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Nassau Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs says that Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano's re-election committee has broken the state's campaign finance law—and he's asked New York Attorney General Jay Schneiderman to investigate.
A spokesman for the Schneiderman's office confirmed the receipt of Jacobs' request but would not comment further.
Jacobs claims that last summer his committee decided to look at the more than 70 Republican clubs in Nassau and examine their financing, which he claims they'd never done before. They saw that the Hicksville Republican club, whose chairman, Rob Walker, happens to be chief deputy county executive, was raking in more than $100,000 in 2011 and more than $300,000 in 2012, after previously collecting $29,000 in 2010. Last year the club bought a $204,000 luxury box at Met Life Stadium, where the club hosted fundraising events for Mangano's re-election.
"It doesn't smell good," Jacobs said on a conference call to reporters from Harris Beach law office in Uniondale, which is shared by former Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi, although Jacobs claimed it's also his own lawyer's office.
"The problem here is not just that somebody else paid for the box and that Mangano has benefitted from it and it constitutes an illegal contribution, which it does," asserted Jacobs, "it is that the entire set of transactions—what the Republicans refer to as a molehill—demonstrates a concerted effort to have donors in essence contribute and help Ed Mangano get re-elected without being identified because their money is being funneled through a straw entity—the Hicksville Republican Club—which is likely not to be reviewed and not likely to be found out."
And what's most curious about the $300,000 windfall coming into the Hicksville club, Jacobs said, is that "those people do not want to contribute directly to Mangano's campaign to pay for a luxury box!"
According to the Democrats' complaint, which was also filed with the New York State Board of Elections, the Hicksville club took in more than $70,000 in contributions from at least 15 companies—from the DeLea Sod Farms in East Northport to Edgewood Industries in Garden City and Movin' On Sounds and Security in Franklin Square—with each one giving "well in excess," Jacobs says, of the $5,000 campaign limit per company, and also with no obvious ties to Hicksville.
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"Why is the Hicksville club so lucky?" Jacobs asked.
More egregious, Jacobs asserted, is that Mangano's re-election committee has collected donations from companies doing business with Nassau County, citing Looks Great Services, Inc., which was recently awarded $68 million in contracts for debris removal following Superstorm Sandy (and came under fire in the Nassau Legislature for mistakenly chopping down 111 trees in the Welwyn Preserve in Glen Cove). According to the complaint, the service's owner, Kristian Agoglia, gave the Mangano campaign $16,500 in personal contributions, which is permissible, but the company's $10,745 contribution exceeds the legal corporate limit.
Also in the Democrats' allegation is a claim that during the 2012 filing period there were more than $110,000 in "questionable" reimbursements to Walker, who got $20,995; Brian Nevin, Mangano's spokesman, who got $62,328; and Doreen Pennica, the "Friends of Ed Mangano" political committee treasurer who got $6,793 and works for the county.
"There were no details," Jacobs explained, just "multiple, non-itemized, lump-sum expenditures/payments," as the complaint calls them, without any explanation other than these three individuals were "fundraising." As Jacobs interpreted the law, that's a violation.
Nevins scoffed that he and his colleagues had done anything wrong in their efforts to support their boss's re-election. Indeed, the Daily News first reported the campaign's purchase of the "luxury box" at the Met Life Stadium this summer, and no charges were filed by the state's election board then.
"The only campaign Jay Jacobs knows is one of mudslinging and slander," says Brian Nevin in a statement to the Press. "All campaign contributions were properly reported and the campaign will take the necessary steps to address any contributions that exceeded the cap. That being said, Jay Jacobs is purely sour over the fact that residents and businesses throughout the Nassau support Ed Mangano for freezing County property taxes for three straight years and creating nearly 4,000 private sector jobs as County Executive."
Jacobs didn't see it that way. "This is a large-scale set of violations of the law involving hundreds of thousands of dollars," the Democratic chairman says.
So far, as the 2013 race for the county executive's office heats up, Mangano has $2.2 million on hand, and the only announced Democratic challenger, Adam Haber, claims he has more than $2 million in his campaign chest.
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Global Poverty Reduced, Shortfalls Remain
by Paul Hobson | Jul 10, 2015 | News
The Millennium Development Goals (MDG) have produced the "most successful anti-poverty movement in history," according to the final MDG report issued this week.
The MDGs are eight targets to reduce global poverty and improve living standards.
The Millennium Development Goals Report 2015 found that the 15-year effort to achieve the eight aspirational goals set out in the Millennium Declaration in 2000 was "largely successful across the globe, while acknowledging shortfalls that remain."
The data and analysis presented in the report show that with targeted interventions, sound strategies, adequate resources and political will, "even the poorest can make progress."
Two decades ago, nearly half of the developing world lived in extreme poverty. The number of people now living in extreme poverty has declined by more than half, falling from 1.9 billion in 1990 to 836 million in 2015.
The world has also witnessed dramatic improvement in gender equality in schooling since the MDGs, and gender parity in primary school has been achieved in the majority of countries.
"Following profound and consistent gains, we now know that extreme poverty can be eradicated within one more generation," U.N. General Secretary Ban Ki-moon said. "The MDGs have greatly contributed to this progress and have taught us how governments, business and civil society can work together to achieve transformational breakthroughs."
Nevertheless, inequalities persist, the report continued, highlighting that significant gains have been made for many of the MDG targets worldwide, but noting that progress has been uneven across regions and countries, leaving significant gaps.
Conflicts remain the biggest threat to human development, with fragile and conflict-affected countries typically experiencing the highest poverty rates.
World leaders have called for an ambitious long-term sustainability agenda to succeed the MDGs, the report said.
Building on the momentum of the MDGs, new global goals will "break fresh ground" with ambition on inequalities, economic growth, decent jobs, cities and human settlements, industrialization, energy, climate change, sustainable consumption and production, peace and justice.
"The emerging post-2015 development agenda, including the set of Sustainable Development Goals, strives to build on our successes and put all countries, together, firmly on track towards a more prosperous, sustainable and equitable world," Ban Ki-moon said.
Commenting on the findings, global development charity Christian Aid said the progress reveals important lessons about what the global community can achieve when it recognizes "a shared moral imperative and the need for common action."
But it also highlights "the worsening crises" which remain, according to Toby Quantrill, the charity's principal economic justice adviser. ¨
"The U.N.'s new report reveals progress across much of the world on some of the most critical targets that countries set for themselves 15 years ago."
Quantrill said, "That means better daily lives for many millions of people. Achievements such as increasing the numbers of girls in primary education, halting the spread of malaria and providing access to clean water will make a real difference to people's daily lives.
"However, it is also painfully clear that progress in other areas has been limited and some problems have got worse – for instance the climate crisis and widening inequality at every level, including that between women and men," Quantrill said.
"Action on the MDGs has had little impact on these problems, some of which were less clear 15 years ago when the goals first came into force. But now that they are alarmingly apparent, the time has come for more fundamental change."
Paul Hobson is editor of The Baptist Times of Great Britain – the online newspaper of the Baptist Union of Great Britain. A version of this news article first appeared in The Baptist Times and is used with permission. You can follow him on Twitter @PaulHobson10, The Baptist Times @BaptistTimes and the Baptist Union @BaptistUnionGB.
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As voting started on November 3, 2020, more than 2.6 million voters in the State of Arizona had already cast their ballot – meaning the state had already exceeded 2018 turnout and nearly matched 2016 Presidential turnout before a single ballot was cast on Election Day. Ultimately, the state ended up blowing past 3 million total votes for the first time in state history and racked up 1 million more voters than 2018 and more than 750,000 voters than 2016.
In the end, turnout peaked at 79.9% – the highest in more than 20 years and just short of the record of 80.1% set in 1980. Democrat enthusiasm was at a fever pitch the first two weeks of returns jumping out to a significant lead and outperforming Republicans in early voting for the first time in history. From mid-October on, Republicans narrowed the gap and finally caught up in the week leading up to Election Day – gaining a significant advantage in Election Day ballots cast.
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Our pre-early voting survey quotas were set at 37% GOP, 34% Dem, and 29% Independent & Other. At the end of the day, we hit the Democrat enthusiasm, but slightly overestimated the ability of independents and unaffiliated voters to keep pace with their partisan counterparts. Our pre-early voting polling showed Biden with a one-point lead and Kelly up by 6 – much closer than the national polls at the time, and the first to reflect the much closer nature of both elections.
We have talked until we are blue (or purple or fuchsia) in the face about what this means about the nature of the Arizona electorate and the future of Maricopa County. However, thinking more immediately, what does it mean for 2022?
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For the second cycle in a row, Democrats sustained massive enthusiasm – upping their turnout and activating their supporters. They converted thousands of their supporters to "first week" and "second week" voters despite being hampered by a pandemic that negatively impacted some of their most effective direct voter contact strategies. In Arizona, they won both the Presidency and the United States Senate – both massive accomplishments.
At the same time, they did not take control of the Arizona Corporation Commission or either chamber of the State Legislature. Several races that many people thought would be competitive were not. It was believed that with so many voters converted to early voters, Democrats would be able to focus on other individuals and sustain their turnout and maintain their lead. In the end, the GOP caught up. While they had a respectable showing, Democrats still trailed Republicans in turnout compared to registration 84% to 87%. There is still room for improvement.
It has long been true that Trump is the biggest turnout mechanism for both parties. Now that Trump is no longer President, both parties will have to determine how and if they can sustain this momentum without a "bad guy" to rally against or a "chosen one" to rally for.
In 2010, despite significantly improving the usage and deployment of voter data, Democrats saw thousands of Obama voters fail to show up two years later. Can Democrats change that trend and maintain the momentum with those lower efficacy voters?
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For Republicans, 2020 showed that rhetoric and conspiracies have consequences. In Arizona, Trump single-handedly reversed nearly two decades of GOP voting behavior. By casting doubt and illegitimacy concerns on early voting, he hamstrung a historic Republican advantage and may have suppressed his own support in the Grand Canyon State. He unquestionably shattered the early lead that Republicans usually enjoy.
It should be noted that the Victory ground team did a phenomenal job closing the registration gap and turning out their rural voters which kept the race as close as it was. Their work likely saved the GOP advantage in both legislative bodies, while Trump remained his own worst enemy. Further evidence of this destructive behavior was clearly shown in the Georgia special election, where the President suppressed his own voter turnout by delegitimizing the very elections Republicans needed to win in order to maintain a majority in the United States Senate.
Looking ahead, midterm elections in Arizona have traditionally been a Republican affair with participation advantages that often rise to the double-digit range. Post-Obama's first election, GOP primary participation surged by 66% in 2010. The GOP went on to dominate the General Election by 12 points and swept every statewide office and two-thirds majorities in both Legislative bodies. More than ten years later, there appear to be several things standing in the way of replicating that previous midterm success.
Over 3,000 Republicans have already left the party in the wake of the violence on January 6th. Coupled with Trump considering building his own his own "Patriot Party," Republicans are facing a reckoning. Certainly, the corporate questions about the party's future will seriously handicap fundraising if Trump remains in charge. Republicans may be facing a two-sided insurrection. Can they recover or do they disintegrate?
3. How will Independents react?
Independent and unaffiliated voters make up nearly a third of the electorate. Yet, they are treated differently in the electoral process and independent candidates face massive barriers to participating in our elections. As our polling showed prior to the General Election, they leaned towards Biden and Kelly for President and Senate. Yet, Republicans held on to majorities in both chambers and all incumbent Maricopa County Supervisors retained their seats and defeated the Democrat County Recorder. These folks are not afraid to pick and choose.
Typically, Independent and unaffiliate voter participation falls to 25% of the electorate in midterm years. However, two years ago, they were at 27%. Is that a lingering Trump effect or are they starting to participate more regularly in our elections? How will they react to a Biden Presidency and Sinema and Kelly being in the majority? How will they react to how the next two legislative sessions unfold? Will there be a time warping crisis like a pandemic to alter the narrative trajectory?
4. What surprises lie ahead?
A lot of things will change over the next 93 weeks. The handling of the pandemic, the state of the economy, the behavior of the Democratic majority, immigration reform, and ongoing GOP election "reforms," will all likely impact the 2022 election in countless, unseen ways. Not to mention the impact of the Independent Redistricting Process and the likely addition of a 10th Congressional Seat creating a cascading set of musical chairs.
We cannot predict the future, but we can help you plan for it. If you want reliable data and smart folks to help you understand how to navigate the uncertain waters ahead, we are here to talk, analyze, strategize and execute.
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Season of Ghosts, also known as SoG, is an electronic metal band formed in Tokyo in 2013 by  (also known as Aslanidou), the former vocalist for Japanese melodic death metal band Blood Stain Child. Season of Ghosts combines metal, trance and electronic sounds.

History
In 2012, Venezuela-born Greek vocalist Sophia Aslanides parted ways with Japanese metal band Blood Stain Child, citing musical and personal differences. Aslanides was part of Blood Stain Child for two years appearing on one album, one EP, and two collaboration albums.

While still in Blood Stain Child, Aslanides conceived her next project, Season Of Ghosts, which came to life in October 2013 in Tokyo, Japan, with the release of a popular Disney cover, "Sarah's Theme" from the film Hocus Pocus, produced by Zombie Sam. Earlier that same year, Sophia collaborated with ZOMBIE SAM, appearing as guest vocalist on "A Hallow Tale" and "The Awake" on the band's debut album, Self Conscious Insanity. The band's first live performance came exactly a year after, at the Metal Female Voices Festival.

In September 2014, Season Of Ghosts signed with Coroner Records before the release of their debut album.

The Human Paradox (2014)
The band's debut album, The Human Paradox, was released internationally on December 8, 2014 and on July 8, 2015 in Japan. Howling Bull Records released the album in Japan.

The album saw Aslanides partnering with guitarist Zombie Sam of the band ZOMBIE SAM, supported by session members Paul Dark Brown on bass and Max Buell on drums during live performances.

Aslanides was in control of the music's composition, lyrics, and co-production as well as both the melodic and distorted vocals on the album. Human Paradox was mixed and mastered by Ettore Rigotti at the Metal House Studio, with co-production from Zombie Sam and development from NeroArgento. MiA from Japanese Visual Kei metal band Mejibray appears as guest guitarist on some tracks.

On December 23, 2015, the band released a remix album of The Human Paradox called Remixing the Paradox. Released by Invictus Media the album features remixes of tracks on the original album from Zombie Sam, Neuroticfish, Rotersand, Frozen Plasma, FGFC820, Fatal FE, and others.

A Leap of Faith (2018)
Season Of Ghosts released their next album, A Leap of Faith, on October 23, 2018, under their own label Invictus Media.

The album was preceded by the release of two singles. The debut single "A Place to Call Home" was released in July 2018, and the title track of the album "A Leap of Faith" was released in October 2018.

Third album
On August 5, 2022, the band released a new single, The Great Unknown, which will be featured on the band's upcoming third album.

Members
 – vocals
Zombie Sam – guitar

Session musicians
Max Buell – drums
Paul Dark Brown – bass

Former session members
 Declan Doran

Discography

Albums
The Human Paradox (2014)
A Leap of Faith (2018)

References

External links
Season of Ghosts on TV Tropes
Season of Ghosts on Music Noises

Japanese melodic death metal musical groups
Electro-industrial music groups
Musical groups from Tokyo
Musical groups established in 2013
2013 establishments in Japan

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La marcescence (adjectif : marcescent ; du latin marcescere : se flétrir, se faner) est l'état d'un organe végétal qui, après son flétrissement, demeure longtemps desséché sur la plante et ne s'en détache parfois qu'à la fin de la mauvaise saison. Elle concerne notamment la rétention des feuilles en hiver chez certaines espèces de plantes.

Par extension, cet état se dit aussi d'une plante caractérisée par de tels organes (notamment un arbre qui conserve ses feuilles mortes attachées aux branches durant la saison de repos végétatif) ou d'une formation végétale (exemple : une forêt marcescente).

La marcescence est considérée comme une variation de la caducité, les arbres et arbustes à feuillage caduc (ou décidu) changeant de feuilles en bloc chaque année et connaissant une phase plus ou moins longue sans feuilles.

Plusieurs espèces d'arbres appartenant à l'ordre des Fagales tels les chênes, les hêtres, les charmes, et les châtaigniers présentent fréquemment des feuillages marcescents. Chez ces espèces, la marcescence est plutôt une marque de jeunesse caractérisée par l'absence de zone d'abscission au niveau des pétioles de leur feuille ; les arbres atteignant leur maturité conservent rarement leur feuillage flétri et deviennent caducs. La marcescence peut aussi être interrompue par des conditions climatiques particulières qui provoquent la chute des feuilles en cours d'hiver (vent, gelées).

On qualifie également de marcescentes toutes autres pièces végétales qui subsistent desséchées sur la plante alors qu'elles sont mortes. Ainsi en va-t-il par exemple des feuilles de certaines herbacées ou des corolles florales de jonquille et de narcisse, de bruyères, des pétales de Dombeya ou encore des bractées florales des hortensias.

Avantages écologiques

La marcescence, commune en zone tempérées du nord et dans tout l'Holarctique, pourrait selon les écologues et biologistes de l'évolution avoir plusieurs avantages :
 dissuader les grands herbivores (ex : cervidés, orignaux...) de manger les bourgeons nutritifs, en leur présentant des feuilles mortes et sèches, très peu nutritives, et moins appétentes. Claus R. Svendsen a expérimentalement montré (1992) que les feuilles marcescentes (du hêtre et du charme notamment) . En outre, fouiller dans ces feuilles sèches est bruyant, ce qui peut attirer l'attention de prédateurs qui viendront chasser les herbivores risquant de manger les bourgeons.
 être un facteur adaptatif pour les arbres poussant sur des sites secs et infertiles. Le hêtre et surtout le chêne y poussent souvent relativement bien et peuvent y rivaliser avec d'autres espèces. Une hypothèse est que retenir les feuilles jusqu'au printemps pourrait être un moyen d'éviter leur décomposition au sol en hiver pour apporter au sol un pic printanier de matière organique, un peu comme quand les humains apportent du compost ou un paillis, à un moment où il est le plus nécessaire par l'arbre en croissance.
 améliorer la photodégradation des feuilles. Des expérimentations sur la litière végétale d'arbres marcescents ont conclu que le fait de garder les feuilles au-dessus du sol en hiver peut accroître leur photodégradation par la lumière solaire. Parce que les feuilles de certaines espèces marcescentes se décomposent plutôt mal, cette photodégradation accrue pourrait permettre une décomposition très accélérée quand elles tombent enfin de l'arbre.
 La marcescence des feuilles situées sur les branches basses, permet à l'arbre de piéger la neige pendant les mois d'hiver. La neige peut alors constituer une sorte d'igloo protégeant des fortes variations de températures et du vent, et en collectant de la neige supplémentaire, les arbres ont une meilleure réserve d'eau au moment de la fonte des neiges.
 À certaines époques de l'année, des feuilles marcescentes peuvent protéger certaines espèces du stress hydrique et/ou du stress thermique. Ainsi, dans les environnements « alpins » tropicaux, une grande variété de végétaux de différentes familles, dans différentes parties du monde, ont développé une croissance en rosette caulescente, caractérisée par des rosettes à feuilles persistantes poussant au-dessus des feuilles marcescentes. Espeletia schultzii et Espeletia timotensis, toutes deux originaires des Andes, sont des exemples de plantes pour lesquelles il a été confirmé que les feuilles marcescentes améliorent la survie, aident à l'équilibre hydrique ou protègent la plante des dommages causés par le froid.Les couronnes de feuilles marcescentes qui piègent la litière des palmiers Dypsis accumulent des détritus, améliorant ainsi leur apport en nutriments, mais en piégeant des détritus riches en nutriments, les palmiers à base de feuilles marcescentes sont également plus susceptibles de permettre la germination de figues épiphytes dans les feuilles marcescentes, avec les figues étranglant peut-être par la suite les paumes. Les genres de palmiers avec des taxons ayant des bases de feuilles marcescentes et attirant une croissance de figues épiphytes comprennent Attalea, Butia, Caryota, Copernicia, Elaeis, Hyphaene, Livistona, Phoenix, Sabal et Syagrus.

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Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Glossaire de botanique
 Abscission foliaire

Bibliographie

Morphologie végétale
Physiologie végétale


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Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)CR81% discussed immigration policy, affirming his longstanding objection to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) programs.
An article on Breitbart News earlier Saturday said that Rubio called DACA "important" and one that he would not reverse, but a closer look at the official transcript shows some misinterpretations in the translation, and Rubio's campaign pushed back strongly against any suggestion that the Senator would allow President Barack Obama's executive amnestyto continue.
"In case anything was lost in translation, he believes we have to fix our broken immigration system in a series of smaller bills, starting with border security and enforcement, then modernizing our legal immigration system, and then eventually dealing with the illegal immigrants living here," said Conant.
Before getting too far into the weeds on what exactly was said in the Univision interview, it is helpful to clarify some details about the DACA and DAPA programs.
DACA allows illegal immigrants who came to the United States before their sixteen birthday, commonly referred to as "DREAMers," to obtain a renewable work permit and be protected from deportation. The original requirements for eligibility were that the DREAMers must be enrolled in school or have received a high school diploma or GED or been honorably discharged from the military, and pass a background check that they have not committed any felonies or serious misdemeanors, among other requirements.
Last November, Obama expanded the DACA program to waive the requirement that the DREAMers be under 31 years of age, to expand the renewal term from two years to three years, and other measures that would increase the number of eligible immigrants.
DAPA was a further expansion of protection from deportation for illegal immigrants, this time for parents who were here illegally but had lived in the U.S. since 2010 and had children who were American citizens or lawful permanent residents.
DAPA and the expansion of DACA have been harshly criticized, for enacting amnesty and for the way Obama enacted them through executive orders, without authorization from Congress. Shortly after Obama signed the executive orders, Texas, joined by twenty-six other states, filed suit against the federal government seeking to stop what they called an unconstitutional overreach by the executive branch, as Breitbart Texas reported. The litigation is still pending, but a federal court has issued an order stopping DAPA from being implemented while the case proceeds.
Ramos: As you know, it has always been hard for Republicans to get the Hispanic vote. I wanted to talk with you about very concrete issues that affect Hispanics directly. I would like to start with the issue of deferred action and DACA. If you made it to the White House, would you keep the DACA program; that is, Deferred Action for the Dreamers, and would you keep President Barack Obama's executive action, which would benefit more than four million undocumented people?
Rubio: Well, DACA is going to have to end at some point. I wouldn't undo it immediately. The reason is that there are already people who have that permission, who are working, who are studying, and I don't think it would be fair to cancel it suddenly. But I do think it is going to have to end. And, God willing, it's going to end because immigration reform is going to pass. DAPA hasn't yet taken effect, and I think it has impeded progress on immigration, on immigration reform. And since that program hasn't taken effect yet, I would cancel it. But DACA, I think it is important; it can't be cancelled suddenly because there are already people who are benefitting from it. But it is going to have to end. It cannot be the permanent policy of the United States. And I don't think that's what they're asking for, either. I think that everyone prefers immigration reform.
Ramos: But then, to clarify, you would end DACA once immigration reform is approved. But what happens, Senator, if there is no immigration reform? Would you cancel DACA anyway?
Rubio: At some point it's going to have to end. That is, it cannot continue to be the permanent policy of the United States. I do think that if I wind up being president, it will be possible to achieve new immigration reform. It won't be possible for it to be comprehensive; that is, they are not going to be able to do everything in one massive bill. We already tried that a couple of years ago. We have seen that the political support isn't there, and I think we've spent a lot of time on this process when we could have started moving forward through the three steps that I advocated. Unfortunately, a lot of time has been wasted on that. It has become an even more controversial issue; harder to move forward on that issue. But I still say that it's important to modernize our system, and that means improving the way we enforce it in the future, to modernize the immigration system so that it's not so costly and bureaucratic. And we have to deal with 12 million human beings who are already here. And nobody, nobody is advocating a plan to deport 12 million human beings. So that issue has to be dealt with, as well.
Ramos: When you announced your candidacy, outside of the building where you announced it, there were a lot of Dreamers, protesting. And then there are some immigrant organizations that have criticized your candidacy. America's Voice says that you have anti-immigrant positions. I would like to ask you, you were in favor of an immigration reform bill in the Senate, and you voted for it. But today, would you vote in favor of a path to legalization for 11 million undocumented people?
Rubio: Well, that can't be done today for the following reason. I don't think we can. I have been very clear. I, through that two-year experience, it's very clear to me. We're not going to have the votes or the necessary political support in Congress. Today, in some sectors of the American public, in order to move forward on this issue, unless we first prove to the American people that in the future there's not going to be another immigration crisis. If we do that, I think that undoubtedly the political support is going to exist to do legalization as you have said. It has to be a process similar to what we advocated in the legislation that I sponsored, and it's the law that says that, first, the things we're all familiar with must be present: a background check, pay a fine, begin to pay taxes, get a work permit, and after 10 years, they can apply for their residency. That would be the process, but we can't get to that point. Politically, the support and the votes in Congress aren't there until we prove to those members of Congress and the American people that immigration laws are going to be enforced.
But DACA, I think it is important; it can't be cancelled suddenly because there are already people who are benefitting from it. But it is going to have to end. It cannot be the permanent policy of the United States.
Pero DACA, yo creo que es importante, no se puede cancelar de un momento al otro porque ya hay personas que están beneficiando. Pero sí va a tener que terminar. No puede ser la política permanente de Estados Unidos.
A source close to Rubio who is a native speaker of Spanish told Breitbart News that the word "important" is being taken out of context, and that Rubio was not saying that DACA was important, but that his approach not to cancel the program immediately was an important concept. In other words, the word "important" belongs to the phrase that follows it, not the word "DACA" immediately preceding. This interpretation makes sense, since in the very next sentence and then repeatedly throughout the interview, Rubio says that the program must end.
A later section from the original Breitbart News article appears to have another mistranslation, saying that "Rubio answered that DACA will end only when a legislative substitute with the exact same or similar policy prescriptions—a legislative amnesty for illegal alien minors—is implemented." That statement is simply not in the Univision transcript.
What Rubio does say is that "DAPA hasn't yet taken effect" — because of the federal court order blocking it — "[a]nd since that program hasn't taken effect yet, I would cancel it." For DACA, Rubio's comments as detailed above are consistent with his longstanding position that the program should be ended, no one new should be allowed to apply under it, but that for those who were already in the program, it should not be ended immediately because that would be disruptive.
Regarding the broader issue of ending DACA, sources close to Rubio told Breitbart News that the issue is that by the time a new President is sworn into office in January 2017, the DREAMers who are working in the United States under that program will have been doing so with legal authorization for six years. They will have paid application fees, passed background checks, and continued to follow the law as they were instructed for all that time.
While DAPA's implementation has been blocked by court order and therefore no one can justifiably claim reliance on it, immediately cancelling DACA would be extremely disruptive. This problem has been recognized by many others, including conservatives who support border security and strict immigration enforcement. In fact, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) CR96% advocated the exact same position as Rubio in support of a bill he filed in 2014 that would have stopped the Obama administration from granting any future relief from deportation under DACA or any other executive action.
Another source familiar with DACA and immigration policy but who did not wish to be named told Breitbart News that those who are complying with DACA should be viewed as a lower risk group, because they have passed the background check and complied with the law's requirements for years. The higher risk, said our source, would be those who qualify for DACA but had not applied for it. "Why didn't they apply for the protections? You know there's a reason for that," said the source, suggesting this group was more likely to have criminal records or other background issues.
Part of the Ramos interview with Rubio aired on Wednesday and the full interview is scheduled to air on Sunday.


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What a difference a week, and a win, can make.
At this time last week, Oregon was reeling from a two-game losing streak and an offense that was almost non-existent.
Then UCLA came to town and everything was made better. The Ducks should send Chip Kelly a thank you note.
Oregon managed to defeat the Bruins 42-21 to improve to 6-3 overall and 3-3 in the Pac-12 North. Now the Ducks fly to Utah (2:30 pm, Pac-12 Network) to face a beaten and battered Utes team.
Utah is also 6-3 overall, but 4-3 in the Pac-12 South and tied with USC for first place in the division. They are also coming off a huge 38-20 loss at Arizona State.
Not only did the Utes lose the game, they lost their starting quarterback Tyler Huntley to a broken collarbone.
Then on Wednesday, starting tailback Zack Moss reportedly suffered a season-ending knee injury in practice which requires surgery.
Replacing Huntley is true freshman Jason Shelley, a 5-11, 195-pounder from Little Elm, Texas. He had appeared in just three games and attempted two passes before he came into the second half of last week's ASU game. Shelley was 4-of-11 for 59 yards.
But Shelley is far from a wide-eyed walk-on who is now being thrown to the wolves.
Shelley was ranked 12th nationally among dual-threat quarterbacks by 247Sports and 27th by ESPN. In his senior year, Shelley passed for 2,975 yards (195-of-306) and 24 touchdowns (4 INT), while rushing 180 times for 629 yards and 20 touchdowns.
"We have seen him play before and he's a very talented guy," Oregon coach Mario Cristobal said of Utah's new signal caller.
Losing Moss might turn out to be the bigger blow, however.
The 5-10, 215-pound junior was the third-leading rusher in the conference with 1,092 yards and 11 touchdowns. Moss also gained six yards per carry. Beyond the stats, Moss might have provided Shelley a security blanket in tough situations.
Utah averages 202 yards on the grounds mainly because of Moss. Now that portion of the offense is severely depleted.
Replacing Moss should be junior Armand Shyne, a 5-11, 210-pounder from Oakland. Although a junior, Shyne doesn't have much experience. He redshirted the 2017 season because of injury and as a freshman in 2016, Shyne played in just five games before sustaining a knee injury.
Despite using a backup quarterback, Utah might throw it more than usual with Moss out.
Shelley will look towards Britain Covey and Samson Nacua. Covey leads the team with 50 catches and 555 yards, but has just one touchdown. Nacua has 25 catches for 306 yards and three scores.
What isn't depleted for the Utes is their defense. They have a top-notch defense which will likely keep them in the game, especially if the Oregon offense struggles like they did against WSU and Arizona.
Utah is second in the conference in total defense giving up 315 yards per game, just two more yards than Pac-12 leader Washington and they give up just 19 points a game.
"With Utah, it starts and ends with their physicality on both sides of the ball. By the truckload up front, they have some big, powerful guys that sets the tone for the game," Cristobal said.
That defense features two of the top linebackers in the country with Chase Hansen and Cody Barton.
Hanson leads the team with 75 tackles, but Barton isn't far behind with 72 tackles. Hanson also has 15.5 tackles for loss, which is second in the conference. Defensive end Bradlee Anae is third in the Pac-12 with six sacks.
"They don't miss tackles. These guys play with great balance," Cristobal said.
On paper, this looks to be a defensive struggle where one or two plays make the difference. But when the Ducks go to Utah, it seems like those one or two plays are of the weird variety.
In 2014, the game took a turn when Kaelin Clay decided to drop the football short of the goal line and the entire Utes team stood there and watched Oregon's Joe Walker pick it up and go 100 yards in the other direction.
Oregon receiver Darren Carrington catches the game winning touchdown vs Utah in 2016.
In 2016, Justin Herbert found Darren Carrington in the corner of the end zone where the Oregon wide receiver took the ball away from Utah defensive back Brian Allen and toe tapped himself inside the corner line for the score. What then proceeded was perhaps the longest review in Pac-12 history before ruling it a touchdown and a Duck victory.
The weirdness isn't only in Salt Lake City.
Oregon won easily 41-20 last season in Eugene, but backup quarterback Braxton Burmeister threw just 11 times for 47 yards.
Without their starting quarterback and tailback, Utah might hope weird comes into play.
Oregon is hoping for a conventional game that leads to a conventional win, setting up a huge game with the Sun Devils next week at Autzen.
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Home » Blogs » Mental Health Humor » What Does The Fear Of Balloons – Globophobia Feel like?
The mere scent gives me the willies! Yes the smell, the feel and sound of a balloon was enough for me to want to…um, should I say it… POP! It wasn't just the Anxiety of the popping of the balloon that sickened me to the idea of balloons being devilish.
The Topsfield Fair when I was around 6 years old, going on 7, I think… At the fall fair, I got my favorite thing… a RED BALLOON! Not just any Balloon, but a HUGE fire-engine red balloon on a stick! AWESOME!
This was 1976, so any millennials reading this might wonder; "what's cool about a balloon on a stick?" You have to remember, this was the year of Pogo Sticks And Unicycles–the must haves for older kids! And the coolest– the teens and adults are out watching 'Rocky' and yelling "Adrian!" I had one thing that cold, New England Night at the Topsfield Fair. My Balloon. Two of my sisters with their boyfriends were hitting all the rides.. the lights and sounds were mesmerising…The smells of the fair and carnival filled the air.
Getting home that night…a cold night I was exhausted. At that age, I really had a night to remember and my fire-engine red balloon on a stick a souvenir. I was going to keep good care of him. As I mentioned already, it was cold and so I did what any good friend would do…I put my new best friend, the fire-engine red balloon on a stick on the CAST IRON, HOT WATER radiator in my room.
I remember getting up a few hours later… and friend, the big fire-engine red balloon had tripled, it was almost glorious, transcendent…I should say translucent! Big RED was bigger than any beach ball and by the widow, the moon hallowed around him.
Slowly I approached in the dark, getting closer to fire-engine red balloon…face-to-face I glared at the sky through this red globe. I tenderly reached out to touch the glory that was my balloon.
KaBOOOM!!!! Right in my Face, he exploded with such force and eruption I was tossed back into my bed. Fear, grips me! the smell! there is a stench of expanded rubber that fills the air.
Below are links to two other post I wrote on this subject of the Fear of balloons and how my wife, Joan Winifred helped me overcome globophobia .


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Published February 26
London street preacher arrested in viral video: 'Don't take my Bible!'
By Caleb Parke | Fox News
VIDEO STILLS - This is the moment a Christian preacher was handcuffed and arrested outside a London underground station after complaints he was "Islamophibic." (VIRAL PRESS)
A street preacher outside a London subway station was arrested in a viral video for "breach of peace," "disturbing people's days," and accused of racism and "Islamophobia," according to officers caught on camera and a bystander.
"A Christian preacher this afternoon was arrested at Southgate station London N14 for preaching about Jesus," Eye on Antisemitism, a UK-based group that reports Anti-semitic incidents, wrote on Twitter about an incident that occurred Saturday.
PORN STAR-TURNED-PASTOR SAYS SHE WANTS 'EVERYONE TO EXPERIENCE THE LOVE OF GOD'
"I can be arrested if you want," the street preacher of African origin said at the beginning of the video. "I will not go away because I need to tell them the truth because Jesus is the only way, the truth, and the life."
"I appreciate that, but nobody wants to listen to that," the officer said. "They want you to go away."
Two officers then handcuffed the man as he protested: "No, no, no. Don't take my Bible!"
One of the officers reportedly replied: "You should have thought about that before being racist."
'WHEN GOD BECOMES REAL': BETHEL PASTOR OPENS UP AFTER BEING HOSPITALIZED FOR NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
Ambrosine Shitrit, the founder of Eye on Antisemitism, who recorded the video, said there was nobody upset or interested in the preacher, but added that when the preacher asked the police why he was being arrested, they allegedly replied: "For Islamophobia."
"There was no racism prior to that. There was no racism after that. There was no Islamophobia," Shitrit said.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman told the Daily Mail the preacher was later released without charge.
"Police were called to Southgate Underground Station at 1.52pm on Saturday, 23rd February in response to concerns raised about a man's behavior. An arrest was made to prevent a breach of the peace. The man was then de-arrested and no further action was necessary."
A legal team at Christian Concern, who has represented street preachers before, say they are working with the preacher, identified as Preacher Olu.
"After being unnecessarily arrested, he was dropped off in an unfamiliar suburb without enough money to get home," Christian Concern wrote. "Thankfully a kind member of the public gave him some money, but what did the preacher do next? He went straight back to Southgate tube station and continued to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ that same evening."
Church of England priest, Father Matthew Cashmore, called the arrest "deeply, deeply concerning" and said the officers should be "ashamed of themselves."
'THE SEND' MARKS START OF 'GREATEST JESUS MOVEMENT,' OVER 40,000 CHRISTIANS GATHER, COMMIT TO MISSIONS
"The way his Bible was removed is horrendous," Cashmore said.
Caleb Parke is an associate editor for FoxNews.com. You can follow him on Twitter @calebparke


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Southern Oregon Visual Artists - Portraits & Figures
Florals & Still Life
Portraits & Figures
by Special Needs Artists
Spiritual & Inspirational
Visual Journals & Art Books
Linda Abblett
lindaabblettwatercolors.com
A student of art since childhood, my love for nature and art come together in the medium of watercolor. I am fortunate to have studied under artists Lavonne Tarbox Crone and Judy Morris, who have inspired and nurtured me, but I recognize that my abilities are gifts of the Creator, whose beautiful masterpieces could never be rivaled. I have been a member of the Watercolor Society of Oregon since 2004.
Sue is a member of the Rogue Valley Art Association and the Watercolor Society of Oregon
Oregon Street Gallery, Jacksonville
Art & Soul Gallery, Ashland
Sue Bennett is a classically trained artist who paints to express beauty. "My intent is to capture the heart of the subject and I get completely caught up in it." Her paintings have been included in over 45 exhibits around the nation. She works most frequently in transparent watercolor, however she also enjoys opaque watermedia and pastel.
Sarah F. Burns
Classical Realism in Oil
www.sarahfburns.com
Second Floor Studios
The subject matter that I am interested in is representational. I strive to be thorough and accurate and yet catch what is fleeting and lively. The work I'm most proud of shows life as I see it: fatally flawed, but amazingly beautiful.
Lori Garfield
Animal Artist, Fine Art Oil Painter
Lori Garfield's DNA determined that she should be an artist. She sees and feels the world around her more acutely than many, bringing an awareness of the oneness of the heartbeats on our planet. "I limit my focus to North American animals and plants. Perhaps when I create a familiar critter you'll be reminded of actions that may impact them. I hope my classical atelier training is enough to bring a smile, pause at Nature's splendor and reflect on our connected lives."
Carla J Griffin
www.carlajgriffin.com
Paintings in Oil, Pastel and Acrylic
Carla has won numerous awards in local art shows and is presently the President of the Josephine County Artists Association. She paints portraits in oil, landscapes and still life in oils and pastel, and abstracts in acrylic. Her art hangs at Gallery One in Grants Pass, OR and at Rogue Gallery & Art Center in Medford, OR.
Christina Madden
Art & Soul Gallery Rogue Gallery & Art Center Ashland Art Center Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
Painting a Constant Growth
of Expression
www.christinamadden.com
Painting is my way of expressing an emotion or moment in time to share with others. I paint a variety of subjects in many mediums and find in each a joyful challenge; I'm currently experimenting with abstract expressionism. I show my work at the Portland Art Museum, in numerous galleries throughout Southern Oregon, and at the Saatchi Gallery in London. My father was an artist and my great, great grandfather was George Inness, an artist of the Hudson River School.
Leah Fanning Mebane
Portraits in Various Mediums
Fanning Art
Studio in Ashland, by appointment
Leah exhibits her abstract and portraiture work nationally and internationally and has been commissioned for over 400 paintings over the past 15 years. Her studio is in Ashland where she teaches painting, drawing, art marketing and making natural earth paints.
Karen O'Brien
Urban Folk
I am an art maker, pathfinder and storyteller. I use whatever materials inspire me to begin my journey. My style is a blend of Folk and Fantasy art, a fusion of what I see everyday, dream and imagine. My paintings evolve over many layers, using paint, marks and intuition to find the quiet, soulful figures I call my Urban Folk. I am on a journey, exploring the path of intuitive art, listening to the voice within to learn, create and share what I find.
Silvia Trujillo
Paintings in Oil & Acrylic
See my work at:
Art & Soul Gallery
With a history in fashion design, Silvia Trujillo has 20 years experience in fine art study, painting, and teaching. She is a master colorist; emphasizing color harmony, and works in impressionist, realist, and abstract styles. "My goal is to consistently produce paintings that are uniquely original and that express my love of nature."
Phillip Young
www.artistphillipyoung.com
Phillip Young is a painter, sculptor and traditional animator. He completed his undergraduate degree under the G.I. Bill and served as an Army Artist. He was then hired by Disney Studios, where he worked his way up from a trainee to earn 17 screen credits in some of Disney's most successful features. After teaching art in New Mexico and Savannah, GA, he now creates his own fine art, with a focus on storytelling through paintings in acrylic on canvas.


Police officers in Sutton are searching for two men after cash was stolen from a security worker at a petrol station on Thursday morning (November 2).
A 999 call was made after the robbery at the BP service station on Green Wrythe Lane, in Carshalton, at 8.20am and police rushed to the scene.
Officers discovered that two men wearing balaclavas had stolen a box of cash from a money transit worker who was delivering notes and coins to the shop in a security van, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said.
The spokesman said: "Officers attended and found a cash in transit attendant had been robbed by two men wearing balaclavas.
"Police are looking into reports that the two men were seen with the cash in transit deposit box in Shaftsbury Road, in Carshalton, shortly after the robbery.
A witness, who did not want to be named, said he believed the robbers were armed with blades - something police have not yet been able to confirm.
Any witnesses or anyone with information is asked to contact the Met on 101.
Anyone wishing to remain anonymous can contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.


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National puts forward medicinal cannabis regime
Wednesday, July 25, 2018 Simon Bridges
National has today lodged a Member's Bill to implement a comprehensive medicinal cannabis regime that would widen access to medicinal cannabis and license high quality domestic production, Opposition Leader Simon Bridges says.
"Over the past few months the National caucus has been considering the issue of medicinal cannabis while our Health Caucus committee members have been hearing submissions on the Government's own, limited, medicinal cannabis Bill.
"New Zealanders deserve greater access to high quality medicinal cannabis products to ease their suffering but we must have the right regulatory and legislative controls in place.
"The Government's Bill utterly fails both those tests, so we will vote against it. It includes only minor improvements to how cannabidiol products are treated, which the previous National Government had already facilitated.
"It is also totally silent on how a medicinal cannabis regime would operate in practice. The Government has said it will increase access now and leave it to officials to think through the controls and the consequences later. That's typical of this Government but it's not acceptable. So we're putting forward a comprehensive alternative," Mr Bridges says.
National's proposed regime includes:
Medicinal cannabis products will be approved in the same way a medicine is approved by Medsafe. No loose leaf cannabis products will be approved.
Medical practitioners will decide who should have access to a Medicinal Cannabis Card, which will certify them to buy medicinal cannabis products.
Medicinal cannabis products will be pharmacist-only medicine.
Cultivators and manufacturers must be licenced for commercial production. Licence holders and staff will be vetted to ensure they are fit and proper persons.
A licensing regime that will create a safe market for medicinal cannabis products. Cultivators and manufacturers will not be able to be located within 5km of residential land, or 1km of sensitive sites such as schools and wahi tapu.
No advertising of medicinal cannabis products to the public will be permitted.
The Ministry of Health will review the legislation in five years.
"National is determined to be a constructive opposition working on new ideas and new policies. National's Bill is the result of significant work in recent months including study by MPs overseas and reflects a blend of international best practice, tailored to New Zealand.
"I encourage the Government to pick up the enormous amount of work done by National in Opposition and implement our comprehensive reforms to ensure New Zealanders in need can access high quality medicinal cannabis products to ease their suffering."
Shane Reti's Misuse of Drugs Medicinal Cannabis Amendment Bill
National's Alternative Report on the Government's Bill
Comparisons between the Government's Bill and National's
National's ten principles which guided the Bill


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Group of 101 Students Kicked Off Flight for Being Unruly
A group of students going on a school trip to Six Flags in Atlanta from New York were kicked off their Airtran Airlines flight after they were "non-compliant" with the airline's rules.
Southwest Airlines, owner of Airtran, said the group was disrespectful of the rules by using their mobile devices and not staying seated.
They ended up kicking the 101 students off, delaying the plane's departure time for 45 minutes.
The students attended Orthodox Jewish high school Yeshivah of Flatbush. They were accompanied by adult chaperones, who told a different side of the story. They claim the students were unruly at first but then complied with the flight attendants' orders.
The adults are saying that the airline overreacted to the group of seniors.
Teacher Marian Wielgus was one of the chaperones, and is backing up her students. "They certainly did not do what the stewardess was claiming they did. That's what was so bizarre," she said.
Wielgus said the attendants acted "nasty" towards the students and were "overreacting."
But Southwest Airlines isn't budging on its side of the story, saying the students violated federally mandated safety regulations.
Students on the flight said they were not given the chance to turn off their phones or sit down before the attendants asked them to leave. One said they kicked them off because of their Jewish heritage, claiming that the attendants were treating the group like they were terrorists after they realized what their religion was.
Sources: Inquisitr, WGNTV
Airtran FlightGroup of Students Kicked off AirTran Flight101 Students Kicked off Flight


We love saving money on travel (who doesn't) and most of the time, these deals and discounts are easy enough for anyone. Sometimes, they take a little planning and execution and, rarely, it can take months of effort to achieve (but can be well worth it!). We have attempted to document all the time we have been able to save money on our travels below!


As riders adventure down 25ft, they will definitely be taking a slide on the colorful side. With a gigantic landing and eye-catching design, this massive 25 FOOTER is sure to be a total hit at any event! The weight limit for this jump is 500lbs. This rental's based price is for 6 hours. If additional rental time is needed we do offer overnight rental which is 25% extra.


Oh my gosh! Stampin' Up! is having a HUGE sale! 25 sets for 25% off ! But the sale is only good until October 28th! What sets are for sale? Click the link below to to check out the sales…I know that are some on MY LIST to get!
If you want to order, you can contact me or if you want to use my online store click on the shop online button to the left.
If you have any questions, you can contact me at stampercamper@gmail.com. DON'T DELAY…this sale will be over October 28th!
Oh my word!!!! Just back from convention and this was one of the pictures I took of the crowd! This was after opening general session on Thursday night as the crowd tried to move from the main stage to the gathering place! To say it was INSANE would be an understatement!
I will be getting back to the regular posting soon! But first on the agenda…A NAP!!!
I am OVER THE TOP excited about the color changes that were announced today! I have kept many of the old incolors that have retired and will have to say that there were quite a few that I was hoping to see again. Of the color listed above the only one I'm not that crazy about is Crushed Curry. As for the ones leaving…most are ones that I don't use very often. I will miss More Mustard, but then I only used that in the fall.
I am doing a major happy dance though that all my favorite incolors that were to bed discontinued this year are staying (only Lucky Limeade is leaving). I LOVED Bermuda Bay…WOOO HOOO it's back!!! Same with Soft Sky, Blushing Bride (WOOO HOOO!!!) and Pear Pizzazz!
So…if there is a retiring color that you LOVE, NOW is the time to stock up on refills and cardstock. Items are only as supplies last!


The Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program shows that, despite a low national unemployment rate, millions of young Americans are struggling with the path to employment and the ability to obtain financial security in adulthood. The report, titled Meet the millions of young adults who are out of work, shows that 2.3 million young adults are out of work in large cities and counties, totaling 17 percent of young adults ages 18 to 24 in these places.
Helping young people prepare to engage in work and life as productive adults is a central challenge for any society. In theory, the path to employment providing financial security in adulthood is simple: finish high school, enroll in and complete college or training that is affordable and a good fit, gain some work experience along the way, and launch a career. But given that 17 percent of young adults ages 18 to 24 are out of work in mid to large cities in the U.S., totaling 2.3 million young people, this path does not appear to work equally well for all, particularly in light of the effects of the Great Recession and the declining rates of employment among teens and young adults since about 2000.
Though millions of young Americans are out of work, they are not monolithic. We used cluster analysis to segment out-of-work young adults into five groups, represented by personas included below, likely to benefit from similar types of employment and educational assistance. We grouped young people together based on similarities in their work history, educational attainment, school enrollment, English language proficiency, family status, and other characteristics. Lastly, the report provides recommendations for state, local, civic, and institutional leaders to help all young people successfully navigate the transition into the labor market.


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La communauté rurale de Niaming est une communauté rurale du Sénégal située au centre-sud du pays.

Elle fait partie de l'arrondissement de Niaming, du département de Médina Yoro Foulah et de la région de Kolda.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

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 Plan local d'hydraulique et d'assainissement de la communauté rurale de Niaming ()

Niaming


SEPTA officials look over the damaged train cars after a crash at 69th Street Transportation Center in Upper Darby.
Norristown High Speed Line trains are operating on a modified schedule again this morning following a crash early Tuesday that injured 42 people at the 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby.
SEPTA says passengers should expect delays as trains are operating only every 20 minutes between 69th Street and the Norristown Transportation Center. There is no express service.
The National Transportation Safety Board has launched an investigation into the cause of the crash. None of the injuries suffered in the crash were life-threatening.


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Yup, he's a real pro. Have been chatting since Nov. 09. Ya, I'm a little slow on the uptake. He says that he is in Malaysia but now finished the project there, (building a dam), (engineer) and ready to go home to West Hollywood CA. His son, (if there is one) was ill and he needed money to pay the hospital. Claims to be a Christian and quotes scripture and prayer. Received an email from him from a dating site similar to the one posted above. I have photos of him and the child he claims to be his son. I have seen all the photos that are posted above who he claims to be Alan Millwall, 45 of CA.
SINCE I learnt about scammer because I am the one of the VICTIM, I believe the pictures are fake..because he is Nigerian..so He must be black but his voice is exactly the same sound like in the You Tube..on Scammer-Watchdog. that lady lost 400.000.It is embarrashing and humiliating..and of course disgusting.I believe Alan Millwall 45 of Ca is also stolen not real (FAKE).I JUST WANT TO THROW UP to hear all of THIS PRO SCAMMER.It is too bad...THEY GO TO SingleMuslim sites too...BE AWARE They will use anybody pictures for their benefit to get the money easily.I wish GOD Funished them to send them to the hell.
I beilieve THOSE SCAMMERS will use anybody pictures,....since he is NIGERIAN..He must be black....so please ladies think that he is black...not the pictures that he sent to you.I don't think so he finished working in Malaysia and back to CA.He is in Nigeria...scamming and looking for another ladies to be his victims.
A reminder not to send any money to these guys!!
His email address search indicates divineseeking@yahoo.com originated in CA, so that is where his email/internet services are paid for. Sunnybrae CA.
Yahho. Email address can be created anywhere in the world., but provider suac as att.net, carterd.net or sbcglobal.net .we have to pay for that....just for divineseeking@yahoo.com....you create anywhere for free.
WHY POST AN PICTURE OF AN CHILD ONLY????
THIS HELPS NOBODY AT ALL.
WITH NO OTHER INFORMATION AT ALL.
PLEASE LADYS DONT SEND ANY MONEY TO THESE SCAMMERS!!!!!
This morning I went walking to pray for all the women who have been scameed by Mr. Millwall or who ever he is. He remains to claim that he loves me but is not able to return the money he borrowed from me. Yes, I am the stupid one who sent money to Malaysia for a 10 year old child, on a respirator, in the hospital with second stage jevenille parkinson disease. The Lord knows my heart and yours and that if you sent money, it was likely because you were lead to believe, like me, there was an ill child involved. The Lord is our vindictor and the batttle is His. Pure heart will be rewarded and evil people will see hell. I am sorry if this same thing has happened to you. He not only broke my heart but also my bank account. I borrowed the money to send to him with promises of a quick return once he was paid for a work project. The Lord forgives my foolishness and will restore my finances but does not look kindly upon men who victumize woman. Do not worrry ladies, the Lord loves you and has the perfect husband waiting for you. Dating scammer are going to hell in the end.
This guy scammed a lot of womens. STOP SENDING money to him.
He let you believe that he is christian and has a son. This is all a lie of him.
He wants only your money and when you dont stop talking to him, he will turn around and scam you again, he makes you hope when you sent money he will come.
BIG LIE. He is in Nigeria and uses a Malaysia phone #.


Hasabie Kidanu, MFA'17, was named a 2018 Jan van Eyck Academie Resident this past week. As a resident, Kidanu will spend up to a year at the van Eyck Academie in the Netherlands, a post-academic institute for artistic growth and development. This year, she was chosen as one of thirty-four to receive this honor out of over 650 applicants from all over the world. She was one of only four identifying with the United States to become a resident.
Read more about the Academie and Kidanu's achievement here.


The Office of Multicultural Affairs at the University of Nebraska at Omaha is responsible for developing and maintaining programs and services to ensure the successful recruitment, retention, and graduation of underrepresented students on our campus.
Our office is focused on the success and inclusion of our students.
We work with student groups and UNO departments to plan events and programs that support our students.
We offer high school students a combination of programs and scholarships to help you succeed.
This program is responsible for supporting the academic and professional goals of Native American students.
The success of our multicultural students is our top priority.
We're responsible for advocating for the rights of underrepresented students on campus.
We value collaboration and building relationships with the community.
Learn more about the staff supporting your success.


This morning I posted pic on Instagram making fun of the lovely Jenesaisquoi and soft pants. We discuss her current addiction and I had to find me a pair. My search was a fail over fifteen times, I could never find a pair that fit my lady Tuckus properly. I was so excited when I found these, that I never thought to 1) Do a blog on my great find and 2) Tell you that these pant are from Rainbow! I know!!! I went to the local store here in Montgomery but they are all over the place and the selection was very pleasing.
They are about $14.99-$16.99 online. In the store I got mine for $11.99.
Links below for the ones I tried one and like alot. GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY SHOPPING!!


Develop and maintain IBM PurePower Manager. It's a platform management product for intelligently integrated network, compute and storage devices, with virtualization, monitoring and configuration capabilities on IBM Power.
1.3+ years software development experience.
2.Solid skill on Python programming language.
4.Familiar with Java or other object-oriented programming languages is a plus.
5.Familiar with system management protocols is a plus (such as SSH, SNMP).
6.Familiar with IBM Power system, storage and enterprise switch is a plus.
7.Outstanding problem solving skill and collaboration skills within big project team.
8.Fluent in English listening, speaking and writing.
Develop and maintain IBM Systems Director/Flex System Manager (ISD/FSM) or PurePower. They are both platform management product for intelligently integrated network, compute and storage devices, with virtualization, monitoring and configuration capabilities.
1.3+ years Java experience (J2SE), be master of object-oriented programming.
* C experience is a plus.
2.Familiar with Windows and Linux script.
3.Familiar with DB2, Oracle database development.
5.Familiar with popular cloud system.
6.Outstanding problem solving skill and collaboration skills within big project team.
7.Fluent in English listening, speaking and writing.
This role will workdirectly with the community for new features of OpenStack and apply them for IBM Cloud Manager release on PowerKVM. Meanwhile, as part of the OpenPOWER strategy, this role also has the chance to work directly with local ISVtogether on innovation ideas with OpenPOWER platform.
- Proficient programming skills in Java/Cor C++; Familiar with Python is a big plus.
Main responsibility is to work with global team to develop tools monitoring z/OS performance and providing reference for tuning and analysis.
- Problem solving: analytical ability and creativity in using existing techniques to analyze and implement basic software solutions.
3. Deepknowledge and project experiences in big data technologies like Hadoop, Hive,Spark, MongoDB, Redis etc.
Primary responsibilities include providing solutions to Information Management System on z/OS customer via the telephone and email through troubleshooting, research and investigation, and driving engineering solutions and maintaining constant communication with the customer. Mainly focusing on IBM Customer base, providing support to WW customers, working with L3 team and Product development team in Silicon Valley Lab.
4. Deep knowledge and project experiencesin application frameworks like jQuery, Backbone, Node.js etc.
The job role request understand the business requirements and use cases of the customer and apply their knowledge around analytics andstatistics to solve complex business and data problems.
Expertise required in modeling and mining large data-sets using technologies such as R, Matlab, SAS, SPSS etc. Experience in differentmining techniques to find associations, correlations, evidence, inferences, clusters for big data analytics is a key to perform the required job responsibilities. Hands-on expertise needed in agile data analytics experiments and creation/deployment of models and algorithm to analyze social, machine, text, sensor, streaming, large-volume structured as well as unstructured data.