US Strategy in Ukraine: WAR with Russia?
WHAT IS THE US / EU / UKRAINIAN ARMY STRATEGY?
Simultaneously, in a myriad of dubious coincidences, a commercial airline crash almost causes enough outrage for a major war. If MH17 was a false flag, WHY?
East Ukraine seceded because of a political coup where they were not represented. They didn't ATTACK the central government. They VOTED to secede after the Constitution was abrogated by a faction in one city.. But the unelected Kiev coalition-junta immediately responded with a full-scale military attack to FORCE re-affiliation by attacking civilian areas, a strategy which logically would justify and harden the resistance. Subsequently, the US-imposed and -controlled junta refuses to consider ANY negotiations without first DISARMING the secessionists, before passing any legislation that would address their concerns.
How would THAT sound to pro-2nd Amendment Americans?
The attacks are against "pro-Russian Ukrainians", not military targets, nor even the specific government buildings taken over by the locals. Apparently occupying government buildings is now a capital crime in Ukraine (except in Kiev's Maidan). The Western propaganda is hysterically and universally and immediately Anti-PUTIN, not anti-Strelkov.
The agenda seems to be to PROVOKE a Soviet-style reaction by Russia, which can be SOLD by PROPAGANDA as "another Russian invasion of a US ally." Despite this explanation, Crimea was re-affiliated with mother Russia by overwhelming popular support, with absolute minimum casualties, in contrast to Kiev's attempts to re-affiliate Donbass. If Russia can be maneuvered to be perceived as brutally invading Ukraine "against international law", NATO would be "required" to respond with direct attacks on Russia from East European forward NATO bases, which were installed with full preparatory logistics ("purely defensively" of course). Now these bases are being quietly (i.e.: ignored by MSM) readied with increased aircraft, and "symbolic" transfers of elite military units, from the Baltic to the Balkans.
Now, the Ukrainian army has been surreptitiously shelling RUSSIAN territory near Rostov, while Western media is claiming that Russia is building up forces on the border and shelling Ukraine FROM Russia.
The GOAL is apparently ALL OUT WAR with Russia and forcible retaking of Crimea. Undoubtedly with the objective of disabling Russia's Black Sea fleet, giving NATO total DIRECT control of the Black Sea access route to Caspian Oil & Gas reserves, with or without Russian Pipelines.
Coincidentally (again?) NATO naval maneuvers JUST concluded with US, Romania, Turkey, Bulgaria, with an emphasis on mining operations. Other than Sevastopol, what ports are worth mining in the Black Sea? With Greece, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Ukraine, Georgia and Turkey as NATO allies, there is very little BESIDES Crimea to prevent the Black Sea from becoming Lake NATO. Crimea is critical for US/NATO control of Caspian gas fields. The current land war may be just a diversion to justify a naval war to accomplish it. Crimea cannot be attacked successfully by land due to easily blocked chokepoints.
US doesn't want a cease fire, nor will it be satisfied with a Ukraine Confederation including Donbass. It is committed to military confrontation. US wants the GAS. It wants an excuse for inflating the petrodollar, and it needs cover to avoid the US economy from tanking, especially before the November US elections. It just needs to catch the public up with the decision already made.
If this is the strategy, it is becoming desperate, especially with the breakup of the junta government. The Right Wing Svoboda has bolted. UDAR has no influence. The Tymoshenko-proxy PM has quit. Now, the war will have to accelerate, and become more like Syria, with increasingly random Right Sektor atrocities, at the direction of the CIA. ESPECIALLY if MH17 is shown to be a failed US false flag.
All the "evidence" put forth blaming Russia in one form or another, has been fabricated, or "confidential". The old "Trust us, we're the good guys-type evidence." Since that tragic event didn't trigger the expected result, what next? There is an media-hyped attempt to insert NATO troops at the crash site (to protect it). Then, maybe massacring them by a "Russian Missile"? (Similar to first responders at the WTC.) The war acceptance threshold needs more dead bodies, but they really need to be innocent Americans or EUs. Slavic bodies, like Palestinians, don't matter. They have less value as emotional propaganda, especially when those bodies are atrocities caused by the West, at which point they are ignored by the "Stenographic Media" (Abby Martin's bulls-eye).
Something will have to occur to generate sufficient outrage to start a full scale NATO-Russian war. The West seems to be hard at work in the propaganda arena. The current tack continues to be trying to provoke Putin to make a drastic move. But, so far, Putin seems to have figured that out! He is presenting HIS evidence about MH17, while quietly arming Donbass with defensive weaponry against the civilian terror bombing by Kiev in such a way as to maintain some thin deniability. He cannot allow the West to attack his flank and do nothing.
The US (the shadow government behind the puppet Obama) seems to have made the decision that Russia is as vulnerable as it will ever be. The recent BRICS currency agreement threatens the petrodollar, and if successful will accelerate the demise of US economic hegemony. US overt aggression has reached the desperation stage.
In my opinion, only Germany is the key to avoid a catastrophe. Merkel needs to take EU leadership away from the Anglo-American hegemony/suicide cabal (hegemony for US/ suicide for Europe). Intercontinental nuclear exchanges is a price not yet willing to be paid by the US. Therefore, the sole risk is to Europe in a ground war, previously believed anachronistic. In such a scenario, only the US benefits. (CUI BONO anyone?) If war starts, the private-bank Fed finances it, Europe and Russia suffer it, in manpower, and economic progress. Subsequent destruction would need to be rebuilt by US multinationals, with similar experience in Afghanistan and Iraq, financed by US and UK banks.
Today, Obama is golfing. Next week, Congress closes down for a month. It will be a bloody August… just as it was exactly 100 years ago, beginning August 5, 1914, the Battle of Liege.


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Magical Mystery Door: Humble-looking front door from the house where Paul McCartney grew up to sell for £5,000
Paul McCartney walked through the door every day between 1955 and 1964
It's thought more than 100 Beatles songs were written behind it
Shabby, yellow portal was sold to Glen South after new tenant redecorated
He has now decided to declutter and it will go under the hammer on May 10
By Damien Gayle
This humble-looking front door is expected to sell for a up to £5,000 at auction - because it once belonged to the house Sir Paul McCartney grew up in.
The Beatles icon learned to play the trumpet, piano, guitar and drums at 20 Forthlin Road in Allerton, Liverpool.
And every day between 1955 and 1964 he would come home and open this shabby yellow door before going inside and writing his future classics.
Relic: Auctioneers Henry Meadows and Chris Albury (right) from Dominic Winter Auctioneers with Fifties front door which is from Paul McCartney's childhood home, 20 Forthlin Road, Allerton
Collector's piece: It is thought more than 100 songs were written in the house, according to auctioneer Chris Albury, who is handling the sale of the door at Dominic Winter Auctioneers in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
It is thought more than 100 songs were written in the house, according to auctioneer Chris Albury, who is handling the sale of the door at Dominic Winter Auctioneers in Cirencester, Gloucestershire.
He has given the door an estimate of between £3,000 and £5,000.
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He said: 'There are millions of Beatles fans who would like to see the door, touch it and be photographed in front of it, even if they don't want it.
'However, it is a unique and iconic item and there will be more obsessive collector fans out there who will not hesitate to bid keenly.'
Provenance: The McCartneys left the Forthlin Road in 1964 and the property was taken over by Sheila Jones, who sold on the door to Glen South when she redecorated the home in the Seventies
The McCartneys left the house in 1964 and the property was taken over by Sheila Jones who, during her time there, acted as an unofficial ambassador for the Beatles to fans who came from around the world to visit the home.
Star: Paul McCartney pictured last year
But in the late Seventies Mrs Jones decided to have the house refurbished and get rid of all of its the doors, window fittings and tiles.
The door's current owner, Glen South, bought it from her through a mutual contact.
Mr South, a singer, met The Beatles once when his band Gee South played as a support group at Northwich Memorial Hall on December 1, 1962.
He later entered the door into a charity sale but bought it back and it has remained behind his sofa ever since.
But Mr South has now decided to clear out some clutter and the door will go under the hammer on April 10.
Mr Albury added: 'It is not easy putting a value on odd things like this but we're happy to try.
'There is a precedent for this sale. Paul McCartney's bedroom door with the same provenance sold at a London auction in 1995 for £2,875.
'Subsequently that door went on display at the Hard Rock Cafe in London.'
Mrs Jones moved out of Forthlin Road in 1995 with the house bought by The National Trust.
Paul McCartney's humble-looking front door from house where Beatles icon grew up in Liverpool to sell for £5k

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Recent announcements from the FBI and DHS shed light on evolving security threats from IoT devices.
There has been plenty of discussion about the Internet of Things (IoT) and related security issues. Some people think about security in terms of protecting IoT devices from attacks. But what may be a bigger problem is malicious parties using IoT devices as a proxy to attack systems and endpoints outside of IoT, essentially using the IoT devices as the traffic generation points.
The FBI issued a public service announcement concerning this very kind of IoT attack. The announcement provides examples of IoT devices that may be compromised, such as industrial sensors, meters, routers, wireless radio links, time clocks, audio/video streaming devices, IP cameras, DVRs, satellite antenna equipment, smart garage door openers, and network-attached storage devices. The risks are not only to your devices, but also to greater Internet connections that may be attacked through your IoT devices.
Security issues and resilience risks have existed for decades. The scale of interconnectedness created by the IoT has increased these risks and created new ones. Today's attackers can now scale by infecting large numbers of devices, allowing them access to the data on those devices and the ability to attack other computers or devices for malicious behavior.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a Security Tip concerning IoT, with insight from the U.S. Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT) and the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center's (NCCIC). NCCIS's mission is to reduce the risk of systemic cybersecurity and communications challenges in cyber defense, incident response, and operational integration center.
Evaluate your security settings -- Enabling features to increase convenience or functionality can lead to attack vulnerability. Examine the settings -- especially the security settings -- and only select options without putting devices at increased risk. When installing a patch or a new software version, reevaluate the settings to ensure that they are still appropriate.
Connect carefully -- When a device is connected to the Internet, it's accessible by millions of other computers. This connection allows attackers access to your device. Consider whether you should implement continuous connectivity to the Internet.
You should never use default usernames and passwords. Use strong passwords. You may want to change the usernames and passwords periodically.
Problems can accumulate in your devices. Periodically reboot those devices.
Regularly use antivirus software. Ensure that it's up-to-date. If you are using IoT devices, you may want to employ fog computing devices which can provide the added security and protection.
Assuming that you have a firewall, ensure that it blocks traffic from unauthorized addresses, and disable port forwarding.
Whenever possible, isolate IoT devices from other network connections.
If you suspect your IoT device(s) may have been compromised, contact your local FBI office and/or file a complaint with the Internet Crime Complaint Center.


N. Hagedorn singled to center field.
D. Doyle singled to right center; H. Swift advanced to third.
J. Kalusniak singled to center field, RBI; D. Doyle advanced to second; H. Swift scored.
N. DeBeer singled to left center.
J. Kane hit by pitch; N. DeBeer advanced to second.
M. Turino singled to third base.
M. Turino advanced to second on a balk.
N. Hagedorn singled to left field, RBI; J. Polak advanced to second; M. Turino scored.
H. Swift homered to right field, 3 RBI; N. Hagedorn scored; J. Polak scored.
J. Lombardi reached first on an error by 3b.
M. Turino singled to right field; J. Lombardi advanced to third.
J. Perkins doubled to left center, 2 RBI; M. Turino scored; J. Lombardi scored, unearned.
N. Hagedorn reached first on an error by 1b; J. Perkins advanced to third.
R. Elguezaba singled to left field, RBI; N. Hagedorn advanced to second; J. Perkins scored, unearned.
H. Swift doubled, 2 RBI; R. Elguezaba scored, unearned; N. Hagedorn scored, unearned.
B. Bennett to p for J. Kane.
J. Kane to p for B. Bennett.
A. Rask doubled to left field.
A. Rask advanced to third on a wild pitch.
N. DeBeer fouled out to 1b, sacrifice fly, RBI; A. Rask scored.
J. Kalusniak hit by pitch.
M. Turino advanced to second on a wild pitch.
J. Boschert singled to center field; C. Stephens advanced to second.
J. Huser to 2b for A. DesRoche.
B. Willis pinch hit for N. Hagedorn.
C. Milam to p for J. Ray.
A. Rask homered to left center, RBI.
N. DeBeer walked; S. Lombard advanced to second.
J. Kane walked; N. DeBeer advanced to second; S. Lombard advanced to third.
D. Salsman to p for C. Milam.
M. Dean grounded into double play ss to 1b; J. Kane out on the play; N. DeBeer advanced to third; S. Lombard scored.
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Home security remains a very important topic for most families. This is especially relevant these days since crime rates (especially for burglaries) typically increase if the economy is struggling. As a result, it might be smart to review ways to improve home security by making windows and doors more secure. Because of this , why purchasing a good electronic system for your doors is one of the greatest significance to anyone wanting to keep their belongings or the house secure.
There are numerous types of electronic door locks that you could think about and eventually purchase. Electronic deadbolts, electronic fingerprint readers, and electronic keypads with or without cards are just some of the many choices that exist. Electronic door locks are the innovative of the future with regards to security and convenience. The common door locks utilizes a keypad-this is a set of buttons that'll be labeled with letters or numbers and when the right sequence of buttons are pushed the motor or solenoid will release the lock.
You may also own a gadget that doesn't only raises your security but helps you save time, using a key fob. Just as these it may come standard with a brand new automobile; you can own one to help you manage your security system. This gadget is a handheld, typically approximately the size of the palm of your hand, with a key ring housed in a hard plastic case. It functions using a RFID tag or a wireless sensor which is a secure system because it results in a unique code that's only recognized by your fob . A benefit is when used with your security system the opportunity to activate and deactivate creates an easier and much more handy method to engage a security system. Consequently, home owners are more likely to engage their systems.
The third and final type of electronic door lock available is a biometric lock. Biometric locks utilize voice, fingerprint or retinal (eye) authentication. These kinds of locks are very advanced and really do seem as though they are available out of a movie setting. However, they are highly effective and provide maximum security.
Investing in high-tech security for your home or business need not be a mission. The easiest way to lay your hands on such progressive security options is thru online sourcing. You can compare pricing and product models and makes until you choose the most suitable electronic door lock.
On this violent world, the least that people can do is go with the flow. 2 words; prevention and precaution. Because we don't know what's waiting out there or what can happen next, in which we don't wish to be paranoids as well. That's the reason, in times like these and you have to be sure that your home and the people and belongings in it are in good hands, home security is the answer.
The first thing you have to do would be to check your property and evaluate how secure it is. You should look at the entry ways first. Examine the condition of the doors. Are the locks good and durable? Take into account that the purpose of the doors would be to prevent invasive acts. It shouldn't be easily opened by anyone that is not invited in. Deadbolt locks are suitable for exterior doors.
Be vigilant in checking windows to ensure they are not only shut, but locked as well. Many homeowners take pleasure in the spring and fall weather and use this as a time to let fresh air to their homes. Usually these windows are left open and unlocked throughout the day and night. It becomes an open invitation to thieves.
Furthermore, you should form the practice of trimming your yard bushes, trees and shrubs for those who have any. They could act as potential cover for burglars that try to get in your house and trees that are close to the house can even be used as ladders to get to upper story windows or roof access points, hence they are a serious security risk.
If your garage is attached it is particularly important to treat its security as any other part of the home. Even an unattached garage could be a danger as it opens up any impromptu thief to a treasure test of tools as well as other items to ease him in the break in process.
You should also determine whether have adequate outdoor lighting around the front, back, and any side doors? Otherwise, you ought to install it immediately. For optimal security, make use of lights with motion sensors.
Eliminate all climbable objects like ladders, trellises, BBQ, picnic table, trees near to the house. These can be used to gain access to second floor windows and balconies. Eliminate, lock-up, reduce as necessary.
Keep your possessions cataloged and inventoried. If something needs to be lifted from your own home, it is possible to report it much better to the police or your insurance company. Don't neglect any corner of your home security. Check carefully. If you think something might be a weakness, believe it is, and if you have the chance, have an expert double-check for you.


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Q: How to fetch data from a collection in firestore flutter I have been able to upload the data to my firestore using the codes below.
class AddressUpdate {
  final String phonenumber;
  final String address1;
  final String address2;
  final String city;
  final String state;
  final String zipCode;
  final String uid;

  AddressUpdate(
      {
      this.phonenumber,
      this.address1,
      this.address2,
      this.city,
      this.state,
      this.zipCode,
      this.uid});
}

// add address to firestore
  Future<void> updateAddress(
      address1, address2, phonenumber, city, state, zipCode) async {
    return await signUpCollection.document(uid).collection('address').add({
      'address1': address1,
      'address2': address2,
      'phonenumber': phonenumber,
      'city': city,
      'state': state,
      'zipcode': zipCode,
    });
  }

Future updateAddress(address1, address2,  phonenumber,
      city, state, zipCode) async {
    notifyListeners();
    FirebaseUser user = await _auth.currentUser();
    await Database(uid: user.uid).updateAddress(address1, address2,
        phonenumber, city, state, zipCode);
  }

How DO I fetch the whole data from the address collection so that I can be able to update each data separately since add method has a uid.

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Putting Party and Vanity Above Country
Ernest Istook	/ December 15, 2009 / 3 comments
Like a desperate last-minute Christmas shopper who will grab any gift and pay any price, Congress may rush through a hasty and ill-conceived rewrite of health care legislation. President Obama's message to Senators seems focused more on party loyal and an appeal to desires for glory than on what Americans want or need.
With public support collapsing all about them (61% in opposition according to CNN's December polling), Democrats may be motivated by a feeling that they've gone too far to turn back now, even if it's in the wrong direction. They could invoke Benjamin Franklin's aphorism that "We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately."
Franklin, however, had a much nobler purpose in mind—independence from government tyranny.
What's in the final bill may become immaterial in this Christmas rush. That's dangerous because the ultimate language remains a mystery after earlier efforts ran afoul of multitudes of objections. The 11th-hour rewrite of the bill will be major version Number Nine since varying editions began surfacing during the summer. With or without a co-called "public option," it's certain that the bill will displace millions of Americans from their current private insurance, put Washington in charge of all health care and insurance, and expand the number of people who depend on taxpayers to pay for their coverage.
Bureaucrats such as the new "Health Choices Commissioner" would be granted czar-like powers to impose what would function as a federally-controlled single-payer system. That power would extend over everyone, even those who think they still have private insurance.
"It's now or never" sums up the White House message as President Obama asks his fellow Democrats to disregard the public opposition and pass Obamacare anyway. White House operatives told Politico this is the "last chance" and "last train leaving the station" as time runs out for the Senate to act before Christmas.
Previewing the message, Vice President Joe Biden said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": "If health care does not pass in this Congress … it's going to be kicked back for a generation."
The appeal to unity and glory is an echo of the argument Obama used to rally final votes for the House version of the legislation. As ABC News said about that House meeting, Obama used an argument based on political calculation: "At the end of his speech, Obama got a rousing ovation for saying, "I am absolutely confident that when I sign this bill in the Rose Garden, each and every one of you will be able to look back and say, 'This was my finest moment in politics.'"
This appeal to political vanity is very different from the claims that the President makes about his proposals in public meetings. So it's no wonder that Obama has abandoned his campaign pledge to conduct health care negotiations publicly and on C-SPAN. As he said in 2008, "I'm going to have all the negotiations around a big table. We'll have doctors and nurses and hospital administrators. Insurance companies, drug companies — they'll get a seat at the table, they just won't be able to buy every chair. But what we will do is, we'll have the negotiations televised on C-SPAN."
As Byron York writes, the fact that they've already overreached is "why Democrats continue to push health care, even if it kills them."
Those wishing to commit political suicide will suffer the consequences at the hands of the voters. The problem is that damage won't end there. Dramatic new costs will be imposed on 160-million Americans who already have health insurance. Unfair adverse consequences will abound, such as a $3,000 penalty on businesses that hire low-income workers. It will be costlier than ever to create new jobs or to buy insurance (except for those who are granted new government subsidies at the expense of taxpayers).
Rather than appealing to party loyalty and political vanity, President Obama and others need to slow down and consider the best interests of the country. But they show no signs of doing that.
Ernest Istook


Philadelphia-born billionaire Schwarzman will chair the newly established President's Strategic and Policy Forum, which brings together some of the nation's most prominent business leaders.
The Forum, which Trump announced Friday, will provide "frank, non-bureaucratic, and non partisan" advice to the president to help "bring back jobs and Make America Great Again," Blackstone said in a press release.
Schwarzman has a net worth of more than $10 billion, according to the latest Forbes 400.
As reported in the Philadelphia Business Journal.


I am looking for a graphic illustrator to do following 3 tasks for me.
1. Create 3 beautiful and modern illustrations depicting our 3 main features of the app. This illustration will be placed on walk-through/welcome screens of the app.
2. Improve our logo, It lacks modern feel to it. We only have png of our existing logo, We need improvised version in layered PSD.
3. Create a loading animation loader involving our improvised logo.


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Rowing hosts home race
Saturday the team participated in a head-style race against the University of Alabama at Huntsville, the first fall head race the Crimson Tide has ever hosted. CW | Layton Dudley
Saturday morning marked a first and a last for the Alabama Rowing team.
The team participated in a head-style race against the University of Alabama at Huntsville, the first fall head race the Crimson Tide has ever hosted. It also marked the last event ever hosted out of the team's old boathouse, as the team will relocate to its new facilities at Manderson Landing in the upcoming weeks.
While the team is extremely excited to relocate to the new facilities, junior rower Jacklin Byers said there will be some nostalgia as the team prepares to leave the boathouse it has called home for so long.
"We are so beyond excited that we finally get to have our new facility," Byers said. "It's going to be a catch-22 because this is our home and we've been here for so long, but it's just really nice to be able to have a brand new facility."
Coach Larry Davis said he thought his team did well in its first fall outing and last race in the old facilities, winning all three events of fours, doubles and pairs. The fastest four boat for the Crimson Tide recorded a 5K time of 16:35.2, while Alabama's top pair checked in at 17:01.8. The winning doubles crew clocked in at 16:47.2.
"Overall, I thought today went well," Davis said. "We did some things well, and there were some things brought to light that we still need to work on, but we're aware of that. The conditions were pretty good today, but they were a little tricky given the type of execution we'd like to see from our team day in and day out."
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The various forms of an ecosystem approach or ecosystem-based management described in literature or adopted formally by states refer to a number of inter-related guiding concepts, principles or requirements. Many of these are accepted and agreed; some of the fundamental ones were established formally in the 1982 Convention. Others have been derived or expanded from that convention. While these may not be new or specific to EAF, they become more relevant under this approach. They are reviewed in the following sections.
Article 61.2 of the 1982 Convention requires that states "ensure that the maintenance of the living resources in the exclusive economic zone is not endangered by over-exploitation". This requirement is reflected in many of the agreements made to establish regional fishery management bodies and in most national fisheries legislation. For instance, the Australian ESD charter states that "a fishery must be conducted in a manner that does not lead to over-fishing". While overfishing is not always precisely defined, the related objective is to allow catch levels (or fleet sizes) that are compatible with the maintenance of ecologically viable stock at an agreed level or range of levels, with acceptable probability that it is viable.
The same requirement is expressed in the 1980 CCAMLR, which states that "exploited populations must not be allowed to fall below a level close to that which ensures their greatest net annual increase". This concept has also been central to fisheries management as established in the 1982 Convention which states that "measures shall also be designed to maintain ... populations of harvested species at levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield (MSY), as qualified by relevant environmental and economic factors" (Article 62.3). As above, the related objective is to allow catch levels (or fleet sizes) that maintain stock at or above the MSY level. The FSA has established that, for precautionary purposes, MSY should be considered as a "limit" to be avoided and not a target to be reached.
The 1980 CCAMLR Convention requires that "risks of changes to the marine ecosystem that are not potentially reversible over two or three decades must be minimized". The United States National Marine Fisheries Service Panel on ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM) also noted as a principle that "once thresholds and limits [of an ecosystem] have been exceeded, changes can be irreversible".
When stocks have been accidentally driven to excessively low levels, they should be rebuilt. The concept of rebuilding is reflected in the 1982 Convention (Article 62.3) which requires restoring "populations of harvested species at levels which can produce the maximum sustainable yield, as qualified by relevant environmental and economic factors". This imperative is also reflected in the Australian ESD charter, which states that "for those stocks that are accidentally over-fished, the fishery must be conducted such that there is a high degree of probability that the stock(s) will recover". The CCAMLR Convention requires that, when stocks are accidentally overfished, "depleted populations must be restored to [former] levels". The related objective is to plan for, and implement within mandatory timeframes, a rebuilding strategy for exploited stock(s) that are below the agreed and preferably precautionary reference points.
Article 5f of the FSA requires that "fishing operations should be managed to minimize their impact on the structure, productivity, function and biological diversity of the ecosystem. Related objectives are to conduct fisheries in a manner that (i) does not threaten by-catch species; (ii) avoids mortality of, or injuries to, endangered, threatened or protected species; (iii) minimizes the impact of fishing operations on the ecosystem generally.
The 1982 Convention refers to the need to "take account of ... the interdependence of stocks" (Article 62.3) and requires that "coastal states shall take into consideration the effects on species associated with or dependent upon harvested species with a view to maintaining or restoring populations of such associated or dependent species above levels at which their reproduction may become seriously threatened" (Article 62.4). The requirement is also reflected in Article 5b of the FSA. The CCAMLR Convention requires that "ecological relationships between harvested, dependent and related species ... be maintained". This requirement often specifically refers to endangered, threatened or protected species. The related objective is to minimize by-catch and discards.
Boundaries of ecosystems and jurisdiction are unlikely to be fully compatible, and many ecosystems will straddle political boundaries, EEZs or extend into the high seas. However, management measures need to be coherent across the resource range. The FSA requires that "conservation and management measures [be] established for the high seas and those adopted for areas under national jurisdiction shall be compatible in order to ensure conservation and management of the straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks in their entirety" (Article 6.2). A related objective is to promote collaboration between sub-national or national authorities (as relevant) to ensure that measures taken under different jurisdictions converge towards agreed objectives.
Aquatic ecosystems are complex and dynamic, and they change seasonally and in the longer-term. However, little is known about their complexity. Fisheries, aquaculture and other activities modify ecosystems. Their interconnections lead to potentially significant transboundary effects. Consequently, ecosystem resilience and human impact (including reversibility) are difficult to forecast and hard to distinguish from natural changes. In such circumstances, a precautionary approach is advisable. This approach is imbedded in the UNCED Declaration (Principle 15), which states that "the precautionary approach should be widely applied and that, where there are threats of serious or irreversible damage, lack of full scientific certainty should not be used as a reason for postponing cost-effective measures to prevent environmental degradation". The approach has been adopted for fisheries in the FSA and the FAO Code of Conduct, and guidelines are available for its practical implementation. Related objectives are to (i) improve research to better understand ecosystems, (ii) take measures that account for complexity and dynamics and uncertainty and (ii) give attention to transboundary impacts.
The requirement to satisfy human well-being (compatible with ecosystem requirements) is central to the concept of sustainable development, and it recognizes that uses can be sustainable only if they are of value to human beings and contribute to their well-being. The objective of EAF is the management and sustainable use of the aquatic resources in their marine environment for efficient and effective delivery of food, economic wealth and recreation.
With a view to improving human well-being, governance should endeavour to "establish and preserve inter-generational, intra-generational, cross-sectoral, cross-boundary and cross-cultural equity". Equity implies that similar options are available to all parties, a principle of stewardship by Governments and the community. There exist a number of sub-concepts, but as yet no consensus has been reached. "Inter-generational equity" is widely referred to, and requires that future generations be given the same opportunity as the present ones to decide on how to use resources. It requires avoiding actions that are not potentially reversible on some agreed time scale (e.g. a human generation), consideration of long-term consequences in decision-making, and rehabilitation of degraded physical and biological environments. Lack of "intra-generational equity" (i.e. equity among sections of the present generation) is recognized as a major source of both conflict and non-compliance. "Inter-sectoral equity" seems very hard to define and make operational, but implies, for instance, that the fishery sector be treated fairly when its interests conflict with those of other sectors. "Cross-boundary equity" may be a condition for successful shared-stocks agreements. "Inter-cultural equity" is relevant when allocating resources to different cultures or defining rights (e.g. between indigenous and other populations).
The need to explicitly allocate user rights in fisheries is now fairly widely accepted. The need to allocate them against payment (for example, to capture economic rent or pay for management costs) is a matter of ongoing debate. The "user-pays principle" aims at fuller internalization of production costs. It states that "all resource users should pay for the full long-term marginal social cost of the use of a resources and related services including any associated treatment cost". In other words, authorized users should pay for the exclusive privilege granted to them to use a public resource. The principle can be implemented through payments for licenses or quotas, or though taxes.
The need for integrating the management of fisheries and other uses (e.g. in the coastal area) has been expressed in these terms: "States should ensure that an appropriate policy, legal and institutional framework is adopted to achieve the sustainable and integrated use of the resources, taking into account the fragility of coastal ecosystems and the finite nature of their natural resources and the needs of coastal communities" (FAO Code of Conduct, Article 10.1). An expression of this need can also be found in the recent World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) guidelines, which state that "ecosystems are of value to society and can potentially be used in many ways, to satisfy various sectors' needs and strategic interests, now and in the future". This requires functional connections between fisheries management institutions, other sectoral institutions, and other institutions in charge of the ecosystem maintenance.
Most recent international instruments require that stakeholders be more closely associated to the management process, in data collection, knowledge-building, option analysis, decision-making and implementation. The need to deal with fisheries in their ecosystem context implies an even broader participatory process. This requirement is often combined with that of decentralizing decision-making at lower levels of administration to better take account of all sectoral and community interests. The concept of subsidiarity proposes that decisions be taken at the lowest possible level. It is increasingly invoked together with the recommendation to decentralize decision-making and to increase direct participation of stakeholders. It implies the creation of institutions and the development of governance capacity at lower governance levels.
Integrity is often stated as one of the goals of ecosystem management. While there is no agreed definition, ecosystem integrity is usually taken as implying or requiring: (i) maintenance of biodiversity at biological community, habitat, species and genetic levels (as required in the CBD); and (ii) maintenance of the ecological processes that support both biodiversity and resource productivity.
 World Wildlife Foundation Australia, Policy proposals and operational guidance for ecosystem-based management of marine capture fisheries, 2002 (www.wwf.org.au).


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Northbrook man charged with battery after allegedly striking someone with a bat – Chicago Tribune
By Mitzi Trainor Last updated Sep 5, 2022
The following items were taken from Northbrook Police Department reports, news releases and records. An arrest does not constitute a finding of guilt.
Lief R. Siano of Northbrook was charged with aggravated battery Sept. 1. Police arrested Siano following the investigation of an incident at a business in the 1400 block of Shermer Road where he struck a person in the head with a baseball bat. The court date was not scheduled as of Sept. 1.
Diana A. Rurkowska of Mount Prospect was charged with driving with a suspended license, driving with an expired registration and driving with a suspended registration Sept. 1. Police stopped her near the intersection of Bordeaux Drive and Sanders Road after observing her expired and suspended license plates. After stopping her, police learned her license was suspended. She was released on bond and is scheduled to appear in Cook County court Oct. 9 in Skokie.
Jose Olivares-Sosa of North Chicago was charged with driving with a suspended license, driving with a suspended registration and operating an uninsured motor vehicle Aug. 29. Police stopped him near the intersection of Dundee and Lee roads after noticing the suspended plates and then learned his license was also suspended. During the stop, police also determined there was an outstanding warrant in Lake County for driving with a suspended license. He was released on bond for both matters and is scheduled to appear in Cook County court Sept. 20 in Skokie on the Northbrook stop.
Kasandra Barrera of Cicero was charged with driving with a suspended license, driving a vehicle with a defective taillight and operating an uninsured motor vehicle Aug. 28. After stopping her for a defective taillight near the intersection of Willow Road and Three Lakes Drive, police learned her license was suspended. She was released on bond and is scheduled to appear in Cook County court Oct. 11 in Skokie.
Carlos Calderon II of Zion was charged with driving with an expired registration and operation of an uninsured motor vehicle as well as approved on a warrant from Lee County for unlawful use of a weapon Aug. 31. After stopping him for the vehicle violation near the intersection of Willow Road and Lexington Lane, police learned of the outstanding warrant. He was released on bond for both the new charges and warrant. He is scheduled to appear in Cook County court Sept. 22 in Skokie on the traffic violations.
A person reported an unknown individual or individuals entered an unlocked vehicle in the 1300 block of Willow Road and took three backpacks, electronics and money Aug. 30.
The loss prevention staff of a retail business at the 100 block of Skokie Blvd. reported a man entered the store Sept. 1, placed merchandise in his backpack and left without paying for the items.
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Gaius Baltar and his once per game ability.
By Rasiel, August 22, 2009 in Battlestar Galactica
Rasiel 0
Hi, I have BSG long time but havent noticed his powerful ability in 3-player game. When he uses it, he has 100% chance to discover who cylon is, and because I think this is the core of the game that reveal a cylon is not that easy, he should have his ability limited in 3-player game. How others play with him ? Isnt that a little too much?
Locutus Zero 11
Baltar's OPG and downside are actually pretty well balanced against each other. The fewer the players, the more likely it is that HE is the Cylon. If I know I'm not a Cylon, there is a 3/5 chance that Baltar is. What a surprise, he just told me that the other guy is the Cylon.
Compare that to Helo, who SUCKS 6 or 7 players. There could well be two jumps before he is on the ship.
awp832 447
i don't think it's too overpowered because the other players might not believe Gauis. He might be the cylon himself, and after all, he has 2 loyalty cards dealt to him at the beginning of the game..
The thing is ... nobody can believe noone. Only because he has 2 loyalty cards he doesnt have to be a cylon (42% isnt 100%)... and as a human player he know who cylon is, and it is much more difficult for cylon to mess around if there is one player who knows who you are, it is one against one ... the third player know cylon is one or the other but they can simply control cylons actions by then. Without Baltar, EVERY player can only GUESS who cylon is until he reveals himself or do something what convince the others, or do simply something stupid.
In three player game there is no way how can cylon hide ... and because gaius is also always a president in 3 player game, cylon has little chance to avoid being arrested as soon as second part of the game comes ...
I choose to play with humans, have a "Boomer" so i stay some time in the brig and convince the last player to trust me I got out of brig, arrest Baltar, get rid him of his president title (a lot of skill cards played by both players ), but it wasnt enough to win the game (****, half of the deck and no cylon attack !!! WTF ?! ). No matter, if gaius wasnt in play i would have a much more options if i wasnt discovered by one of humans so easily....
Periculum 0
The upside, or downside depending on the situation is that Baltar will be President at the start of a three player game. If he gets enough cards in his Quorom hand, he can just jail the person he believes to be a cylon. The downside is he could jail the person he is accusing and he be the cylon, but anytime a Cylon is in the start of a three player game, the humans are screwed.
DarkPrimus 0
Periculum said:
I was President Baltar in a three-player game once, and didn't get dealt the Cylon card until after the Sleeper Phase. I used my OPG on the Admiral, and used Arrest Order on him next turn. He protested, of course, but the other player bought my story. Next turn, I played an Arrest Order on him, and I danced around Galactica as several "President chooses" and "Admiral chooses" Crisis cards were drawn in a row. It took them three or four rounds to actually get out of the Brig, and by that time the game was all but mine.
Sinis 0
Well, it's hard to say. In 5+ player games, a player using Baltar essentially throws his lot in with the person he uses his detector on. This is not always a good thing; calling a person human can make people think you are both cylons.
Calling a person a cylon depending on the circumstance may cause people to suspect you.
Generally speaking, I almost never use his ability unless other players call for it, if I'm human or cylon.
Hemux 1
awp832 said:
I was Gaius last saturday ; and I was the only Cylon ; and everybody trusted my speech, my acting "numero" and I fooled them all... and we, the Cylons, won ! That is, me on my own ! And guess what : at the LAST jump, we were at 8, on the track, so the last was the final one, and I laughed like crazy, they all looked at me and their face went like "oh my god... it was him all along !" and I went into the FTL control room, taking the Galactica's commands, rolled a dice.... rolled a 4 ! -3 population, we were at 2, the ship arrived on Kobol but I killed everybody ! Aaah, I think you're right, man : Gaius IS powerful. And I love him
wrabbit37 8
My last game as Baltar, I became a Cylon in the Sleeper phase. I took at look at one of the other players' cards and saw she (the Chief) was a Cylon. So instead of keeping in secret (someone else was already campaigning hard that I was a Cylon), I told everyone the truth about the cards I just saw - that the Chief was a Cylon. That started so much chaos that everyone was trying to figure out whether I was lying or telling the truth, and whether I was the Cylon or the Chief was the Cylon. In the end, it didn't matter - lines were drawn in the crew and everyone was backing a Cylon. Because of the arguing going on, not much else was happening, and the more arguing that went by, the more convinced people were that the person they were backing was human.
Cylons won that one. The humans could never get their act together to stop this crazy battle between the Chief and me, despite the fact that we were just trying to pull a massive ruse past them so they paid more attention to that than the dwindling resources.
Great game for you too, rabbit ! Sounds so funny to put such a big mess ! 2 cylons, I suppose you were 6 players at least ?
Yeah, we had six players. It wasn't pulled off perfectly - I was trying to signal to the other Cylon that I was on her side, but I wasn't able to do that at any point, so she was convinced I was human the whole time because I outsted her. But it sure was a fun game! For me, at least - I think the rest of the players wanted to string me up by the end of it. I doubt I could pull that off again anytime soon.
pendrag2k 0
Gaius Baltar is always a cyclon. Always. Brig him.
Frak that! Space him!
This topic was nearly all about a three player game. That is where his ability gets the fun out of it.
If you are Baltar, and you are not a cylon (he has one loyalty more but it is still "only" 42 percent you will be cylon) you simply use ability and get the cylon in the brig(in 3 player game he is always president). It is not that fun for the cylon when he has only one person left who dont know who is who.
It is the same as you use quorum card with another character to look at one loyalty and say he is the cylon(when you are), but not for Baltar himself, because when he uses his ability and checks all loyalty cards, he 100% knows who cylon is, and he stops spending actions and time for figuring who it is. Cylon has much less options there, and it does not matter if the third player believes baltar or not.
I give here examples how we played skill checks:
A) 1st player reveals crisis card with skill check. Some agreement how to do it with other players.
Baltar is now first, so he gives some cards to skill check, other human player says if I play some cards to this skill check, he would take me into prison... if i would he cant discover who says true.
B) Baltar reveals crisis, i play some cards, human player plays some cards ... and because i played cards to skill check, baltar decides not to play cards, so if i would play something bad, they would know who put it there if destiny deck dont cover me(max 2 bad cards can be there).
C) I reveal crisis card, human player gives some cards, baltar gives some cards, so i cant because human wants to discover if there are no more than 2 bad cards, if Baltar was the cylon. If baltar dont play cards to skill check, I can play, but again it can be only with a risk of revealing myself....
We figured that this is the best strategy for humans and cylon can never do too much harm even if he is amongst humans on galactica. The game is always about convincing others, but in 3 player game, there is no better choice than Baltar and it is no matter which side you will play in game. Even if Baltar is cylon, as the only political leader, he has always president title.
I say in 3 player game-too powerful
steinba 0
It's got about a 50/50 shot of being useful, which isn't really out of line for OPGs in a 3-player game (which I really think is the weakest form of this game.)
We have players A, Baltar, and C. Baltar uses his OPG on A. I'm assuming he's using it post-Sleeper phase for maximum effect.
Here's the ways it could shake out, assuming a rational Baltar (is there such a thing?)
1) A has a "You are a Cylon" card. Baltar immediately starts shouting about Cylons. C has no more information than he did before Baltar used his OPG, because C already KNEW that either A or Baltar was a Cylon. Baltar at this point could use his secret knowledge to try to undermine A, but A is just as likely to be able to convince C that Baltar is actually the evil conniving Cylon.
2) Baltar has the "You are a Cylon" card. Baltar immediately starts shouting about Cylons. See 1).
3) C has the "You are a Cylon" card. Baltar immediately starts shouting about Cylons, but this is actually the situation where the gamestate is changed somewhat - Baltar says "Yeah, A's cool", so now both A and Baltar know for sure that C is the Cylon. At this point, C should probably reveal before he gets brigged/airlocked...
breyten 0
antherem said:
Ehm, a still does not know for sure that Baltar is not a cylon or that C is a cylon. Baltar and C, now have to convince A that they are not a cylon. Rhe risk that Baltar is a cylon is considerably higher that that C is a cylon, and a cylon a president is no ideal. A would probably choose to help brig Baltar. C can choose to help A in brigging Baltar, or can reveal himself, depending on the situation. Either way, Baltar does know who the cylon is, but both A and C have to dicide if the trust him. And if they are a cylon if they want to reveal there status as a cylon before or after Baltar is brigged.
We have this problem, and as soon as the game starts we try to brig Baltar, as he is most likely to be a cylon and he is the president. Something we do not to combine.
Blaarg 0
Locutus Zero said:
So? You still get your cards. You still get a crisis, where you can use your reroll. You still get to participate in skill checks. Finally, nothing prevents you from discussing the situation at hand with the rest of the players.
You only lose a single action, and you can't be the target of EOs.
pendrag2k said:
You're only saying that because you are the cylon.
I've only played this game with 3 players once. These days, I won't play without 5+.
angus of one 0
Baltar is more powerful in a 3 player game IMO.
B/C you are the President, you have more chances to look at a human player's loyalty hand. Try to do this before the sleeper phase on any of the two players.
Afterwards, wait for the sleeper phase and look at the other player's entire hand with your ability. Assuming you are not the cylon, you will know for sure who it is. Additionally... you took the time to look at both player's cards building trust. If you manage to be as sincere as possible with your findings, the person that isn't the Cylon should hopefully be releaved enough that they were not accused to believe your findings.
What makes this strategy even better if the first person you looked at happened to have the "You are a Cylon" card. Because there's only one Cylon in a 3 player game, that person knows that you know and can't just come out and say, Baltar's the Cylon! Since you don't accuse him right away, he can't just counter argue that you are a Cylon, he has no choice but to play along as a human since you could easily expose him as the cause of any problems that may be caused by him.
Krieghund 0
Most of our games are with three players. To make things more interesting, we add an extra "You Are Not a Cylon" card to the loyalty deck. This keeps a little more mystery surrounding the Cylon's identity, as there may not be one at all. Of course, there will be a Cylon the vast majority of the time using this method, but the doubt raised by the possibility that there isn't one removes any certainty associated with game elements such as Baltar's ability. It also makes low-key Cylon play more fun because you may be able to convince the others that the unfortunate things that are happening are just bad luck.
The other week we had a particularly nasty game where we were just getting pounded by repeated Cylon attacks. We just barely won, and everyone was quite relieved that there was no Cylon. Given the circumstances, it would have been a really easy victory for him or her if there was one.


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Delta Queen bill runs aground
Deirdre Shesgreen
WASHINGTON – Ohioans may want the Delta Queen boat traveling on the Ohio River, but the U.S. Coast Guard and two East Coast lawmakers do not.
In the closing days of the 113th Congress, Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Ben Cardin, D-Md., successfully blocked efforts by Ohio lawmakers to get the paddle-wheeled vessel moving again.
Armed with stiff opposition from the Coast Guard, the two Senate Democrats killed legislation to exempt the Delta Queen from a 1966 safety law. Cardin and Blumenthal said the boat is a potential fire trap that could put passengers at risk and tarnish the paddle-wheel cruise industry.
Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, said they worked until the final minutes of the just-closed Congress to address the concerns raised by Cardin and Blumenthal. They vowed to renew the fight next year. Blumenthal said they were just inches away from an agreement.
At issue is the 1966 Safety of Life at Seas Act, which bars wooden vessels such as the 88-room Delta Queen from carrying 50 or more passengers on overnight journeys. For years, Congress granted the Delta Queen an exemption, but lawmakers let it lapse in 2008 amid concerns about the boat's safety and disputes over union representation of the crew.
The Delta Queen is now moored in Chattanooga, Tenn., operating as a hotel. A group of investors led by Cornel Martin, of New Orleans, hopes to buy it, spruce it up and get it moving again.
Ohio lawmakers hope that if they can get the exemption renewed, the Delta Queen could operate out of Cincinnati, reviving a piece of the city's history and attracting tourists for journeys along the Ohio River.
Legislation to grant the Delta Queen a new 15-year exemption sailed through the House in September. In the Senate, several lawmakers objected to the proposal, saying the bill wouldn't do enough to make the boat safe.
So Portman and Brown added a provision requiring the boat's owners to make incremental structural changes to the vessel, reducing the fire risk over time. The owners would have to remove and replace at least 10 percent of material on the boat that was not fire-retardant each year, with Coast Guard sign-off required on the plan.
"I don't see that there is any legitimate safety concern at this point," Portman said last week.
He hinted there was more at play in the bill's demise than passenger safety, saying he doesn't understand why the two opponents continued to block a vote on the bill after he and Brown agreed to add that provision.
But Blumenthal said the changes would be "much too slow" to ensure the safety of overnight passengers. After a Connecticut constituent died on a cruise ship, Blumenthal championed boat safety.
"This issue is a major one for me," said the former Connecticut attorney general.
Blumenthal noted the Coast Guard supported his assessment. In a Dec. 11 letter to the senator, the Coast Guard said it "has consistently opposed any attempts to prolong the service of the Delta Queen."
The vessel "represents an unacceptable degree of fire safety risk to its passengers and crew because of its advanced age and the extensive use of combustible material in its construction," the letter states.
Sue Walitsky, a spokeswoman for Cardin, said if there was a fire on the Delta Queen during an overnight trip, it could harm the entire industry — including safer boats operating on the Mississippi River.
"There are other operators with safer vessels," she said. "If a major accident occurred on the Delta Queen, where the risk is far greater than on other modern paddle-wheelers, the ripple effect it would have on the Mississippi paddle-wheel cruising industry would be felt by all operators."
Supporters say they are not deterred.
"I fully intend to reintroduce legislation early next year to allow the Delta Queen to resume operations as an overnight passenger vessel," said Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Cincinnati, who championed the House version of the bill.
Blumenthal said a deal was in sight as the 113th Congress ended. He said he was working with Brown's office on an amendment to require the boat's owners to make structural changes to the vessel's most dangerous areas first, such as around the engine.
"I think we're very close to an agreement," he said.
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In recent readings and posts I have been coming across many first nations groups that I am unfamiliar with. From geographical and historical perspectives it is very hard to keep track of the many unique communities across Canada.
One site that has helped me in looking into these groups is www.firstnationsseeker.ca this site lists what appears to most, if not all, of the first nations groups and communities in North America as well as the Caribbean, Russia and Greenland. The list is organized linguistically which is essentially by geographic region so it is very easy to gain more information about local groups.
For each group a map is provided showing their region as well as any links to native or band sites. The site lists well over 100 different groups with 1-20 links to individual community sites.
If you are looking for more information on a given first nations group in North America this is a great site to check first.


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Via Riot Games. League of Legends has been dominating the gaming industry for a while now. The game which was released back in 2009 is still going strong.
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Massachusetts AG Weighs Lawsuit Over Emergency Declaration
By Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Attorney General Maura Healey is weighing legal action against the Trump administration following President Donald Trump's decision to declare a national emergency to pay for a U.S.-Mexico border wall.
Healey on Tuesday called Trump's action "an illegal power grab" and a violation of the constitutional separation of powers.
On Monday, Democratic attorneys general in 16 states filed a lawsuit in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco calling Trump's declaration unconstitutional. Massachusetts wasn't among the states.
The Massachusetts Democrat said in a statement her office has been in touch with the group behind the lawsuit and "is working to determine the full scope and impact on Massachusetts so that, if and when we challenge the Administration's actions, we bring the strongest possible case."
Trump, a Republican, considers a wall a national security necessity.
Republican Gov. Charlie Baker said he believes Healey is looking into whether Massachusetts has legal standing to join the case.
"The shutdown and the debate and discussion about the border is the function of a much bigger issue which is the nation's inability to deal with immigration policy," Baker said.
He called on Republicans and Democrats in Washington to "get together and come up with a comprehensive immigration reform bill that won't make everyone happy but at the same time will deliver on the requirements associated with a secure border and a legitimate path to citizenship."
A spokeswoman for Healey said the attorney general's office is looking for more information about the federal government's funding sources to make sure that millions of dollars that have been allocated for Massachusetts aren't unlawfully diverted for Trump's wall.
Healey's office is specifically looking at the possible impact of the emergency declaration on: drug interdiction and counter-drug activities carried out by the national guard in partnership with state and local law enforcement; funding for law enforcement agencies from the Treasury Forfeiture Fund; and military construction projects authorized for Massachusetts.


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Żabiny - przystanek kolejowy w Żabinach w powiecie działdowskim w województwie warmińsko-mazurskim

Przystanek powstał pomiędzy 1985 a 1986 rokiem. W roku 2017 przystanek obsługiwał 20–49 pasażerów na dobę.

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Stacje i przystanki kolejowe w Polsce oddane do użytku w 1986

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