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The state of religion in China
Gazing into the future
by Mayfair Yang	November 14, 2013
The efflorescence of religious life in China over the past thirty-some years has been truly amazing. In the rural areas and small towns of Wenzhou, on the country's southeastern coast, where I have conducted fieldwork for the past twenty years, one can find periodic religious festivals celebrated in the streets and see people hold their annual ancestor sacrificial rituals. New and restored deity temples, ancestor halls, Daoist and Buddhist temples, and Protestant and Catholic churches have sprung up at a similarly frantic pace. Yi Jing (易经, "Book of Changes") diviners, fortune-tellers, geomantic fengshui masters, and spirit mediums all enjoy a prosperous business. Even in mega-cities like Shanghai, where most of the population is firmly secular, one still finds much religious activity. In 2012, I found the main City God Temple in Shanghai gleaming with new interior décor, funded by wealthy families who spend hundreds of thousands of yuan hiring Daoist priests to conduct rituals to ensure family health and prosperity. Furthermore, the growing field of religious studies in China no longer feels the need to restrict research to the safety of the historical past. A new generation of younger scholars conducts fieldwork on the rich and diverse religious life found in all corners of the country today. However, religious activities remain carefully controlled by the state and local officials continue to influence the selection of religious leaders. Just as China's strong centralized state tradition was not weakened by the economic conversion to global capitalism over the past three decades, so too this powerful state legacy is not likely to be curtailed by China's religious revival. Indeed, just as capital's dependency on and penetration by the Chinese state produced a new kind of strong "state capitalism" that the world had never seen, so too will religious practices and institutions also bear the imprints of the state in the foreseeable future.
Religion and "Ideology"
Now that Chinese Communist Party officials and theoreticians generally agree that religion is not going to disappear in the modern age, and thus are less inclined to adopt the Marxist maxim that religion is the "opiate of the people," the pressing issue for them is to define a new social role for religion. Many in the Party recognize that religion is central to the survival of the Party (along with tackling official corruption), because it "impinges on the question of ideology" (涉及到意识形态问题, sheji dao yishi xingtai wenti). That is to say, if not managed properly, religion may threaten or even replace "ideology," the system of Marxist-Leninist-Maoist thought (M-L-M) that is supposed to unify the nation and give Party members a higher sense of purpose. Back in the Maoist era, despite the rhetoric of "historical materialism" as a "science," there was clearly much less effort devoted to economic development than to ideology. The many mass mobilization campaigns that galvanized hundreds of millions to march to a common tune constantly interrupted economic production, but served to unify the nation ideologically, against common enemies both domestic and foreign. The sacred texts of Marx, Lenin, and Mao were studied, recited, memorized, and quoted throughout the country by cadres and ordinary people alike. So important was ideological unity as social glue that any threat to ideology was rooted out mercilessly. Thus, all religions were regarded as a threat to M-L-M ideology and seen as dangerous to the security of the nation. Isolated from the world, and suspicious of both the United States and the Soviet Union, the Maoist nation was insecure and paranoid, and hence ideologically shrill.
In the current post-Mao period, ideology is no longer emotionally charged, and the country's recent prosperity and global economic influence have imparted much national confidence, so that ideological uniformity is no longer so intensely demanded. The Party also seems aware that the growing polarization of extreme wealth and poverty in China makes the old M-L-M ideology hard to accept among the people, and that, pushed too hard, it may well backfire. So long as one indicates a general acquiescence, ideological conformity is no longer insisted upon for non-Party members. Nevertheless, ideological or "political propaganda" work still goes on in public schools, all media outlets, and even in the religious academies that train future clerics and leaders of China's five officially recognized religions. Now, the new challenge is to reconcile the multiple religious teachings with Party ideology while maintaining the hegemonic status of ideology.
Separation of Religion and the State?
The best way to maintain ideological hegemony is to keep religious institutions on a tight leash, rather than allowing them any separation from the state. One important means of preventing the institutional autonomy of religious organizations are the five religious associations (the Buddhist Association, the Daoist Association, the Islamic Association, the Three-Self Patriotic Protestant Association, and the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association) originally set up in the 1950s as a bridge between grassroots religion and state organs in charge of monitoring religious activity. They were revived in the 1980s, and each association now has a national headquarters, as well as branch offices at the provincial, prefectural, and county levels. The leaders of every temple, monastery, church, or mosque must attend periodic meetings at the relevant religious association to hear the latest on state policies and pronouncements on religion. Theoretically, these associations are part of civil society; however, since their leaders are picked by officialdom and their activities are guided by the state, the best term to describe them would be "quasi-state" organizations. Through these intermediary associations, grassroots temples, churches, and mosques cannot go astray, and the state ensures that the multitude of local religious organizations are never truly detached from the state body. Thus, I do not foresee there being much separation between religion and the state in China in the years to come. Instead, there are many examples of the imbrication of the Chinese state and the various religious traditions, one of which is the growing state interest in the revival of Confucian culture, which provide a more likely model for the future of state-religion relations. (In China, there are debates on whether Confucianism is a religion or a secular ethical tradition, but since it has many religious and spiritual dimensions and never denied the existence of gods, ancestors, and ghosts, I will treat it as a religious tradition here.)
The teachings of Confucius were taken over by the imperial state in the second century BC, under the Han Dynasty, and remained state orthodoxy through almost all dynasties down to the twentieth century. In the early twentieth century, Confucius was vilified as the central icon of all that was wrong with the old imperial order. In the post-Mao period, local people in Qufu started reviving the traditional commemorative rituals honoring him. The local government, seeing that these rituals would attract more tourist income to the area, then got involved and even allocated funds. The rituals became more elaborate, and started to attract international tourists; eventually, the Shandong provincial government began co-sponsoring the annual event. Academics and specialists on Confucianism were consulted about the rituals, and today the study of Confucius and his disciples through the ages is a major field of academic inquiry, while popular instructions on Confucian ethics are offered on state television. In the past five years, it seemed just a matter of time before the Chinese Communists adopted Chiang Kai-shek's policy of a modern Chinese state cult of Confucius, with Confucian classics taught in the public school curriculum as they are in Taiwan. Just this year, the state announced that National Teacher's Day, which used to fall on September 10, would now be celebrated (as in Taiwan) on September 28, Confucius' birthday. However, the apparent inclination toward re-establishing Confucianism as a new modern state ideology experienced a setback in January 2011. In the middle of the night, workers quietly placed a giant statue of Confucius in front of the Historical Museum in Tiananmen Square, where it faced the giant portrait of Mao that hangs on the Gate of Heavenly Peace. As anything that happens on this sensitive Square is perceived to have a significant political import, many scholars and pundits were understandably excited about what the placement of the statue might portend. However, after a few days of intense speculation, the statue disappeared from the square just as mysteriously as it had arrived. Evidently, some in the top echelons of the Party felt that it was not yet time to jettison M-L-M thought and return to Confucius. Thus, we see that Confucius now enjoys the support of local and provincial governments, but has yet to be accepted as a national icon by the central state.
Another way of keeping religious activity on a leash is to manipulate religious discourse from within, so as to ensure that it stays well within normative parameters. The Party-state must sometimes employ religious discourse in order to control it, but this creates an awkward situation where the state becomes, in effect, a religious actor, adjudicating between competing teachings and traditions to establish religious (and political) orthodoxy. This was a familiar strategy of the imperial state, which, beginning with the Song Dynasty (960-1279 CE), would officially recognize an influential local or regional god's cult, endow the god with an honorific title, allocate funds to build a state temple, and incorporate the deity into the state's pantheon, who enjoyed sacrifices made by state officials. The state would then reinterpret the significance of the god's contribution to humanity so as to mold the cult into conformity with state-approved values. This state reshaping of imperial-era popular religious discourse has been called "standardization" by James L. Watson (1985) and "superscription" by Prasenjit Duara (1988). Today, however, actively participating in religious activities violates the state's stated atheist principles.
A clear example of the interpenetration of state and religious discourse is the state involvement in the establishment and running of the religious academies of the five recognized religions. Concerned with the low educational levels of Chinese religious leaders and clerics, the state was anxious to provide better religious education. Due to the interruption of religious education during the Mao years and the rapid aging of religious leaders who were educated before the Communist Revolution, the state was counting on religious academies to produce a new generation of clerics. The state also needed religious leaders whose thinking was in accordance with its religious policies and who would cooperate with their secular officials. In the past, Buddhist and Daoist monks and nuns were educated locally by joining a religious lineage whose teachers trace back to a religious founder. The state wanted to move away from this tradition of local religious transmission, to produce a centralized system of national religions with the uniform teachings and practices. Thus, the religious academies evolved with standardized textbooks and curricula. The state has even helped fund these academies and, since 2006, the United Front Department of the Communist Party, an office that tries to strengthen relations between the Party and non-Party social bodies and overseas Chinese, has sponsored an annual educational program for religious leaders in China, in which religious leaders from across the country take classes in law, management, classical Chinese, modern Chinese history, philosophy, ethics, world religions, and religion and modern society. Such state involvements in the religious academies and the training of religious leaders and clergy are a clear sign that it will be difficult, if not impossible, to separate religion from the state in China.
Religion and China's International Relations
The link between certain religious traditions and China's international relations has been an important factor in the relations between state and religion in China. Back in the 1950s, Holmes Welch, who interviewed Chinese Buddhist monks who had fled from the Communists to Hong Kong, already recognized the importance of international relations for the fate of Buddhism in the Maoist period. While Christianity suffered in the Mao years, due to its association with Western imperialism, Welch found that the Chinese state's concern for good relations with Japan and with the Buddhist nations of Southeast Asia had a moderating influence on the treatment of Buddhists in China. When I visited the famous Guoqing Temple in the Tiantai Mountains of Zhejiang province, home of the Tiantai Sect of Buddhism, I learned that, during the Cultural Revolution, Red Guards laid waste to the temple and made off with many antiquities. When, in 1973, the Buddhist Tendai Sect in Japan, which traces its origin to this temple, wrote to the Chinese government that they wished to visit it, they inadvertently created a minor crisis. The government wanted to allow the Japanese to visit, but they would have "lost face" had the Japanese seen how the Chinese people had destroyed their own religious tradition. Zhou Enlai stepped in to save the day. He allocated a large sum of government funds to repair and restore the temple, and had 35 large antique statues, brass lions, and urns from different historical sites in Beijing shipped down to the temple by train. When the Japanese delegation came, they saw the best face of Chinese Buddhism that China could manage at that time.
Today, the state actively deploys different religious traditions as a way of reaching out to different nations and to Chinese around the world. The state is also concerned about China's public image, and has encouraged its scholars and media personnel to enhance the country's "soft power." Good treatment of Christians is important—not so much to please the West as to maintain China's reputation in Latin America, South Korea, and parts of Africa. After violent confrontations occurred between Chinese police and Uyghur ethnic minorities in Xinjiang Province in 2011, the clerical hierarchy in Iran wrote a polite letter of concern to the Chinese government about the use of excessive force in dealing with Muslims in China. Despite the state's fear of Islamism and terrorism, especially among Uyghur separatists, the Chinese state continues to allow Chinese Muslims to participate in the haj to Mecca and to study at Islamic academies in the Middle East, Malaysia, and Indonesia. It also allows those members of the Dai ethnic minority who are followers of Theravada Buddhism to study in Buddhist academies in Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka. All five religious associations constantly sponsor visiting religious delegations from other countries and also send out delegations of Chinese religious leaders to visit religious centers abroad. Since 2006 China has hosted four World Buddhist Forums, which have drawn well over a thousand Buddhist monks, nuns, and scholars from as many as 90 countries. While it was, ostensibly, the Chinese Buddhist Association that hosted these events, the Chinese government is, no doubt, intimately involved in all such major international gatherings. All of these things serve to remind the world that China is no longer a nation that persecutes religion, but rather one in which the state sponsors religious revival.
Most importantly, religion is seen as an important way of engaging with the Sinophone world outside of China, and of keeping Chinese abroad oriented to their "Motherland." China's post-Mao economic miracle would not have been so rapid and impressive had it not been for the massive economic investments made by Chinese living in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, etc. Today, these overseas Chinese contribute greatly to tourism in China, and they make important donations to Buddhist and Daoist organizations, as well as to their own lineage organizations and hometowns in China. This is why the Party's United Front Department, in addition to the State Administration for Religious Affairs, is an important player in managing local religion along China's southeastern seaboard, where most overseas Chinese originated. By promoting religious ties with people from Hong Kong and Taiwan, the United Front Department contributes to the plan of uniting them more firmly with the Chinese nation.
At the same time, the globalization of Chinese religions also gives the state serious pause. From 1988 to 1990, it witnessed the collapse of the Soviet bloc, fueled in part by religious organizations like the Catholic Church in Poland and the Russian Orthodox Church in the Soviet Union itself. The Chinese state is intent on avoiding the same fate—hence its intolerance of many Chinese "house churches." It also sees how religions in the modern world easily coalesce with nationalism and add fuel to secessionist movements. In Tibet, it has seen how its own series of "Strike Hard" and "Patriotic Education" campaigns have not worked well, and may only have fanned the flames of Tibetan religious nationalism. With the Jasmine Revolution, it has seen how once-secular governments have been either toppled by Islamic movements or besieged by them, as when the Muslim Brotherhood came out of the shadows in Egypt and won a popular election. The state even banned the selling of jasmine flowers in China, as well as the use of the word "jasmine" on the internet. In Xinjiang Province, the state sees how some Uyghur separatists have started to come under the influence of radical Islamism flowing into Xinjiang from neighboring Pakistan and Afghanistan. All these examples from abroad, and close to home, alert the Chinese state to keep a firm hand on religion.
The Future of Religion in China
Currently, Buddhism is, by far, the wealthiest religion in China, receiving generous donations from both domestic and emigrant Sinophone Buddhists. Many elites and wealthy people in China are Buddhists, and even many in the Communist Party quietly support Buddhism. Due to state restrictions, Buddhism cannot do much with its money, yet it enjoys an image of high culture, with its complex philosophical traditions and famous, highly-educated monks. Most importantly, the state feels safe with Buddhism, whose monks and lay worshippers tend to acquiesce to government regulations. Certain branches of Buddhism are quite secularized, and this is also to the state's liking. In 2012, several Buddhist organizations located on famous mountain pilgrimage sites allowed private companies wishing to commercially develop the mountains to use their names to sell company stock on the Chinese market. One famous Buddhist temple, Shaolin Monastery, has become so secularized that it is almost a full-fledged religious business, with its monks holding MBA degrees and jetting around the world in pursuit of business deals. The Monastery gave or rented out its famous brand name to local companies that engaged in lucrative businesses such as tourism, vegetarian restaurants, luxury hotels, and countless martial arts schools. When its controversial abbot was attacked on the internet and accused of everything from selling out Buddhism to amassing private wealth and keeping mistresses, the Communist Party awkwardly defended Master Yong Xin from the "false rumors" circulating on the web. Since a commercialized Buddhism is least threatening to the Party-state, and is something that it understands, the state will likely allow Buddhism to continue developing. However, Buddhism pays a price for state approval, as many Chinese are turned off by its worldliness and loss of spirituality. Disaffection with Buddhism may have caused some to turn to Christianity or Tibetan Buddhism, whose religiosities are thought to be purer. Buddhism faces another growing problem: the declining number of young men who want to become monks. Due to state birth controls, few families are willing to allow their precious one (or two) sons to enter monasteries and forfeit their chance of producing descendants. Mainland China's Buddhism may become increasingly feminized, as in Taiwan—a trend some in China regard as calamitous. I would say that it may well save Chinese Buddhism.
Daoism is China's indigenous religion, but its growth may be slow for several reasons. The legacy of the nineteenth-century Western evolutionist hierarchy of the world's religions still influences the thinking of the Chinese state, which absorbed much evolutionist discourse from the West, and tends to look down upon Chinese popular religion and Daoism— which shares many of Chinese popular religion's "magical" and "superstitious" elements—as "backwards." The State also unconsciously absorbed Protestant disapproval of Catholicism's "excessive" ritualism, polytheistic saints, exorcisms, and the selling of charms, redirecting this attitude towards China's native religious traditions. This disapproval can be seen in the Chinese state's opposition between "religion," which enjoys the constitutional protection of "freedom of religion," and "superstition," which is technically illegal and to be dealt with by the police. Genealogically, the term "superstition" came out of the European Reformation, when Protestants used the term to malign Catholics. Now, the state considers Christianity and Buddhism "civilized" religions, while popular religion is not religion at all, but an assortment of magical beliefs.
Since both Protestantism and Catholicism are associated with the imperialist West, the state is especially wary of their rapid growth in China. It is illegal for foreigners in China to engage in religious proselytizing, and this law is targeted especially at Western missionaries. These days, however, most Christian missionaries operating inside China are not Westerners, but Chinese who have lived abroad or South Koreans who can work undetected. Some travelers to Tibet have reported seeing white Christian missionaries operating freely there, which leads one to suspect that the state may be quietly allowing conversions, to decrease the dangers of Tibetan Buddhist religious nationalism. Despite the state's overall hostility to Christianity, Christianity, and especially Protestantism, is associated with modernity—something deeply ingrained from colonial times—and modernity is what the younger generation yearns for. By denying religious autonomy to Buddhism, Daoism, and popular religion, which prevents them from following the successful and much admired growth patterns found in Taiwan, the state's own religious policies, ironically, help the rapid growth of Christianity in China. With the increasing numbers of Chinese students studying in universities in North America and Europe, we have seen many convert to Christianity while abroad and bring it back to China when they return. Another reason for the rapid growth of Christianity is the inroads it has made in rural China. In some ways, the diverse rural Protestant religious movements that have sprung up of late are a modern version of the old secret societies of imperial China, complete with rebellious resistance to the state. So, along with Buddhism, Christianity will also grow in China. However, in contrast to Buddhism, which enjoys state support, Christianity's growth will take place despite state hostility.
[In conjunction with this series of essays on the state of religion in China, we have published a companion piece on the history of religion in China, written by The Immanent Frame's Wei Zhu. Read What is religion in China? A brief history.—eds.]
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Mayfair Yang
Mayfair Yang (PhD Anthropology, UC Berkeley) is professor of religious studies and East Asian studies at UC Santa Barbara. She published Re-enchanting Modernity: Ritual Economy and Society in Wenzhou, China (2020; Duke University Press) and Gifts, Favors, and Banquets: The Art of Social Relationships in China (1994; American Ethnological Society Prize). She also edited Chinese Religiosities: Afflictions of Modernity and State Formation (2008) and Spaces of Their Own: Women's Public Sphere in Transnational China (1999). Her documentary film, Through Chinese Women's Eyes (1997) is distributed by Women Make Movies. She is currently writing a new book titled: Religious Environmentalism in the Anthropocene: Potentialities & Actualities in China and the U.S.


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Exxon's Huge Iraqi Oil Deal Under Threat
Irina Slav
Oilprice.com June 21, 2019
Contractual disagreements and the deteriorating security situation in the Middle East have threatened Exxon's US$53-billion deal with the Iraqi government, Reuters reported today, citing sources in the know who wished to remain unnamed.
The deal has been in the making for four years and will involve the development of two oil fields in southern Iraq—Nahr Bin Umar and Artawi—and the construction of water supply infrastructure to southern fields in order to keep their production steady. As a result of the project, the combined production of Nahr Bin Umar and Artawi should hit half a million barrels of oil daily, from 125,000 bpd today.
It seems, however, that there are serious differences of opinion regarding the terms of the contract, Reuters' sources said, adding the biggest problem was the way Exxon wanted to be compensated for the money it spends on the development of the fields. The supermajor apparently wants a production-sharing stipulation, which Baghdad opposes on the grounds that it would be at odds with its rule to keep oil production state-owned.
At the same time, security concerns are mounting, especially after the latest developments between the U.S. and Iran following the shooting by the Iranian military of a U.S. drone. Exxon has already evacuated staff from Iraq twice, once in May and the second time earlier this month, which was not welcomed by Baghdad.
The disagreements between Exxon and Iraq on the megacontract are not new. They surfaced last year as well, delaying the finalization of the deal that Baghdad hopes would boost its oil production capacity to as much as 6.5 million bpd by 2022. This compares to a current production capacity of below 5 million barrels.
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Exploring Opening of NE 135 Street!
Residents of Arch Creek East, I have alarming news to share with you.
Florida International University is exploring options for adding an additional road to their campus. And one of them is to ask the City to destroy our Environmental Preserve and open NE 135 Street. Click here to read a summary of the traffic study.
We must not let that happen!
Please mark your calendar to attend this very important meeting of the Miami-Dade County Transportation Planning Council!
We can end this madness now. The Transportation Planning Council (TPC) can vote to move forward without NE 135 Street as an option. Sure, eventually, the North Miami City Council would be the ones to eventually decide whether to open the street, but let's not wait that long. Join your neighbors on October 3rd and urge the TPC to keep Arch Creek East whole.
It's cost, between $5 – $12 million will be paid by North Miami and Miami-Dade taxpayers. FIU isn't offering to pay a single penny!
I agree they need a new road in case of emergencies. But as the new Traffic Study shows, that can be accomplished simply through NE 156 Street by the Water Treatment Plant. This will allow emergency access without destroying any residential and environmental areas.
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November 14, 2012Boston, MAUnited StatesWorksite Enforcement
ICE fines Massachusetts companies hiring unlawful employees
Worksite enforcement strategy holds employers accountable for violations
BOSTON — Following an investigation and audit of Form I-9 documents by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), 17 Massachusetts employers were fined a total of $349,619.54 in fiscal year (FY) 2012 for various employment violations. The inspection of the employers' documents is part of HSI's worksite enforcement strategy that launched in 2009 to reduce the demand for illegal employment and protect employment opportunities for the nation's lawful workforce. This strategy focuses agency resources on the investigation and audit of employers suspected of cultivating illegal workplaces by hiring workers who are not authorized to work.
Employers are required to complete and retain a Form I-9 for each individual they hire. This form requires employers to review and record the individual's identity and employment eligibility document(s) and determine whether the document(s) reasonably appears to be genuine and related to the individual. Additionally, an employer must ensure that the employee provides certain information regarding his or her eligibility to work, on the Form I-9.
Fines in Massachusetts in FY 2012 include:
Alliance for Affordable Housing Inc. of Everett was fined $888.25;
Amex Inc. of East Boston was fined $70,000;
Bread & Company Inc. of Everett was fined $9,804;
Cap Seafood Inc. of New Bedford was fined $9,804;
Danco Retail Food Outlet Inc. of Worcester was fined $935;
Fruitlands Restaurant, Inc., aka Sorrento's Pizza, of Harvard was fined $2,805;
Jae's Spice of Pittsfield was fined $3,000;
Leechen Restaurant Inc. of Lawrence was fined $9,441.63;
Metropolitan Linen Services Corp. of Everett was fined $13,635.19;
Northern Pelagic Group LLC (NORPEL) of New Bedford was fined $151,200;
Ocean Crest Seafoods of Gloucester was fined $9,000;
Panda House Inc. of Westfield was fined $4,675;
Pier Fish Company Inc. of New Bedford was fined $2,200;
Quality Workforce Inc. of Brockton was fined $26,881.25;
Samar Company Inc. of Stoughton was fined $33,786.22;
Sampco Inc. of Pittsfield was fined $550; and
STAT Products Inc. of Ashland was fined $1,014.
"These settlements serve as a reminder to employers that HSI will continue to hold them accountable for hiring and maintaining a legal and compliant workforce," said Bruce M. Foucart, special agent in charge of HSI Boston. "We encourage employers to take the employment verification process seriously, as we expand the number of audits we are conducting throughout Massachusetts each year. My agency will continue to focus its attention on employers that are knowingly employing illegal workers and will continue to target specific industries and businesses known or alleged to hire illegals."
During FY 2012, HSI conducted 35 inspections of employers' I-9 documents in Massachusetts, an increase over the 30 inspections conducted in FY 2011, 20 in FY 2010 and 17 in FY 2009.
In previous years, the fines in Massachusetts were:
FY 2011: HSI issued fines for worksite violations against 11 companies totaling $175,420.25;
FY 2010: HSI issued fines for worksite violations against three companies totaling $67,440; and
FY 2009: HSI issued fines for worksite violations against one company totaling $9,753.
HSI worksite investigations
Effective worksite enforcement plays an important role in the fight against illegal immigration. HSI has developed a comprehensive worksite enforcement strategy that promotes national security, protects critical infrastructure and targets employers who violate employment laws or engage in abuse or exploitation of workers.
An effective worksite enforcement strategy must address both employers who knowingly hire illegal workers, as well as the workers themselves. In worksite cases, HSI investigators adhere to high investigative standards, including the following:
HSI will look for evidence of the mistreatment of workers, along with evidence of trafficking, smuggling, harboring, visa fraud, identification document fraud, money laundering and other such criminal conduct; and
HSI will obtain indictments, criminal arrests or search warrants, or a commitment from a U.S. attorney's office to prosecute the targeted employer before arresting employees for civil immigration violations at a worksite.
HSI also works with the private sector to educate employers about their responsibilities to hire only authorized workers and how to accurately verify employment eligibility, through such tools as the IMAGE program.
IMAGE program
Undocumented workers create vulnerabilities in today's marketplace by presenting false documents to gain employment, completing applications for fraudulent benefits and stealing identities of legal United States workers. To combat this, ICE initiated the IMAGE program in 2006. As part of the IMAGE program, ICE provides employers with education and training on proper hiring procedures, including use of employment screening tools such as E-Verify. IMAGE certified employers also undergo an audit of their I-9 forms to ensure current employees are eligible to work in the United States.
Employers that are certified with ICE through the IMAGE program pledge to maintain a secure and stable workforce and curtail the employment of unauthorized workers through outreach and education. ICE recently revamped IMAGE, simplifying program requirements.
All IMAGE members must participate in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) E-Verify employment eligibility verification program. Through this program, employers can verify that newly hired employees are eligible to work in the United States. This Internet-based system is available throughout the nation and is free to employers. It provides an automated link to the Social Security Administration database and DHS immigration records.
For media inquiries about ICE activities, operations, or policies, contact the ICE Office of Public Affairs at (202) 732-4242.


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Snigdha Poonam is a national affairs writer for Hindustan Times. She has previously written for a wide range of Indian and international publications on Indian politics, society and culture.
articles by Snigdha Poonam (89 results)
Living on social media and bartering our privacy for it
Facebook grew 600% in the last 10 years, boasting 2.45 billion monthly active users, who nearly make up one-third of the world's human population. read more
How e-commerce changed our lives
As 2010s near their end, many are referring to the decade as the "age of Amazon and Alibaba" – the first started by Jeff Bezos in 1997 and the second by Jack Ma in 1999. read more
Media, politics, sex: Untangling a scandal that rocked Madhya Pradesh
Complicated web of property, media, politics, bureaucracy and sex intersected to put Indore under the spotlight. read more
'Keep talking to me': Hyderabad vet's last phone call to sister
In common with the 2012 case, this too was tangled up in gender and class battles; while the victim was a middle-class professional from the city, the perpetrators are blue-collar workers from villages. read more
'Everything's stuck': PMC Bank account holders face miseries
Oct 23, 2019 04:14
In Mulund, which has been worst hit by the PMC bank crisis, many of the over 15000 account holders in the area say they are struggling to meet daily expenses, let alone handle medical emergencies and wedding plans. read more
PMC Bank fraud a humanitarian crisis now
For a majority of the 1.7 million depositors, the \u20B94,335-crore loan fraud has resulted in a daily struggle to pay for medical treatment and bills read more
Nobel for Banerjee, Duflo a boost for their poverty action lab's India programmes
Banerjee and Duflo, with long-time J-PAL affiliate Michael Kremer, were jointly awarded the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences, or the Nobel Prize in the field of economics, "for their experimental approach to alleviating global pover... read more
Fourteen years, six deaths, one family suspect, and a trace of cyanide
Since Jolly Joseph's arrest on October 5, a series of allegations have sprung up in and around Koodathayi of her involvement in other mysterious deaths in the recent and remote past, although only one of them has been registered as a police complain... read more
5 more FIRs against Kerala cyanide killer
Kerala cyanide killings: Five more cases filed against Jolly Joseph, others
A police officer, who is part of the investigation team, said five cases were registered in two police stations-- one in Thamaraserry and four in Kodencherry-- based on the confessions of the accused. The evidence collection trip that began on Friday... read more
She brought shame to family, we won't help her: Kerala cyanide killer's father
The remarks came on a day Jolly was remanded to six days in judicial custody and a co-accused said he procured the poison because Jolly told him she needed it to kill rats. read more
Kerala cyanide killings case: Accomplice says Jolly sought cyanide to kill rats
In one of the high points of the day, one of the co-accused Praju Kumar claimed he was innocent and had only supplied "little quantity" of cyanide to Jolly so that she could kill "big rats" in her house. Six members in Jolly's family have died mysteriously... read more
Kerala cyanide case accused may be linked to more murders: Cops
On Saturday, Jolly was arrested from Kozhikode's Koodathai village in connection with six deaths in her family between 2002 and 2016. read more
The five Gandhis
One of the ways in which the Dravidian social reformer challenged Brahmanical domination in politics, education and administration in Tamil Nadu was to agitate against caste surnames. read more
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Lady Gaga was crowned queen of the night at the 2010 MTV VMAs. The pop superstar picked up eight awards, including Video of the Year for "Bad Romance," and changed several times throughout Sunday's show, including an outfit made out of raw meat. Upon receiving the evening's biggest award from Cher, she announced that her next album would be titled Born This Way.
Two-time winner Eminem was joined by surprise guest Rihanna for the opener, Rick Ross scooped up host Chelsea Handler in a motorized scooter, Nicki Minaj was paired with fellow bad girl Katy Perry to present Best Male Video, Justin Bieber picked up his first Moonman for Best New Artist, Taylor Swift addressed the Kanye West debacle in song, Drake brought out Mary J. Blige and Swizz Beatz for "Fancy," and Kanye toasted the douchebags with his new song "Runaway" featuring Pusha T.
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When deciding on the right mental health treatment center for co-occurring disorders, there are several key elements you should look for. Make sure you are giving yourself the best chance for success by finding a mental health treatment center with these important elements.
A co-occurring disorder occurs when an individual suffers from a mental health condition and a substance use disorder at the same time. Many drug rehab facilities have excellent reputations for providing high quality substance abuse treatment, but lack qualified staff members who are trained to treat mental health conditions.
Before enrolling in a treatment program, ask about the qualifications and experience of the staff members you will be working with. If you already know your mental health diagnosis — such as major depressive disorder or paranoid schizophrenia, for example — inquire about the facility's experience treating your specific disorder. Also ask about the center's experience treating your specific addiction.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has found that individuals who suffer from co-occurring disorders have greater success when they are treated with an integrated model. An integrated model combines a number of different treatment techniques so that each patient has the best opportunity to find a treatment modality that works for him or her.
According to SAMHSA, integrated treatment programs should combine both mental health and substance abuse treatment interventions. Staff members should be trained in treatments for both conditions so each patient receives a more holistic experience. Treatment plans should include cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interventions based on the specific stage of recovery of each patient. Co-occurring disorder treatment should also integrate medication services with psychotherapy and behavioral interventions as needed.
Before enrolling in a mental health treatment center, ask if the center uses an integrated treatment model for co-occurring disorders.
Co-occurring disorders are known for being highly malleable. Oftentimes as a patient experiences changes in mental health symptoms, he or she will also experience changes in addiction symptoms — and vice versa. While some treatment programs follow a rigid structure that each patient is expected to follow, other programs are flexible and will help patients at whatever stage of recovery they happen to experience for each condition. Look for a program that is willing to be flexible to your needs and work with you depending on how your co-occurring conditions respond to treatment.
It's difficult living with co-occurring disorders, but finding the right mental health treatment center can help you find success in recovery.
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Masters > Executive Master in International Business Law > Presentation
The Executive Master in International Business Law is a program developed between the Royal University Institute of European Studies and CEU IAM. The course is directed by José María Beneyto, director of the Royal Institute, and Jerónimo Maillo González-Orus, director of the Competition Policy and Regulation Centre (CPRC), and coordinated by Isabel Díez-Ordás.
In the current world, the international area is presented, and apparently will increase with time, like one of the most important part from the Law professionals. This can be appreciated in:
Spanish firms with increasing international activity
Multinational law firms setting up in Spain
Legal advice to companies, whether Spanish or multinational, which are also operating in an increasingly internationalised environment
This internationalisation of demands also requires people who:
Excellent knowledge of legal aspects, national and international, involved in the transnational operations on which they are consulted
Be capable to develop comfortably in several countries and/or with international clients
You can download the program.
The objective of the Master in International Business Law is to provide excellent training to the legal professionals that these law firms and companies need and seek.
To this end, the training covers all the new areas of legal-business consultancy that are in particular demand and will be developed in the future, not only from a national perspective but also taking into account the international context.
This program is designed for law graduates who wish to complete and develop all the skills necessary to work in large professional firms and corporate legal departments, especially those with an international vocation.
From October to July and about 250 hours of classroom teaching
The program is bilingual, with subjects in English and Spanish
The master is developed on Friday's afternoon and Satuday's morning
The Campus of Argüelles ( c/Tutor nº35. Madrid)
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Vans Pro Skate's elevated ArcAd line has debuted a new performance model - the UltraRange Pro, which sees Vans take their innovative approach to footwear design to the next level.
The UltraRange Pro features an advanced cushioning system for additional comfort, as well as Vans' first ever co-molded outsole - which fuses their signature UltraCush Life formula with the iconic waffle rubber outsole. The reinforced upper is constructed from a durable pig suede and bolstered with Moulded Duracap in high-abrasion areas for improved flick and protection on the foot. Additional details in the breathable tongue, collar and quarter panel allows for ventilation, while the seamless LuxLiner provides a sock-like fit for an unrivalled ride.


The very first idea I had for Champagne Hippies included creating a series of photographs (that would become an art show) that showcased every day people who are also openly spiritual, into meditation, living mindfully, etc. (And I may still do that one day!) I love the stereotype crashers. People who are doing every day normal things and running traditional businesses - but still doing it with their values and wearing their mindfulness on their sleeve.
So when I came outside after hearing Deepak speak last year and met Casey Harvin, I knew I was going to feature him one day! Casey is a true salf-of-the-earth good dude (as we say in the South). He runs a pressure-washing company and is a dad to 4 kids that range in age from 3 to 19. He likes to fish and cook meat on a grill. And knowing he drove an hour to see Deepak speak immediately told me that he is doing all of these things with an added level of consciousness - something we need more of in the world!
As Champagne Hippies has grown from a set of possibilities to a clear vision, one of the goals is to help business owners and entrepreneurs see that it is possible for all of us - regardless of the type of business we are running - to use our values to guide our choices.
To that end, I'm excited to finally get to work with Casey over the next couple of months on some marketing strategy and just as excited to share my interview with him here!
My takeaway: Using your values to guide everything you do - business and personal - is the #1 way to stay connected to your goals…and enjoy the ride!
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C Clearly Pressure washing was started to provide for a growing family. Creating income by providing a valuable service to homeowners while having a flexible schedule for family life was an important factor for choosing to become a small business owner.
Values-based earning to me is being efficient and detail oriented while providing a professional service.
Helping maintain my customers greatest investment is something I enjoy about my work.
Seeing a quick transformation of a property and the pride homeowners have afterwards is always great to experience.
I also am grateful for the time that I can make to spend with my family.
Learning the marketing and technology to promote a small business has been the biggest struggle.
I would like to grow my business and add two additional work crews in the next five years.
I have recently been enjoying The Mind Your Business Podcast with James Wedmore. He and his contributors discuss mindset matters that go along with being a successful entrepreneur.
Allow the things that are important in your personal values to shine through in your work.


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House Panel Holds U.S. Attorney General In Contempt
By Carrie Johnson
Published June 21, 2012 at 4:00 AM EDT
RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:
And for the first time since President Obama took office, his White House has invoked executive privilege in a dispute with Congress. Mr. Obama sided with his Justice Department and refused to turn over documents to House Republicans in their probe of a botched operation aimed at netting drug lords that involved gun trafficking. It was known as Fast and Furious. The aggressive move by the president was not enough to stop a Republican committee from voting to hold his attorney general in contempt.
NPR's Carrie Johnson reports.
CARRIE JOHNSON, BYLINE: Every administration has its share of scandals - oversight fights with Congress, games-of-tug of war over embarrassing information. During the George W. Bush years, the White House exerted executive privilege to protect papers and testimony about the firings of U.S. attorneys. And during President Clinton's tenure, he invoked the privilege 14 times.
But back in 2008, Barack Obama took a dim view of the idea, so recalled Trey Gowdy, a Republican congressman from South Carolina.
REPRESENTATIVE TREY GOWDY: And with respect to executive privilege, I'm going to resist the temptation to contrast Senator Obama's position on executive privilege with President Obama's position of executive privilege, but I would just note the juxtaposition is stark.
JOHNSON: Administration officials said the move was meant to protect the principle of keeping internal deliberations private and away from the prying eyes of lawmakers. But it raised suspicions for Indiana Republican Dan Burton. Burton's a member of the House Committee that voted yesterday to hold the attorney general in contempt of Congress.
REPRESENTATIVE DAN BURTON: Why would the president claim executive privilege unless there was something very, very important that he felt should not be made known to this committee and possibly to the public?
JOHNSON: It's not clear exactly what's in the batch of sensitive documents, but correspondence from Attorney General Eric Holder and his deputy seems to suggest the papers detail efforts within the Justice Department to do damage control on Fast and Furious after department officials mistakenly told Congress back in February 2011 that nothing wrong had taken place.
REPRESENTATIVE ELIJAH CUMMINGS: This whole idea, everybody - oh, what's he hiding? Well, I don't think he's hiding a damn thing.
JOHNSON: Elijah Cummings is a Democrat from Maryland. Cummings met with Holder this week and he says he came away with the idea the decision on executive privilege was about upholding precedent and protecting executive branch decision making.
CUMMINGS: He made it clear that this was his watch and that there's certain things that attorney generals protect as a part of this office.
JOHNSON: At this point there's no evidence that Mr. Obama played a hands-on role in helping to clean up the Fast and Furious mess last year, though he apparently has been in contact with Republican House leaders recently to try to stave off a contempt vote against his attorney general. So if the president isn't using his privilege to protect direct communications or talks with his closest advisors, the strongest kind of executive privilege, he's using another form of his power known as the deliberative process privilege.
Delegate Eleanor Holmes-Norton, a Democrat from Washington D.C., explains.
DELEGATE ELEANOR HOLMES-NORTON: Under Republican and Democratic administrations, the executive has often invoked executive privilege with respect to pre-decisional deliberative communications.
JOHNSON: Let's break that down. Deliberative privilege covers debates within the executive branch before formal decisions are made over how to respond to lawmakers. Michael Steel, a spokesman for GOP House Speaker John Boehner, characterized the White House argument as pretty weak. Steel pointed out to reporters that deliberative process claims have sometimes been thrown out by courts or withdrawn by previous White Houses in the face of legal challenges. But those legal challenges take time, says Tennessee Republican Scott DesJarlais.
REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT DESJARLAIS: And I don't think that's lost on the attorney general's office. It starts to feel like they're just trying to run out the clock.
JOHNSON: As Congress prepares for its July recess, and with elections coming up in November, those Fast and Furious documents could remain secret for a good long while. Carrie Johnson, NPR News, Washington. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
Carrie Johnson is a justice correspondent for the Washington Desk.
See stories by Carrie Johnson
Justice Department racks up some important victories in Jan. 6 cases
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Biden joins Trump under scrutiny of special counsel investigating classified documents
Both the former and current presidents are under scrutiny now that a special counsel is investigating classified documents found at President Biden's home and former office.
A special counsel will probe documents found at Biden's home and private office
Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed special counsel Robert Hur, who will take charge of an investigation of classified documents found at President Biden's home and private office.


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Q: Time drifting in saving and judging data over Time over the years I always encountered these kind of problems, and I've never solved them the way it felt "right".
imagine I have to implement a function/method to judge level of a river.the int river() gives us int from 0 to 10 , which means

0 being no water passed at all

, and

10 means near-over-flow

normally I would take the output for a few sec/min and then grade it to some groups such as empty/ half-full / full
if time is a free option here, how would you collect the output of river(), and judge after a few sec/min ? or even is it correct and reliable to use Time as a parameter in these kind of problems.
Im asking for an Idea of algorithm to solve these type of questions. Respect
Edit1: bold part is my main question
Edit2: by Time, I mean implementing a Runnable and call it every 10 sec

A: If I understood your question in the right way, you would have two seperate programs (or threads at least). One gathers information, the other interprets the information.
The data-gatherer runs non-stop and saves the data in a defined interval (for a river, maybe every 5 minutes). It stores the data in any kind of persistence layer (everything is possible from a simple array to a full-blown database)
The data-interpreter then asks the gatherer for that persistent data or gets it from the persistence layer directly if possible and then interprets it. The interpreter can run at any time you want and will always get the most recent information when it asks the gatherer.
Edit: to tackle your edits: Read this Java Thread every X seconds and that Accuracy of ScheduledExecutorService on normal OS / JVM. It should answer all your questions.
In short: It will be slightly inaccurate, but i think thats close enough for 99% of all the usecases.

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EarthBound 🌏 Home Sweet Home [Spatialized Mix]
Revitalizing synthesizer textures to guide you toward your sanctuary.
We grow up, we drift apart, we can no longer go back. Yet somehow, the music carries us there. Isn't it nice to be home again?
This is my take on "Home Sweet Home" from the 1994 Super Nintendo game EarthBound (Mother 2).
There are some instances of head-related transfer function (HRTF) spatialization techniques within this mix. Headphones are recommended to best experience the expanded stereo properties of this mixing technique.
original soundtrack music composed by: Keiichi Suzuki, Hirokazu Tanaka, Hiroshi Kanazu, and Toshiyuki Ueno
this version performed, mixed, and mastered by Will C.
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EarthBound 🌏 Paula's Theme [Spatialized Mix]
This is my take on "Paula's Theme" from the 1994 Super Nintendo game EarthBound (Mother 2).
I always wondered what that crunchy sound in the song was. Turns out, it's a triggered sample of a cash register!
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Dr. Andonut's Lab (EarthBound Music) Acoustic Guitar Version
This is "Dr. Andonut's Lab" from the Super Nintendo game Earthbound (MOTHER 2) soundtrack, only it's entirely played on acoustic guitar.
Extended to 30 minutes in length for studying, meditation, and / or zone out purposes.
At the beginning, you hear me pluck the opening chord. An acoustic guitar can't sustain infinitely, so I ran the plucked chord through a compressor with a long release and rode the gain dial, then I duplicated the resulting processed chord, continuously adding fades to make the chord sustain throughout. I was surprised how much the resulting sound resembled an organ drone. If you listen closely, you can hear an audio book on the immune system playing in the other room that accidentally was picked up on the microphone used to record the guitar.
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EarthBound Soundtrack Played On A Super Rare Synthesizer ✨🌏✨
These days, the Synergy is a super rare synthesizer to come across in the wild. Originally produced in 1982, it is estimated that less than 100 are still in operation across the globe. Interestingly, it ran off cartridges, something it had in common with the Super Nintendo!
Recently, I had the opportunity to recreate some of my favorite music from EarthBound on a Synergy. This video demonstrates some of the sound textures the synthesizer is capable of, while showcasing a beloved soundtrack through a unique lens.
More information on the Synergy:
https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/digital-keyboards-synergy/
https://www.vintagesynth.com/misc/synergy.php
https://www.synthmuseum.com/synergy/synergy01.html
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Enter this condo on the 4th floor and walk into the open dining area and living room with a gas fireplace, leather couch, flat screen TV and balcony facing the mountainside (forest view). The living room is open to the kitchen with granite countertops and a breakfast bar with seating.
On the main level is a bedroom with a king bed, TV and an ensuite bathroom with jetted tub and separate shower. The 2nd bedroom on the main level has a queen bed, TV and a bathroom in the hallway with shower/tub combo. Upstairs is the master bedroom with a king bed, TV, walk-in closet and ensuite bathroom with double sinks, jetted tub and separate shower. There is also a safe in the master bedroom. On this floor is another bedroom with one queen bed and one twin bunk bed, TV, walk-in closet and ensuite bath with jetted tub and separate shower.
Loved how big and spacious the rooms were, but there was quite a bit of furnishing issues (doors not closing and/or locking, broken kitchenware, blinds not working, banister broken, etc). The staff was very friendly and the common areas (pool, game room, gym) were a great asset. The skiing was awesome, but we were disappointed that the funicular wasn't working, We all bought passes and wanted to use the funicular to access the runs instead of having to shuttle to the main area. Aside from some hiccups, it was a good time had by all.
We came out to take part in the Cars and Colors Festival. One of the reasons we chose this property was we were promised 4 parking spots. However, when we arrived the front desk told us we could only have 2 spots (which is the approved number for the 4 bedroom we rented). While this was an inconvenience we worked around it. However, on Friday night we came back to the lodge to find the main area of the lodge filled with a wedding reception (with a mechanical bull). We could not use that area or even go in and out to the pool area without going out and around the entire lodge. We also could not find a parking place. There were a number of cars in the lot without parking tags and we had to go a 1/4 mile away to the paid lot to park our vehicle that night (at a cost of $25 per car). The front desk did try to work with us but let us know the parking had been a problem the last two weekends. The desk did work to get us two spots on Saturday night by blocking two spots with cones ( but we had to come back to lodge early from the festival event to make sure we had the parking). All in all the Bear Creek Lodge was a great place to stay and enjoy Telluride, but if you are coming for a car event and need parking....while this looks like a good choice it turned out to be no different than any of the other rental condos that have restrictive parking ( a problem in Telluride).
Dear Bear Creek Lodge Guest, No one can promise you parking spaces here at Bear Creek Lodge; parking is never guaranteed. Bear Creek Lodge is also the only Lodge in Mountain Village that offers free parking at all. If you do have to park at the Gondola Parking Garage, we shuttle you from there back to the Lodge. We did have a wedding party having their reception in our lobby. It is a common area, and no one is told that they cannot enter that area at any time; it is open to all guests at all times (during regular hours of operation). The elevator is always accessible and takes you right to the pool area. We are happy that you enjoyed the rest of Bear Creek Lodge and we hope to see you again. Bear Creek Lodge Management.


The Jack Welch College of Business and the Office of Alumni Engagement present "Careers in Analytics" on Wednesday, April 10, at 5 p.m. in the Martire Forum at 5401 Park Avenue, Fairfield. The alumni panel will feature Justin Baigert '05, vice president, Data & Analytics at GE, Joseph Lucibello '11, senior manager, data scientist at WWE and Suzanne May '13, research manager at Purchased. The moderator will be Khawaja Mamun, associate professor of economics. The business environment today is more complex than ever before. Organizations have been turning to the use of analytics. Join us for a panel discussion featuring SHU alumni who work in the field.


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Q: How to keep processes running after ending ssh session when systemd kills processes after user logs out? I've tried many highly voted answers on stack exchange suggesting nohup, disown, command &, and (command &) and they did not work for me on Ubuntu server 20.04.  I found this answer why they don't work since 2016, due to a systemd default change in how it treats user processes after user logout - Details
There seems to be  way with systemd (the elephant in the room) - see this answer here
But that requires creating systemd services and managing through systemctl, etc.
Is there a way to configure systemd to change the behavior?
I've found this answer for Oracle Linux: Configure Systemd to Enable User Processes to Continue to Run After Logout
Will this work with Ubuntu?  I could see problems if many users create many processes and do not manage them.  This is for a system with only a few users and few processes.


Proper Protein amount in layer feed?
Discussion in 'Feeding & Watering Your Flock' started by Rick&Chris, Mar 19, 2019.
I have chickens that are 6 months old - I have 10 girls and am getting 5-6 eggs per day. My husband accidentally bought 20% protein layer feed. Is this too high? I think we were giving them 18% before.
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It's probably a little higher than needed but it should be fine.
I don't feed layer anymore ... Start off with medicated chick starter than switch to Flock Raiser (20%) adding a separate dish of Oyster Shells when they start laying. Never had an issue with shells nor eggs. It was discussed, and makes sense to me, hens laying need the protein cause the energy/work it takes to lay an egg, which is protein.
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Hi, is flock raiser a good option for laying hens better than layer feed? I am thinking of switching my feeds and am unsure of which one to choose. Thanks!
I would highly recommend using a Flock Raiser type feed with 18 to 20% protein with oyster shell or other calcium source as well as grit offered in separate containers.
This way the pullets/hens that are actively laying can use the calcium when they need it. Young pullets not yet laying, moulting pullets/hens and cockerels/roosters do not need all that extra calcium that is in layer mixes.
They will always need the extra protein either to make eggs, make feathers or make warm chickens in the cold winters during egg laying breaks.
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Thank you for your info! I only have three hens who are of laying age, is that okay?
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Yes. Feed them Flock Raiser for the rest of their lives. Offer oyster shell or dried crushed egg shell in one container and grit in another and you are all set.
I have also decided not to feed layer food. I feed grower food to all my chickens no matter their ages. For baby chicks I buy a 5 pound bag of chick feed when it is gone they also get grower. Are use the medicated chick feed. Not sure if that is even necessary. Just have oyster shell on the side for when they need it.


It keeps saying i have updates. but i have done every single one of them twice. And yet it says i still need to update. what is going on?
Generally, whenever you update a program; the older file/version isn't always automatically removed, and psi will continue to detect it even if still a resident of the Recycle bin. The file path to the vulnerability can be found by following Maurice's instructions in the post above.


Little Nightingales is a small, friendly, home-from-home children's day care nursery. We provide places for 40 children and are located in the lovely conservation area of London Colney (near St Albans), Hertfordshire with its traditional village sense of community. The day nursery itself is a carefully converted 200-year-old cottage, where the layout reflects and retains the warm homely atmosphere of its former existence and our magnificent skylight daily floods our main area with natural sunlight.
We're lucky enough to be within walking distance of the River Colne where our own 'little nightingales' have great fun feeding the ever-hungry ducks at the same time as learning about, interacting with and experiencing nature. Willows Farm is a close neighbour and there are frequent visits for the children to learn about the animals. As you'll gather, there's rarely a dull moment at Little Nightingales which means you take home a cheerful child, stimulated daily by new sights and sounds and eager to return the next day.
Please come on down and pay us a visit or join us at one of our open days to meet the staff and see our lovely nursery.