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SAGINAW TWP. — Listed at 6-foot-4, 275 pounds on the roster, Valley Lutheran senior Chad Jaskiewicz is hard to miss on a basketball court.
Swan Valley struggled to find him all night in Friday's Tri-Valley Conference crossover game. Jaskiewicz opened the game with a pair of 3-pointers, opened the second quarter with a 3-pointer, opened the fourth quarter with a driving basket and buried his fourth triple a few minutes later to push Valley Lutheran to the 68-59 win at Valley Lutheran.
"I was really feeling it in warmups and felt that I was going to be on tonight," said Jaskiewicz, who finished with a game-high 20 points and five rebounds. "In the first game with Swan Valley, they didn't play up on me but I couldn't make anything.
"I worked on my shooting a lot since then and it paid off."
Valley Lutheran has worked on a new defense, a different rotation and has solidified its roles on the team. That's been key to the Chargers winning eight of their last nine games and improving to 10-4 on the season.
"I was excited to play these guys again because they are a very difficult matchup," said Swan Valley coach Trevor Szafranski, whose Vikings lost 76-64 at Valley Lutheran a month ago. "Their length makes it very difficult. Normally, the shots we were looking at would be layups. But they had a couple big blocked shots, played good defense and it started to affect us."
It was a dreadful start Swan Valley (6-6). The Vikings made just 4 of 22 shots from the field in the first quarter but 10 offensive rebounds, and a 19-10 advantage after one quarter helped keep the Valley Lutheran lead limited at 14-9.
But the Chargers opened the second quarter on 15-3 run and six different players scored in the quarter as they opened a 33-18 lead by halftime.
The Vikings made 8 of 35 shots from the field in the first half but still boasted a 29-17 rebounding advantage.
Swan Valley made a run at the Chargers in the third quarter, opening the second half on a 16-2 run.
The run was capped on a driving layup and foul from Nate Fries that narrowed the lead to 35-34 with 3:15 left in the game. Fries, however, missed the free throw and reserve Derrick Yurgens came down and buried a key 3-pointer.
Jaskiewicz made a couple inside shots down the stretch of the third to boost the Chargers lead back to 45-38 heading into the fourth quarter.
"To their credit, they're a great team and they handled the run," Szafranski said. "That 3-pointer was like a punch to the gut. Just like that they went back up six points."
Valley Lutheran coach Randy Rogers said his team has matured during this runs of wins. The Chargers showed great mettle in handling the adversity.
"It's all those close games that's caused us to not get rattled," Rogers said. "We lost a 19-point lead tonight and felt no pressure. That's big."
Jaskiewicz scored five points in the first 45 seconds of the fourth quarter to push Valley Lutheran's lead to 10 points and the Chargers used an 11-2 run in the first three minutes to snare a 56-40 lead. Valley Lutheran salted away the win at the free-throw line, making 15 of 22 free throws to just 3 of 13 from Swan Valley.
"We've got big goals this year," Jaskiewicz said. "We know we'll see Nouvel in the first round of districts. It's all about team for us right now. The chemistry is there. We're getting a lot of effort from everybody."
Swan Valley posted a 51-29 rebounding advantage in the game. Leontay White scored 16 points to lead the Vikings while Matt Mrozinski added 10 points.
Valley Lutheran guard Logan Gatza added 11 points, four steals and four rebounds while Nate Kern added nine points. Josh Appold chipped in eight points and four blocks, including an energy-bursting block from behind on a Swan Valley player that ignited the crowd in the second quarter.
"That was a huge hustle play and that gives us an edge with our length on defense," Rogers said. "(Royden Pett) hasn't played in three games but he came off the bench while we had early foul trouble and had a big putback. Yurgens is ready to shoot as soon as I put him in and that 3-pointer was huge tonight.
"(Jaskiewicz) is a good shooter — a streaky shooter — and I've told him that if he's confident, take the shot. Everybody knows their roles right now. We're playing well."

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2 Southwest workers looked after a passenger's pet fish for 4 months after it was banned from her flight
Kira was not allowed to take Theo on a flight, so a customer service agent and his fiancee took him home and fed it over the summer months.
This couple house-sits full time, saving $1,500 a month on rent and living in mansions for free — here's how
Hannah and Joseph Ryan work remotely while caring for people's pets and getting access to their boats and Olympic-sized pools. They love it.
Air Canada sent a passenger's cats from Toronto to San Francisco without him – and then told him to go collect them
Abbas Zoeb was separated from his two cats, Mimi and Bubba, for more than 15 hours when they were wrongly dispatched after he was denied boarding.
15 Prime Day pet deals you can still get, including up to 40% off dog trackers, pet cameras, and food
Amazon Prime Day pet deals span dog beds, food, toys, and treats for dogs and cats. Here are the best deals you can still get on Frontline and Furbo.
The Dog Agency is a talent agency focused on animal and pet social-media accounts. It uses soft and hard metrics to determine who to sign.
Chewy's annual Blue Box sale is live now — save 30% on Frontline Plus and up to 50% on pet food, toys, and treats
Chewy's annual Blue Box sale is a great time to stock up on pet necessities like flea medicine and food. Plus, there are big deals on toys and gear.
Pet owners have been getting surprise gifts from Chewy, from refunds to flowers and even painted portraits of their pets after important milestones: 'We were shocked and super thankful'
After Anna Brose tweeted about Chewy's customer service after her dog died, other users replied with their own stories about the pet products company.
Seresto pet collars should be banned after being linked to deaths of thousands of cats and dogs, lawmakers say
A Congressional committee said the Environmental Protection Agency ignored warnings about pesticides in the long-lasting flea and tick collars.
Google, Spotify and Amazon are poised to do well but Twitter, Ebay and Etsy are in more precarious positions. Here's how other companies will fare.
A Massachusetts financial services firm paid nearly $1 million after allegations of illegal pet-leasing and repossessing of hundreds of dogs.
Petco CEO Ron Coughlin talks pandemic leadership, the future of retail, and how to win over pet-pampering millennials and Gen Zers
Coughlin is repositioning Petco around animal health and wellness, and discontinuing the sale of shock collars and food with artificial ingredients.
"She started to be naughty during the war because she's traveling and she's scared," Victoria from Hostomel, Ukraine, said of her dog, Stacia.
A managing director apologized after his 70-pound dog jumped on his colleagues in the office. It shows how divisive workplace pet policies can be.
Allowing dogs into the workplace can help wellbeing. But as Henry Sands, managing director of Sabi Strategy found out, it can also be a distraction.
13 of the most unique products from CES 2022, the year's biggest tech show, from TV remotes charged by radio waves to roof shingle solar panels
Though we already highlighted some of the coolest tech and home products of CES 2022, we're back with another 13 must-see items you may have missed.
Cesar Jimenez, 35, purchased a Pet Butler waste disposal franchise in May 2021 and quickly surpassed his old income as a real estate recruiter.
Courtney McWilliams was inspired to open a doggie daycare and spa after helping her own dog with separation anxiety.
This composer makes music to calm pets — and says that even if you find a song soothing, they probably don't
Janet Marlow explores the biology of how sound impacts animals and their behavioral responses to vibrations. Then she uses that to make music.
Chewy's Black Friday 2021 sale includes deals on flea and tick medicine, cat litter, and holiday sweaters for dogs
Chewy Black Friday deals include some of the best prices on flea and tick medicine for dogs and cats, dog crates, toys, cat food, and litter.
See how pets are transported on commercial airlines as animals increasingly accompany customers on vacation
The process of shipping a pet via cargo is simple as long as pet owners understand the industry's strict rules.
I bought a dog-ramp website for $450,000 and scaled the business to more than $32 million in revenue — here's how
Ramon van Meer is a serial entrepreneur who purchases websites and flips them. He bought Alpha Paw in 2018 and turned it around using email and ads.

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US employers added a shade over 150,000 jobs in January.
Martin Shkreli gained worldwide notoriety for raising the price of an AIDS drug by 5000%.
State-owned ChinaChem has swooped on the Swiss seeds and pesticides business, Syngenta.
EU and US agree new pact to make it easy for companies to transfer data across Atlantic
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We look at the progress which Indian women in the workplace have made
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Natural gas, automobiles and planes are touted as Iran's new business opportunities
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John Kerry plans to discuss North Korea's nuclear tests with Chinese officials
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Across Asia, share market traders are beginning a new day with some trepidation.
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Global markets tumble as oil falls below $30 a barrel for the second time this week.
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The BBC has exclusive evidence of the destruction of a reef in the South China Sea.
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A major toy brand admits its app store database has been hacked
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Russian Energy Minister says Moscow would cut gas to Ukraine on Tuesday or Wednesday.
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A $160bn deal has been struck to create the world's biggest pharmaceutical company
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Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou to meet China's Xi Jinping in Singapore on Saturday.
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Bajaj launches all new Discover 100T in nepali market
The country’s highest selling motorcycle brand, Bajaj, launched the world’s most advanced 100cc bike — Discover 100T — in the market today.
The Discover 100 Tourer is designed to revolutionise the 100cc motorcycle segment in Nepal.
Powered by Bajaj’s patented 4-valve DTS-i technology, the Discover 100T delivers an unbelievable 10.2 Ps of power, 30 per cent more than other 100cc motorcycles, while still delivering fuel efficiency of 87.3 kpl.
Elaborating on the company strategy, executive director of HH Bajaj Shekhar Golchha said that the average commuter had to be satisfied with boring and undifferentiated 100cc bikes for too long.
“While 100cc bikes do offer good mileage, its style, features and performance leave a lot to be desired,” he said, adding that the steady growth of the more expensive 100cc bikes at the cost of cheaper models is a clear evidence.
“The all new Discover 100T delivers the power of a 125cc with the economy of a 100cc to bring in the joy of riding to this segment,” he added.
“We call it ‘The Best 100 cc Bike Ever’ as it brings unprecedented levels of power, style and features to this important segment of the market.”
“The Discover brand has done very well in Nepal,” said deputy general manager of HH Bajaj Chiranjibi Shah, adding that there are more than 50,000 Discover bikes on the road.
“We will further increase our volume and market share with this launch.”
The Discover 100T is priced at Rs 155,900 and available in four colours — flame red, brilliant blue, black red and black blue.

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Wander thoughtfully through the grounds of Oakland and Magnolia Plantations. While admiring a hand-wrought door hinge or a cleverly-worked wooden gate, we might reflect on the social and agricultural practices that built these tenant houses, pigeonniers, carpenter and blacksmith shops. The hand-hewn cypress beams, ancient bousillage walls, and weathered fencerows may remind us of the people who not only left us this legacy of rural landscapes and farm buildings, but also labored to bring the United States to the country it is today. Recreational Activities: Interpretive Programs and Visitor Center.
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New Delhi, Mussoorie, Haridwar, Nainital, Rishikesh, Corbett
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Day 1: Delhi Rly. Station / Airport - Nainital 310 Kms / 8 hrs.
On arrival at Delhi Rly. Station / Airport. Transfer to Nainital - is a popular hill station in the state of Uttarakhand and located alongside the foothills of the Kumaon region of the outer Himalayas. It is a glittering jewel in the Himalyan necklace, blessed with scenic natural splendour and ied natural resources. Often called the ‘Lake District of India’, this place is a popular tourist getaway, especially in the summer season. Arrive and check-in to your hotel. In the evening, enjoy strolling on the Mall Road for shopping. Overnight stay at Nainital.
Day 2: Nainital Local Sightseeing
After breakfast, proceed for Hanumangarh, a famous religious center and a beautiful picnic spot. Later, proceed on an exciting lake tour with three beautiful lakes - Bhimtal, Naukuchiatal and Sattal - situated at a distance of 5-8 kms from each other. These lakes are known for their scenic beauty and lovely surroundings. You can also enjoy boating here On Own. After back to Nainital and visit famous picnic spots like Naina Peak, Snow View point where one can take the ropeway ride on own, etc. In the evening, enjoy strolling on the Mall Road for shopping. Overnight stay at Nainital.
Day 3: Nainital – Corbett 66 kms / 2 hrs.
After breakfast transfer to Jim Corbett National Park is India’s first national park, situated in the foothills of the Himalayas; in the newly created state of Uttarakhand is haven for wildlife lovers in India. It's named for legendary tiger hunter Jim Corbett. On the way visit Jim Corbett House at ChotiHaldwani, Corbett Fall & Museum. Arrive and check-in to your resort/hotel. Afternoon at 2:30pm our gypsy will take you, for safari inside the zone of Corbett Tiger Reserve on direct payment basis and subject to the availability. Enjoy here 3 hours evening jeep safari. Here you can get the excellent opportunity for close encounter with a Tiger, Leopards and Elephants etc. Evening return back to resort/hotel. After darkness bonfire depending upon weather condition at the resort/hotel and make a celebration of your successful and safe tiger safari tour. Overnight stay at Corbett.
Day 4: Corbett Jungle Safari
Early morning wake up call to get ready for Tiger Safari Tour through gypsy on direct payment basis and subject to the availability. Morning safari time is always preferable by the wild lifers for excellent sighting, especially for tigers. Slowly and peacefully follow the pugmarks as per guide instructions. Keep your cameras ready and capture the rare images of tigers and ious other wildlife species while they are resting in their habitats. Enjoy 3 hours morning tiger safari session inside Corbett Tiger Reserve. Return back to resort/hotel. After freshness have hot breakfast at the restaurant. Recheck and share your clicks. Noon is free for leisure or enjoys indoor/outdoor activities and games at your resort/hotel. Afternoon at 2:30pm our gypsy will take you, for one more time safari inside the different zone of Corbett Tiger Reserve on direct payment basis and subject to the availability. Enjoy here 3 hours evening jeep safari. Here you can get the excellent opportunity for close encounter with a tiger. Evening return back to resort. After darkness bonfire depending upon weather condition at the resort and make a celebration of your successful and safe tiger safari tour. Overnight stay at Corbett. Note:Jeep Safari Booking at Corbett National Park: Advance booking of Jeep Safari in Corbett National Park is done 15 days in advance for Indian Nationals. It is on first cum first serve basis and a non-refundable advance needs to be deposited with complete details of the person. For advance booking Photo Id for Indian Nationals is mandatory and the guest will have to carry the same Photo id on tour. The Park will remain closed during monsoon period or at the discretion of government/forest authorities. The gate from where the safari will operate depends on the discretion of the forest authorities.
Day 5: Corbett – Haridwar 250 Kms / 5-6 Hrs
Morning after breakfast drive to Haridwar "Gateway of God". It is essentially a Hindu pilgrim town with temples heritages and Dharamshalas along the banks of the river Ganga which you will visit during your stay here. Also visit HarkiPauri the most popular bathing ghat which has a footprint of Lord Vishnu, the Hindu God of preservation on stone. Overnight stay at hotel in Haridwar.
Day 6: Haridwar - Mussoorie 85 Kms / 3 hrs. via Rishikesh
After breakfast drive to Mussoorie via Rishikesh Visit the famous Ram Jhula and Laxman Jhula along with many Ashrams and Temples in the vicinity. On arrival check-in to your hotel. Visit the famous Ram Jhula and Laxman Jhula along with many Ashrams and Temples in the vicinity. Rest of the day is free to explore ious scenic sights or visit mall road. Overnight stay at Mussoorie.
Day 7: Mussoorie Local Sightseeing
After breakfast, proceed for local sightseeing tour of Mussoorie covering Kempty falls, Mussoorie Lake, Company Garden, Camel’s Back Road and Gun Hill where you can enjoy a Ropeway Ride, etc. You can enjoy shopping at mall road. Evening is free for leisure activities. Overnight stay at Mussoorie.
Day 8: Mussoorie - Delhi Rly. Station / Airport290 Kms / 8 hrs
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I'm a sweets girl. If there is sugar in it, I'm there. There is a place in my town called The Pie Bar. They literally sell pie filling in cups that they sweetly call "pie bites" that are the best thing on earth. If you ask me, this is the most genius idea ever invented. If I had to eat one food the rest of my life a blueberry cobbler pie bite would be it. In law school, this has been my go to comfort food place. I'm addicted.
Achieving success on this diet for me is about finding ways to trick your mind into thinking you are eating the old food you used to enjoy. I've been on a quest for pie bites this week and I think I found a solution.
My new obsession is chayote squash. It's weird. It's small. It's shaped funny. It's adorable. It's amazing! It's a perfect ending to a day when you just need dessert! I found this recipe on 3fatchicksonadiet.com, but I adjusted it a bit--mainly because I didn't have all of the ingredients. I've tweaked the recipe a bit and made it more simple.
• Chayote squash (1 cup)
• Juice and zest from 1 lemon
• Dash of Cinnamon
• 1 Packet of stevia
What to Do:
1. Peel and cut up chayote into cubes or slices like apples.
2. Cover and microwave chayote on high for 4 minutes.
3. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well.
4. Microwave uncovered for 2 minutes.
5. Remove and enjoy!

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TV Actress Mrunal Thakur To Star Opposite Hrithik Roshan In Super 30?
Filmmaker Vikas Bahl, who is making a biopic on Patna based mathematician Anand Kumar which will star Hrithik Roshan in the lead role. The film is based on mathematician Anand Kumar and is titled as Super 30.
While everyone is excited about this much ambitious film, they are also curious about who will be the leading lady in the film. Earlier, there were reports that Katrina Kaif will play Hrithik Roshan’s wife in the film. However, as it was confirmed that this is not happening, a new name has popped up to play the leading lady and it is TV actress Mrunal Thakur.
TV Actress Mrunal Thakur To Star Opposite Hrithik Roshan In Super 30? Later things got clarified by the makers and they denied the fact. The makers are also going on with the casting process for the 30 actors who will be seen playing the role of the students who will be coached for IIT-JEE by the lead actor.
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More than two-dozen former governors have been reelected back to their old seat over the last half-century.
If Lori Swanson does not run for a fourth term next year, Minnesota will have only one constitutional officer seek reelection for just the third time in over a century.
Record partisan winning streaks in races for governor can be extended, broken, or tied in 15 states holding elections in 2018.
Reichert is one of just two current members of the chamber to win elections by single digits in the first four election cycles of his congressional career.
Minnesota’s elections for governor have been decided by single digits in five consecutive cycles – the longest streak in state history.
The 2018 field has more than 50 years of service in elected state office – third most in party history.
Near-miss 2016 candidates are not going quietly into the political night in the Gopher State.
Just three of the party’s 23 primaries for governor since the merger 73 years ago have been decided by single digits.
There have been more than five-dozen losing Gopher State gubernatorial hopefuls who ran again for the office; only five have been successful.
Could Minnesota make history in 2020? Don’t count on it.


text: A professional violinist and amateur violin maker, John Day was born into a family of musicians in London, England in 1830. As a young boy, he performed with his older sister, Ellen Day, a piano prodigy who performed for Queen Victoria, Franz Liszt, Felix Mendelssohn, and Fréderic Chopin. After concertizing in Brussels, Belgium in 1843, Day was accepted as a student by Charles de Beriot, later appearing as a soloist with the London Philharmonic, other English orchestras, and on numerous concert series including the famous provincial festivals of Louis-Antoine Jullien. In 1847, Day took a position in Queen Victoria’s Private Band—a post he would hold for over 50 years, performing for ceremonial occasions and concerts hosted by Prince Albert at Buckingham Palace. Also an accomplished organist, Day was employed by local churches. By the 1860s, Day was building violins, copying models of Amati and his own Guarneri del Gesù, which were highly praised for their beauty and tone quality. He promoted his instruments and shared his opinions on violin making in The Strad magazine, and in 1897, four of Day’s instruments were chosen for display in the Victoria Loan Exhibition at the Crystal Palace: two del Gesù model violins (1852 and 1870), an Amati violin (1887), and a del Gesù viola (1885). He died in London in 1905.

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The release of ion will be decreased after the ionizing air blower has been used for a long time and the concentration of ion becomes less. Do not worry and it is the normal phenomenon.
The discharge will be not obvious due to dust adsorption,which will greatly reduce the static removal efficiency.The working principle of ionizing air blower is through high pressure to ionize the air molecules so that the Ion charge can be produced. However,the dust and other gaseous also will be ionized at the same time.
In that way, it is easy that the dust can be adsorbed by the discharge needles or the ionizing air blower edge. Then it is important that we should clean the ionizing air blower regularly, especially the discharge needles.
The new type of self cleaning air blowers can solve the problem perfectly and also save the labor of cleaning the ionizing air blower. It can set self cleaning interval time freely so that the discharge needles can keep the state of fully clean.And it will not interfere the ion release to ensure the best effect of static electricity removal.

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Spending more on a premium dog or cat food may not guarantee your pet’s meals are any more nutritious, according to a Which? investigation.
With hundreds of pet foods available in supermarkets, we set out to discover whether premium pet foods offer anything more for your money over standard versions, and how much it really costs to feed our four-legged friends with different pet food brands over the course of a year.
Our results show that savvy shoppers can make savings when shopping for pet food without scrimping on the key nutrients that dogs and cats need.
Read our full guide to choosing the best pet food for our full results, including expert assessments of dog and cat foods from some of the leading brands.
Costly dog and cat food
If you have a small Labrador and feed him exclusively on standard Butcher’s dog food, you’ll be spending just under £640 a year. But buy Butcher’s Superior and you’ll be shelling out £850.
But the extra £210 doesn’t necessarily give your dog anything extra for your money. Both tins of food provide almost exactly the same level of nutrition – and the Butcher’s Superior tin even contains a little less meat and a little less protein than its cheaper counterpart.
Butcher’s told us that every dog is different and its range of products means consumers have a bigger selection of recipes to choose from.
Complete vs complementary pet foods
Vets told us that most pet foods labelled ‘complete’ or ‘complete and balanced’ have to meet strict regulations that ensure your pet gets the nutrients it needs. Some pet foods are marked ‘complementary’, meaning they should be given to your pet alongside a complete food.
Pet food that says it is ‘with chicken’ must contain at least 4% chicken, but a ‘chicken flavoured’ product doesn’t have to contain any at all. But while proteins from meat can be better used in the body once it’s been digested, a mixture of plant and meat protein is important in a diet.
The most important thing is that your cat or dog is healthy. Signs that your pet is getting good nutrition include clear and bright eyes, a shiny and dandruff-free coat, plenty of enthusiasm for life, and a lack of excess body fat – you should be able to feel their ribs and see their waist.

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TONY BLAIR is facing a call from a former Labour minister to tell Parliament about Britain's future with Europe instead of making announcements through the media.
Lord Shore, environment secretary in the Seventies, was angered that no minister had yet told the House of Lords about what was agreed at last week's European summit in Biarritz.
He told the Democracy Movement: "Of course the Prime Minister did report to his Europhile friends in the Today programme. But accountability to the BBC is not the same as accountability to Parliament. The big questions, even when asked, were not answered.
"The Government must not be allowed to turn this country into a province of an emerging European state while Parliament in London is simply ignored or asleep." The question of how policy on Europe is communicated with the public took a new twist when Mr Blair announced during a plane trip to Korea that he would vote "no" if a referendum on the euro were held now.
While his comments were technically in line with the official Government view that the economic circumstances were not right for British entry, opponents suspected Mr Blair of trying to give the impression that his policy had hardened as a ploy to keep the euro out of the next election.

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1 cup zucchini, grated and liquid squeezed out
1 large ripe banana, mashed
2 Tbsp. melted coconut oil (or butter)
2-3 Tbsp. honey (or maple syrup)
1 tsp. vanilla
½ cup coconut flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
1 tbsp. cinnamon
½ tsp. nutmeg
2-3 tbsp. chia seeds
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare muffin pan with baking cups or cooking spray.
2. Combine mashed bananas and melted butter or oil. Mix well. Add eggs, honey, and vanilla and whisk until combined.
3. In a separate bowl, stir together dry ingredients. Add to wet ingredients and mix. Add grated zucchini and stir to combine.
4. Transfer about ¼ cup of the mixture to each muffin cup and bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.
5. Stores well in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
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This evening, Thursday October 10th, 7:30pm, Border Resistance Benefit Show for Hecate Society— Join us for a night of queer folk and big feelings!
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Sophie Lev makes music from just below the surface. They write songs that tell stories of reconciling with grief, change, and revering in the emergence of new life and self in the wake of loss. Their recent project, superbloom (with emma haas and ethan pezzolo) is about a place, a period of time, a way of thinking. It's about the incubation, the cycles from which new life can be born, the temporariness of all things and the beauty of finding oneself paralleled with a season.
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Kite Hands Glowing is the musical project of Nadia Lucia's melodies on the piano, on a guitar and through singing. Nadia practices energetic herbalism and teaches kindergarten and music is her way of weaving her dreams for the land and the water through melody and performance. She is a storyteller and advocate for rematriating indigenous life practices. Nadia feels she is grateful to share herself through music for audiences, and finds that her performance is ever-evolving. https://kitehandsglowing.bandcamp.com/
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From Hecate Society: "Hecate Society is a QTPOC* centric, femme* & youth-led, art and media collective that aims to elevate the stories of immigrants and refugees traveling to the so-called United States while simultaneously engaging in mutual aid, community organizing and coalition building inside of refugee communities. Our intention is to support refugee-run autonomous spaces in border towns and communities with high concentrations of refugees and migrants by providing support around housing, food, media, and legal aid. We emphasize working with political refugees and refugee activists who are actively engaging in direct action against the government and organizing in their communities, whether it's in detention, in Tijuana, in the US or back in their homelands. We support LGBTQ+ and vulnerable populations within the refugee community throughout their entire transition, pre, during and post detention processes in hopes that individuals can escape deathly situations and build powerful new movements within refugee communities that will fight against the US-funded pillars of injustice that are creating unlivable situations for millions of people.
We aim to create a revolutionary paradigm for building collective power and healing trauma by using art and media. We hope to use Hecate Society as a platform that can bring decentralized support to refugees, particularly LGBTQ+ femme and youth voices to produce their own narratives and bring their own voices and stories to the forefront. We hope to acknowledge and raise awareness around how the exodus is directly intertwined with indigenous sovereignty and climate change. We believe that media and art can be used not only to reframe problematic narratives and build alternative ones, but also, as a form of therapy, to heal identity and community based trauma. The content we produce is created through a mutual exchange of ideas, using casual interviews that also serve as therapeutic and healing moments that can help us and the interviewees process traumatic experiences and beautiful experiences alike. When we build our content, we are building deeper friendships. We aim to capture the totality of people's humanity, suffering and most importantly, their resistance.
Our biggest team is on the ground in Tijuana but we also have members of the collective currently working out of Chicago, Minneapolis, Oakland and Italy.
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This year, our goal is to highlight the ways that zines have influenced and fueled political struggles and resistance to oppression. Part of the way we wish to accomplish this is by prioritizing marginalized voices, including but not limited to BIPOC, Queer/Trans/Genderqueer/LGBTQ+, and disabled writers and artists. The focus will be on showcasing zines that explore the themes of resistance, political struggle, liberation, and oppression on the grand political scale, in local communities, and in personal lived experiences.
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J.C. Nugent was born on April 6, 1868 in Niles, Ohio, USA as John Charles Nugent. He was an actor and writer, known for Local Boy Makes Good (1931), Love in Bloom (1935) and The Rounder (1930). He was married to Grace Mary Fertig. He died on April 21, 1947 in New York City, New York, USA.
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Woman harasses family of abusive ex with nude video, take-outs, and police searches
Manchester, United Kingdom - After finally ending things with her physically and psychologically abusive boyfriend, this British woman started to turn the tables on him. But it was her ex's family who ended up bearing the brunt of her revenge.
According to the Manchester Evening News, 20-year-old Shelby Gratty, from Manchester, England, suffered "significant domestic violence" in her on-again off-again relationship with Teejay Etchells.
The 23-year-old was recently sentenced to four years in prison for the abuse. But that wasn't the end of the matter for Gratty – and now Etchells' mother and grandparents are feeling her wrath.
She sent an indecent video of her ex-partner’s genitalia to his family and over a period of several months, she repeatedly ordered unpaid take-outs to their front door. On one particular day, they got five separate deliveries in an hour.
And it didn't stop there. Gratty came up with yet another crazy idea: she started calling the police, claiming that women were being held prisoner in the Etchells' house, leading to multiple searches.
Her terror began in May 2019 and only ended in December.
Curfew for Shelby Gratty
In a statement read out in court, Etchell's mother said: "I believe she was doing this on purpose and wanted to get back at my family due to issues between her and my son."
Gratty's defense lawyer insisted that her actions had to be put into context: "These are the actions of a woman who didn’t know which way to turn."
Shelby Gratty pleaded guilty to all offenses and was sentenced to 12 months of community service, 25 days of rehab and a 13-week electronically monitored curfew between 8 PM and 8 AM.
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El Paso is expected to see a very slight chance for rain these next few days as moisture begins to dwindle Tuesday.
This is thanks to a high pressure system that is taking over, helping temperatures rise to around 100 degrees each day this week.
We have light winds in the atmosphere, which means whatever storms do form will be slow moving. This means we could see spots of flash flooding.
Frequent lightning and gusty outflow winds are additional threats from possible thunderstorms this week, which also means possible hail.
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Kong has combined two classic dog toys, the squeaker and the tennis ball to create the Kong Air Squeaker. This durable, high quality squeaker tennis ball will not wear down a dog’s teeth. Its made with a special nonabrasive felt. Perfect for a game of fetch your dog will think it has scored the best tennis balls money can buy.
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The Kalashnikovv Gallery is proud to present Jason Bronkhorst's Debut Solo exhibition ”Board of Directors”. It is comprised of new and recent paintings, drawings and sculpture.
May 18th – 29th 2017
Johannesburg, 153 Smit Service Street BraamfonteinMap
The series is a continued critique and exploration of my ancestral legacy, ownership and colonial influence. Each piece a loose self-portrait, meant to provoke introspection, to make the viewer question historical privilege.


James Bond 25: Ben Whishaw REVEALS the one thing he wants for his Q in the next 007 movie
The 37-year-old actor has played Q in the last two James Bond movies, Skyfall and Spectre, and is expecting to return for Craig’s final film.
Shooting for the 2019 movie starts later this year, with an announcement on new details due from producer Barbara Broccoli at some point within the next few months.
Whishaw is currently playing Brutus in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar on the London stage, and recently spoke in an interview about his hopes for Bond 25 as Q.
Chatting to the BBC, he said: “I’m secretly hoping that I'll get to do more action in the next one.”
Whishaw continued: “I’d like to... read more
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Joe Exotic has sent Jeff Lowe a cease and desist letter over his plans for an “official” Tiger King NFT auction.
According to reports, Lowe, who appeared in Netflix’s documentary series, recently announced an auction of non-fungible tokens featuring Exotic and other Tiger King stars. You can find our explainer about NFTs.
However, there has been pushback from the Exotic, with TMZ obtaining a letter from Exotic’s attorney saying that the Tiger King NFT auction is not only not official, but “it is not authorised or legal” either.
It claims that Exotic, real name Joe Maldonado-Passage, owns merchandising rights to the “Tiger King” and “Joe Exotic” trademarks and asks that Lowe “immediately shut down the Tiger King NFT auction”
However, Lowe’s wife Lauren told TMZ that they are still pressing on despite legal threats, claiming that Exotic signed the “Tiger King” trademark over to them in 2016.
The description for the NFT collection, which goes on sale on 1 April, says that the collection comes from “the only authorised creator of The Lowe’s Tiger King NFT Collection”.
Earlier this month, it was announced that Louis Theroux was to make another documentary about Exotic, having first encountered the former zoo owner in his 2011 documentary America’s Most Dangerous Pets.
Exotic is currently serving a 22-year prison sentence for his involvement in a murder-for-hire plot against animal rights activist Carole Baskin.


I have met an honest man. I purchased a used truck from Jay and it was extremely great experience. Jay was very straight about what he fixed and things it will probably need in the future. He even mentioned things I would never have seen when I looked it over.Jay knows his stuff so he starts by picking out a good vehicle to start with. Then he makes it mechanically sound.I would definitely buy another used car from Jay in the future.


HIPAA Trends and Takeaways (November 2017)
This webinar will review the HIPAA settlements announced by the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in the past year, including the first settlement with a health center, to identify enforcement trends. In addition, this webinar will cover the following topics:
- Review the FY17 HIPAA settlement agreements for common findings/themes, including review of the first settlement with an FQHC
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English | CBR Writer: Elliot R. Serrano Artist: Jose Malaga NEW STORY ARC! Dames and Deadites abound in Prohibition Era Chicago, as Ash finds himself trapped by a wanna-be gangster whoΓÇÖs gotten his hands on a copy of the Necronomicon! How can this be possible if Ashley J. Williams is supposed to be its keeper? How will he be able to escape the clutches of the Deadite Mob without his trusty chainsaw and boomstick? And how will he ever find his way back to the present, where an old enemy is plotting his revenge? ItΓÇÖs the continuing adventures of the hero from the cult-classic horror/adventure film! NEW ENEMIES! NEW LOCALES! SAME BIG CHIN! All credit goes to the original scanners! Enjoy and seed!
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After being fired six months ago, former Pitt head football coach Mike Haywood has asked the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission and other state and federal agencies to investigate his firing.
The law firm representing Haywood said the university owes him hundreds of thousands of dollars in contractual obligations.
Haywood was fired two weeks after he was hired because he was arrested and charged with domestic violence. There was an incident between Haywood and the mother of his 21-month old child where they got into an argument over the custody of their child. Haywood reportedly grabbed his child’s mother arm and neck and pushed her.
The incident occurred on New Year’s Eve and Haywood was fired on New Year’s Day. To read more on the story read this report from The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.


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The fireplace broke out on the 33-story constructing round 11 p.m., and continued burning via Friday morning, authorities informed Carihargater. Photographs of the scene present black smoke billowing above the constructing, and blackened particles scattered alongside the road.
There have been no deaths reported to date. 91 individuals had been despatched to hospital for minor accidents comparable to smoke inhalation and abrasions, in response to the nation’s Ministry of the Inside and Security.
77 individuals had been rescued from the constructing, and one other 82 had been evacuated to a close-by resort.
Ulsan is positioned on South Korea’s southeast coast, close to town of Busan.
The primary emergency name was made by a resident on the 12th ground, but it surely’s not clear the place the blaze began and what brought on it, mentioned the Ulsan Fires Division. The Ministry mentioned it seems to have unfold from one of many decrease flooring as much as the highest ground, burning the constructing’s outer wall.
Authorities mentioned the fireplace division’s fast response was doubtless why there weren’t main casualties; firefighters arrived on the constructing 5 minutes after receiving the primary name.
Greater than 1,000 personnel had been deployed, mentioned the fireplace division, together with 930 firefighters and 75 different emergency responders.
Sturdy winds fanned the flames and made it troublesome to utterly extinguish the fireplace, with embers flaring up for hours afterward, in response to Yonhap, the nation’s government-funded information company.
As of Friday morning, flames are nonetheless burning on the highest three flooring on the west aspect of the constructing, fueled by winds blowing from east to west, mentioned the fireplace division. 200 firefighters at the moment are taking shifts to go looking the constructing floor-by-floor.
South Korea has confronted a number of main fires up to now few years, the latest being a hearth within the metropolis of Icheon this April. The fireplace, which broke out at a building website, killed 38 individuals and injured not less than 10.


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Every night at 10 o’clock, she visits Fares, who is known by his isolation and loneliness. His friend Sameh, accompanied by a group of manic men and a cleric, exorcized the demon from Ali and let it settle in the house of Fares in a form of a beautiful woman who appears at his home every night at ten o’clock. The story is about the fictitious relationship and the unlimited platonic love within the framework of imagination which Fares apply to his daily life and establishes his relationships with others according to this. He is addicted to ten o’clock. It has possessed his heart, soul, blood and arteries.
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By DUSTIN RACIOPPI
Here’s a problem merchants these days might like to have: a business so hopping that the parking lot can’t keep up with demand.
Recently-opened MJ’s Pizza Bar and Grill, on Route 35 north in Middletown, is having such a containment issue. A lack of available real estate isn’t deterring customers, but the parking spaces they’re finding have got neighbors of MJ’s all riled up.
Neighbors say bar patrons are using the area of nearby Rosewood and Melrose terraces as an alternative parking area, making noise late at night and using private driveways as U-turns to get back out onto the highway.
“There’s a major problem with my privacy and my neighbors’ privacy and traffic. You can’t even pull your car out to Route 35,” said Vito Nigro, of Melrose Terrace. “Roseland Terrace is like a parking lot.”


Democratic Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin won a second term Tuesday, defeating Republican state Sen. Leah Vukmir.
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The winner of Tuesday’s primary will face incumbent Sen. Tammy Baldwin in what Democrats are treating as a vulnerable seat this year.
Wisconsin’s junior senator could not hold out for more than 48 hours before giving in to deep partisanship and vindictiveness on Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch.
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The "sleep" game sounds like it could be an early idea that transformed into "Mario & Wario". The idea of a sleepwalking main character who has to be controlled using the SNES mouse could easily have been changed into one where Mario with a bucket on his head can't see anything and has to be guided by a SNES mouse-controlled fairy.
FUKU_TANUKI0 looks like Tom Nook on on lottery day https://youtu.be/fXkkneo0fm8?t=17
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text: London: Phoebe Collings-James is flexing her muscles. I meet the London-born artist (1987) at her home and listen as she reflects on the development of her layered and multi-dimensional practice. We talk about the kinds of knowledge production that artmaking engenders, non-linearity, and what it means to embrace not knowing. Having been a working artist for many years, she’s spent this time cementing her method—engaged in community forms of artmaking via her involvement in Black Obsidian Sound System (BOSS), teaching university students, and running Mudbelly Ceramics, a skill-sharing research outlet for her practice based in East London. Her interest in ceramics began in 2014, during a Nuove artist residency in Italy. Since then, she’s been contending with how to make clay speak and what embodied manipulation can make it say. Her first institutional UK solo show, A Scratch! A Scratch!, at Camden Art Centre in 2021 showcased a number of armours made of ceramics, each adorned carefully with different etchings, imprints, and braiding patterns. She’s been thinking a lot about protection and the value of a calcified shield, politically and emotionally. Ahead of this interview, she sends me sound pieces, photographs of her sculptures, and video work, which at their core seem preoccupied with grieving, heartbreak, and the crafting of sensorial environments that produce a new way of seeing and relating to one another. Collings-James is in every sense of the word a tender artist: sensitive to the environment around her and constantly drawing from her experiences to steer the direction of her work. Her work has that quality best defined by Keats as ‘negative capability’: the ability of the artist or writer to exist in uncertainties, mysteries, and doubts without ‘an irritable reaching after fact & reason’. We discuss the irony of a penchant for softness when her work must harden in order to be displayed. She’s concerned with moments of rupture and material that seeps out in these instances. She doesn’t shy away from the performance of pain. Lending a critical eye to what others might find sentimental or embarrassing, her work invites the audience in, imploring them to practise listening to frequencies that might, by virtue of oppressive conditions, be hard to tune into. The result is a strange resonance, an unfurling. Collings-James is trying to move us, and we’re being called to witness. The choice to answer that call belongs to us.


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A complete application must be submitted to the Authority according to the form prepared for this purpose (Form 20110) through the legal representative of the fund. The application should include an electronic copy and hard copy of the documents described in the application form as shown on the list of documents as well as other data or documents that may be requested by the Authority at its own discretion.
They are as follows:
Documents relating to the legal representative of the fund:
- Supporting document to prove that the applicant is the legal representative of the Fund in the United Arab Emirates.
- Copy of supporting to prove that the applicant's was established, and exercises its activities in accordance with the regulations applicable at its domicile.
Documents relating to the Fund:
- The Offering Prospectus and investment policy (Prospectus of the fund or a special offering memorandum of the fund) (stamped with the seal of the applicant on each page).
- Copy of the approval issued by the foreign regulator to establish the fund. (Stamped with the seal of the applicant on all pages).
- A copy of the receipt of payment of the prescribed fee (application fee for the registration of a foreign investment fund units within the UAE).
Documents relating to each local promoter of the respective fund:
- Undertaking of the local promoter of the legal representative (a separate undertaking by each promoter) including all undertakings associated with the promotion process according to the approved Authority form. (Form 20121 for public offering - and Form 20122 for private offering)
- An undertaking issued by the local promoter of the foreign investment fund to fulfill all requirements related to managing the risks associated with money laundering crimes and combating the financing of terrorism as well as the financing of illegal organizations as per the requirements. of the Authority.
In the case of a local promoter applies for approval on promotion for the first time the following documents must be submitted in addition to the above undertaking:
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Resource pages for "green walls"-related posts for facility managers (FMs), building operations professionals and decision-makers in all industry sectors.
Leaf Living Wall is a vertical garden of living plants that infuses interior spaces with greenery and promotes a healthy mental and physical environment.
Partnership will promote smart green wall technology to address human health and wellness within the built environment.
Thanks to a donation from Suite Plants, students at Leckie Elementary School will enjoy all the benefits of an indoor living green wall.
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1 A Place to Call Home: What Immigrants Say Now About Life in America
2 A Place to Call Home: What Immigrants Say Now About Life in America By Scott Bittle and Jonathan Rochkind With Amber Ott and Paul Gasbarra Prepared with support from Download a copy of A Place to Call Home at Design: Sanura Weathers Copyediting: Jason Miller and Sona Vogel This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.
3 Summary of Findings Introduction 6 Part One: The Right Move 10 Overall, immigrants say they re quite satisfied with life in the United States, for themselves and their children. Discrimination against immigrants doesn t seem to be part of their daily lives, because while majorities say it exists, majorities also say they haven t experienced much discrimination personally. Right now, the biggest concern for immigrants is much the same as for native-born Americans: the economy and their own financial well-being. The economic tumult in our society is shaping some of their perceptions and motivations. ++ Immigrants believe discrimination is commonplace, but the numbers seem stable, and most say it happens to the other guy. ++ The government s immigration services get better marks than they did seven years ago, in Public Agenda s study Now That I m Here. ++ There is a drop in overall satisfaction among immigrants with life in the United States, and the state of the economy may be driving it. Part Two: Fitting In 20 Most immigrants say that they have become comfortable in the United States quickly, yet ties to their birth countries have become stronger since 2002, particularly among recent immigrants. Most of the immigrants we surveyed either were citizens already or were in the process of being naturalized. For most of them, citizenship was a practical step. So is learning to speak English, with most immigrants reporting that it is difficult to get ahead or keep a job without language skills. ++ In focus groups, immigrants often said life in the United States was not what they thought it would be. ++ Immigrants report closer ties to birth country than they did seven years ago. They spend more time with people from their birth country and are more likely to call home and send money. ++ Significant numbers of immigrants came to the United States without being able to speak English, and more than half of them still consider their language skills fair or poor. However, they consider speaking English important for getting ahead, and most say they ve taken classes to improve their ability. ++ Growing numbers of immigrants cite practical reasons for seeking U.S. citizenship: Securing stronger rights and protections and ease in obtaining a job are just as important as showing commitment and pride in America. 3
4 Summary of Findings Part Three: Common Threads, Different Voices 28 Although there are common themes among immigrants, certain groups do have unique perspectives. We chose to look at two groups, immigrants from Mexico and immigrants who identify themselves as Muslims as these groups are at the forefront of immigration policy and perceptions. Mexican immigrants are more likely to say they re happy in the United States, but also significantly more likely to perceive discrimination against immigrants. They re also more likely to be lower-income and perhaps face more language barriers. Muslims, by contrast, are less likely to report discrimination and overwhelmingly more likely to say the United States will be their permanent home. ++ Mexican immigrants are more likely to say the United States is a better place to raise children and are less likely to speak English when they arrive. Overwhelming numbers say that the United States is a better place to make a living than is their birth country. ++ Mexican immigrants express particularly strong concerns about discrimination. ++ Mexican immigrants are even more likely to cite the practical side of citizenship. ++ Compared with Mexicans, other Latin American immigrants are more likely to speak English, more likely to be legal residents and less tied to their birth country. ++ Muslim immigrants in America do not feel disaffection with the nation far from it. If anything, their embrace of the United States and their expressions of patriotism are stronger than those of the other groups. ++ When it comes to immigration policy, majorities believe that illegal immigrants will become productive citizens, and strong majorities favor a guest worker program and a path to citizenship for immigrants who are legal residents. But some immigrants, particularly older ones and those from, certain regions, have reservations 4
5 Summary of Findings Methodology 42 Full Survey Results 46 Characteristics of the Sample 70 Acknowledgements 74 5
6 Introduction Congress and the Bush administration tried to reform immigration policy in 2006 and failed. A year later they tried again, with no more success. Now President Barack Obama and congressional leaders say they ll try once more. Political leaders are speaking of it in just those terms: one last chance, one last try. We ve got one more chance to do this, said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., after a White House meeting in June. If we fail this time around, no politician is going to take this up in a generation. 1 Perhaps that s hyperbole, but whether it is or not, the stakes remain high. It s a cliché to say that America is a nation of immigrants, but like most clichés, this one began as a statement of simple truth. Another truth is that if we re going to overhaul immigration policy, it only makes sense to listen to the people who will be most affected by it: immigrants. To craft a just and practical policy, we need to see America through the immigrant s eyes. That s true whether you favor an open door or a higher fence. You can t hope to implement sound strategies unless you understand what brings people to the United States and what they think about the nation once they get here. 1 Guest Worker Program Poses Obstacle for Obama on Immigration Push, June 25, 2009, The New York Times,
7 Introduction That s what Public Agenda hopes to accomplish with A Place to Call Home: What Immigrants Say Now About Life in America, the follow-up to our pioneering 2002 survey of immigrants, Now That I m Here. In A Place to Call Home, we ve extended our sampling to gain a more detailed view of Hispanics and Muslims. Because we surveyed both cell phone owners and landline households, we were able to capture the perspectives of undocumented immigrants as well. Just as important, we can now see trend data on how immigrants view a tumultuous period in history. The past seven years have seen ferocious debate over immigration, even as legislation has remained stalled. The United States admits more than 1 million immigrants a year, and the Census Bureau reports 12 percent of the population is foreign-born at 34.2 million. In addition, there are an estimated 12 million illegal or undocumented immigrants in the country. 2 In 2002, the immigration debate was haunted by the ghosts of the September 11 terrorist attacks and the question of how to keep the country secure from further acts of terrorism. Those concerns haven t gone away, of course, but the economic and cultural tensions that have always shaped immigration policy have reasserted themselves. While attempts to change immigration laws have failed, they ve also kept the issue at the forefront of public debate. Employers who hire illegal immigrants are under increased pressure from the federal government to comply with existing laws, and a number of state and local governments have enacted their own laws to restrict services to immigrants without documents. All this has led to a fever-pitch debate over how the country should deal with immigration. One thing is clear from our research, and probably comforting to both sides of the immigration debate: The overwhelming majority of immigrants say they re happy in the United States and would do it all over again if they could. Immigrants buy in to American society, for themselves and their children. They rate the United States as an improvement over their birthplace in almost all dimensions, and most say they expect their children to remain in this country. This sense of having made the right decision cuts across all groups, regardless of income, immigration status or ethnic group. Despite much rhetoric and a number of well-publicized incidents, many immigrants report that discrimination and government harassment aren t a major part of their daily lives. Although many say discrimination does exist in the United States against both immigrants in general and people from their birth country most don t report having personally encountered much discrimination. Thirty-eight percent of immigrants say they haven t faced discrimination at all. Government immigration officials get higher ratings now than they did in our 2002 survey. Still, roughly one-quarter of immigrants report running into at least some discrimination personally, and about 1 in 10 immigrants reports having done so a great deal. One cannot discount the power these encounters have and the extent to which they resonate, not only for the immigrants themselves but also for their communities. When only a few individuals report bad experiences but solid majorities are convinced that discrimination exists, it s a fair assumption that those few incidents can have lasting echoes. 2 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics 2008, Department of Homeland Security, 7
8 Introduction Most immigrants would still move here if given the opportunity to make that choice again If you could do it again, would you choose to come to the United States, stay in the country where you were born or pick a different country to live in? Come to the United States 19 Stay in birth country 6 Pick a different country 3 Don t know It s also true that fewer immigrants say they re extremely happy in the United States than seven years ago, and the number who say they d do it all over again has fallen. However, this doesn t seem to be driven by discrimination or by problems adjusting to a new country. Most immigrants, in fact, say they fit into American life quickly, even as their ties to their birth country seem to have grown stronger. More immigrants say they phone home and send money regularly compared with those who responded in 2002, and half of the immigrants we surveyed say they spend time mostly with others from their birth country, a significant increase from seven years ago. This seeming contradiction quickly becoming comfortable in the United States even as ties to their birth country grow stronger suggests that other immigrants, and the broader immigrant community, play a strong role in helping immigrants adjust. Immigrants say the biggest problem they face right now is also the biggest problem facing the rest of the country: the economy. We re seeing this reflected in multiple dimensions. Not only do more than 6 in 10 immigrants say the economy is the most important problem for the country, but financial concerns seem to be playing a much greater role in their attitudes. Almost all still say that the United States is a better place than their birth country for earning a living, but more also cite finding a job and securing government assistance as major reasons to pursue citizenship. No wonder, then, that their overall happiness has diminished. Note: Question wording in charts may be slightly edited for space. Full question wording is available in the Full Survey Results at the end of this report. Percentages may not equal 100 due to rounding or the omission of some answer categories. 8
9 Introduction So as the debate renews on immigration reform, what do immigrants want? What path do they believe the nation should take? For immigrants, there are several overarching themes for reform. A solid majority says that illegal immigrants become productive citizens almost exactly the opposite of the view held by the general public. Perhaps not surprisingly, immigrants support new measures to bring illegal or undocumented immigrants more firmly into the mainstream. An overwhelming 84 percent support a guest worker program, while more than 7 in 10 back a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who have no criminal record and have shown a commitment to the United States, though support for this latter varies according to age and ethnic group. As a whole, however, immigrants back some method of bringing illegal immigrants into society. This report was based on six focus groups and a national telephone survey of 1,138 foreign-born adults. The margin of error is plus or minus 4 percent, although the margin is higher when comparing subgroups. There are plenty of methodological hurdles intrinsic to interviewing this population. As in our prior study, we limited our definition of immigrants to people born outside the United States, and in order to capture their recollections of coming to America, we excluded anyone who immigrated under 5 years of age. And as before, we conducted the telephone survey in English and Spanish. This time, we wanted to take a closer look at particular ethnic groups that are often overlooked because of their relatively small size in the United States, including Middle Easterners, South and East Asians, and Central and South Americans. To do so, we supplemented our random-digit dialed (RDD) sample with a list of phone numbers of those likely to identify with one of these ethnicities. The list was provided by Ethnic Technologies, a leading provider of multicultural lists. Within each household, an adult member was chosen randomly and screened to ensure that he or she matched our immigrant criteria. Since we conducted our last survey on immigrants in 2002, the number of people in the United States who use a cell phone has increased significantly, and this number is even greater for immigrant populations. According to both the 2009 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and the General Social Survey (GSS), 22 percent of foreign-born residents of the United States do not own a landline telephone but do own a cell phone. Thus we included a dual-frame cell phone sample alongside our landline sample to capture immigrants who do not have access to a landline. In addition, our stratified random dialing design ensured that no matter where an immigrant lived in the United States, whether in a location that has a high density of immigrants or one where immigrants are fewer or farther between, all immigrants had a chance to be included in our survey. One final difference from our last immigrant study: In this survey, we chose to ask respondents about their legal status in the United States. Before weighting, eight percent of our sample say that they are undocumented, and 57 percent say that they are United States citizens. Of those who say they are not citizens, 20 percent say they are in the process of becoming a citizen and 76 percent are not in the process. But 64 percent of the noncitizens say they plan to seek citizenship in the future. A Place to Call Home is funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. 9
10 Part 1: The Right Move Overall, immigrants say they re quite satisfied with life in the United States, for themselves and their children. Discrimination against immigrants doesn t seem to be part of their daily lives. Although majorities say it exists, majorities also say they haven t personally experienced much of it. Right now, the biggest concern for immigrants is much the same as for native-born Americans: the economy and their own financial wellbeing. The economic tumult in our society may be shaping some of their perceptions and motivations. For any decision in life, whether it involves a job accepted or lost, a marriage made or ended, a school selected or a vote cast, the evaluation comes down to one question: Would you do it all over again? There may be regrets or dissatisfactions; that s part of the human condition. But if life came with a time machine or a reset button, would you make the same choice?
11 Part 1: The Right Move By that standard, immigrants in America are clearly happy with their choice. More than 7 in 10 (71 percent) report that if they could do it all over again, they d still come to the United States. Nor are they likely to give up and go home; indeed, equally large numbers (70 percent) say that they intend to make the United States their permanent home. That goes for their children as well. About three-quarters of immigrant parents (74 percent) say it s unlikely their children will want to live in their birth country, with a strong 58 percent saying it s very unlikely. The reasons for this seem straightforward: Immigrants buy in to American society. There s always been a fierce debate among pundits and political scientists about American exceptionalism, the idea that the United States is unique among nations. Some find this idea ennobling, others pernicious. Maybe it s no surprise, since immigrants have volunteered to build their lives here, but the people we surveyed have very little doubt: 76 percent say the United States is a unique country that stands for something special in the world. Only 20 percent disagree, saying that the United States is just another country that is no better or worse than any other. Most immigrants say they are happy in the United States and say they would do it again given the chance, though numbers have declined since 2002 Overall, would you say that you are extremely happy, somewhat happy or generally disappointed with life in the United States? 2009: Extremely happy Somewhat happy 2002*: Extremely happy Somewhat happy If you could do it again, would you choose to come to the United States, stay in the country where you were born or pick a different country to live in? 2009: Come to the United States 2002*: Come to the United States *Source: Now That I m Here, Public Agenda 2003, survey conducted in
12 Part 1: The Right Move When asked to make specific comparisons about the United States and their birth country, the United States comes out far ahead on many of the fundamentals of daily life, things native-born Americans may take for granted. Strong majorities say that the United States does a better job than their birth country when it comes to: ++ Offering the opportunity to earn a good living (88 percent) Having a trustworthy legal system (70 percent). ++ Making good health care available (67 percent). ++ Maintaining a good education system (62 percent). In fact, three-quarters of immigrant parents of schoolage children say their child is getting a better education in the United States than they themselves received at that same age. Smaller majorities also give the United States an edge in areas like being a good place to raise children and having a free and independent media (both 55 percent). Immigrants believe discrimination is commonplace, but the numbers seem stable, and most say it happens to the other guy. The history of immigration in the United States shows that the ideas of an open door and a cold reception are not incompatible in the public s view. There s often been discrimination against people based on their race and ethnicity, whether they were born in the United States or not. That said, although our survey finds that immigrants recognize discrimination in the American experience, it isn t necessarily a substantial part of their personal experience. More than 6 in 10 immigrants (63 percent) say there s some discrimination against immigrants in the United States today. One in five (22 percent) say there s a great deal of discrimination. And 43 percent say there s at least some discrimination against people from their birth country (15 percent say a great deal ). However, only 9 percent of immigrants say that they have personally experienced a great deal of discrimination, with another 16 percent reporting that they experienced some. That means 73 percent of immigrants say they ve experienced only a little (35 percent) or no discrimination (38 percent). The number of those who have personally experienced a great deal or some discrimination does not vary by immigration status, religion, level of English-language ability or country of origin. 3 In the survey, respondents were asked specifically about the country in which they were born unless they declined to specify their home country (six respondents, or 0.5 percent of those surveyed), in which case they were asked to refer to their home country. For example, someone from France would be asked the question: Do you think the United States or France does a better job when it comes it to having more opportunity to earn a good living? 12
13 Part 1: The Right Move In addition, there doesn t seem to be any increase in personal experience of discrimination since our 2002 survey. In fact, there s even a slight but statistically significant downward shift between the number of immigrants who said they have personally experienced discrimination in 2002 (7 percent said a great deal and 23 percent said some) and those who say as much in the current survey (9 percent say a great deal, and 16 percent say some). Of the 51 percent of immigrants who have been here longer than five years and say they have experienced discrimination, more than half also say they have experienced the same level (37 percent) or more discrimination (17 percent) in the past five years; 44 percent say that they have experienced less. Only 5 percent of those who have been in the United States for at least five years say that in those past five years, they have been stopped by the police and asked about their immigration status. Discrimination is a serious concern, but most do not personally experience it to a great degree Would you say that there is a great deal, some, only a little or no discrimination in the United States today against: 2009: A great deal Some 2002: A great deal Some Immigrants in the United States Immigrants from your birth country* You personally * Note: This item was not asked in
14 Part 1: The Right Move The government s immigration services get better marks than they did seven years ago. While comprehensive immigration reform has eluded policymakers, there have been significant changes in how the government approaches immigration law. Since we first surveyed immigrants in 2002, the federal government split the old Immigration and Naturalization Service into two agencies, to separate processing visas and citizenship applications from enforcement of immigration laws. Federal officials also became more aggressive in enforcing immigration laws after September 11, hiring more agents and making enough new detentions to create substantial backlogs in immigration courts. 4 When it comes to their dealings with the government, nearly half of the immigrants (47 percent) we spoke with have had contact with U.S. immigration services in the past 10 years. Some 15 percent say that they had contact within the past year. 5 Overall, immigrants gave federal immigration officials better ratings than did their counterparts in We saw a 10-point rise in the number of people giving positive ratings (from 48 percent to 58 percent). Nearly 6 in 10 (58 percent) of current immigrants who recently dealt with immigration services say that it is easy to get information, and 21 percent say it s very easy. Immigrants who are not citizens but are legal residents gave government immigration services about the same positive ratings as citizens. Undocumented immigrants were slightly more ambivalent about their experiences overall, but a majority gave positive or neutral ratings. There is a drop in overall satisfaction among immigrants with life in the United States, and the state of the economy may be driving it. The global financial crisis, vast in scope and frightening in speed, has overwhelmed other public concerns in surveys over the past year. In this area, immigrants are no different from other Americans. In our survey, 6 in 10 (63 percent) immigrants volunteer the economy as the most important problem facing the nation, far ahead of any other issue. Other sources prove this point as well. Mexican government statistics show that fewer Mexicans are emigrating to the United States, and the ones already here are sending less money home, both trends Mexican officials attribute to the economy. 6 The effect of the economy on immigrants attitudes in our survey may be apparent in a number of ways. Although strong majorities of immigrants seem content with life in the United States, there is less satisfaction than there was in Fewer say they d do it all 4 Study Finds Immigration Courtrooms Backlogged, June 17, 2009, The New York Times, 5 Our 2002 survey was conducted when immigration enforcement and citizenship applications were both handled by the same agency, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). Our survey questions referred specifically to the INS. Since then, the INS has split into two agencies: Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Our 2009 survey questions refer to U.S. immigration services. 6 See, for example, Mexican Data Show Migration to the U.S. in Decline, May 14, 2009, The New York Times, and Remittances by Mexicans in U.S. Plummet, June 1, 2009, The New York Times, 14
15 Part 1: The Right Move Immigrants say the United States is a unique country Which of these two statements comes closer to your own view? The United States is a unique country that stands for something special in the world 20 The United States is just another country that is no better or worse than any other 4 Don t know/refused 76 And they give the United States consistently better ratings than their birth country Please tell me if you think the United States or your birth country does a better job when it comes to the following item or if they are about the same. United States Birth Country About the Same Having more opportunity to earn a good living Having a legal system you can trust Making good health care available Having a good education system Being a good place to raise children Having a free and independent media as well as forms of free expression Having a higher standard of morality Letting people practice the religion they choose
16 Part 1: The Right Move While U.S. immigration services are now more likely to get positive ratings As far as you remember, was your experience dealing with government immigration services an overall positive one, an overall negative one or somewhere in the middle?* A substantial minority still finds it difficult to get information In your experience, how hard is it to get information and answers about immigration and naturalization issues from the government? Is it easy or hard?* ** Overall positive experience Overall negative experience Somewhere in the middle Very easy 36 Somewhat easy 26 Somewhat hard 13 Very hard * Note: Asked of those who had dealings with government services in the past ten years. In 2002, wording used Immigration and Naturalization Services (I.N.S.). **Source: Now That I m Here, Public Agenda * Note: Asked of those who had dealings with government services in the past ten years. 16
17 So Who are the Disenchanted? So what defines those immigrants who believe that they made the wrong choice by coming to the United States? We tried to find common features among the onequarter of immigrants surveyed who say they wouldn t come here if they had it to do over again. That includes those who say they would have stayed in their birth country (19 percent) and those who would have immigrated somewhere else (6 percent). The biggest differences between this group and other immigrants seem to be language and discrimination. ++ Language is by far the biggest difference, though the same number (76 percent) say they came to this country knowing either no or only a little English, 74 percent report that their English is fair or poor (34 percent of them say that it is poor compared with 24 percent among those who came here knowing little or no English and say they would immigrate again). ++ They re significantly more likely to say that there is a great deal of discrimination against immigrants (38 percent, compared with 17 percent among those who say they d do it all over again). ++ One in five say that they have personally experienced a great deal of discrimination, more than twice the number of the overall sample, and only 6 percent among those who say they d immigrate again say the same. ++ Most of these regretful immigrants have been in the United States for a substantial period of time. More than half, 56 percent, came to the United States before Other potential dividing lines don t seem to make much difference. This isn t a matter of income, religion or education; this group shows no real differences in these areas when compared with other immigrants. Nor is it a question of ethnicity or birth country. Some 29 percent, the largest single group, were listed as other, in other words, not Asian, Middle Eastern, Central or South American or Mexican. Latin Americans do make up half this group when Mexicans (28 percent) are combined with Central and South Americans (22 percent). Finally, this group is more likely to be undocumented (27 percent), though that number remains relatively small.
18 Part 1: The Right Move over again, falling from 80 percent in 2002 to 71 percent now. In addition, although an overwhelming 87 percent say they re happy with life in the United States, there s been a significant drop in enthusiasm. In 2002, 55 percent said that they were extremely happy, compared with only 34 percent now. To some extent, these numbers match surveys of the general public over the past year, which have found record numbers of Americans saying the country is on the wrong track. 7 With immigrants, however, there are also shifts in several other areas that suggest economic strains are starting to tell. In both 2002 and today, strong majorities of immigrants say it s important to work hard and stay off government assistance. But those numbers have shifted. For example, those who think it is extremely important for immigrants to stay off welfare has dropped from 73 percent in 2002 to 63 percent today. There s also an increase in the number of immigrants who say that qualifying for government programs like Medicaid or food stamps is a major reason for becoming a citizen. Only 36 percent of immigrants say that this is a major reason to pursue citizenship, but this is 14 points higher than when we asked in If anything, economic concerns are stronger among more recent and undocumented immigrants. Newer immigrants (those who arrived in 2001 or later) are more likely to cite getting a job (82 percent versus 65 percent) and being eligible for government programs (46 percent versus 31 percent) as major reasons to become citizens. In addition, 86 percent of undocumented immigrants cite the economy as their number one concern (compared with 59 percent of citizens and other legal residents). At the same time, as you will see in the other findings, other concerns that immigrants might have, including fitting into the American fabric, experiencing discrimination and concerns about their children, did not change or have even decreased since This strongly suggests that the current state of the economy may be the driving force behind the lower levels of satisfaction. And though the survey found that almost 9 in 10 say the United States was a better place than their birth country for earning a good living, our focus groups did pick up some suggestions that this might change, at least for some immigrants. A number of focus group participants pointed out that the standard of living is rising in other countries, such as China and India, which means that similar opportunities may be opening up there as well. Nowadays, for example in China, people make [a] very decent [living]. If you re looking at the relative purchasing power, people in China are pretty comfortable, as they are here. Talking about opportunitywise, I have a lot of friends who are, relatively speaking, much better off than my friends here. - A San Francisco participant originally from China 7 In a recent CBS News/New York Times Poll, half of Americans said that things in this country have pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track, compared with 44 percent who said things are generally going in the right direction (June 2009). 18
20 Part Two: Fitting In Part 2: Fitting In Most immigrants say that they have become comfortable in the United States quickly, yet ties to their birth countries have become stronger since 2002, particularly among recent immigrants. Most of the immigrants we surveyed either were citizens already or were in the process of being naturalized. For most of them, citizenship is a practical step. So is learning to speak English, with most immigrants reporting that it is difficult to get ahead or keep a job without language skills. Immigrants clearly buy into American values, but how long does it take them to feel comfortable in American society? Although immigrants embrace what the United States stands for, this is no guarantee that they are able to fit in on a day-to-day basis.


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