Colorado and Washington recently passed laws legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. Eighteen states (including California) and the District of Columbia allow the use of "medicinal" marijuana in certain circumstances. California employers must understand how medicinal marijuana laws affect "drug- free workplace" policies and the duty to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
Despite state laws permitting marijuana use for recreational or medicinal purposes, marijuana remains illegal under federal law. Marijuana is classified as a Schedule I controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act ("CSA"). The CSA prohibits the use or possession of Schedule I drugs, including marijuana. The CSA also prohibits health care providers or other from writing prescriptions for these types of drugs.
On December 3, 2012, the United States Department of Transportation ("DOT") issued a notice in response to the new laws in Colorado and Washington permitting the use of marijuana for recreational purposes. The DOT clarified that these laws do not affect in any way the DOT's prohibition of marijuana use by employees in safety-sensitive transportation positions, such as pilots, school bus drivers, truck drivers, train engineers, subway operators, aircraft maintenance personnel, transit fire-armed security personnel, ship captains, and pipeline emergency response personnel, among others. So, while DOT-covered employees in Colorado and Washington may legally use marijuana under state law, they can still lose their jobs for failing to pass a drug test, for instance.
In 1996, California voters passed the Compassionate Use Act, better known as "Proposition 215." Under the law, individuals may legally use, possess or cultivate certain amounts of marijuana for "medicinal" purposes. Not surprisingly, the passage of Proposition 215 led to the creation of a cottage industry, with "pot" dispensaries arguably providing "Proposition 215" cards to just about anyone who claims to have a "serious" medical condition.
For several years, employers and others argued about Proposition 215's affect on workplace laws. The California Supreme Court settled the issue in a 2008 decision, Ross v. RagingWire. In that case, an applicant argued (among other things) that RagingWire violated the Fair Employment and Housing Act by refusing to hire him because he tested positive for medicinal marijuana. The Court ruled that Proposition 215 merely protects individuals against criminal prosecution by state authorities and does not address the rights of employers and employees. Accordingly, RagingWire was not required to accommodate the applicant's use of marijuana and the applicant could not sue for a violation of public policy.
Notably, unlike California, some states prohibit employers from discriminating against employees who use medical marijuana. For example, under the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act, employers generally cannot discriminate against or penalize employees based on their status as medical marijuana users. Rhode Island's medical marijuana laws also prohibit employers from discriminating against employees with a medical marijuana card, but employers may prohibit employees from using marijuana in the workplace and are not required to accommodate marijuana use. Similarly, in 2012, Connecticut passed a law that forbids employers from refusing to hire, discharging, penalizing, or threatening employees based on their medical marijuana use.
It appears the trend towards decriminalizing marijuana will likely continue to gain steam, particularly in California where we have seen strong support for such action (although voters rejected the most recent attempt, Proposition 19, in 2010). Because of the press generated by the new Colorado and Washington marijuana laws, California employers should ensure their policies reflect a commitment to a drug-free workplace and make clear that a Proposition 215 card will not insulate applicants and employees from negative consequences at work. Employers should also stay informed of ongoing developments in this area and seek advice of competent legal counsel where appropriate.


This is one of the most popular quest games. The game is about finding the common answers from a survey of people. This game is quite similar to Family Feud and main goal of this game is to find top 94 percent of answers given by people for specific question. There are some common questions such as "what are the things eaten by hands" and the common answer would be "hamburger". Finding 94 % of given answers is fun part of game. The game can be played to discover various questions based on expressions, words and images. It is a very electrifying game with lot of questions, answers and guess. It is best game to pass your time with more fun and entertainment.
This game is an exciting trivial game and includes lot of guessing power.
The game is very innovative as it includes lot of new questions and answers.
Variety of game levels increases the interest of players.
Challenging questions which might seems to be easy but the player need to spend a lot of time for guessing the correct answers.
Lack of tutorial for using the application might be annoying for players.
Pop-up advertisements in application bothers the players.
Some questions seem easy but actually, they are difficult and player uses the coins to know the answers. The game coins are expensive.
94 % is a trivia application and good for passing time for beginners. The coins used in game are necessary investment in this game. It is more like a tricky game and includes finding the most popular answers to the questions. The levels of game have one image and two text questions. For text questions, player need to find the answers and for images, user needs to find most popular associated words with given image. One of the downside of application is that user needs to spend a lot for eliminating advertisements and buying coins to know the answers. It is a game with good design, animations and material elements. There are over 35 game levels and each level has three different questions. It is a complete fun game to figure out most popular answers for the selective questions.
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The interesting game can be played and enjoyed on Mac easily with the installation support of Bluestacks. Follow the below mentioned steps for installation.
Place Bluestacks on desktop and open the search box.
Search for the application name in navigation search box of Bluestacks.
As the name appears, tap on the application and it will start downloading automatically.
Now, access the application from download section and enjoy it on Mac.


Arctic sea ice extent in 2016 was the lowest since satellite measurements started, when extent is averaged over the period from March 20 to September 22, as illustrated by the image below.
As the added trend also illustrates, this decline in Arctic sea ice extent looks set to further accelerate and result in a dramatic fall in albedo. The trend points at zero sea ice over this entire period in less than two decades from now.
Zero sea ice on a single day looks set to occur much earlier; a similar trend points at minimum sea ice extent reaching zero in about a decade from now, as illustrated by the image below.
Above image also shows average sea ice extent data for the period January 1 to September 22, i.e. the year to date (blue line). The added trend points at zero being reached in 2037. The data show that Arctic sea ice extent also was the lowest since satellite measurements started, when extent is averaged over the period from January 1 to September 22.
Finally, the image also shows data for the average sea ice extent over the entire year. Data for 2016 are not available yet, but it does look like 2016 will also be have the lowest sea ice extent when averaged over the entire year.
Anyway, the period between the equinoxes of March 20 and September 22/23 is most important, as the Arctic receives most sunlight during this period. This is illustrated by the image on the right and by he image below, from an earlier post, which further shows that the amount of solar radiation received by the Arctic at the time of the June Solstice is higher than anywhere else on Earth.
Collapse of the sea ice could occur even faster than decline of sea ice extent may indicate.
Rapid loss of sea ice thickness has taken place over the years, as discussed in a recent post. A trend based on PIOMAS volume data (preliminary for 2016) points at a collapse around December 2021/January 2022, as illustrated by the graph below.
Indeed, Professor Peter Wadhams warned about this in 2012: "global warming will increase the intensity of extreme weather events, so more heavy winds and more intense storms can be expected to increasingly break up the remaining ice, both mechanically and by enhancing ocean heat transfer to the under-ice surface."
Thin sea ice is more vulnerable to the stronger storms that can be expected to hit the Arctic Ocean during the northern summer more frequently, and they could push huge amounts of ice out of the Arctic Ocean.
This buffer is now largely gone and further decline of Arctic sea ice means that a lot more heat will be absorbed by the Arctic.
As the water of the Arctic Ocean keeps warming, the risk increases that methane hydrates at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean will destabilize. Increases in temperature due to albedo changes and methane releases in the Arctic will go hand in hand with further feedbacks, in particular increased levels of water vapor in the atmosphere.
Here's the danger: As decline of the snow and ice cover in the Arctic continues and as more methane gets released from the seafloor, temperatures will rise rapidly, triggering further feedbacks such as a rise of water vapor in the atmosphere. Keep in mind that what makes heat unbearable is a combination of high temperatures with high humidity levels. Furthermore, water vapor is a potent greenhouse gas that will further accelerate the temperature rise. Taken together, we are facing the possibility of a 10°C temperature rise within one decade.
The image below, from the extinction page, shows that we may well be on a trend that is rising even faster than the rapid temperature increases in 2016 may indicate. Indeed, a large part of global warming is currently masked by aerosols and, as we make progress with the necessary shift to clean energy, the full wrath of global warming looks set to become manifest soon.
Risk is the product of probability and severity. The risk of a 10°C temperature rise is incalculably high. On the severity dimension, the impact of such a temperature rise is beyond catastrophic, i.e. we're talking about extinction of species at massive scale, including humans. On the probability dimension, this outcome appears to be inevitable if no comprehensive and effective action is taken.
Above danger assessment adds a third dimension, i.e. timescale. A 10°C temperature rise could eventuate within one decade and this also makes the danger imminent, adding further weight to the need to start taking comprehensive and effective action, as described in the Climate Plan.
I believe extinction of our species depends on the levels of N,O,Ar,and CO2 in the troposphere. The further we drift from current levels and how rapidly these variables change will play a major role in our demise. Obviously this is not the only risk involved as you've aptly presented.
Zero ice could occur even earlier. The maximum at the start of the chart compared to the minimum appears to increase in the difference between the two over time. Such a difference could grow even more. Plus once zero is reached the maximum will undoubtedly become lower within a few years at an exponential rate. The smaller the ice the faster it melts. Hopefully my observations are askew.
I agree, zero will occur faster than we think. Albedo change is rapid and will have more impact than expected.
The graphic of the cube of risk probability stands alone relative to value in actually getting the world to go full tilt for keeping Earth w Sea alive because it mimes the meter cube of centimeter size sugar cube's pile of Carbon Dioxide, max pile+ 280 but ;now more are added each year. The pile grows by more than 3 per year, That's fastest Real..
It's now official, we passed "peak carbon".
The thing that explians why CO2 concentrations are growing faster than ever and that we laked about last May.
I don't know if you listen to Radio Ecoshock, but they talked about it this week.
In my opinion, it's the worse climate news so far. I wrote an article about it.


For my second attempt, I used a line drawing with an abstract feeling which is from my dreams.
Another attempt I have chosen a blue background A3 paper.
First, I have done my outline drawing with B6 pencil.
Then I decided to use charcoal and white conte stick to finish the other bits.
The right side of the shoulder is smaller than it should be.
I need to be more careful of the mid-tone.
This pose is reclining to the right side that I need to improve the effectiveness of it.
For my last attempt, I have drawn the outline as the first step as well.
I have used pencil B6 to get the outline of my face shape.
Then I used the colours from a fibre tip pen set to put down the area of the face. At last, I shaded the shadows behind the sofa cushion, let it feeling dark and especially effective.
This is what I am feeling in the life and I did convey the expression from this self-portrait.
For doing my self-portrait, I am going to make a couple of sketches to describe my thoughts about myself.
Through this brainstorming, I would like to use a word to describe my situation which is: unconfident. As part of this situation, I would have a little pessimism in mine mood. I always dream of running around anywhere, from the field, farm, lake and climbing the mountain then I am tired but I couldn't stop. So I have drawn some figures in which what I like in the running.
So I put the two elements together. But it is a bit like an illustration effect.
Anyway, I give an attempt at my face drawing. This shows what I was like in the morning, the empty thoughts in my mind.
Then I try to finish it with more colourful tone.
Perspective, from this view, the jaw to the chin need to be bigger than the head will recline over to the back.
The side of the neck, submental triangle I need to make it cylinder effect and more persuasive in the shadow area under the chin and jaw.
It is not quite clear the folding on my top.
For the outcome, I am happy with the eyes' feeling.
Recently I did some sketches at the High Green art group.
The bottom of this lady's nose has the wrong structure and I need to improve the middle tones.
On the back of this lady's figure, I didn't draw it clearly from the hips to the legs.
I do need to shade some dark areas.
I will do more of this kind of practice while a person sits in a chair with different gestures on top of the body. I am interested in this work.
I am not comfortable with the drawing of the hand and I need to improve the structure of the human body.
I drew his neck with an uncomfortable pose and with untidy hair. It is a cold day when I was doing this work but I drew his top which is looking too big with too many clothes.
A3 sketchbook with conte stick.
I have chosen the subject: Using tone and line in a series of portraits and self-portraits with Conte sticks (I may change to some other medium like colour pencils or colourful drawing inks etc.), inspired by the artist Frida Kahlo.
For my final assignment, I would like to experience using some colourful medium, as I haven't really used a lot of colourful pigments in this course. Through the process, I didn't really consider exploring the idea of experimental styles outside of the construction.
Drawing a portrait is the most difficult for me because I still don't know what effect I will be brought out at the end. Because the portrait includes the construction, perspective, emotional expression and character etc. So in this assignment, my aims are put colours on, find out the expression of the facial features.
Practice eyes and put much attention on them because this is the area that conveys much of the emotion.
I know that the concept of "portrait" and "self-portrait" are flexible things and you can experiment with many methods like I have done in the research "what a self-portrait can be?" and gave examples of what artists have done.
How to express the portrait with the way to show more depth is the aim I am going to attempt for this assignment.
The Two Fridas (painted in 1939) is a double self-portrait which is included two figures of this artist. Kahlo is holding two items which are a forceps and a portrait. Also, she has drawn vessel and hearts outside of the bodies.
Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird (painted in 1940). Kahlo used the elements are a thorn necklace, a small black hummingbird( like a pendant), a monkey sits behind her right shoulder(tugging at the thorn necklace, causing Kahlo to bleed), two dragonflies float in mid-air and A black panther over her left shoulder.
The Wounded Deer (painted 1946), Kahlo superimposed her face onto a deer which was fatally wounded by a bunch of arrows.
Is The Wounded Deer is a self-portrait? I would say so. As Kahlo has some more works which used the method for her style of symbolism. From her works, she was not painting attempting to conjure a real scene but she did arrange symbolic elements to communicate a feeling or idea.
So what can I do for my assignment five which is about the portraits and self-portraits? What can I change from my real scene? What elements can I add to my works?


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The flight is on a Canadair aircraft that features wifi and in-flight entertainment at every seat, including 12 First Class, 20 Comfort+, and 44 Main Cabin seats.


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Морбид Ейнджъл (Morbid Angel) е американска дет метъл група от град Тампа, щата Флорида, САЩ. Призната е за пионер в жанра.

История
През 1984 година е формирана група с името Ice, която малко по-късно се преименува на Heretic и Морбид Ейнджъл. Те подписват договор с Earcahe Records и издават хаотичния и тежък дебютен албум Altars of Madness. През 1991 година вече "помъдрялите" музиканти издават Blessed Are the Sick. Лидер е вокалиста и китарист с прозвище Трей Азагтот. Ново материал е албум Kingdoms Disdained издаден през 2017 г.

Дискография

Албуми
 Altars of Madness – (1989)
 Blessed Are the Sick – (1991)
 Covenant – (1993)
 Domination – (1995)
 Formulas Fatal to the Flesh – (1998)
 Gateways to Annihilation – (2000)
 Heretic – (2003)
 Illud Divinum Insanus – (2011)
 Kingdoms Disdained – (2017)

EP
 Laibach Remixes – (1994)

Демо
 Bleed for the Devil – (1986)
 Total Hideous Death – (1986)
 Scream Forth Blasphemies – (1987)
 Thy Kingdom Come – (1987)
 Abominations of Desolation – (1991) (Записан през 1986 г.)

Концертни албуми
 Entangled in Chaos – (1996)
 Juvenilia – (2015)

Компилации
 Love of Lava – (1999)
 Earache Death Metal Packs – (2008)
 Illud Divinum Insanus - The Remixes – (2012)
 The Best of Morbid Angel – (2016)

Източници

Музикални групи в Тампа
Американски дет метъл групи

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An eco-conscious designer reconfigures a dark, dysfunctional condo kitchen into a hardworking space for a cookbook author and her family.
When this family downsized from a house to a condo, they needed to retain a highly functional kitchen for their daughter, who is a food blogger and cookbook author. Opening up the wall to a closed-off breakfast nook offered much-needed space, while adding long banks of cabinetry offered the storage space they required. The health-conscious family also chose nontoxic materials such as formaldehyde-free cabinetry and water-based finishes and adhesives.
The drab, U-shaped kitchen and separate breakfast nook before were cramped and uninspiring. Opening up the space allows the family to prepare meals together and brings in much more light.
Downsizing from a house to a condo often means losing storage and other extra space. For this family—a gluten- and dairy-free cookbook author and blogger and her parents—sacrificing kitchen functionality wasn't an option. So they called in designer Andrea Jakubczak of Eco Fusion Design—a firm made up of self-proclaimed "Eco-Geeks"—to transform the dark and closed-in kitchen into an airy, hardworking space that would enhance their daughter's career and the health of their home.
Why is the kitchen among the most important rooms in this home?
The daughter has celiac disease and has been working for years perfecting food that not only tastes fabulous, but also keeps her in excellent health. She is the author of The Pure Kitchen, a gluten- and dairy-free cookbook, and cooks daily for her next book and blog, Daily Bites. Just as anyone who works in an office demands a functional work space, a comfortable and functional cooking space for her was an absolutely necessity. She needed plenty of counter space, room for professional appliances and a desk for her laptop so she could take notes.
What were the overall goals in this redesign?
The original kitchen was a tiny, U-shaped space with minimal storage and hardly any counter space. We needed to increase the storage and work space. We also needed to make it aesthetically pleasing as the family was downsizing from a house to a condominium, but didn't want to feel they were losing a sense of uniqueness in their home.
This kitchen is bright and airy. Why was that important and how did you achieve it?
Downsizing to a condo not only reduces space, but it usually reduces the amount of light because of shared walls. The original kitchen was dark and felt closed-in even though it had a skylight. Opening up the wall was not only necessary for function, but also substantially increased the amount of natural light in the space. The large sliding-glass doors have a beautiful reflective quality that lightens the space and reflects the wetland view outside the glass doors on the opposite side of the room (a little bonus we discovered after the doors were installed).
How did this redesign make the kitchen more usable than it was before?
By choosing two long runs of cabinetry, we eliminated two awkward corners, which tend to use a lot of space and not offer adequate storage in return. Also, we incorporated multiple prep areas for when the family cooks together. The pantry space hidden behind the sliding-glass doors offers more storage than most of us dream about.
Why did you choose eco-friendly materials?
My clients are very conscientious about the food they put into their bodies and how they take care of themselves physically. Naturally, they also want products in their home that contribute to healthy indoor air quality and sustainable living.
How is this kitchen healthy?
The cabinets are constructed of green MDF (medium-density fiberboard), which does not offgas formaldehyde and also contains recycled wood fibers. All adhesives and binders also do not offgas formaldehyde vapor. We used only water-based finishes on the locally sourced hardwood doors. The bamboo floor is constructed using a nontoxic binder glue with a scratch-resistant polyurethane that is solvent-free and does not offgas. Although they don't contribute to cleaner indoor air quality, the concrete countertops are locally sourced and fabricated, which helps save on carbon emissions from transportation.
What was the inspiration for the room's accents such as the leopard-print lightshades and painted wineglass case?
The family wanted something warm but not fussy. We achieved an eclectic feel through the unique finish on the cabinetry (water-based, of course), lots of open shelving to display beautiful objects and cookbooks, and the slightly rustic look of the concrete countertops, which include chunks of aggregate and amber-colored glass chips. To add to that, my client found the unique breakfast bar stool fabric, then purchased the wine glass cabinet for $10 and painted it to match. The leopard- print pendants were an afterthought. You can screw them straight into a recessed light opening so no drywall repair is necessary.
What are your clients' favorite aspects of the new kitchen?
That depends who you ask! The husband would say the floors, while the wife would say the countertops and how they add a soft, rustic feel to the space. The daughter would say the storage and functionality. I love the finishes and how they all work together to create a unique and comfortable space.


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By gottaplan, November 12, 2016 in Current Events
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On 11/7/2019 at 10:04 AM, YABO713 said:
Ummm excuse me but a couple people on here told me Obama was born in Kenya and like ... he was totally President so you're wrong.
I know you're trying to be funny, but some might take that seriously. So let's not keep repeating that sh*te, even in jest.
audidave 115
Key Tower 947'
There is a stupid new plan in the GOP now to extricate trump from the extortion probe by implicating the trio of Giuliani, Sondland, and Mulvaney as working on their own without guidance of el trumpo.
Sondland? Don't know that guy. Giuliani? He was running my Ukraine policy on his own. Mulvaney? He was the real mastermind by turning off the aid to Ukraine.
Where does the buck stop?!
Edited November 8, 2019 by audidave
freefourur 955
8 minutes ago, audidave said:
Giuliani is following Cohen's footsteps. He's just not smart enough to realize it.
YABO713 1,484
Sondland changes LinkedIn status "Ambassador / Coffee Boy @ U.S. State Department"
1 minute ago, YABO713 said:
Trump already said today that he hardly knows the gentleman.
Also, Donnie says that shouldn't hold public hearings.
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14 hours ago, KJP said:
No they cannot. They only care about unqualified sycophant judges. I am seriously starting to wonder if Matt Gaetz won't start his own version of the Reichstag fire to try to end the impeachment proceedings.
On 11/6/2019 at 2:53 PM, eastvillagedon said:
Trumpkins Accused Him of Being the Whistleblower. They Were Wrong.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumpkins-thought-this-man-was-the-whistleblower-they-were-wrong?ref=scroll
Ram23 81
1 hour ago, freefourur said:
This article isn't clear and leads me to believe it's purposefully misleading. "David Edelman" is not the man who has been named by several sources now as the whistleblower. This is. David just so happens to look a lot like the guy who has been named. So far as I'm aware, he hasn't denied it, which is incredibly suspicious.
Your moron president and his moronic administrators
^ It's pretty shameful to take advantage of a family's plight and struggle in wake of the suicide of a patriarch in order to somehow twist it into being Trump's fault.
I expect this sort of sad and shameful behavior from Bezos's Washington Post, but feel it should still be called out. It isn't too late to save the media in this country.
2 minutes ago, Ram23 said:
OMG, I recognize your right to ignorance from the hypnotic corporatism, but just stop for a moment and enjoy this brief flirtation with reality.... Trump and his oligarchical supporters are taking advantage of the nation's family farms so that they can give the land to corporate farmers. Time to wake the f---- up and realize that this isn't about democrat vs republican or conservatism vs liberalism. It's about democracy vs oligarchy. Your a-hole president is destroying democracy to give the rest of the nation to the oligarchs, and you, these family farmers and all others who voted for Trump and would do so again are aiding and abetting it.
OK, now that you've tip-toed through the uncomfortable reality I've just exposed you to, you can now go back to your own world as defined by Dear Leader....
3 hours ago, Ram23 said:
People may not laugh at that statement if you hadn't spent the last several years only being concerned when it was politically beneficial to your side. Yet here you are throwing the word "shame" around like it matters to you.
MyTwoSense 759
25 minutes ago, ck said:
What's the over/under on whether we actually get to see Trump's tax returns?
Trump can't sue New York state in DC federal court to stop release of tax returns, judge says
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/11/politics/donald-trump-tax-returns/index.html
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1 hour ago, KJP said:
Ok, I'm no Trump fan, but this is grossly taken out of context.
Here is the full text, it's toward the bottom:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-new-york-city-veterans-day-parade/
Edited November 11, 2019 by mkeller234
Methinks there's a pattern here involving our president and Russia....
Edited November 12, 2019 by KJP
16 hours ago, mkeller234 said:
There are some pretty egregious examples of Trump being quoted wildly out of context in an attempt to make him look bad, but that's gotta be the worst out of context quote I've ever seen in my life. And I don't mean just Trump quotes, but out of context quotes in general. Trump was retelling the story of an American POW who stood up against his Nazi captors in order to protect his Jewish counterparts from certain death during the Holocaust. What mindset must one be in - on Veterans Day of all days - to listen to that and think "how can I use this to make Trump look bad?"
1 minute ago, Ram23 said:
I'm actually with you here. The press in the last week has grossly mischaracterized or even created quotes, like this and the Buttigieg incident as well
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10 minutes ago, YABO713 said:
The person who tweeted it walked it back:
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1 hour ago, Ram23 said:
Name a president who wasn't regularly misquoted or have had things taken out of context. The only thing egregious here is Trump's corruption and disdain for American institutions and rule of law, something you mysteriously never have anything to say about. You try so hard to make this about abnormal media obsession, but Trump himself creates 99.9% of his own issues. Please keep the victimhood to a bare minimum.
In the Wikileaks trial today we learned that there was collusion and therefore Trump lied under oath in his written response to Mueller. But rational people already knew that Trump is Putin's puppet.
His followers say that Trump is not a crook or a racist. It must be just coincidence that he surrounds himself with crooks and racists.
Stephen Miller's Affinity for White Nationalism Revealed in Leaked Emails
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/11/12/stephen-millers-affinity-white-nationalism-revealed-leaked-emails
Well, there goes the "no crime" cover... Either Gates perjured himself or Trump did. And, per 1999, we know lying under oath is impeachable.
Schiff has stated that more witnesses will be announced this week. I wonder if Gates or the secret service agents who witnessed Trump's call with Roger Stone might be called.
Edited November 12, 2019 by freefourur
AND, I've heard cultists actually ask why Trump et al should be charged with obstruction. Ask Chuck....
Former GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel Says White House Officials Defying Subpoenas Are Obstructing Justice
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/11/08/former-senator-chuck-hagel-impeachment
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i cant believe bone spurs went to the vets day parade.
shameless.
i go every year and i couldn't this time because of all the commotion.
i see he got heckled again too:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-veterans-day-parade-2019_n_5dc9962de4b00927b2375b76
Hardly surprising, as @YABO713 and others have anticipated....
'Anonymous' author warns that Trump 'will not exit quietly,' even if defeated or impeached
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/11/12/trump-anonymous-book-author-warning-civil-war/2575090001/
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^It will be a sh!tshow and people will commit bloody murder in his name both now and into the future. It's what happens when you set yourself up as a cult leader, who is the only source of 'the truth' and demand blind faith from from your followers. The parallels to countless religious cults and schisms are plainly obvious, as well as highly unmentionable.
Edited November 13, 2019 by roman totale XVII
And they reckon that the last thing she saw in her life was
Sting, singing on the roof of the Barbican
3 hours ago, KJP said:
I could see it playing out a bit like Evo Morales, but so much worse.
My buddy (that resigned) was talking to a few of his former colleagues and after Parnas flipped and Gates testified contradicting Trump, there's a push by the Senate GOP to have Mitch McConnell hold a vote for a secret ballot on impeachment when the time comes.
Only a simple majority is needed to hold the vote by secret ballot.
While I think that would assist in removal, I hope that doesn't happen. Impeachments are rare and historic - your vote should be public.
2 minutes ago, YABO713 said:
I agree. Republicans should publicly support removal if the facts overwhelming show Trump engaged in extortion and bribery. They should take pride in upholding the constitution.
As a parent / family member...
Do you want your loved ones to turn out more like Ambassador Taylor or President Trump?
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WHY OZONE
UNDERSTANDING OZONE
MOBILE SANITIZERS
OZONE AIR & WATER APPLICATIONS
1. What is ozone and where can it be found?
Ozone is a highly reactive form of oxygen, consisting of three oxygen atoms (O3). It is a potent oxidant/disinfectant that quickly decomposes to diatomic oxygen (O2), while reacting with targeted organic matter or microorganisms. Ozone is naturally generated in the stratosphere, the upper atmospheric layer that protects us from harmful radiation. Gaseous ozone is formed also in the atmosphere during lightning discharges, and on the earth's surface by photochemical reactions, UV sterilization lamps, and high voltage electric arcs.
2. Significance of ozone in food processing.
Ozone is a potent antimicrobial agent. It can effectively kill viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites, including those causing food spoilage or human diseases. Efficacy of ozone, however, depends on the target microorganism and the treatment condition. Commercial applications of ozone include purification of drinking water, sterilization of containers for aseptic packaging, decontamination of fresh produce, and food preservation in cold storage. Ozone also is useful in deodorizing air and water.
3. How is ozone generated industrially?
Ozone is commonly generated by electrical discharge. In this method, dry air or oxygen is passed between two parallel or concentric electrodes that are coated with a dielectric material. Oxygen molecules are broken down to charged oxygen atoms, which recombine to form ozone molecules. Depending on the feed gas, ozone production rate varies from 1-3% (w/w) to 6-16% (w/w) for air and pure oxygen, respectively.
4. How does ozone kill microbes?
Ozone destroys microorganisms by reacting with oxidizeable cellular components, particularly those containing double bonds, sulfhydryl groups, and phenolic rings. Therefore, membrane phospholipids, intracellular enzymes, and genomic material are targeted by ozone; these reactions result in cell damage and death of microorganisms.
5. How is ozone different from other chemical treatments?
The strong antimicrobial character of ozone is partially related to its oxidation-reduction potential (2.07 V), which is higher than that of chlorine (1.36 V). Ozone has many advantages over chlorine and other antimicrobials. Ozone destroys microorganisms instantly and effectively, without leaving harmful residues in treated food or processing water. Therefore, ozone is safer and environmentally friendlier than most other antimicrobials. Ozone gas should be produced on-site and it cannot be stored or transported. A desirable feature is that only air or oxygen is needed to produce the sanitizer.
6. Is ozone safe to use in food processing?
Ozone is a colorless gas at ambient conditions, and is readily detectable by the human nose at 0.01-0.05 ppm. At low concentrations, ozone has a characteristic pleasant odor, similar to that of fresh air after a thunderstorm. High concentration of ozone gas in air is objectionable and could pose health risks. According to OSHA regulations, the permissible level of exposure to ozone in the workplace environment is 0.1 ppm during a normal 8-hour day (40-hour workweek). The short-term exposure limit is 0.3 ppm for exposure of less than 15 minutes (4 times per day). Therefore, the production and use of ozone in food processing should be controlled and monitored, and excess ozone should be removed by a commercial ozone destruct unit.
7. Current and potential applications of ozone in the food industry.
Ozone can be applied in an aqueous solution or gaseous phase to decontaminate food-contact surfaces, sanitize equipment, recycle wastewater, and decrease pesticide levels on fresh produce. The microbiological quality and shelf-life of vegetables, fruits, cheeses, eggs, nuts, and meats can be improved when these products are directly treated with ozone or stored in an ozone-containing environment. For fresh-produce processing, ozone can be used to sanitize processing water or to decontaminate the product itself. The use of ozone in the gaseous phase helps in controlling mold and bacteria, both in the air and on the surface of the product.
8. Commercial ozone-generation systems.
Gaseous or aqueous ozone systems are commercially available and relatively inexpensive. Ozone Systems vary in production capacity from a few pounds to hundreds of pounds of ozone per day. It should be cautioned, however, that suitable treatment chambers, monitoring devices, and excess gas destruction units, should be designed and integrated with the ozone generators to produce functional food treatment systems.
9. Is the application of ozone approved by regulatory agencies?
In 1982, ozone was declared as Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) for treatment of bottled water. Since 2001, FDA approved its use as an antimicrobial agent in foods. Depending on the application, ozone use may fall under the guidelines of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), thus entering the jurisdiction of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Food processors should confirm with ozone-equipment suppliers or directly with the EPA to determine if a particular ozone application will require a special pesticide registration under FIFRA. Ozone is also listed in the National Organic Program (NOP) final rule, which permits its use in processed products labeled as organic, or made with organic. There are no special labeling requirements for ozone-treated products.
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Learn about the Culture
Safaris With A Heart has already incorporated the first three cultural immersion experiences into your National Park safari experience…Maasai Boma, Maasai Warrior Walking Tour and Tribal Traditional Dancing.
Maasai Boma
As we head out toward the National Parks we enjoy a stop at a Maasai Boma (small rural Maasai community). The Maasai people are a semi-nomadic ethnic group inhabiting northern Tanzania. They are best-known for their distinctive customs, lifestyle, dress and dance. They are considered one of the tallest people in the world with perhaps an average height of 6 feet, 3 inches. Our groups are treated to a tour of their communities and tiny family living dwellings (made of sticks and cow dung) as well as a traditional jumping dance. In exchange for their hospitality, Safaris With A Heart/Outreach Africa donates to the tribal chief much welcomed water filtration systems, solar lighting, reading glasses and soccer balls. This tour is provided compliments of Safaris With A Heart. Our gifts to the chief are in lieu of tipping.
Maasai Warrior Walking Safari
As a perfect complement to a National Park safari lodge experience, we are happy to arrange an early morning walk along the shores of Lake Manyara guided by a Maasai warrior holding his spear. You are bound to see zebras, antelopes, wildebeest, and warthogs rush by you as well as tens of thousands of pink flamingos lining the far shoreline. We believe this is an excellent way to begin your day. This walking safari is provided compliments of Safaris With A Heart. Tipping is at your discretion.
Tribal traditional dancing
All we can say is WOW! This is both mesmerizing and thrilling! Super-fast-paced dancing combined with incredible acrobatic feats and fire pageantry. This is a special treat provided compliments of Safaris With A Heart. Tipping is at your discretion.
Should you wish to expand upon the above and add a day or two to your itinerary, you may wish to consider a visit to the Hadzabe tribe or Olduvai Gorge.
Hadzabe Tribe (Hadza) – Optional tour.
Primitive indigenous ethnic group who live around Lake Eyasi in the central Rift Valley and in the neighboring Serengeti Plateau. There are between 1,200 and 1,300 Hadzabe people living in Tanzania. As descendants of Tanzania's aboriginal hunter-gatherer population, they have probably occupied their current territory for thousands of years, with relatively little modification to their basic way of life.
Olduvai Gorge and Laetoli. Optional Tour.
Referred to as the "Cradle of Mankind" or as we like to say the "Dawn of Humankind". Olduvai Gorge is a site in Tanzania that holds the earliest evidence of the existence of human ancestors. Paleoanthropologists have found hundreds of fossilized bones and stone tools in the area dating back millions of years, leading them to conclude that humans evolved in Africa.
Olduvai is a misspelling of Oldupai, a Maasai word for a wild sisal plant that grows in the area. The gorge is in the Great Rift Valley, between the Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti National Park. It is 30 miles from Laetoli, another fossil-rich area. Olduvai Gorge was formed about 30,000 years ago, the result of aggressive geological activity and streams.
The steep ravine is about 30 miles long and 295 feet deep, not quite large enough to be classified as a canyon. A river cuts through several layers to form four individual beds, with the oldest estimated at about 2 million years old.
At Laetoli, west of Ngorongoro Crater, hominid footprints are preserved in volcanic rock 3.6 million years old and represent some of the earliest signs of mankind in the world. Three separate tracks of a small-brained upright walking early hominid. Australopithecus afarensis, a creature about 1.2 to 1.4 meters high, were found. Imprints of these are displayed in the Oldupai museum.
More advanced descendants of Laetoli's hominids were found further north, buried in the layers of the 100 meters deep Oldupai Gorge. Excavations, mainly by the archaeologist Louis and Mary Leakey, yielded four different kinds of hominid, showing gradual increases in brain size and in the complexity of their stone tools. The first skull of Zinjanthropus, commonly known as 'Nutcracker Man' who lived about 1.75 million years ago, was found here.
For a very special cultural immersion experience…
We'd love to help you create your own charity project which will profoundly resonate with your group. Or join us in rural villages on the shores of Lake Victoria where we perform life transforming cleft palette/lip surgeries, provide health insurance to an infant orphanage and carry out our water filtration and solar light projects. This is the ultimate in travelling-with-a-purpose in which you leave the country better because you were there.
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Episode 1 "Beauty and the Beast"
New York attorney Carl Sack joins the Boston branch of Crane, Poole & Schmidt, ruffling feathers amongst the staff, including Denny who is arrested for soliciting a prostitute, and Clarence who is targeted for performing in a drag show.Meanwhile, Alan defends Shirley when she is sued for withdrawing a large contribution to an academic study, but is distracted by the familiar opposing council. Jerry helps freshman lawyer Katie Lloyd try her first case involving a murder suspect who refuses to cooperate.
The Innocent Man
Episode 2 "The Innocent Man"
Alan has his hands full trying to keep Denny away from Lorraine when she is hired by Shirley as a new associate at the firm. At the same time, he and Jerry try to mold Katie into a full-fledged lawyer by preparing her for her first murder trial, but things go awry when she makes a spur-of-the-moment decision in open court.Meanwhile, Judge Weldons request to have a baby makes Alan question his potential for fatherhood.
The Chicken and the Leg...
Episode 3 "The Chicken and the Leg"
Alan represents a teenage girl who blames her high schools stand on contraceptives for her contracting AIDS, while trying to work alongside Lorraine without distraction.Meanwhile, Jerry and Katie take on the case of a woman suing her husbands psychologist for causing his death, and Shirley is furious when Denny and Carl bet a huge sum of money on the outcome of a case involving cockfighting.
Episode 4 "Do Tell"
Shirley is compelled to help an old friend of Denny who is discharged from the army for coming out publicly as being gay, but finds resistance from the judge for challenging America during war time.Meanwhile, Alans "word salad" returns whenever Lorraine is around, and new associate Whitney Rome is thrown into a case involving a bullfighting child whose mother wants sole custody.
Hope and Gory
Episode 5 "Hope and Gory"
Alan is shocked when a woman asks him to represent her for a murder she has yet to commit on the basis of "temporary insanity" and turns to Denny for help.Meanwhile, Katie and Jerry once again represent Joseph Washington who is being persecuted in his home town for a crime he did not commit.
The Object of My Affection...
Episode 6 "The Object of My Affection"
Denny angers the senior partners when he fires an associate for being fat, consequently bringing a large lawsuit against the firm.Alan enlists the help of Whitney in the case of Patrice Kelly whose temporary insanity plea is not going over well with the jury in her murder trial.Meanwhile, Jerry helps a client who shares his affliction of Aspergers syndrome and begins to show some affection.
Attack of the Xenophobes...
Episode 7 "Attack of the Xenophobes"
Whitney and Katie defend an ex-cop charged with murder, but are shocked to find that the main piece of evidence is an MRI of his brain that "proves" he is a racist.Alan defends Denny in court when he is charged with wrongful termination after firing an associate for being too fat.Meanwhile, Carl is furious when once again Clarence is caught on YouTube in drag, and Jerry is nervous about taking his new relationship with Leigh to the next level.
Oral Contracts
Episode 8 "Oral Contracts"
Denny is once again arrested, this time for allegedly soliciting gay sex in the court mens room, and again turns to Alan for representation.Shirley is surprised to find Bethany as her opposition in court when she defends an old "shock-jock" friend for saying offensive things over-the-air.Meanwhile, Katie begins snooping around when she suspects Lorraine is not who she says she is.
No Brains Left Behind
Episode 9 "No Brains Left Behind"
Alan takes on one of his most outrageous lawsuits to date when he teams up with Denny to sue the National Guard for failing to show up when a flood wiped out a small business.Shirley is surprised when her granddaughter visits her at the office with the news that she was expelled from university for destroying government standards tests.Meanwhile, Carl has second thoughts about staying in Boston, and Lorraine comes clean to the firm about her true background.
Episode 10 "Green Christmas"
The firm stands to lose millions of dollars when GreenPeople threatens to sue for all the money they ever spent at Crane, Poole & Schmidt, alleging Denny misrepresented the firm as being environmentally friendly.Alan helps Clarence take on the bank that foreclosed on his house after he made a bad deal.Meanwhile, Tara helps Jerry overcome the grief of his breakup with Leigh, and Carl makes a decision regarding Lorraines employment status.
Episode 11 "Mad About You"
Denny puts the whole firm on edge when he unilaterally takes on a high-profile murder case and refuses help from anybody else, especially Alan.Meanwhile, Jerry and Katie represent a woman whose husband divorced her after being "brainwashed" by an ad campaign from a sleazy lawyer.
Roe v. Wade, The Musical...
Episode 12 "Roe v. Wade, The Musical"
Alan takes on one of his most controversial cases to date when he represents a man suing Missy Tiggs for stealing his sperm and impregnating herself to have a black baby.Meanwhile, Jerry has mixed feelings when Leigh asks him to help her get her job back after shes fired for hugging a student.
Episode 13 "Glow in the Dark"
Shirley is torn when her law school sweetheart comes back into her life as opposing council, bringing back old feelings and alienating Carl.Meanwhile, Alan and Denny flirt with the idea of swinging when they both have anonymous sexual encounters in the office, and Katie is threatened by Leigh who is jealous of her relationship with Jerry.
Episode 14 "Rescue Me"
Carl Sack represents the sexually adventurous Andrea when she sues a company for losing her mothers ashes and giving her a cubic zirconium.
Tabloid Nation
Episode 15 "Tabloid Nation"
Denny, tries another stunt to win over Shirleys affections. Alan and Jerry go against Melvin Palmer again when they represent Mr.Beckham, a man whos daughter was murdered after a talk show stunt and he wants to sue the production company. Shirley begins to suspect her friend, Ethan, is unstable when she learns hes been arrested ten times for shooting seals in Boston Harbor.
The Mighty Rogues
Episode 16 "The Mighty Rogues"
After her father -- who is in the late stages of a debilitating fight with Alzheimers -- injures himself and lands in the hospital, Shirley Schmidt wants to end his suffering and asks Alan Shore to argue in court on her behalf. Meanwhile Jerry Espensons beautiful, new girlfriend sues him for sexual assault, and Carl Sack represents the island of Nantucket whose residents want to build a nuclear bomb in case of attack.
The Court Supreme
Episode 17 "The Court Supreme"
Alan Shore gets the dream of a lifetime for an attorney when he is asked to present an appeal to the Supreme Court in the case of a mentally challenged man who has been sentenced to death for the rape of a young girl. Meanwhile, Katie Lloyd learns some startling news from Lorraine Weller about Jerry Espensons new girlfriend.
Indecent Proposals
Episode 18 "Indecent Proposals"
Denny falls for a female cattle rancher who is pushing for the government to stop selling meat which has been cloned. Meanwhile, Shirley demands that Alan sues the Democratic Party after her nephew, a delegate, disagrees with his states primary vote.
The Gods Must Be Crazy
Episode 19 "The Gods Must Be Crazy"
A group of high ranking politicos ask Denny Crane to run for President of the United States. Jerry Espensons ex-girlfriend, Dana, asks that he defend her after shes arrested for prostitution. Carl Sack and Shirley Schmidt represent a woman who is suing the Archdiocese for not permitting her to become a priest.
Patriot Acts
Episode 20 "Patriot Acts"
Patriotism is in the air as Alan and Denny celebrate their acceptance into the Auxiliary Coast Guard. But when the town of Concord, Massachusetts decides to secede from the United States, Alan accepts the case, and deeply offends Denny. The case takes a personal turn when Denny represents the opposing side in court.


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One Year: He Told You So
By Larissa MacFarquhar
We've heard a lot about the dissatisfaction of progressives. Obama has betrayed them. They thought he was their man, but he was not their man. They thought he was going to sock it to Republicans and stage a revolution. He didn't. But this perception on the left wasn't based on anything Obama actually said. It didn't need to be. It seemed obvious: he was against the Iraq war, he used to be a community organizer, he was black—how could he not be one of them?
In fact, yes, he was against the Iraq war, but he was also for the Afghanistan war. On health care, he ran to the right of Clinton and Edwards. And, most importantly, during the campaign he spoke over and over again about changing the corrosive political culture in Washington. He wanted an end to partisan bickering, he wanted politicians to come together for the sake of the country. He said this a lot. He spoke about it, it seemed to me at the time, as much as any other issue—as much as health care, as much as Iraq.
In the primaries, the contrast with Hillary Clinton could not have been starker. While she talked the traditional Democratic talk about fighting greedy corporations and battling the right, Obama tended to avoid blaming Bush and the Republicans. He preferred to talk about America's problems as "ours," and how "we"—a nonpartisan we—might begin solving them. And he has always done this. In the most famous passage of his 2004 Convention speech, he rebuked pundits for slicing and dicing the country into red states and blue states. When Obama talked about change and hope during his campaign, in other words, he was talking as much about changing Washington and hoping for a new kind of politics as he was about anything else. But for some reason, this simply didn't register. People just didn't hear it. Or they heard it but didn't believe he was serious. It would seem to be evident that a guy who was running on a promise of patriotic bipartisanship was not going to be the guy to crush Republicans and try to make real the most ambitious hopes of the left. But, somehow, it wasn't.
He was serious. Obama's belief in bipartisanship is not just about cordiality and tolerating different viewpoints—it goes deeper. When I interviewed Cass Sunstein—who knew Obama when they were both law professors at the University of Chicago, and who now works for the administration—for a profile of Obama early in the campaign, Sunstein said: "I think with Obama it's like Learned Hand when he said, 'The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right.' Obama takes that really seriously. I can't think of an American politician who has thought in that way, ever."
It's now clear that there's a reason for that. In his attempt to change Washington, Obama has failed. For the most part this failure should be blamed on Republicans, but it has also become clear that one of Obama's crucial flaws is his overestimation of his ability to bring people together. But are we worse off for him trying? I suspect that even though a more conventional Democrat might also have won in 2008, she would not have inspired so much cross-over voting, or so much idealistic passion, and would not have carried with her so many House and Senate victories. Would the economy be doing better, or would health care be in better shape, if Obama had not even tried to get the Republicans on board? It's hard to say.
In his second book, "The Audacity of Hope," Obama wrote: "We must talk and reach for common understandings, precisely because all of us are imperfect and can never act with the certainty that God is on our side." It's rare for any sort of person to think this way, and for a politician it is radical. Maybe it's politically stupid. It certainly hasn't worked out too well during this past twelve months. But it's a profound creed and a noble hope. And don't say he didn't tell you.
Read more on Obama's first year.
Larissa MacFarquhar, a staff writer at The New Yorker, is the author of "Strangers Drowning: Impossible Idealism, Drastic Choices, and the Urge to Help."
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Asking Alexandria premiere acoustic track and other news you might have missed today
Deftones have also announced their first-ever festival.
Asking Alexandria have dropped a new acoustic track—plus, CHVRCHES announced a tour, and Deftones announced a festival. Check out the news you might have missed today below!
Read more: Underoath announce tour with Dance Gavin Dance and the Plot In You
Asking Alexandria premiere acoustic version of "Alone In A Room"
Asking Alexandria have debuted an acoustic version of "Alone In A Room," the opening track of the band's self-titled album.
CHVRCHES announce 2019 tour
Love Is Dead UK & Ireland headline tour is here! Fan pre-sale starts 18/7 at 9am BST, and general tickets go on sale 20/7 at 9am. Look out for further info. pic.twitter.com/LYj86ZxxhC
— CHVRCHΞS (@CHVRCHES) July 16, 2018
CHVRCHES have announced a U.K. and Ireland tour for 2019 in support of their latest album Love Is Dead. Tickets go on sale Friday at 9 a.m. here. Check out the full list of dates below.
02/07 — London, UK @ Alexandra Palace
02/09 — Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy
02/12 — Bournemouth, UK @ O2 Academy
02/12 — Manchester, UK @ Victoria Warehouse
02/16 — Glasgow, UK @ The SSE Hydro
02/18 — Newcastle, UK @ O2 Academy
02/19 — Belfast, IE @ Ulster Hall
02/21 — Dublin, IE @ Olympia
3. CKY release "Wiping Off The Dead" video
CKY have dropped a new music video for their track "Wiping Off The Dead" off their most recent album The Phoenix. The band are headed on tour this summer, co-headlining with Slaves. Check out the full list of dates below, and purchase tickets here.
07/18 — Thornville, OH @ Gathering of the Juggalos*
07/20 — Jacksonville, NC @ Hooligans Music Hall*
07/21 — Huntington, WV @ V Club*
07/22 — Nashville, TN @ The Basement East*
07/24 — Virginia Beach, VA @ Shaka's Live*
07/25 — Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage*
07/27 — Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes
07/28 — Easton, PA @ One Centre Square
07/29 — Warrendale, PA @ Jergels
07/31 — Rochester, NY @ Montage Music Hall
08/01 — Toronto, ONT @ The Opera House
08/02 — Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew's Hall
08/03 — Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza*
08/04 — Louisville, KY @ Diamond Pub Concert Hall
08/05 — St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
08/07 — Fargo, ND @ Sanctuary Events Center
08/08 — Iowa City, IA @ Gabes
08/09 — Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre
08/10 — Sturgis, SD @ Iron Horse Saloon (formerly Easyriders Saloon)*
08/11 — Colorado Springs, CO @ Sunshine Studios Live
08/12 — Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre*
08/14 — Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
08/15 — Seattle, WA @ Club Sur Rocks
08/16 — Portland, OR @ Dante's
08/18 — Las Vegas, NV @ Psycho Las Vegas*
08/19 — Tempe, AZ @ The Marquee
08/21 — Lubbock, TX @ Jakes Backroom
08/23 — Dallas, TX @ Trees
08/24 — Houston, TX @ Scout Bar
08/25 — San Antonio, TX @ Alamo City Music Hall
08/27 — Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Heaven)
08/29 — Harrisburg, PA @ Harrisburg Midtown Arts
08/30 — Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bazaar
08/31 — Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
09/01 — Worcester, MA @ The Palladium (Upstairs)
09/02 — Concord, VA @ DeVault Vineyards
*=No Slaves
Deftones announce first-ever festival
We are so excited, and proud to announce the first annual Dia de los Deftones. For years, we've played on festivals with such amazing and diverse line-ups, and that was the goal when we put together our line-up. We want this event to be a celebration; wi… https://t.co/2rnNIkPDzy pic.twitter.com/zElHqhUkIU
— Deftones (@deftones) July 16, 2018
Deftones have announced they will be starting their own festival this year in San Diego called Dia De Los Deftones. It will take place Saturday, Nov. 3 at Petco Park at the Park. Presale tickets go on sale tomorrow here. The band will headline the festival, and you can see the other acts booked to play the show below.
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5. Ice Nine Kills release new video for "Thank God It's Friday"
Ice Nine Kills have released another music video that takes the form of a short movie, this time for their track "Thank God It's Friday." It's the second track released off the band's upcoming album The Silver Scream out Oct. 5. You can preorder your copy here.
6. Trivium will celebrate 10 years of Shogun during fall tour
The headline tour this Fall is the 10th anniversary of Shogun.
— Paolo Gregoletto (@TriviumPaolo) July 16, 2018
Trivium are headed on tour this fall with Avatar and Light The Torch, and during the run, they will commemorate the 10th anniversary of their album Shogun. Check out the full list of dates below.
10/03 — Tampa, FL @ The Ritz Ybor
10/04 — Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theater
10/05 — Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
10/06 — Norfolk, VA @ The Norva
10/08 — Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's
10/09 — Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom
10/11 — Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live
10/12 — Huntington, NY @ The Paramount
10/13 — Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
10/14 — Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
10/16 — Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
10/17 — Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
10/19 — Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
10/20 — Sauget, IL @ Pop's Nightclub
10/21 — Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
10/22 — St. Paul, MN @ Myth Live
10/23 — Fargo, ND @ Sanctuary
10/25 — Edmonton, AB @ The Ranch Roadhouse
10/26 — Calgary, AB @ The Palace Theater
10/28 — Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
10/29 — Seattle, WA @ Showbox SODO
10/30 — Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
10/31 — Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory
11/02 — Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
11/03 — Berkeley, CA @ UC Theatre
Written by Alex Darus


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However, more than 17% of respondents said they did not waste money.
To these magnificent people, we can't help but ask: Do you know what online shopping is?
There are more women who admit to wasting money than men. But this may have a lot to do with social pressure, as women have to spend money on beauty care products.
Different generations have different opinions on what kind of behavior is a waste of money. Most millennials don't worry about wasting money on cable bills, but they spend too much money on streaming services.
It's important to note that this is a self-reported survey, which means that the survey is not about where people actually waste their money, but what they think is a waste of money.
Well, it seems ironic that you try to make yourself happy by spending money, but afterwards you feel unhappy for the spent money.


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The phone number has been corrected in our online newsletter (the middle four pages of the Georgia Magazine) and may be viewed here.


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Do you want to know how to use SN Write Tool step by step? Then you have arrived at the perfect article since. Next, we are going to teach you unconditionally all the information that you have to take into account in this type of situations, information that will undoubtedly be of great use to you. The first thing you have to know is that in the following lines, we are going to show you how to modify the IMEI of your smartphone with the SN Tool program, which is one of the best we can find in this segment.
The truth is that it is an essential tool when we want to modify the IMEI code of our smartphone, so you should not lose sight of the possibility of using this platform if for some reason you have to change the 15-digit code that you identified to your device.
Well, let's go with how to use SN Write Tool step by step. The first thing you have to keep in mind in this kind of situations. When it comes to flashing the IMEI of your smartphone, you have to know that when you finish the procedure. Otherwise, you will be losing the device's warranty. The truth is that it is a risk that we run in these cases. So, it is better to think twice before acting. You have to know that we cannot take charge in case you run out of warranty for this reason. SN write tool fail.
1) Make sure you have the database file of your device since it is required to write the IMEI. If you do not have it, download the firmware of your device and obtain the database file.
2) The device must have at least 50 or 60% battery.
3) Download the USB drivers from your device to the PC. Only by doing this, you can connect your phone to the PC.
Once you have finished all the prerequisites, you can start with the tutorial indicated below.
To start, download the SN file and then extract it to the desktop of your PC. Now press on "SN Writer.exe" to start the procedure.
Then select the type of device, for that go to IMEI Options and click on Check Sn.
Next, go to "Setting" and press on Address, Wifi, BT, and IMEI.
Now go to "IMEI Option" and activate "Dual IMEI" in the lower left.
Next, in DataBase File press on "MD1_DB" and select the MD1_DB of your device. Follow the same procedure and add the file "AP_DB." Once this is done, click on the "Save "button.
Now in the main window of SN Write Tool and click on the "STAR" button to start browsing the data.
Once done, turn off the device and remove the battery (only if you can). Then connect the phone to the PC using the original USB cable. When the device is connected, the IMEI flashing process will start.
As soon as the IMEI flashing process is complete, a green box with the word "PASS" will appear.
To start, download the SN file and extract it directly to your computer's desktop. After that, click on SN Writer.exe, which is the executable file that will start the procedure in question. Then, in the SN window, you will see that the ComPort option appears and you have to select VCOM USB. Later it is time to select the type of device. For that, you have to go to IMEI Options and press later on Check Sun. Once the device in question has been selected, go to Settings, WiFi, BT, and IMEI.
Then you have to go to IMEI Option and activate Dual IMEI, an option that you will see that appears in the lower left part of the screen. Later you have to go to DataBase File and press on MD1_DB, selecting the option of the same name in MD1_DB. Then you have to add AP_DB, and when you're done, you have to click on the Save button. You return to the main SN Write Tool window and click on the STAR button to start browsing the data. It's close to finishing.
Then you have to go to the Scan Data window, entering IMEI_1, IMEI_2, BT, and Wi-Fi. When you have entered all the elements, you have to click on the Ok button. Once you are finished, you have to turn off the device and remove the battery in case it is removable. Then you must connect the phone to the computer using the original USB cable if you have it on hand. When the device is connected, the IMEI flashing will start immediately, and we are about to finish.
When the process of SN write tool finishes, the IMEI flashing will be finished. At that time a green box will appear that will carry the word PASS, among others. When you pass that screen, the IMEI will have been modified. You can make any other tutorial that you want, and that would require this change.


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Sailor charged with trading explicit images with 13-year-old girl
By: Geoff Ziezulewicz March 22
A junior sailor was charged in Chicago this week after prosecutors said he convinced a 13-year-old girl to send him sexually explicit photos and videos of herself.
Fireman Apprentice Ethan Knez, 21, used a website and messaging app to begin communicating with the Michigan girl in February of 2018, according to a complaint filed Monday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Knez's service record shows he was a student at Training Support Center Great Lakes, a service school north of Chicago, at the time.
His court-appointed defense attorney, Robert Seeder, did not return requests from Navy Times for comment.
Prosecutors: Drunk driving sailor hit, killed a man in Africa
The petty officer faces several other charges in connection to the 2017 incident near Djibouti's Camp Lemonnier.
Last March, the girl's father alerted authorities that his daughter had sent and received pornographic images from adult men, according to the complaint.
The parents turned the girl's phone over to authorities, who found a messaging app account with the screen name "madnezz19" that they later linked to Knez, court records allege.
While Knez allegedly sent the girl explicit images of himself and she did the same, the child "talked about issues with her parents, the desire to run away, and alluded to taking pills in a possible suicide attempt," prosecutors wrote.
In one series of messages, the girl told Knez she had been sexually assaulted at school, the complaint states.
At one point, Knez sent the girl an intimate image of himself "while wearing a navy-color blue U.S. Navy shirt," according to the complaint.
The Naval Criminal Investigative Service got involved when Knez was determined to be a military member, the complaint states, and he told authorities in January that "he also instructed approximately 15 other females under the age of 18 to produce similar sexually explicit images and videos and that they sent these images and videos to him at his request."
"Knez said he believed the youngest victim was 15 or 16 years old," a NCIS special agent wrote in the complaint. "When I confronted Knez with (the 13-year-old girl's) age, Knez said, 'if that's what it says, then that's what it is.'"
An Indiana native, Knez enlisted in the Navy on Nov. 28, 2017.
He remains in custody, according to Navy and federal court records.
The story was first reported by the Chicago Tribune.


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Vivint Arena doubles crowd size for Utah Jazz playoffs; Vendors welcome return
Vivint Arena in downtown Salt Lake City hosted more than 13,000 fans Sunday night as the Utah Jazz took on the Memphis Grizzlies for their first playoff game this season.
SALT LAKE CITY — Vivint Arena in downtown Salt Lake City hosted more than 13,000 fans Sunday night as the Utah Jazz took on the Memphis Grizzlies for their first playoff game this season.
This is about double the number of fans allowed in during the regular season due to COVID-19 protocols.
"We started with about 10 percent of our fans here in December," Jazz spokesman Frank Zang said. "Now as we enter the playoffs, we are at about 70 percent."
Fans were buzzing with excitement as they made their way into the arena.
13,000 fans here tonight for the @utahjazz first playoff game of the season! I can't remember the last time I saw a crowd like this!! @fox13 pic.twitter.com/EierK6Lkpk
— Sydney Glenn (@SydneyGlennTV) May 24, 2021
"I am just so excited," said Jaden Snarr, a self-proclaimed die-hard Jazz fan. "We haven't been to a game since COVID, so this is just amazing."
While fans are excited to cheer on their fans, employees are excited to welcome back customers. The past year has been tough on business for places like TotallyNutz.
"It has been really difficult, especially since this arena is basically dependent on people getting here," said Thomas Birrell, a TotallyNutz employee.
Big game means, busy night for concession stands at the @utahjazz Vivint Arena. Employees at TotallyNutz has been here since 1pm preparing for the evening! As a family business, employees say it's been a tough year w/ #COVID19 so they are thrilled to see a crowd of 13k ! pic.twitter.com/IK1In59Gyl
Now, things are looking up.
"Now that it is picking back up, a lot of people are really excited about it," Birrell said.
Masks are still required due to NBA protocols.


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English painter and illustrator. He was the grandson of the antiquarian Joseph Strutt (1749–1802) and the son of the miniaturist William Thomas Strutt (1777–1850). He trained in Paris from 1838 to 1845 in the studios of Michel-Martin Drolling and Joseph-Nicholas Jouy (b 1809), and at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. In 1850 he went to Melbourne, where he contributed to the Illustrated Australian Magazine, visited the Ballarat gold fields and recorded the meeting of Victoria's first Legislative Council. He received numerous commissions for portraits of important Melbourne public figures including politicians and the explorer Robert O'Hara Burke. In 1855–6 he lived in New Zealand and produced accomplished paintings, drawings and watercolours of his pioneering life in the bush, the Maoris and the scenery around New Plymouth (e.g. The Beach, New Plymouth, c. 1856; Wellington, NZ, Turnbull Lib.). Returning to Melbourne in 1856, Strutt became a founder-member of the Victorian Society of Fine Arts and sketched the departure of the Burke and Wills exploring expedition from Melbourne in ...
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Memorial Day Address at Suresnes
Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)
From World War I and America: Told by the Americans Who Lived It
"From Decoration Day to Memorial Day: An American Tradition for 150 Years" (American Battle Monuments Commission)
Video: Suresnes American Cemetery (American Battle Monuments Commission)
Previous Story of the Week selections for Memorial Day
⦁ "A Very Sad Thing," Theodore Roosevelt
⦁ "Decoration Day," Sarah Orne Jewett
⦁ "This One Is Captain Waskow," Ernie Pyle
⦁ "No Room in the Cemetery," Anonymous
World War I and America: Told By the Americans Who Lived It
127 selections by nearly ninety soldiers, airmen, nurses, diplomats, statesmen, political activists, journalists, and others • 987 pages
President Woodrow Wilson and his wife Edith laying a wreath in Suresnes American Cemetery, Memorial Day, 1919. (National Archives/Army Signal Corps).
A century ago, in May 1919, U.S. Ambassador to France Hugh Wallace invited President Woodrow Wilson to speak at a Memorial Day ceremony to honor the Americans killed during World War I. Wilson responded:
I have no time that I can honestly call my own in the hours of daylight. I am almost continuously in conference or engaged on my papers, except for the intervals when I try to snatch a breath of fresh air, and I feel that I cannot in good conscience accept an afternoon engagement, at any rate for such an hour as three o'clock. If the Committee could change the hour of the exercises at Bagnolet Cemetery from three to two, I would try to be present and say a few words, taking the liberty of coming away in time for my afternoon engagements with the conference. I sincerely hope that this may prove possible and satisfactory to the committee.
The ceremony was subsequently moved to the Suresnes American cemetery. After the American entry in the war in 1917, the Army Quartermaster Corps had created in Suresnes a makeshift graveyard on the slope of Mont Valérien overlooking Paris for the burial of troops who died in city hospitals, including those who died during the influenza epidemic of 1918–1919. The French government donated the land permanently to the U.S., making it the first overseas American military cemetery, and Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau, who was unable to attend the event, sent a letter that was read at the ceremony. "With America," he wrote, "France will preserve in peace as an inspiration and example an undying remembrance of their enthusiasm, discipline and courage. We see the wreaths on their tombs and will take care of them as piously and gratefully as the tombs of our own soldiers." The site was beautifully renovated by French architect Jacques Gréber in 1922 and to this day it holds the remains of 1,541 Americans. The chapel walls list the names of 974 others who went missing in action.
Wilson had been in France since mid-March; in April he collapsed, a victim of the flu epidemic, and the demands of the peace process continued to exhaust him. Only the day before the Memorial Day ceremony, on May 29, Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau, the president of the German delegation, presented vehement objections to the proposed Treaty of Versailles and declared, "Thus must a whole people sign the decree for its own proscription, nay, its own death sentence." Despite Wilson's ill health, the pressing nature of events, and the threat that the Germans might refuse to sign the treaty, the President attended the ceremony, which had been moved to an earlier hour in the day. He made it back in time for the 4:00 meeting of the Council of Four, which took place at his own residence in Paris.
Wilson's appearance at the cemetery would be one of the more memorable events of his stay in France. "Extemporizing from notes, he delivered one of the most poignant speeches of his life," writes biographer A. Scott Berg. "The notes proved to be an essential crutch, for the pathos of the occasion almost broke the President's self-control." The journalist Ray Stannard Baker, who didn't even notice Wilson glancing at his notes, was awestruck by both the speech and Wilson's delivery. "I saw tears in the eyes of those around me and felt them in my own," he wrote in his diary. "On the whole, I think this is the greatest speech—the greatest speech in its power over the people present—of any I ever heard." Afterward Baker wholeheartedly commended Wilson, who responded, "I am glad to hear it. When I speak extemporaneously, I am as uncertain and nervous just after it is over as I usually am just before." Charles L. Swem, Wilson's stenographic secretary, transcribed the speech and gave a typescript copy to Baker barely an hour later. We present it below as our Story of the Week selection.
Later that year, after Wilson had returned to the States, he realized that the Senate was unlikely to ratify the treaty creating the League of Nations. To drum up popular support, he went on a whistle-stop tour across the country. In spite of his fatigue and piercing headaches, he delivered hour-long appeals, projecting his voice to be heard by immense audiences of hundreds or even thousands of people. During the speech in Pueblo, Colorado, he recalled the Memorial Day ceremony in Paris:
My friends, on last Decoration Day, I went to a beautiful hillside near Paris, where was located the cemetery of Suresnes, a cemetery given over to the burial of the American dead. Behind me on the slopes was rank upon rank of living American soldiers. And, lying before me upon the levels of the plain, was rank upon rank of departed American soldiers. Right by the side of the stand where I spoke, there was a little group of French women who had adopted these boys—they were mothers to these dear boys—putting flowers every day upon those graves, taking them as their own sons, their own beloved, because they had died to save France. France was free, and the world was free because America had come!
The speech in Pueblo was the last Wilson ever gave. Ordered by his doctor to end the trip, he returned to the White House, where he suffered an ischemic stroke on October 2, leaving him paralyzed on his left side and restricting his ability to speak. He did not make public appearances for the remainder of his presidency and the full extent of his condition was concealed from the nation. The Senate voted against his treaty.
Mr. Ambassador, ladies and gentlemen, fellow countrymen: No one with a heart in his breast, no American, no lover of humanity, can stand in the presence of these graves without the most profound emotion. . . . If you don't see the full selection below, click here (PDF) or click here (Google Docs) to read it—free!
Labels: Memorial Day, Woodrow Wilson, World War I
Posted on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at 4:36 PM
Randall Briggs said...
It's a very political speech that shows Wilson at both his best and worst. He is nobly praising the fallen, but he is at the same time using their deaths to advance his arguments back home. And, as always with Wilson, he sees that truth, justice, and morality are always on his side, and that anyone who disagrees with him favors lies, injustices, and immorality.


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Rational Middle Podcast Makes the Case for Updating Employment-Based Immigration System
by Charles Frantes on December 9, 2021 at 11:47 AM
A recent Rational Middle Podcast highlighted the need for updating the employment-based immigration system as a solution to economic problems associated with the rapidly aging US population and the uprecedented labor shortage and 11 million open jobs in the US. Podcast Host Chris Lyon and Julia Gelatt, a Senior Policy Analyst at the Migration Policy Institute, discussed how immigration plays a critical role in supporting the US economy and recommended policy solutions to help improve the US workforce.
Gelatt explained that the US population is aging largely because American fertility rates are decreasing. On the other hand, immigrants contribute to the working age US population and workforce at a significant rate.
"Americans are having fewer babies per person than in the past. Because of that, our population isn't growing at the speed it used to grow. In fact, our working age population today is only growing because immigrants are coming to the US and because of the children of prior waves of immigrants. If it weren't for them, our working age population would be shrinking," said Gelatt, noting that the Census Bureau projects that by 2034 there will be more seniors in the US than children.
With baby boomers aging into retirement, Gelatt explained that the US economy will need more workers in order to keep growing and also fiscally support social programs that benefit seniors.
"Having a growing labor force supports our economy and innovation. It also helps pay for the cost of supporting an aging population. We know the Social Security system is headed towards a crisis if something doesn't change. We give seniors a lot of benefits like Medicare, but those are expensive programs. To support those programs we tax working people, and if there are a lot of seniors drawing benefits and fewer workers, each of those workers has to pay more, or funding has to be cut," said Gelatt.
Speakers explained that because US immigration laws are so outdated, they're not serving our national interests in the way they could be.
"We're working with immigration laws that were set in 1990 and are built on an infrastructure from 1952. Since that time we have different jobs that people are working, we have a different age structure, and we have different relationships with countries around the world, and yet our immigration laws are frozen in time. This means our immigration laws are no longer aligned with push and pull factors of immigration, nor the needs of our economy," said Gelatt.
A key problem with the current immigration system that speakers highlighted is that it does not allow for the legal entry of enough workers. They pointed out that the employment-based immigration system allows just 140,000 people to migrate per year, including the spouses and minor children of those sponsored workers. This is a signifact pull factor for illegal immigration. As a solution, Gelatt recommended that The US not only increase the number of visas devoted to employment-based immigration, but also expand access to legal pathway of immigration for immigrants across the skill spectrum.
"We need to revamp our legal immigration policy. One way to do that would be to increase the level of employment based immigration so that we're bringing workers in at the level that really is happening anyway, but we're doing it in a more systematic and controlled way where we can set policies that align with our interests. Another change that we need is to allow immigrant workers in across the skill spectrum. Right now our employment-based green card system favors college educated and higher workers. We have some temporary visas for lower skilled workers but those are really only for agriculture, temporary, and seasonal jobs. For all kind of jobs in hotels, restaurants, the dairy industry, meat processing plants, and many industries, we are very reliant on immigrant labor. However we don't have any visa pathways that allow employers to sponsor workers to come in and fill those jobs," said Gelatt.
Gelatt also pointed out that there is a mismatch a lack of employment based green-cards and large backlogs prevent many immigrants with temporary visas from being allowed to adjust to permanent status. She proposed the creation of a "bridge" visa that would provide a temporary to permanent pathway were employers could sponsor workers at all skill levels.
"They could come for three years, and if they're a good match with the economy and have a steady work record they could renew for another three years, and if they stay employed they could self sponsor for a greencard. It would be a testing ground of immigrant workers. We would have a path to bring people in as long as they're a good fit and follow all other laws. It would also provide a circular pathway for workers who want to come and work but don't want to stay forever," she said.
Additionally, Gelatt explained that expanding legal pathways to allow for immigrants to come and work some of the open jobs in the US economy would help to alleviate pressure at the border.
"This would greatly reduce the pressure for illegal immigration. A lot of the people coming to the border today would just like the chance to be able to live and work in the US, and there's a lot of employers who would love to hire those people at the border for the jobs for which they can't find US workers. If our immigration laws are well aligned with employer needs, that will create legal pathways that are preferable to illegal entry. That's not to say that we wouldn't need border enforcement. We need to make sure that people with ill intent are not sneaking into the country, we need to make sure that we have control over our borders, but there would be a lot less pressure," she said.
"For example, we saw that illegal immigration from Mexico decreased as use of H2-A farm worker visa for Mexican workers increased. If you provide legal pathways, people will choose those legal pathways over violating immigration laws," she added.
Gelatt also called for a solution to address unauthorized immigrants living in the US.
"We can't really move forward without dealing with our current problem which is that we have 11 million people in the US who don't have full membership in society, don't have full rights in the workplace, and have a lot of challenges in supporting their families. That is something we need to do to clear the table and be ready for a future system that can work," she said.
To learn more on these issues, listen to the Rational Middle Podcast Episode 104: America's Changing Demographics with Julia Gelatt. Also check out the free Rational Middle of Immigration Video Docuseries that examines more issues associated with the US immigration system.
Charles Frantes's blog
Rational Middle Podcast Explores Impact of Immigration on Labor Market and Wages
How to Fix the Border
How to Fix the Broken Immigration System
Evangelical Immigration Table Prayer Partner: Home For Christmas
Construction Leaders Call for Immigration Solutions to Alleviate Unprecedented Labor Shortage and Inflation


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