caused him to participate in only 79 games. On top of that, Yasiel is notoriously a bit difficult to deal with, and apparently didn't speak with former Dodger manager Don Mattingly toward the end of the 2015 campaign.
So, sure, Puig is wearing thin on Dodger brass. Then again, the tools and talent that Puig possesses are extremely apparent; tools and talent that you don't just dump because he's got an attitude. Not to mention any deal for Puig now would be dealing at a point of weakness for the Dodgers, and selling at his lowest point. The Dodgers front office should be smarter than that.
Honestly, personality difficulties aside, a one for one, Chapman-for-Puig trade would be a coup for the Reds and seems unrealistic without knowing just how fed up the Dodgers really are with Puig. And, Reds fans should know, sometimes personality difficulties with young, Cuban defecting potential phenoms can end up a bit overblown.
And so, none of the other major league suspects make a lot of sense for either party. I'm sure the Dodgers wouldn't be adverse to dealing Andre Either or Carl Crawford, but both are too old and too expensive to float the Reds boat. Joc Pederson's struggles and weaknesses are certainly legit, but they're not giving up on that kind of young talent for one year of a reliever. Scott Van Slyke always seems like a trade target, but a 30 year-old left fielder doesn't scream the "young, major league ready" profile the Reds are seeking. He seems like the most realistic target if the Reds are hellbent on getting someone who can help in 2016, but, then again, the Dodgers outfield logjam isn't nearly as real as it used to be.
Corey Seager, SS; Julio Urias, LHP
I suppose they could try.
This would be the Dodgers answer.
Jose De Leon, RHP
We're reaching the top of the potential scenarios in this one, and I still think it's pretty unlikely that the Dodgers come off De Leon for only one guaranteed year of Chapman. As Sullivan notes in his article, a top 10-15 prospect at pitcher is basically where we top out, and even then it's in the "kinda-crazy-but-not-impossible" category.
De Leon is a 2013 24th rounder who basically came out of nowhere. From MLBPipeline:
De Leon wasn't on any prospect lists before last summer. Then he was named pitcher of the year in the Rookie-level Pioneer League, which he led with 77 strikeouts and 12.8 whiffs per nine innings. Completing his breakout, he had 42 strikeouts in 22 2/3 innings at low Class A Great Lakes, where he fanned 14 in one game to break Clayton Kershaw's franchise record.
Woah. Whatever adjustments the 23 year-old made, it worked. The kid now has mesmerizing stuff. He's still a couple of years away and hasn't pitched over 100 innings in his professional career, but his star is ever rising. Even as pitching rich as this organization is, Jose De Leon would be a stellar get.
Minor League Ball had a good eyewitness report from back in May.
Grant Holmes, RHP
Sticking with pitchers, and moving into the more realistic portion of this piece, former 2014 first rounder Grant Holmes is currently the 5th and 6th ranked Dodgers prospect by MLB.com and Baseball America, respectively, and also currently sits at #58 on MLB.com's overall prospect list, while Baseball America expects seven or eight of the top Dodgers prospects to end up in their 100. So, Holmes is sitting right around realistic value, at least according to our thought experiment.
Drafted out of high school, Holmes features a fastball that can reach 100 mph and an impressive breaking ball, and a change that should come along as he advances. There are some questions about his body type and physicality (MLB.com describes it as "relatively short and stocky."
This past season, Holmes struck out more than 10 per 9 innings pitched but walked nearly 5. His ERA finished at a very good 3.14.
Our friends over a True Blue LA had this write up on Holmes before the 2015 season.
Cody Bellinger, 1B/OF; Alex Verdugo, OF
I suppose you could throw Jose Peraza into this group of likely offensive targets, but its likely that his price tag is too steep to get for Chapman (ranked #24 overall by MLB.com), and he's the top position prospect in the organization, non-Seager division. He also figures to be factoring into LA's plans at second base with the rejection of the qualifying offer by Howie Kendrick and the free agency of Chase Utley (not to mention Chase Utley being Chase Utley). Peraza doesn't really hit, and while a lineup featuring the speed of Billy Hamilton and Jose Peraza seems cool, someone has to hit.
I'm sure the Reds would be willing, but he doesn't really fit the holes that the Reds have right now.
Bellinger: The Dodgers' 2013 4th round pick, Bellinger struggled a bit and stumbled to a slow start to his professional career, OPSing just .698. He bounced back in 2014, OPSing .826 in 2014 with a swell .352 OBP. The Dodgers took notice, and allowed the youngster to skip right on ahead to advanced A.
Apparently, they pushed the right button. Bellinger mashed 30 home runs in 2015 after hitting only 4 in his first 400+ professional at bats. Baseball America's Ben Badler had this to say in his Dodgers top prospect chat:
The Cal League does inflate his numbers, but there were legitimate, underlying reasons for Bellinger's power surge beyond playing in a hitter-friendly environment. Some of it is just natural strength progression where he's finally filling out that lanky frame, but a lot of it was the mechanical changes he made throughout the course of the season that I wrote about in his report. Is he going to be a 30-plus home run guy going forward? Probably not. But it's legit plus power and a swing that's conducive to tapping into that power in games.
It'll be interesting to see how he plays in the outfield; first base seems to be his primary position, which may present itself as an obvious problem for the Reds. But, if he can hit enough to be a productive left fielder, the Reds should be very interested.
Verdugo: Los Angeles selected Verdugo 62nd in the 2014 draft, and many thought that it was to be a pitcher. Verdugo made it known that he wanted to play everyday, however, and the Dodgers reversed-Reds him (that is, didn't insist on making him pitch).
Verdugo finished his first professional season batting .353 and moved on to low A in 2015. The numbers suffered a little, but Badler explains that his stock is up from last year (despite ranking lower in the system overall).
He's a good hitter, certainly better than what a lot of scouts expected coming out of high school and what he showed in the first half because of the mental and mechanical adjustments he made during the season. The power development is a question mark, and one he got himself into trouble with this trying to manufacture that power with his mechanics rather than stay within his line-drive approach that works well for him, but I think there's enough there for him to be an everyday player.
He's got the instincts to make it in center, though is probably best suited in right.
MLB.com's Top 30 Dodgers Prospects
Baseball America's Top 10 Dodgers Prospects
Ben Badler's Dodgers Chat (Baseball America)