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📒Dopesick ✍ Beth Macy
✏Dopesick Book Summary : The only book to fully chart the devastating opioid crisis in America: An unforgettable portrait of the families and first responders on the front lines, from a New York Times bestselling author and journalist who has lived through it. In this masterful work, Beth Macy takes us into the epicenter of America's twenty-plus year struggle with opioid addiction. From distressed small communities in Central Appalachia to wealthy suburbs; from disparate cities to once-idyllic farm towns; it's a heartbreaking trajectory that illustrates how this national crisis has persisted for so long and become so firmly entrenched. Beginning with a single dealer who lands in a small Virginia town and sets about turning high school football stars into heroin overdose statistics, Macy endeavors to answer a grieving mother's question-why her only son died-and comes away with a harrowing story of greed and need. From the introduction of OxyContin in 1996, Macy parses how America embraced a medical culture where overtreatment with painkillers became the norm. In some of the same distressed communities featured in her bestselling book Factory Man, the unemployed use painkillers both to numb the pain of joblessness and pay their bills, while privileged teens trade pills in cul-de-sacs, and even high school standouts fall prey to prostitution, jail, and death. Through unsparing, yet deeply human portraits of the families and first responders struggling to ameliorate this epidemic, each facet of the crisis comes into focus. In these politically fragmented times, Beth Macy shows, astonishingly, that the only thing that unites Americans across geographic and class lines is opioid drug abuse. But in a country unable to provide basic healthcare for all, Macy still finds reason to hope-and signs of the spirit and tenacity necessary in those facing addiction to build a better future for themselves and their families. "Everyone should read Beth Macy's story of the American opioid epidemic" -- Professor Anne C Case, Professor Emeritus at Princeton University and Sir Angus Deaton, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics
📒Summary Of Beth Macy S Dopesick By Milkyway Media ✍ Milkyway Media
✏Summary of Beth Macy s Dopesick by Milkyway Media Book Summary : Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America (2018) details the explosion of OxyContin use in Appalachia in the 1990s and 2000s, and the widespread heroin addiction that ensued when medical providers began restricting access to prescription opioids in the late 2000s and 2010s. Journalist and author Beth Macy, who once worked as a reporter in Roanoke, Virginia, traces the efforts of local activists, doctors, law enforcement officials, and parents to combat opioid dependence... Purchase this in-depth summary to learn more.
📒Dope Sick ✍ Walter Dean Myers
✏Dope Sick Book Summary : The itch starts when things get too heavy for Lil J. Skin popping or stealing pain pills from his mom help him relax. But Lil J's focus is wandering because money is short, and his man Rico knows a way to make some quick cash. It's supposed to be an easy deal, but it isn't so simple when the buyer is an undercover cop. With a gunshot wound to the arm, Rico in jail, and a police officer clinging to life, Lil J is starting to get dope sick. He'd do anything to change the last twenty-four hours, and when he stumbles into an abandoned crack house, it actually might be possible. . . . Walter Dean Myers weaves elements of magical realism into a harrowing story about drug use, violence, alternate perceptions of reality, and second chances.
✏Summary of Dopesick Dealers Doctors and the Drug Company that Addicted America Book Summary : Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth Macy: Conversation Starters Dopesick by Beth Macy takes a look at the central point of the opioid crisis in the United States. Opioid addiction has been a struggle for Americans for over twenty years. Macy takes the reader through the history of the opioid addiction crisis. She tells the stories of Americans whose lives have been greatly affected by prescription painkillers. These people range from high school football players and cheerleaders from upper-class families to the poor farmers trading their livestock for drugs. The opioid crisis seems to be the one thing that unites Americans no matter where they located or which social class they belong to. Dopesick became a bestseller for The New York Times immediately after its release in 2018. The New York Times called the book a “harrowing” and “deeply compassionate” look at the national opioid emergency. A Brief Look Inside: EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive, and the characters and its world still live on. Conversation Starters is peppered with questions designed to bring us beneath the surface of the page and invite us into the world that lives on. These questions can be used to create hours of conversation: Foster a deeper understanding of the book Promote an atmosphere of discussion for groups Assist in the study of the book, either individually or corporately Explore unseen realms of the book as never seen before Disclaimer: This book you are about to enjoy is an independent companion resource of the original book, enhancing your experience. If you have not yet purchased a copy of the original book, please do before purchasing this unofficial Conversation Starters. © Copyright 2018 Download your copy now on sale Read it on your PC, Mac, iOS or Android smartphone, tablet devices.
📒Dopesick ✍ Beth Macy
✏Dopesick Book Summary : Chronicles America's more than twenty-year struggle with opioid addiction, from the introduction of OxyContin in 1996, through the spread of addiction in distressed communities in Central Appalachia, to the current national crisis.
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📒Dopesick ✍ Ryan Homanics
✏Dopesick Book Summary : Ryan Homanics in his first literary work attempts to explore the heroin epidemic in this country in a way not previously attempted. He draws upon personal experiences over the course of nearly a decade being addicted to drugs and merges that understanding with a look at the socio-economic environment that the heroin epidemic thrives in. He lays out in Dopesick how the current conditions of the society around us are actually driving the epidemic to higher and higher levels of human tragedy. The human desire to acquire profit at all costs are causing institutions large and small to put dollar bills over human lives. Until the fundamental driving forces behind the heroin epidemic are identified, addressed, critiqued, and changed the problem will only get worse. Significantly worse.
📒Dope Sick ✍ J. A. Kazimer
✏Dope Sick Book Summary : Once a famous rock star, Colin Wilde, nearly dies on a dirty bathroom floor, a lethal does of heroin in his veins, and his murdered wife's name on his lips. Now, three years later, clean and ready for a comeback, Colin meets a strung-out dancer who helps him navigate the seedy world of sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll.
📒Get Close ✍ Rustin Thompson
✏Get Close Book Summary : A refreshing new practical approach to documentary filmmaking, Get Close: Lean Team Documentary Filmmaking equips new and veteran filmmakers with the knowhow to make artistically rewarding documentaries for less money, less hassle, and less time. Author and veteran filmmaker Rustin Thompson shows that by stripping away, sidestepping, or reassessing the entrenched industry hurdles-long waits for funding, the unwieldy crews, the unnecessary gear, the gauntlet of film festivals, pitch forums, and distribution networks-filmmakers can move quickly from idea to execution to finished film. Throughout the book, Thompson demystifies and de-clutters the way docs are produced today, illustrating the use of a few simple and accessible tools and techniques while still engaging with the aesthetic possibilities of the medium, its creative opportunities and its satisfying rewards of giving back to the world. Using the essential lessons in Get Close, filmmakers will learn to eliminate physical and financial barriers between themselves and their subject matter, ultimately leading them to tell more artful, illuminating stories and find the joy in documentary filmmaking.
📒My Book Of Life By Angel ✍ Martine Leavitt
✏My Book of Life by Angel Book Summary : When sixteen-year-old Angel meets Call at the mall, he buys her meals and says he loves her, and he gives her some candy that makes her feel like she can fly. Pretty soon she's addicted to his candy, and she moves in with him. As a favor, he asks her to hook up with a couple of friends of his, and then a couple more. Now Angel is stuck working the streets at Hastings and Main, a notorious spot in Vancouver, Canada, where the girls turn tricks until they disappear without a trace, and the authorities don't care. But after her friend Serena disappears, and when Call brings home a girl who is even younger and more vulnerable than her to learn the trade, Angel knows that she and the new girl have got to find a way out.

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Thanks to David Hoffman for appearing on The Scope this week. Podcast will be up shortly. Next week we welcome Eamon Kelly, candidate for 18th District State Representative. Tune in and hear him answer why he’s the best candidate to represent Evanston in Springfield.
Jan 12th guest: Eamon Kelly, candidate for IL State Rep. 18th District

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Personal life and education
Ranjeeta was born in Punjab. Her sister Rubina also acted in films.
She married Raj Masand and has a son named Sky. Ranjeeta lives with her husband Raj and son Sky in Norfolk, Virginia, US. They own a series of 7-Eleven stores in Virginia. Sky is a famed Tennis player and studies in college in the US.
She was associated with an International School in Pune, handling Public Relations in the mid-2000s, before moving to the US.
Kaur started her film career as the lead opposite Rishi Kapoor in the movie Laila Majnu (1976). Subsequently, she acted in hits like Pati Patni Aur Woh (with Sanjeev Kumar) and Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se (with Sachin). She made a famous team with Mithun Chakravorty in films such as Surakshaa. She also was one of Amitabh Bachchan's heroines in Satte Pe Satta.
Her sister Rubina appeared in Ek Main aur Ek Tu opposite Rajeev Tandon (Raveena Tandon's brother)
After gap of almost 16 years Ranjeeta returned to acting with 2011 movie Jaana Pehchana opposite Sachin Pilgaonkar. In 2012 she starred in movie Zindagi Tere Naam opposite her yesteryears famous on-screen hero Mithun Chakraborty. She had also debuted on Television years back but withdrew quickly. Currently, she resides with her family in Virginia.
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Highmark Delaware to give $1 million to fight opioid epidemic
Highmark Delaware has announced a plan to give up to $1 million in grants to organizations tackling the opioid epidemic in the state.
In 2018, Highmark Delaware gave a total of $325,000 in BluePrints for the Community grants — a donor-advised fund at the Delaware Community Foundation — to support four organizations that are on the front lines of the opioid crisis.
These grants and sponsorships support front line efforts including filling an emergency need for naloxone, community-based drug prevention and addiction treatment plans, and rehabilitation and treatment facilities.
Delaware has the nation’s third-highest rate of diagnosed opioid use disorder among patients who are insured by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA). The prevalence of opioid use disorder among Highmark’s commercially insured members as of January 2019 is about seven per 1,000 people. The average for the BCBSA is 5.9 per 1,000 people.
“So many people across the country, and particularly here in Delaware have been affected in some way by the opioid crisis,” said Nick Moriello, president, Highmark Delaware “In response, Highmark launched our ‘war on opioids’ in 2018 to address this urgent problem through new programs, policy changes and partnerships that span across the Highmark enterprise and extend into our community.”
The second component of Highmark Health’s strategy emphasizes safe opioid utilization through new evidence-based medication policies, as well as ongoing monitoring and educational efforts for both members and prescribers.
Highmark uses a data-driven approach to monitor members’ prescribing patterns and identify potentially unsafe use of opioids and other controlled substances.
“Our focus on primary prevention and safe opioid prescribing empowers patients and providers to have meaningful conversations about pain management,” said Dr. Caesar DeLeo, VP & Executive Medical Director, Highmark Health Inc. “Our goal is for members to partner with providers to identify the most effective, lowest-risk treatment methods that fit their particular pain management needs.”


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There’s going to be another wedding by Bravo.
“They’re getting married May 5 on Bimini Island,” an insider said. “Bravo cameras will film it.”
An insider also told us back in February that Staub and Caffrey were planning to tie the knot over the summer when her daughters Christine and Jillian were off from school as they’ll serve as her bridesmaids. The couple was thinking of “a tropical location like St. Thomas” at the time.
They began dating in April 2016.
Another source hinted that they pushed the wedding up for the show so she could demand a bigger paycheck next season. Staub, 55, filmed their engagement for the show back in May, but appeared on the series in a “friend” capacity.
The cast — including Melissa Gorga, Teresa Giudice, Margaret Josephs and Dolores Catania — started filming for Season 9 in March. Siggy Flicker announced she was leaving the ladies after two seasons in December.
Bravo didn’t immediately get back to us.

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Car Music - An Overview
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In 2011, “Holdin On” felt after familiar and entirely new. Australian producer Flume followed while in the footsteps of Avicii's “Concentrations,” taking cues within the profitable system of utilizing gospel and soul samples in electronic explorations, but integrated a warmer, weightier bounce that -- while still vaguely connected with the more aggressive strains of dub and bass sounds -- was right away and refreshingly palatable.
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Marital Stability Factor
A recent study affirms that women who are virgins when they wed have the highest likelihood of staying married for life, while also suggesting that females who have had just two sexual partners are among those most at risk for divorce.
One surprising result of research conducted by Nicholas H. Wolfinger, professor of Family and Consumer Studies at the University of Utah, shows that women with only two sexual partners are more likely to divorce than those who have had between three and nine.
In fact, the study published by the Institute for Family Studies, indicates that the 33 percent divorce rate for women with 10 or more partners who married in the 2000s isn’t much different than the 30 percent five-year divorce figure for women with only two partners, one of whom likely was her husband.
Women with 10-plus partners are the most likely to divorce, but this has only been true in recent years, according to Wolfinger, whose books include Understanding the Divorce Cycle: The Children of Divorce in Their Own Marriages. In the 1980s and 1990s, the highest five-year divorce rates occurred among women with two partners.
Wolfinger says the high divorce rate among women with two partners is the most confounding result of the study. He suspects it’s often a case of a wife questioning whether she really should have married the husband she did rather than an earlier boyfriend.
“Having two partners creates damaging comparisons: stay with your husband, or the one that got away?” says Wolfinger, who is single.
However, Linda Miller-deBerard, a Christian marriage counselor in Colleyville, Texas, believes multiple additional reasons are involved besides having exactly two sexual partners before repeating wedding vows.
“So many other factors lead to divorce,” says Miller-deBerard, who has counseled Assemblies of God pastors and couples for a quarter century. She cites a lack of communication, failure to resolve conflict, a deficiency in meeting emotional needs, inability to handle money together, not supporting each other in difficult times, and losing a faith commitment as the most common trouble signs.
“All are far more telling indicators of marital survival than history of previous relationships,” says Miller-deBerard, who has been married for 30 years.
Wolfinger notes that the popularity of “hooking up” is evidence that some young people have become comfortable with the idea of frequent intercourse outside of serious relationships. And while traditional marriage may be battered, he says it still is a promise of dedication.
“Cohabiting relationships are notoriously unstable,” Wolfinger says. “Many are unions of convenience, lacking the commitment that marriage signals.”
Wolfinger and Miller-deBerard agree that women with the most sex partners are not only more liable to split up, but also to be less happy in marriage.
“There is a long-term impact on society, however there is more of an impact for the women themselves,” Miller-deBerard says. “It’s the impact on their self-worth and perhaps on their willingness to maintain a monogamous relationship.”
Wolfinger’s exploration shows that Americans clearly engage in more sexual relationships than a generation or two ago. The number of future wives who had 10 or more sex partners has increased from 2 percent in the 1970s to 18 percent today. Conversely, the number with only one premarital partner (most often their husband-to-be) dropped to 22 percent from 43 percent.
Nevertheless, the study seems to confirm that in this era of legal and cultural acceptance of various sexual lifestyles and living arrangements, monogamous heterosexual marriage is the most stable. Wolfinger’s research indicates that only 5 percent of brides were virgins at the start of this decade (compared to 21 percent 40 years ago), yet they have the lowest divorce rates by far, ranging from 11 percent in the 1980s to 6 percent in the 2000s.
Unsurprisingly, women who marry as virgins are more likely to attend church at least weekly, Wolfinger found. Generally speaking, women with a history of multiple sex partners are less likely to be regular churchgoers.
“Virginity at marriage is a highly held belief for Christians,” Miller-deBerard says. “Christians tend to try harder to stay married and have a lower divorce rate.”
Another new report, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, shows that women who attend church regularly live longer.


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Rex Brandt: In Praise of Sunshine
Laguna Art Museum - Laguna Beach, CA
What’s a better way to wind down the last month of summer than to check out some watercolor paintings from California landscape artist Rex Brandt? The retrospective exhibition of the artist’s work consists of 50 paintings that show his perspective of his surroundings at his home in Corona del Mar, his summer home in the San Juan Islands off the coast of Washington, and at several international locations. All celebrate and explore the effects of sunlight, and feature sailboats, sand and surfers.

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A tragic event late Wednesday close by the San Francisco Giants' stadium threw a spotlight on one of major-league baseball's infamous rivalries.
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Review: 'Satchmo' goes behind Louis Armstrong's happy facade
The solo show 'Satchmo' by Terry Teachout depicts jazz legend Louis Armstrong reflecting on his bittersweet life and music; it plays at American Conservatory Theater through Feb. 7
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Will Rob Lowe replace Michael Strahan as Kelly Ripa's next TV partner?
Report says Rob Lowe is in talks to replace Michael Strahan on 'Live! With Kelly.’


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The creation of the Newstead Railway Arts Hub was the result of the work of community members and identified as a priority in the Newstead Community Plan in 2013. With funding from the VicTrack Community Vacant Use (CVU) Program the station was restored in 2015. Newstead 2021 …
The station will become a creative, economic and social focal point for the community through:
‣ art gallery and studio/office/workshop/space (for rent and workshop use) and kitchen/cafe area in main station building, studio space (for rent and workshop use) in the goods shed
‣ accommodation to provide for ‘artist in residence’ programs and other (income generating) accommodation options,
‣ performance spaces (music, theatre, film, etc.) using the station platform, buildings and surrounding landscaped parkland,
‣ identified start/finish point for local and regional walking tracks, cycling trails (including provision of local and regional arts, business and tourism information) and a link to the east side of township via a pedestrian bridge over the Loddon River,
‣ provision of further venue options for existing large and small scale events, such as
Newstead Live!, Words in Winter, Newstead Short Story Tattoo, Chopped Rod festival, etc.
‣ landscaped art/sculpture garden, incorporating local native species and sculpture for sale
N2021 is an umbrella group for a range of community groups and projects, including Newstead Community Garden, Renewable Newstead, Friends of Newstead Station, the community website, and is the key community planning group in Newstead. Friends of the Station were formed in September 2012 in response to community concerns about the condition of the railway station and surrounds. The Salon was formed in February 2011 as a means for local artists to share ideas and inspiration. These groups have a single vision, to renew and restore the Newstead Station as an arts/business hub, creative gathering place for the community and means to link both sides of the township.


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Geico has its gecko. Aflac has its duck. Safe Auto has Justin Case.
And now Nationwide has the "World's Greatest Spokesperson in the World."
The Columbus-based insurer is rolling out its latest ad campaign with a 60-second commercial during tonight's coverage of the Olympic Games. The ads also will appear online.
In doing so, Nationwide is turning its back on its empathetic cast of employees featured in the recent "I Am On Your Side" campaign and embracing both humor and the notion of an iconic spokesman.
The first 60-second ad tells the story of how the World's Greatest Spokesperson in the World comes to work for Nationwide. That ad will run for a month and be followed by a series of 30-second ads that feature the spokesperson carrying a blue telephone and telling consumers about the benefits of Nationwide Insurance.
The ads are "a fun way to introduce the new character, something we created to personify Nationwide's brand advocacy," said Steven Schreibman, Nationwide's vice president of advertising and brand management.
"He really embodies our strategy of providing a personalized customer experience."
The new campaign, created by the company's new advertising agency, McKinney, based in North Carolina, takes Nationwide back to its advertising roots.
The company sidelined its funny bone last year when it retired its "Life Comes at You Fast" commercials, which featured, among others, second-tier celebrities such as Fabio, MC Hammer and Kevin Federline poking fun at the fleeting nature of fame.
The popular campaign lasted five years and spawned numerous humorous commercials by rival insurance companies. But as the recession deepened, Nationwide pulled the plug on funny ads and changed course with its "I Am On Your Side" campaign, which featured Nationwide employees.
The campaign ran for less than one year, no surprise to some industry observers.
Insurance is a product that's not on the top of people's minds, said Ohio State University marketing professor H. Rao Unnava.
"People tune out if you tell them a message in a serious way about a product they don't use daily," he said. "And because there's so much advertising going on now, companies have to find a way to stand out and connect with consumers."
Nationwide CEO Steve Rasmussen previously told The Dispatch that the company changed from humorous campaigns to a more serious theme to appeal to the "more-conservative side of our customer base and to get the customer-service side out there."
The return to humor is an evolution of the company's latest marketing strategy, which focuses more on personalized customer experience, Schreibman said.
He said the company brought back humor because it resonates more with consumers.
"People like the (I Am On Your Side) ads, but they didn't cut through the clutter," Schreibman said. "Humor allows us to cut through the clutter while delivering a message that Nationwide is your advocate.
"Our strategy is still the same. We're just communicating it differently."
Schreibman said Nationwide chose to not advertise during the Super Bowl this year, instead choosing the Olympics and the NBA All-Star Weekend as a less-expensive option.
From January through September last year, Geico spent $427 million on advertising in all media and Progressive spent $250 million, but Nationwide just $124 million, said Kantar Media, formerly TNS Media Intelligence.
Nationwide would not say how much its new campaign cost.
"We're significantly outspent by our competition, so we have to be more focused and smarter in our media selection and in our creative product," Schreibman said. "It's a way for us to reach as many if not more people who are just as emotionally invested in the program, for less money."


Albert Greene (born April 13, 1946), better known as Al Green, is an American gospel and soul music singer who enjoyed great popularity in the early and mid 1970s. Green's debut album with Hi Records was Green Is Blues, a slow, horn-driven album that allowed Green to show off his powerful and expressive voice, with Mitchell arranging, engineering and producing. The album was a moderate success. The next LP, Al Green Gets Next to You (1970), was a massive success that included four gold singles as Green developed his vocal and songwriting talents. Let's Stay Together (1972) was an even bigger success, as was I'm Still In Love With You (1972). Call Me was a critical sensation and just as popular at the time; it is one of his most fondly remembered albums today. Al Green Explores Your Mind (1974) contained the song "Take Me to the River", later covered by the Talking Heads on their second album.


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Few things are worse than being falsely accused of sexual assault. When an innocent person is branded a rapist or a child molester, the devastating consequences can affect the accused’s entire family. While citizens are presumed innocent in court, that presumption does not exist with the public or the media outside of the courtroom. For the accused, fighting sexual assault allegations is the most serious battlehe or she will ever face.
Berry Law has successfully defended the rights of people falsely accused of sexual assault in Nebraska for over 50 years. We’re ready to do the same for you. Contact an Aurora sexual defense attorney at our office today.
Possible Sexual Assault Penalties
Nebraska state penalties for sexual assault charges vary based on several factors, including: whether or not there was penetration, the age of the alleged victim, and if the alleged victim was injured. Penalties are determined by the degree of the offense, as described below:
- Third degree sexual assault is non-consensual sexual contact which carries a term of up to a year in jail and sex offender registration for 15 years.
- Second degree sexual assault results in injury to the alleged victim. This is a felony carrying 1 to 20 years in prison and/or a fine of $25,000. It also requires sex offender registration.
- First degree sexual assault requires proof of sexual penetration and carries a term of 1 to 50 years in prison and potential lifetime sex offender registration.
In sex offense cases involving children, such as child molestation or child sexual assault, penalties increase drastically. For example, first degree sexual assault of a child carries a term of 20 years to life in prison with a 15-year mandatory minimum.
For Sexual Assault Defense in Hamilton County, Call Berry Law Today.
There are few things more horrifying than false sexual assault allegations. Often, rape allegations are easy to make but difficult to prove. At Berry Law, we have successfully defended the falsely accused using tools such as investigators, expert witnesses, and depositions to ferret out false sexual assault allegations.
If you have been falsely accused of sexual assault, contact our Aurora sexual assault defense attorneys at Berry Law.

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Download links and information about Southside by Texas. This album was released in 1989 and it belongs to Rock, Pop, Alternative genres. It contains 11 tracks with total duration of 45:00 minutes.
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Intelligent, tuneful adult pop with terrific female vocals and bluesy slide guitar work.


Their appearance came near the end of the event, which saw awards presented in thirty categories. Those that fell to Lee and Amanda's hand were:
- PHOTOGRAPHY AND LIGHTING - won by Owen McPolin for 'Da Vinci's Demons' from Adjacent Productions, Phantom Four Films / FOX
- SINGLE DOCUMENTARY - won by 'Jamie Baulch - Looking for my Birth Mum' from Avanti Media / BBC One - Production Team. The team behind this programme included a face very familiar to Lee - that of Connie Fisher, aka Maria!
- PRESENTER - won by Rhod Gilbert for 'RAF Fighter Pilot: Rhod Gilbert's Work Experience' from Zipline Creative / Parasol Media / BBC Two
But first, some footage from the red carpet, courtesy of Wyburn and Wayne for the Cardiff Times...
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Tagore’s 'Shesher Kobita': A timeless exploration of love and freedom
I first read Raktakarabi (Red Oleanders), a play by Rabindranath Tagore, at the end of my 'Playwriting' course. It turned out to be just the push button I needed. I stumbled upon Tagore's Shesher Kobita (Farewell Song, also referred to as The Last Poem) while preparing a 'Tagore Special TBR' for myself.
Shesher Kobita tells the story of a young man named Amit Raye, who falls in love with Labanya on a trip to a hill station. However, Labanya is engaged to another man, and their love remains unfulfilled. The novel explores themes such as love, desire, marriage, and the conflicts between tradition and modernity. Tagore's writing style is lyrical, ornamented by his use of metaphors and symbolism. The novel is full of poetic descriptions and vivid imagery, painting a dreamlike atmosphere. You can feel love floating around and caressing your soul while reading the text.
The novel, to this day, resonates with readers because it deals with complex philosophical ideas. The characters in the novel are torn between their desires and the expectations of society. Amit, in particular, struggles to reconcile his desire for love and freedom with his sense of duty and responsibility. The plot explores the tension between individual desire and social norms and the consequences of choosing one over the other. Even though it is a love story, the narrative paints a rather rational picture instead of the typical "happily-ever-after" conclusion many love stories tend to show.
Another notable aspect of the novella being a thought-provoking one is the manner in which Labanya, its female protagonist, is depicted. Unlike many other works of literature from the time, Tagore presents his woman characters as complex and multifaceted. Labanya is intelligent, independent, and passionate, she possesses a personality beyond the confines of traditional gender roles. She refuses to be defined solely by her role as a wife or daughter and seeks to live life on her own terms. As a woman reader, I experienced an array of emotions simultaneously playing at each other the multiple times I read this text. There are times I envy Labanya, sometimes I wish I could be as rebellious and as free-spirited as her; other times I feel empathy for her, it makes me believe and accept myself more as an individual, leading my own story with grace.
Shesher Kobita is a sorrowful and moving story that speaks to the human experience of loss, separation, and longing.
When I asked my brother-in-law what had tempted him to read it 13 times, he had a very simple response: the way in which the characters were developed, their romance, and the narrative itself had encouraged him to read more of Robi Thakur. It brought him to the Ekushey Boi Mela and collected his other, well known titles as well as the lesser known ones.
Tagore's ability to grasp fundamental human feelings and articulate them in a way that connects with readers across countries and centuries is what makes his work so ageless. His writing is distinguished by its simplicity, grace, and depth, and he possessed a rare ability to use language to generate powerful, evocative images that stay with readers long after they have finished reading. His notable contributions to literature have one thing in common: universality. The themes of love, nature, loss, longing, and care in the works are as pertinent today as they were when they were first written, and their emotional intensity is just as real and refreshing and will remain as such till the end of time. Tagore's writing demonstrates the potential of great literature to transcend time and place, touching the hearts and minds of readers of all ages. His works are true masterpieces of world literature, inspiring and moving readers all over the world.
In celebrating the Nobel laureate's 162nd birthday, I keep asking myself if Tagore was ahead of his time or if his vision of a future where women were well read and educated enough to challenge stereotypical societal norms has materialised over the decades. He wrote extensively about women's experiences, struggles, and desires, challenging the traditional patriarchal norms of his society. His depiction of women was not limited to a particular archetype, but rather portrayed as multi-dimensional characters with diverse personalities and life experiences. When you read Tagore's works–be it a poem, play, short story, song or a novel–you not only fall in love with the characters and narrative, you start respecting them too, to the point that you feel a profound respect for Rabindranath each time you read his work of art.
Salwah Chowdhury works at an NGO by the day and works for her toddler at night. In between, she is trying to be the writer she always wanted to be. Reach her at salwahchowdhu[email protected] or @salwah_chowdhury (IG) for book recommendations.


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Thursday, December 25, 2008
This Christmas Day, Please Remember
1. The retail salesperson who had to deal with 5,000 rude customers a day during the Holiday season and is grateful for the season to be over.
2. The multitude of workers from a variety of vocations who are foregoing Christmas today and working. Saying, Well, they probably get holiday pay does not and should not detract from the fact that they are at work today and not with their families and loved ones.
3. The policeman, the fireman, the EMT, the 911 operator, and all of those other workers who are on call twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, and who we have a tendency to take for granted unless we have an emergency.
4. Everyone for whom Christmas Day is their only guaranteed holiday off, probably without pay, and who do not have the ability to attain anything else otherwise.
And be it therefore resolved.
Next year, don't forget that the people with whom you interact while doing errands and otherwise rushing through your time-limited existence are human beings, too. They have families, feelings, frustrations, and concerns just as pressing to your own. Do not depersonalize them in your haste to seem in step with your fellows. In the grand scheme of things, nothing is that damned important.
Get it right next year.

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Justin Gilbert, the top cornerback in the NFL draft, tweeted Monday morning that the Detroit Lions are among four looming trips for him.
He also will visit the Jets, Broncos and Falcons, and has already visited the Saints.
The Oklahoma State star was an early, trendy pick in mock drafts to land with the Lions at No. 10. Much of that talk has petered out as the draft process has evolved, but Gilbert still is widely considered a top 20 prospect, and the best cornerback in this class.
He had seven interceptions last season -- housing two of them for touchdowns -- and was a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation's best cornerback.
Gilbert separated himself from Michigan State's Darqueze Dennard to be the top corner in the draft after rattling off the quickest 40-yard dash at the combine (4.37 seconds).
And he did it with size, at 6-foot and 202 pounds.
In other words, he fills the mold that Detroit likes in its cornerbacks. And he's a top-flight return man as well.
The Lions have selected four cornerbacks the past two years, including Darius Slay in the second round of last year's draft. But they again find themselves with a need at the position after ranking 23rd against the pass last year.
Rashean Mathis was the Lions' only only corner who ranked among the top 90 players at the position last year, according to ProFootballFocus.
He's back for another season. But at 33 years old (and 34 by the start of the season), it could be his last.
Chris Houston is under contract for four more years, but struggled to overcome a series of injuries and off-field distractions last year. Chris Greenwood and Jonte Green are young players who are under contract but have yet to develop into rotation players.
Bill Bentley is best in the nickel.


PTC recommends more help for commuters with special needs
Commuters with special needs may get more help on public transport, if new recommendations by the Public Transport Council (PTC) on making bus and train journeys more accessible are taken up.
The council is proposing, for instance, that bus captains be trained to look out for visually handicapped commuters on their routes, and call out bus service numbers to them when they pull up at the bus stop.
It also suggested developing apps that integrate all public and private transport options door to door for commuters, including those with special needs.
Another recommendation is have apps provide information on rail disruptions to hearing impaired commuters through a video of an avatar signing the information, said PTC.
These were among the 21 recommendations announced yesterday, in the council's second advisory report to improve the public transport experience. The report took in the views of more than 11,000 commuters.
PTC also consulted The Singapore Association for the Deaf and the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped.
It also announced yesterday it will expand its Heart Zone trial - currently at Outram Park MRT station - in which the elderly and visually impaired can go to designated areas so hospital staff or other commuters know they will need assistance getting to the nearby Singapore General Hospital.
It said Ng Teng Fong and Tan Tock Seng hospitals will take on the same initiative by the second quarter of this year.


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Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – The BBN has prepared the morning business round up compiling reports, published by different newspapers and news portals in Bangladesh.
BoI main roadblock to foreign investment
The Board of Investment’s unhelpful attitude is the main roadblock to increasing foreign direct investment in Bangladesh and not the political climate, experts said yesterday. The BoI was set up to provide one-stop service to prospective foreign investors so that they do not need to go from office to office to get the necessary permits to start operations in Bangladesh, said Mahbubur Rahman, president of the International Chamber of Commerce, Bangladesh.
Urea import at record-high
The import of urea fertiliser, one of the key agricultural inputs, reached a record-high of 1.8 million tonnes in the past fiscal year (FY), 2014-15, on the back of local production debacle. Official sources said currently fertiliser production in the country’s five out of six urea factories remains halted due to suspension of gas supply and overhauling.
Bangladesh to introduce digital financial inclusion programmes
The central bank of Bangladesh has planned to expedite the ongoing financial inclusion initiatives across the country using digital technologies. Bangladesh Bank (BB), the country’s central bank, Governor Dr. Atiur Rahman disclosed this while addressing at a SIBOS (Swift International Banking Operations) roundtable on Financial Inclusion: The Journey of Bangladesh held at Hotel Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on Wednesday, according to a press statement.
Development works of Hi-Tech Park set to start today
The construction and development works of much-awaited Hi-Tech Park will begin today to create knowledge-based skilled manpower and employment. Bangladesh TechnoSity Limited, one of the developers of the park, is tasked with developing Block 3 of the Hi-Tech Park.
Bangladesh’s stocks plunge with low turnover
Bangladesh’s stocks plunged with turnover falling on Wednesday as the investors went on panic sell-offs. The market opened with a downward trend which sustained throughout the session. Key index of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) sheds at 4,716.08 points and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) slumps 119.25 points.
Sweater exports drop on weaker euro, shorter winter in Europe
A shorter winter in Europe coupled with the devaluation of the euro led sweater exports from Bangladesh to drop 3.54 percent last fiscal year, although exports of other apparel items rose. Bangladesh exported sweaters worth $2.82 billion in fiscal 2014-15 compared to $2.93 billion in the previous year, according to Export Promotion Bureau. Sweater exports have been fluctuating for the last few years for shorter winters in the West, especially Europe, exporters said.
Banks facing cash dollar shortage
Bangladesh Bank has requested National Board of Revenue to withdraw tax on import of US dollar notes by local banks from their foreign corresponding banks as they (local banks) are now facing cash dollar crisis. A BB official told New Age on Wednesday that the central bank had recently issued a letter to the NBR saying that banks were now facing cash dollar crisis as the hajj pilgrims recently spent a significant amount of cash dollars outside the country.
India, Bangladesh discuss cooperating in atomic energy
India and Bangladesh held talks to enhance bilateral cooperation in science and technology, including atomic energy, oceanography and earth sciences sector on Tuesday. Detailed discussions were held when the visiting Bangladesh delegation led by its Minister for Science and Technology Yeafesh Osman met his Indian counterpart Harsh Vardhan, reports The Economic Times.

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This article first appeared in the Ojai Valley News in the October 22, 1969 edition. It is reprinted here with their permission. The author is Ed Wenig.
“Nordhoff vs. Ojai”
Legend has that Mrs. A.W. Blumberg, wife of the builder of the first hotel in the Ojai Valley in 1874, insisted on naming the proposed new town “NORDHOFF” because she said, Charles Nordhoff had called attention to the valley. Husband A.W. Blumberg and promoter R.G. Surdam graciously went along with the suggestion.
Nordhoff did write much about California in a book titled “CALIFORNIA For Health, Pleasure and Residence”, but Ojai Valley was not mentioned. He also wrote for newspapers and magazines and, it is said wrote about the valley. The claim is controversial and has not been substantiated, in the view of historians of recent times.
In April 1894, Charles Nordhoff did register at the Gally Cottages, and a few days later lectured at the Congregational Church in Nordhoff on “OLD TIMES IN CALIFORNIA.” The local newspaper reported in two columns everything Nordhoff remembered, but he apparently said nothing about visiting the valley before the town was named for him.
In 1894, the people of Ojai Valley were really stirred up about the name “Nordhoff,” for the only town in the valley. The editor of “The Ojai” suggested in an editorial that the matter had been fully discussed, and that every man, woman, and child in the two valleys, resident or visitor, should be polled. The result of such an election would determine whether the question should be forever dropped, or the proper steps be taken to have the name changed.
Feelings run high
Letters literally poured into the editor of “The Ojai” for and against changing the name of the town. Feelings ran high. In a later editorial the editor gave a mild admonition that letters on the subject should be “cleanly worded communications intended for the common good.”
Those who favored changing the name NORDHOFF to OJAI argued that postal clerks throughout the nation were mistaking Nordhoff for Norwalk; that people outside of the valley were confused as to what the post office address really was; that Ojai Valley was losing the effect of much advertising by having another name associated with Ojai; that the name Ojai was unique, the only name of its kind in the whole wide world! One petition was even circulated in east Ojai Valley for the establishment of a new town in the valley to be called “Ojai”.
Those who opposed the name change explained the “Nordhoff” was the name chosen by the people who founded the town 20 years before in honor of Charles Nordhoff, New York writer and traveler, who, they said, had mentioned the Ojai Valley in a newspaper article; that “Nordhoff” had too long been attached to the location to cast it aside unceremoniously.
Twenty-three years later, without much fanfare, “The Ojai”, on March 31, 1917, carried this notice under the Headline: “Now it’s Ojai”: “This telegram from Washington is self-explanatory. H.R. MORSE, FOOTHILLS HOTEL, YOU MAY ANNOUNCE CHANGE OF NAME FROM NORDHOFF TO OJAI. BEST WISHES. (SIGNED) JAMES D. PHELAN, U. S. SENATOR.”
Footnote: Those who have read “Mutiny on the Bounty” will be interested to know that its co-author, Charles Bernard Nordhoff, who was a student at Thacher School in 1898-1899, was the grandson of the Charles Nordhoff for whom the town was named.

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Doing it for the fun of it.
Well we (Hunter and I) have been chugging away, measuring, cutting and re-cutting, and gluing the N7 Mass Effect armor. The work table is a mess, and most of the time we are trying to find pieces of the pattern, or the sketches, or the chalk, which are never where you thought you put them. And for never using the material or having really any clue what we are doing I am glad to say, it is looking awesome. The detailing on the chest and back are complete, which only leaves the arm and leg pieces to go.
We even figured out how to use the EL wire to create the light effects on the back which look bad ass! We ended up sewing the EL wire through the foam and then covering with craft foam to create the “covers.” I do have to say that EL wire is not as fragile as I originally thought it would be, I was very worried we would kink the wire and lose light in places as we went, but over all it is much more durable than one would think.
I am still trying to figure out how to properly attach the thigh pieces and secure the stomach and cod pieces. I am sure it would be easier if Hunter got the suit to wear under the armor, but for now, I will do what I can. Only 22 days till Dragon Con, and I think we will have it done by then, which is pretty good, considering I had no clue what I was getting myself into.
Hunter also has introduced me to a new game, that I have only played twice, and haven’t won yet, but do enjoy quite a bit. I mean it’s Star Wars so what’s not to like? Star Wars The Card Game is complicated and takes a bit to learn the nuances, but once you get it, can be quite enjoyable. I had to watch two tutorials before we played just so I wouldn’t totally suck but I still had questions, and every once in a while ask for help. But even as a complete noob to the game I am making Hunter work to win. He has a tournament next week at GenCon and needed some practice with the expansion decks so I am doing my part and learning as I go. If you get a chance to play the game, I highly recommend it.
I also got the final How to Train Your Dragon helmet built and painted. The final changes to my Valkyrie costume done, pockets added to my Ruffnut Vest, and Hunters SG1 uniform ironed and patches attached. I am so close! Just a few more things and I am set for Dragon Con.


A trip to the moon is a priority, or at least it is to the Trump administration. According to Vice President Mike Pence, they want to launch a lunar mission in the next five years. That’s four years sooner than NASA anticipated.
A person hasn’t visited the moon since December 1972.
“The first woman and the next man on the moon will both be American astronauts launched from rockets from American soil,” said Pence at the fifth meeting of the National Space Council at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.
Pence says that NASA’s current estimates that they couldn’t send a mission to the moon until 2028 isn’t good enough. It should be a top priority because the United States is once again in a space race against Russia and China. Pence thinks NASA should use any means, including private rockets, to send a team to the moon.
“If commercial rockets are the only way to get American astronauts to the Moon in the next five years, then commercial rockets it will be. Urgency must be our watch word,” said Pence.
NASA will have to drop major cash to get back to the moon. If the amount is adjusted for inflation, the first moon mission in 1969 cost $120 billion, and it’ll most likely be more now.
At the moment, NASA’s budget is $21 billion.
“Some will say it’s too hard, too risky, too expensive. But the same was said back in 1962,” said Pence.
An orbital space station, one that’ll orbit the moon, is currently in the works. NASA will call the station the Gateway, and it’ll be used to allow astronauts to travel back and forth to the moon. However, construction won’t begin until 2022, at the earliest. The agency is also planning a new generation of heavy-lift rockets, which will be called the Space Launch System. They will be used to take a crew capsule into deep space.
The rocket’s debut flight has been delayed until June 2020 due to delays and cost-overruns.


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Groupbuild 2015 "Phoxim GrandPrix" - Vanship Racer (WiP)
Basic arrangement of one of the engine pods. The ribbed ball pen element has been trimmed, a metal wire axis holds everything in shape and place.
Donation parts include wheels from an 1:72 M1 Abrams tank, the 1:43 Citroen 11CV, a 1:35 Somua S-35 tank and the air intakes of a 1:72 Gloster Meteor.
At the rear, vertical "fins" will be added, too, that will reach further aft than the fuselage, once things are mounted.

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Jennifer Aniston Admit Friends Group couldn’t want anything More Than To Get Back Together On Screen
Jennifer Aniston and the whole ‘Companions’ group had a gathering supper throughout the end of the week.
The 50-year-old entertainer got her enormous break on the exemplary sitcom – close by co-stars Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc and Matthew Perry – and she has uncovered the six buddies were all back together as of late for a dinner.
Talking on SiriusXM’s ‘The Howard Stern Show’, she stated: “We simply ate on Saturday night, the entire posse, everybody was there!
“Schwimmer was nearby, we as a whole happened to have a window of time so we got together. Gracious my God, we snickered so hard!
“What’s more, it appears the previous co-stars – who all assembled at Courteney’s home on Saturday – all miss dealing with the show the same amount of as the fans appreciate watching it.
Jennifer included: “We as a whole miss it, consistently. Goodness better believe it. I would be nothing without it.
“In any case, she was quick to call attention to that in spite of the fact that they would all be charmed to get back together on screen once more, the hazard too high that a recovery would harm the sitcom’s heritage.
She clarified: “I sincerely figure we would love it, [but] I truly think there is a thought that if there is a reboot of the show it won’t be even near tantamount to what it was. For what reason do it? It would destroy it!
“Jennifer recently energized ‘Companions’ fans wherever when she as of late recommended she and her previous cast mates would all be in the mood for recovering the unite as one.
In any case, she has since apologized for getting everybody’s expectations up when no task is in the pipeline.
She as of late stated: “Well, ‘no’ was accomplishing nothing for me, and ‘perhaps’ was accomplishing nothing for me. So I thought I’d attempt ‘yes’. Witness what might. Sorry!
“Inquired as to whether a get-together could be on the cards, she included: “Anything could occur. I have no clue however. There’s no plans in the prompt future.”


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International grain prices picked up slightly over the past week, but volatility remains high. Having closed last Friday at €325.75/t, the MATIF December wheat price rose again on Monday of this week when it settled at €330.75/t, having traded as high as €335.75/t during the day.
On Tuesday, this contract traded as high as €341.25/t, but settled at €333.50/t that day.
The renewal of the Black Sea export corridor altered sentiment on wheat for a while, but strong global demand precipitated a rise in European prices.
The UN-brokered deal is to last for another 120 days from 18 November rather than the 240 the UN had targeted.
For its part, Russia demanded progress in the removal of obstacles to its grain and fertiliser exports. These included freeing up some banking restrictions to allow it trade.
It is reported that Russia donated 260,000t of fertiliser to developing countries.
European wheat demand
This week’s AHDB report indicates strong demand for European wheat, despite the price pressure from the Black Sea corridor.
Morocco and China showed demand for French wheat. The Chinese tender was originally thought to be for two ships (approximately 60,000t each), but traders now suspect that this deal may be for four or more cargoes.
The AHDB also reports that the US is rumoured to want high-protein north European wheat.
The market also saw a big tender from a government agency in Pakistan for 500,000t of wheat, with a further tender from Jordan for 120,000t of milling wheat.
Export sales of US wheat show slow demand by comparison.
That said, Chicago maize prices increased last week, but they have eased back again in the early days of this week.
It seems that there are fears that significant areas of maize in Ukraine may not be harvested due to fuel shortages and other difficulties in harvesting.
Argentina maize planting
The AHDB report indicated that only 23.6% of the Argentinian maize crop had been planted as of 16 November. This compares with the five-year average at 35.8%.
The slow progress is a result of dryness, but there has been more rain there recently, which will aid progress.
Nearby prices are weaker again this week, despite slightly stronger futures prices.
Volatility remains high, with nearby wheat trading either side of €330/t and barley running either side of €320/t.
New-crop price sentiment is also lower, with wheat around €300/t and barley around €290/t.


There’s a worrying misconception from some developers that once an app has been published it has, by the very nature of the web, become global. Unsurprisingly, the majority of downloads for these apps are predominantly from English-speaking countries. It’s worth noting that for 78% of Internet users, English is not their mother tongue and the reality is that if there’s an app similar to yours but in a local language, there is no doubt which one will be downloaded. However with reassessment, some additional coding and translation, your app could be actively engaging users across the world.
Unless your app’s scope is strictly local, not optimising your app for global use will severe limit your market place performance. The emerging market for smart phones is huge. Within China alone, there’s an estimated 122 million potential users, couple this with India and its 75million, and you begin to see the size of the market.
“We were amazed by how much support we got from our fans in China after we localized Plants vs. Zombies….in only three days, the Chinese version reached the number one paid application spot on the China App Store. We’re selling twice as many copies now, in Chinese, than we ever sold in English.”- Leo Liu, PopCap Country Manager Greater China
So how do you adapt your English-language app to launch in new market? Real globalisation of your app involves a lot more than simply translating its market description, although localising the metadata is one of the easiest ways to extend your apps’ discoverability.
Preparation is key. Thorough market research including which countries are worth targeting, checking out downloads of different types of apps and which operating systems are popular are all primary considerations. Technically speaking, internationalising your app means preparing it for use across different countries. Consider keeping content separate from code and put it in a separate resource file. This will make retrieving content for translation much easier. Another tip is to allow for expansion and contraction of text – English takes up less room than many other languages which will impact on the design.
Localisation involves translation and adaption of locale-specific components.Simple steps like reviewing your app title, description and content could ensure a better understanding of your app and avoids any potential local offences or cultural embarrassments. It’s worth checking your whole UI – do the currency and time formats make sense to this market, what about symbols and icons? Even choice of colours can have a variety of meanings across different countries. Translation of all details is essential – tips, policies and agreements all need to be in the local language. If this all sounds like a lot of work, take heart, there’s a lot of tools out there to help you and even step-by-step websites covering all the main coding languages.
To guarantee your apps real universal capabilities, it would be wise to test it on the actual device, ideally in the target country on the designated network/carrier. Once you start to see an increase in downloads and have a noticeable user base overseas, a final area to consider is local support. Having a dedicated team focused on supporting and marketing your app is essential to its on-going success.
And finally, enjoy your global reach and keep an eye on the stats to see which emerging market to target next.


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Encounter South Africa's diverse cultures and traditions
Cultural villages offer visitors a unique insight into ancient African ways of life.
Encounter and gain insight into South Africa's diverse cultures in a traditional setting, some preserving the rural way of life and some authentic, living villages
Visit one of South Africa’s cultural villages and enjoy a unique, interactive insight into tribal ways of life. Zulu, Xhosa, Basotho, Tswana, Shangaan and Ndebele cultural villages enable the visitor to engage in everything from crushing maize to enjoying traditional dance and song.
A big part of what makes South Africa special is its diverse, unique cultures and traditions. To best give you an insight into this rich heritage, cultural villages in South Africa have been opened to visitors, where you can see people from various tribes living the way their ancestors lived.
Cultural villages in South Africa are home to the Pedi, Zulu, Xhosa, Basotho, Twana, Shangaan and Ndebele, who spend their days tending cattle, building and decorating their distinctive huts, moulding clay pots, weaving baskets, crushing maize, brewing beer, taking part in ritual dancing and occasionally consulting the local traditional healer. The beauty of South African rural villages is that travellers are invited to participate, giving you an authentic feel of what life was like in the past and, in some cases, what it is like in the present for those people who remain living in rural conditions.
Among the best known of these is the Basotho cultural village at the foot of the sandstone mountains in the Free State province, Shakaland and Simunye Zulu village in KwaZulu-Natal, and Lesedi cultural village in the Gauteng province. While traditional practices might be similar, each tribe enjoys its own customs in hut-making, hut decorating, dance, language and dress.
You will be told of the people's history and culture, while being offered traditional food and brew. You can also have your fortune told by a witchdoctor throwing bones. Entertainment comes in the form of rousing tribal dance performances. At some of the villages, you can stay overnight, completing an authentic African experience worthy of many a dinner party tale back home.
Some of these South African villages are also excellent responsible tourism projects, as the money generated from tourism is ploughed back into the communities, enabling them to be self-sufficient and preserving their age-old traditions.
South Africa's cultural villages are easily accessible by road.
Tour guides will take care of you once you arrive at a cultural village.
Cultural villages can normally be experienced with half-day tours, some provide accommodation, in which case you can stay over before heading off to your next destination.
A number of cultural villages can accommodate visitors overnight, in traditional-style huts, many with all the mod cons.
Traditional ethnic fare at restaurants or bomas on site. Western food is usually also available for the less adventurous palate.
Sudwala Caves Cultural Vilage
Tel: +27 (0)13 733-3073
Fax: +27 (0)13 733-3077
Lesedi Cultural Village
Tel: +27 (0)12 205-1394 or +27 (0)87 940-9933
Cell: +27 (0)71 507-1447
Fax: +27 (0)86 515-0084
Gaabo Motho Cultural Village
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Liberty (19-12, 13-5) garners the No. 2 seed - its highest seeding since being No. 2 in 2005, and will host No. 7 seed High Point (11-18, 7-11) Tuesday evening at the Vines Center at 7 p.m. That game will be televised on the Flames Sports Network and will be available on ESPN Full Court.
The seedings and pairings for next week's Advance Auto Parts Big South Conference Men's Basketball Championship have been determined following the conclusion of the conference's regular-season schedule this evening.
Liberty (19-12, 13-5) garners the No. 2 seed – its highest seeding since being No. 2 in 2005, and will host No. 7 seed High Point (11-18, 7-11) Tuesday evening at the Vines Center at 7 p.m. That game will be televised on the Flames Sports Network and will be available on ESPN Full Court.
The match-up marks just the second time the two squads have met in the conference tournament. In the previous meeting, Liberty bested High Point in the finals, 89-44, capturing its second Big South Championship and earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament (March 6, 2004).
Coastal Carolina (26-4, 16-2 Big South) is the No. 1 seed after winning its second consecutive outright regular-season championship earlier this week and will have home court advantage throughout the Tournament. The Chanticleers will host No. 8 Gardner-Webb (11-20, 6-12) Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at Kimbel Arena.
Winthrop and Charleston Southern tied for fifth-place in the Big South standings with 9-9 records. With the teams splitting the regular-season series, the tiebreaking process moved to each team's record against the top of the standings on down. The Eagles earned the No. 5 seed by virtue of its 1-1 record against second-place Liberty, compared to Charleston Southern going 0-2 against the Flames in the regular-season.
UNC Asheville clinched the No. 3 seed with its 11-7 Big South record (16-13 overall), marking the fourth consecutive year that the Bulldogs are a top four seed in the conference tournament. Asheville will host No. 6 seed Charleston Southern (16-15, 9-9) at 7 p.m., Tuesday, in the Justice Center.
No. 4 seed VMI (17-12, 10-8 Big South) is a home seed for the second time in three seasons, and hosts No. 5 seed Winthrop (13-16, 9-9) in a rematch of tonight's game – one that ended up being for the No. 4 seed following earlier results from this afternoon's games. Tuesday's contest will tipoff at 7 p.m. inside Cameron Hall.
All four quarterfinal games will be video streamed live on The Big South Network presented by State Farm. The 2011 Advance Auto Parts Men's Basketball Championship will continue with the semifinals on Thursday at the site of the No. 1 seed -- Kimbel Arena on the campus of Coastal Carolina in Conway, S.C.
Both games will air live on ESPNU, and the championship game will be contested at the home site of the highest remaining seed on Saturday, live on ESPN2 at 4 p.m. The Big South's tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. The conference championship schedule is as follows:
Quarterfinals - Tuesday, March 1, 7 p.m. (at top four seeds) Game 1: No. 2 Liberty hosts No. 7 High Point, 7 p.m., FSN/ESPN FULLCOURT Game 2: No. 3 UNC Asheville hosts No. 6 Charleston Southern, 7 p.m. Game 3: No. 1 Coastal Carolina hosts No. 8 Gardner-Webb, 7 p.m. Game 4: No. 4 VMI hosts No. 5 Winthrop, 7:00pm ET (at Cameron Hall)
Semifinals - Thursday, March 3 (at Kimbel Arena, Conway, S.C.), ESPNU Game 5: Semifinals – No. 2/No. 7 winner vs. No. 3/No. 6 winner, 6 p.m. Game 6: Semifinals – No. 1/No. 8 winner vs. No. 4/No. 5 winner, 8 p.m.
Championship - Saturday, March 5 (at highest remaining seed), ESPN2 Game 7: Championship - Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 4 p.m.
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Best Grunge BandsGrunge was one of the most controversial types of music back in the day so let's see which band made it a legend!
The Top Ten
Layne's voice was unique and like no other grunge singer. It sends a chill down your spine. Layne will never be forgotten. Jerry's riffs and songwriting add it up. I didn't know what kind of rock music I liked until I heard of Alice in Chains. They influenced me into the grunge era, and got me to like other grunge bands like Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Plots and more.
Nirvana will always be voted number one by this generation and it's not like that's bad nirvana kicked ass. However, alice in chains was insane I mean come on. Have you heard the song man in the box alice in chains is so beautifully dark they just embody grunge. Layne Staley's voice was perfect for what you would want in grunge but also so beautiful not to mention his harmonies with guitarist Jerry Cantrell. The power of Layne's voice just blows your mind and his sincerity and ability to turn his feeling's into sick imagery is unmatched.
AIC had the best talent of all the bands that came out at this time. They have been overshadowed by the media darlings that Nirvana became. But obviously their talent was a given. Between Layne's beautiful voice and Jerry's great guitar riffs, backed back Mike and Sean's talent, these guys were always ahead of the game whether the media saw it or not.
Alice In Chains is the greatest rock band of all timeV 119 Comments
No band of this genre can compare to Nirvana. Not many bands in history can compare to Nirvana! Kurt Cobain invented Grunge with his distorted guitar and his angst-full lyrics.
Nirvana did not invent grunge, nobody really truly invented it. Have you even listened to other grunge bands? - NewAgeAnarchist
The top six bands on this list are absolutely the best grunge bands ever! But nirvana does deserve the number one song because kurt invented grunge rock! They will always be one of the best bands in history
R.I.P. Kurt Cobain33
Very very very epic band and just everything about it was amazing and I don't know how anybody can not like this band because it's just impossible not to be in love with this band no matter what.
I'm pretty sure the definition of Grunge is Nirvana. They essentially invented the genre, so it's absurd to think that any other band can even come close to topping Nirvana when it comes to this category. I would pick Stone Temple Pilots as a distant second, but again, not even close guys.V 108 Comments
Pearl Jam is music I like to call Eargasm, or ear orgasm. They are amazing, and the best thing is, they're the only Grunge band to have never broken up or faded into obscurity. Instead, they have evolved, whether new direction is good or bad, and they have stuck with it. And although their early Grunge records, like Ten and Vs. Are still their best, I also appreciate how they tried new things instead of sticking with their Grunge sound because it's more comfortable. Forget best Grunge band; Pearl Jam is perhaps the greatest band in the history of music. - LoganRuckman
Nirvana is the poster band of the Movement, and was the first successful grunge band, and no doubt with "Nevermind" had the best Grunge album, but Pearl Jam has more soul, and they are still around. Like all great bands their legend will only grow over time. They may seem second fiddle now to Nirvana (Grunge's Beatle's), but they will be at least a Grunge Rolling Stones, and their best album may yet lie ahead?.
They still release albums, and they're the only grunge band that's still alive and kicking. Eddie Vedder has one of the best voices in the music industry, and they seem to be the only grunge band that never lost a member(s) to heroin addiction. People credit Nirvana as the best grunge band ever, and they are good, but Pearl Jam is way better. Their music is great, and Vedder's voice is simply better than Cobain's.
BEST BAND OF ALL TIMESV 35 Comments
By comparing what grunge really is, I think it's arguable to put Soundgarden at the top of the list. Pearl Jam makes a compelling argument to be at the top and Ten is, without doubt, one of the best albums of all time. However, when you consider what Soundgarden produced from album to album, and how they evolved and still presented their very own sound while Pearl Jam evolved away from Ten, they deserve the top spot. As a collective, they have the chemistry that every band from the time coveted and has rarely been duplicated.
When you really stop and define Grunge and work from that definition, it's a no-brainer to place Soundgarden at the top of the list.
Matt Cameron is the best grunge drummer out there, he does odd signatures as it is nothing, thayil is the God of drop D, his riffs and solos are unique, Ben is a great bassist, and Cornell has the best vocals. Nirvana is well known, but not even that good. And to all the people who claim that Cobain 'invented' grunge, that's bull. You've probably never heard of the deep six.
Soundgarden has been around since 1984. They have had an influence on Nirvana and Alice in Chains. Soundgarden is said to be the grandfathers of the Seattle grunge scene. Cornell's vocals blow everybody else out of the water (I'm only refering to the grunge scene, not Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, or The Who).
No one sings like you anymore Chris CornellV 31 Comments
This band had amazing versatility, mixing grunge with multiple genres. I consider their grunge tone to soften on the third album but they still made great music afterwards. Scott's voice wasn't as unique as Cobains but he used many different styles throughout out STP's discography.
Amazing band with or without Scott Weiland.
Most versatile of all of these bands. More Alt sound than grunge. Core, Purple, and Tiny are masterpieces
This band was the best Grunge band in my opinion they also played other genres on there albums they have so many great songs and Scott Weiland was a great vocalist.RIP Scott.definitely number one with Alice In Chains,Nirvana,Soundgarden,Foo Fighters,Jane's Addiction,Hole,The Smashing Pumpkins,The Pixies,and Pearl Jam following for my top ten Grunge bands.V 7 Comments
I kinda feel like sonic youth, melvins, and mudhoney should be on the top ten instead of bush
I've always found bush and stone temple pilots to be post grunge bands. And Foo fighters, while they are a great band, are not grunge
This is the very definition of grunge its noisy and the instrumentals don't sound clean but it's great and if you don't believe me just listen to touch me I'm sick
Highly underrated grunge band.V 6 Comments
It's so hard to choose... So many fantastic grunge bands... Smashing Pumpkins has to be my favorite for one reason: they evolved over time. Now maybe that's blasphemous since they ventured into techno-ish music and lighter music and kind of left grunge behind after Mellon Collie but they stayed relevant (for the most part) and continued to put out fantastic music regardless of musical genre. The only album I would say was "bad" was Zeitgeist. Even that one deserves a listen from time to time. - evoxpisces
So many great songs with true meaning behind them such as Disarm, Thirty, Three, 1979, and many more. The sound is sad but hopeful really striking the true feeling that grunge strives for.
The smashing pumpkins are one of my favourite bands (considering I'm into meatal) now nirvana are probably the best grunge band on this list but I think the Smashing Pumpkins deserve more credit for songs like:
Bullet with butterfly wings
Jusr a great band, just underrated.
One of my favorite bands. But it's hard to choose!V 10 Comments
Temple Of The Dog consists of two of the best Grunge bands of all time, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden. Absolutely ever song on their self-entitled album and their only album at that are works of art! In my opinion, Temple Of The Dog is the best grunge band of all time.
This is amazing simply because it combines three great bands--Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and even Mother Love Bone to an extent.
You might as well just say Pearl Jam with Chris Cornell. - Songsta41
Cornell and Vedder! Orgasm!V 5 Comments
Bush and should not be in the top ten, they are a cheap post grunge band. Foo fighters are a good band but shouldn't be there either
Melvins not only were influential in grunge, but they LITERALLY CREATED SLUDGE METAL!
Grunge probably wouldn't exist without them, plus they invented Sludge Metal which is a awesome genre too
They're the best grunge bandV 2 Comments
So many unique songs and albums. I definitely think more people should give them a listen. If you like Nirvana, I'm almost certain you'd like them. I'd recommend their albums Dirty, Daydream Nation, and the Eternal.
The most musically interesting band around. Thurston Moore is a Noise Rock legend, not many can compare.
I Love Goo And Daydream Nation
Still one of my favourites.V 2 Comments
Mother Love Bone was a great band and they were around when Grunge was first getting started. They greatly influenced the sound of grunge even though they never really sounded like other grunge bands. Pearl Jam and Temple of the Dog would never have existed without Mother Love Bone. Tragically Mother Love Bone never got to be a part of the golden age of the music they helped to create. Their lead singer, Andrew Wood died in 1990. Wood was the David Lee Roth of Grunge, he was a great front-man and he had tremendous talent and charisma. His voice suited Mother Love Bone's funky sound perfectly. If he had not died MLB would probably have gone on to be as great and famous as Nirvana or Pearl Jam. According to Alice in Chains's lead singer the song "Would" is about Andrew Wood. "so I made a big mistake, try to see it once my way" is a reference to Wood's death by overdose. If anyone is interested in getting into Mother Love Bone, I recommend "This is Shrangila"and "Thru Fade Away" those ...more
Grunge never would have gotten out of seattle if it weren't for mother love bone and their frontman andrew wood. They were the bridge between hair metal and grunge, and when andrew wood died, the grunge scene reeled and came back with a vengence. The only famous grunge band that would have continued afterwards would have been nirvana, and they would never have gotten famous.
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Come on people we're only talking about the sixth best grunge band ever - ianchambers
Come on guys, they are the creators of "glycerine"
An awesome band that should be way before the no talent Melvins. - MANDIESUEJ
Everyone says they're post grunge, but I disagree.V 3 Comments
Did you ever had the chance to listen to their album Sweet Oblivion? A masterpiece on the same page as Dirt, Ten, Vs, Superunknown or Nevermind.
They were not sexy: quite a stupid band name, the Conner brothers were fatties for rock-stars, and Mark Lannegan was a hard to handle type even compared to the other singers. So the media didn't liked them, but forget everything and just listen. Lannegans voice is recognizable right from the bat. The songs are well written, with a bluesy under-note.
Very underrated band
One Word : Underrated
They're what got me into grunge - SolariserV 2 Comments
I love foo but I don't think they are grunge!
heard pretender, everlong? classic, divine... just plain brilliant
Amazing band but it have a lot of nirvana in it because their drummer is Foo Fighters vocalist, David Grohl.
They are the kings of grungeV 10 Comments
They don't sound like grunge that much, but they're very influential to many grunge bands!
Listen to smashing pumpkins "tonight" and any of Nirvana MTV unplugged. Ok, now listen to gouge away, gigantic, or monkeys gone to heaven by the pixies. Grunge, despite being a grunge genre, is still relatively broad genre to describe music and the pixies are apart of it. - PewPewAssassin
My Favorite Band. Influential to grudge, but not grudge. I hate when people call them indie.
Never listened to anything better than their song "Where is my mind". Every single time I get goosebumps! Love themV 5 Comments
Candlebox was by Far my Favorite of the grunge Era. Kevin's voice is Amazing & their lyrics so empathized the struggles of that generation.
By far my favorite!
Since Nirvana is already number one I'll help out another great unknown band. Green river created the heavy sound that would inspire the rest of the other Seattle bands to start going down that road and when they broke up there members would go on to found Mudhoney, mother love bone, and Pearl Jam.
They created the genre for God's sake!
I think they deserve to be on top. Nirvana is an amazing band, but Green River pioneered the genre and gave it a great meaning. - nickolie
Not a grunge band.
Great band. But not the greatest.
Sweet Staley, Jane's Addiction aren't they list but Three Days Grace and Nickelback are? ' peasants, man.
One of my favourite bands ever. But doesn't get my vote, because although they are dark, murky and depressing, that doesn't make them a grunge band.
One of the best alt bands ever, but not grunge
Radiohead is more alternative I think. And no, not everybody who listens to this band are pretentious
Radiohead's 1st and 2nd album have strong grunge elements.V 5 Comments
Great talented musicians who had a passion for music and were super talented and soulful and great songs that you can identify with
Breaking Benjamin is a band from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Best song list :
- The Diary of Jane
- Give Me A Sign
And many more.
Amazing but not grunge or even gungecore breaking Benjamin (named after lead singer Benjamin Burnley) is heavy metal much like three days grace.
This band isn't Grunge, though? Just because you're a 90's band doesn't mean you're Grunge, people.
This is nowhere near grunge I have no idea why it's on this list but I have to admit they're an amazing band
They are a good grunge band. They deserve a higher position into the first 10 bands. Very good lyrics and their singer is good enough. I believe that, they are better than others.
Great band forgot to include their badass lead guitaristV 4 Comments
You know this list was quickly done. They put this band on the list twice.
I'm not into them all that much, but Nearly lost you. What a great song.
L7 was all about real grunge! This isn't a real list if they're not on top 10... Come on people
They are grunge at its finest
Soundgarden are my fave but L7 are an amazing band who should be higher. While there roots are rock (pun)hard in my personal fave genre, punk rock(riot grrrl if we gonna go specifcs, I prefer ska punk but all punk is sick), there grunge stuff is some of the best grunge music out there.
Post-Grunge isn't REAL GRUNGE, PEOPLE.
Rockcrown best album ever
Why are they on here? Barely even Alternative
This Band is formed with ex members of Creed but now the singer is Myles Kennedy andfor me is a good singer.My favorite song is Ties That Bind
Very underrated band! Thank goodness for Road Rash lest I might have missed them completely! - Xean45
When grunge meets southern rock. Check out their cover of Simple Man. It made me cry the first time! ^u^
You can't go wrong with layne staley
Christ seeing this so far down is like a sharp knife cutting in to my heart. It's Layne Staley people! This deserves so much more...
Fantastic and innovative band for it's time. Definitely should be top 10 material
You have to be kidding maybe I'd roll in on his grave.V 3 Comments
Nirvana is the obvious pick for this list and for good reason but, we have to mention Kurt's wife's band. Hole is one of the most underrated bands I have ever seen! Courtney Love is an amazing singer as well! - micdanchris
I do like Hole and Courtney Love is a great songwriter I never found her to be a great singer but that is just my opinion. - PewPewAssassin
I hate Courtney Love she doesn't deserve to be on this list
Never in a million years should this band have been added to this list! I'm so disappointed that it is here!
The definition of grunge along side nirvanaV 1 Comment
Frekin amazing, his songs inpsire so much tension.
Muse is the polar opposite of grunge
Come on this deserves a better place! Ever heard blurry? Control? Psycho?
This is not Grunge by any means.
Tad was such an underrated grunge band
Underrated. I'd vote for them if I hadn't voted for Green River. - Solariser
Insanely underrated, their 1992 album Dayglo is one of the standouts of the genre, and it's really sad to see the band behind many that aren't even remotely related to grunge. Definitely check them out if you haven't already.
So underrated freak show was the heaviest grunge album in my opinion
These guys should be higher
Needs to be in top ten.
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67? Should have been in top 20, easy.
'Wax Ecstatic' is so good!
Very very underrated group. Lyrically they were ahead of their time if you listen to the song "Skins In My Closet" he talks about skins in his closet in which he's referring to the different clothes he has in his closet and comparing to his different personalities or moods depending on what he wears for that particular day.. You have to be a musical genius to orchestrate this into a song... Just look up the lyrics for this song on Google and you will see this genius poetry word for word..
Layne Staley said it himself, it was his favorite band out of Seattle. - Gruunge
My personal favorite. Too bad there wasn't more than 2 albums
One of the most underrated bands of all time.
I don't know if they'll get on the list due to their name, but they are a great all female Grunge band that you should really listen to. - LoganRuckman
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Should I buy a 90s Corvette
I am looking to buy a manual 1992-1996 corvette in good mechanical shape, cosmetic wear and tear is fine, with 80-130k miles on it. My questions are if I drive it like 6k miles a year will it be reliable at least as sports cars go, where should I look to buy one, how should I handle finding what shape it is in if bought online, and how much should I pay for it?
what should I look for
Check for any leaks. Look at the condition of the serpentine belt, hoses and especially the transmission. If it's an automatic, you want to make sure that it still drives and shifts smoothly.
Personally, Id look for a C5, the LS1 is a big step up over the LT1. Though that comes with a price, too. They can be reliable if well maintained and not abused. But, expect leaks on different types of seals, and other small issues that comes with an old car.
In the sports car world, both the C4 & C5 are very reliable. They can still boogie too.


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Great news! One of my close friends/besties Bruna Mikan has her very own YouTube Channel. She has featured me and bestie Amani on her newest video about us creating mug recipes. Some were delicious and others were alright. It was fun and a great experience to shoot and cook with these lovelies.
I hope you all enjoy and subscribe to her YouTube Channel!
I recently finished the Netflix’s Original Documentary Series, Chef’s Table. I always enjoy watching documentaries and was excited to watch the Chef’s Table. The documentary series was inspiring because chefs are artists to their cuisines. It was unique to see how they paved their own paths for their own creative freedoms.
I adore how each chef is different but they still have their own unique style of cooking. Each chef focuses on the detail and honor of each produce they cook with. They are very inspiring for anyone who is a fan of cooking or is a chef.
Since it is officially the weekend, go and watch the Chef’s Table! It is only six episodes and a perfectly great show to watch!
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After a long day of classes, my friend Alexa and I cooked dinner at our dorm. We cooked kroketten and quinoa salad. Cooking is always fun, rather than having dorm food sometimes. Hope everyone’s day went well!
Enjoy the photo of the kroketten and mustard!
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Painted Breathing City from imagination, reflecting on the increasing effects of pollution and time on our planet.
I am a self-taught artist. I have experienced a lot of trauma in my life, including abuse and a traumatic head injury, which left me comatose for three months. My art is an avenue for me to heal from my experiences and to express a unique perspective of beauty I have developed for the world.


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Lately, I’ve been discussing the relationship between immigration law and criminal law. This is an important subject, and as I often do in these posts, I hope to some time weeks discussing it.
I’ve made the argument that immigration consequences—especially for misdemeanors—are much, much worse than the criminal consequences. Perhaps I should clarify what I mean by that: by criminal consequences, I mean those consequences that a person faces when they go to a local criminal court to face a judge after being charged with a crime like domestic violence, drunk driving, assault & battery, or stealing.
Speaking of immigration consequences, I mean those consequences that attach to a person after he or she finishes her criminal case, or after immigration finds out about his or her unlawful presence in the United States. Very often, the immigration police (“Immigration and Customs Enforcement” or “ICE”) officers will come looking for a person only after he or she pleads guilty to a criminal offense. It is very common for ICE officers to be waiting for an individual at a probation appointment, or when someone is released from prison, or even at court.
However, ICE officers can show up at any place and any time as long as they have good reason to believe that someone is unlawfully present.
There are two different types of immigration consequences of criminal convictions: (1) those that attach to people with immigration status (like permanent residency or DACA or TPS or a visa), and (2) those that attach to those who have no status at all.
First—and most commonly—there are those immigration consequences that attach to those that have no status in the United States. These consequences happen when a court official, a judge, a local police officer (either a police officer at a jail, or even a local traffic officer who stops someone on the side of the road for speeding) can and will often call ICE to report someone who is suspected of not having legal permission to be present in the United States. This happens all the time. A person does not even have to be convicted of a crime, and he or she can still be reported to ICE simply because they do not have any legal papers.
Second, individuals who have legal status—like permanent residents—often suffer immigration consequences of a different type only after being convicted of a crime. These type of immigration consequences are a bit more rare in my experience than those consequences that attach to people who do not have any legal status. This is because it is obviously harder to deport someone with legal status than it is to deport someone who does not have any status. Normally, only more serious crimes have immigration consequences. However, there are exceptions to this rule. For example, any two crimes related to theft or fraud will make someone deportable as will many drug or firearm-related offenses.
I have had clients without status, without papers who are caught simply because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time, but did nothing wrong. I have had clients with papers who did not realize that they could be deported for pleading guilty to minor offenses. My advice to all who read this is to make sure that anyone you know with immigration issues always seeks legal advice before going to court.
Thank you for reading!