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Urban geography, with reference to their geographical environment, is related to the study of urban places. It consists of origin of towns, their growth and development, their functions in and nearby their surroundings. Urban geographers are mainly focused with the ways in cities and towns are built, administered and practiced. Urban geography studies the effect of urban processes on the earth's surface's social and physical structures.
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10. Jäger Brigade (Croatia)
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(10. lovački zdrug)
by H.L. deZeng IV
Formed on or about 1 December 1944 in Skočaj/10 km S of Bihać from the remnants of the 2d Jäger Brigade, which and been reduced to just two battalions by this date. (1)
Operational History
(see 10th Croatian Infantry Division for further information)
Dec 44: Brigade attached to the German 373. Inf.Div. (kroat.) and secured the 40 kilometer stretch of supply road running from Bihać south to Donji Lapac, the same assignment that had been held by its predecessor, the 2d Jäger Brigade. Armament consisted of captured Italian weapons and this, together with the troop's low morale, made it a unit of dubious fighting value.
6 Jan 45: in a rare offensive operation, the Brigade attacked elements of the 20th NOU Division around Gornji Lapac and Donji Lapac killing and wounding about 60 Partisans.
Jan – Mar 45: very little action as the Brigade's sector fell into a lull.
20 Mar 45: Partisan forces began a major offensive around Bihać during which the Brigade's II Bn. was destroyed in the Gornji Lapac and Donji Lapac area.
Apr 45: what was left of the Brigade began withdrawing along the Una Valley toward the end of March and by 25 April its HQ was located in Bos. Novi. A few days later it began moving toward the Sisak area where the 10th Croatian Infantry Division was to reassemble. The reassembly did not occur and the Brigade dissolved during the first few days of May.
Pukovnik Dušan Rajković (Dec 1944 - Mar 1945)
10th Croatian Infantry Division (Dec 1944 - May 1945)
Order of battle (Dec 1944)
Brigade HQ with support and service elements in Skočaj
I Bn. (1st – 4th Co.)
II Bn. (5th – 8th Co.)
During December a new III Bn. and IV Bn. were reportedly formed and added to the Brigade using stragglers and the remnants of other units.
1. Arhiv VII, kut. 134a, reg.br. 4/1; [Vojnoistorijski institute] - Hronologija oslobodilačke borbe naroda jugoslavije 1941-1945, pp.1086; [Vojnoistorijski institute] - Zbornik dokumenata I podataka o narodnooslobodilačkom ratu jugoslovenskih naroda, Tom V/37, p.676 [Vojnoistorijski institute] - Oslobodilački rat naroda Juooslavije 1941-1945; NARA WashDC: RG 331 (roll 447-B); Strugar, Vlado - Jugoslavija 1941-1945.
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The history of tea dates back some 5,000 years ago. Nepali-grown tea, on the other hand, only began in 1863 which, compared with Chinese Tea, is not that long ago! According to some historians, the first teas grown in Nepal coincided with the introduction of tea to the Indian district of Darjeeling. Even more coincidentally, comparisons have long been made between Darjeeling Tea and Nepali Tea in terms of taste. However, while Darjeeling's Tea Industry flourished in the 19th Century, Nepali Tea struggled to get off the ground.
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Date: August 06, 2011 11:27AM
Racist much?
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Date: August 06, 2011 12:32PM
Barry's weaknesses are many but being part black is not one of them.
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Date: August 06, 2011 12:51PM
yeah 90%+ of the black vote is a definite bonus.
and of course that's not considered a racial decision.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/08/2011 01:09PM by fossil_digger.
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Date: August 06, 2011 02:25PM
No matter how anyone chooses to frame it, stating the fact that the 1st ever downgrade of the US debt rating occurred on his watch is an undeniable truism which has nothing to do with race so cut the "it's racist" pablum. Not only has playin that card grown way tiresome to people with a brain, it has no point at all in this discussion, so
It will however be interesting to see how the spin masters go about pinning this one on the Tea Party, which they most assuredly will attempt to do. Entirely too predictable, but you heard it here 1st so let's just see how it all turns out
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Date: August 06, 2011 05:49PM
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Date: August 06, 2011 10:02PM
Mrkim: My comment was not saying that putting the blame for the credit rating downgrade on Obama is racist, my comment was about calling the original post racist in the way that it implied that the credit rating downgrade was due to Obama being black. I don't know enough about the US economy or politics to have a definite opinion on it, but from an outsiders perspective I think the poor economy in the US is due to a mix of the legacy of previous administrations, global factors that nobody can control and the policies of the current administration. I hope Obama is judged on his decisions and policies (both good and bad) rather than the colour of his skin, but from the original post I don't think that is likely.
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Date: August 06, 2011 11:00PM
so because you think one post is racist that that is what everyone thinks? damn son, you logic is really bjorked.
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Date: August 06, 2011 11:16PM
gak, you should watch
to understand how the Federal Reserve works.
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Date: August 06, 2011 11:23PM
actually one should watch and read everything they can get their hands on and formulate their own opinions on th reality of our world.
edit: oh i forgot...then come say it here so i can laugh my ass off at your inept thought process.
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Date: August 07, 2011 01:18AM
OK, f_d, I think of you as a friend so as a friend I've got to say the type of hubris you've been showing lately is the same variety that got us all into this mess. I worry about you, buddy.
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Date: August 07, 2011 02:02AM
what? the e-mail forwards? yeah i send out stuff from both sides it's only fair. but i do tend to get more right leaning e-mails than left. i hope you don't ever think that i support anything just because i send it out because that is rarely the case.
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Date: August 07, 2011 03:23AM
GAK, this left me to wonder:
"My comment was not saying that putting the blame for the credit rating downgrade on Obama is racist, my comment was about calling the original post racist in the way that it implied that the credit rating downgrade was due to Obama being black."
Ok, so affixing blame where it is greatly due, which is to the 1st black prez. we've had isn't racist, but ... because you perceived there was an implication that the downgrade was due to his being black it is then racist? That's such a twisted train of logic the tracks would of necessity hafta look like pretzels.
How about let's just look at the cartoon and see what it plainly states without implication. It succinctly states two things : 1. it says he's the 1st black prez 2. it states we've now seen the 1st ever national credit downgrade in our history as a nation.
It can be mentally reconfigured to mean and suit whatever the viewer chooses, as many can and will do. That however does not negate the clearly stated factual focus. I'd submit that assigning any racial connotation to this leads more to what's in the mind of the viewer than is in the 2 statements themselves.
In a class I took some years back I was presented with an idea that initially seemed foreign, while upon closer inspection made a lot of sense and fits this scenario quite well. The instructor said "We all must accept full responsibility for our thoughts and deeds, but ... we have no responsibility for how others view or perceive our actions as that responsibility rests with them."
"I don't know enough about the US economy or politics to have a definite opinion on it, but from an outsiders perspective I think the poor economy in the US is due to a mix of the legacy of previous administrations, global factors that nobody can control and the policies of the current administration."
As this is my country and the economic realities politicians help generate play a large part in how the world around me is shaken and moved I do pay possibly too much attention to it. Oftentimes I feel like I read and watch so much news that I'm basically overloaded, something never before really possible prior to the advent of the 'net. The problems we face financially have been building for some time now, that's a distinct truism and both parties and the electorate who put these bozoz into office all have blood on their hands, myself included.
However, this administration has managed to pile on national debt and deficit spending using long proven failed methods at such an unprecedented pace and seemingly also has no fuckin clue how to get their foot off the gas and find the god damned brake pedal no matter how bad things get. While the old saw about "You can't fix stupid" comes to mind it seems overall less than fitting in this case because I honestly don't think Obozo is stupid .... which frightens many of us even more!
"I hope Obama is judged on his decisions and policies (both good and bad) rather than the colour of his skin, but from the original post I don't think that is likely."
The color of his skin has not one whit to do with the fact that he's driven our economy to the brink of financial disaster and then all he can talk about is MORE spending and the need for MORE taxes so he and his administration can just keep makin things even worse, nor that one who claimed to be the great unifier and the one who would usher in a new level of social acceptance and understanding between the races, while in truth he's grown the racial discontent here in this country to a level unknown since the racially tumultuous 60s, nor that he promised to reset peace worldwide between us and the people sworn to desire to kill us, which he seems once more to instead have exacerbated with these enemies while also making us an international laughing stock to the rest, all the while belittling our actual international friends, nor that he promised open and honest disclosure of all proposed legislation in full view of the American public, not the constant closed door session manipulations of what is supposed to be our public representative system of governance, nor the fact that no other prez in history has shown such blatant disregard for our laws and constitutional systems of how laws and policies are to be enacted and instead chooses to bypass the legislative process in implementing policies he can't get legislatively enacted by doing so as would a dictator through presidential edicts and decrees instead. None of this has one damned thing to do with the fact that he's black, or to be more correct, that he's 1/2 black.
Neither success nor failure are bound by color. People have their own individual ways of making others happy or discontented, and this too is totally colorblind. However, this prez has outraged so many, divided so many, and made so many of of our lives worse, not better, that for many of us the following seems more than apropos
"We're mad as hell and we're not gonna take it anymore!"
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Date: August 07, 2011 05:39AM
"Ok, so affixing blame where it is greatly due, which is to the 1st black prez. we've had isn't racist"
It depends on the motivation. If you assign the blame for the credit rating downgrade to Obama because of his, and his administrations, policies and decisions that is not racist - the fact that he is black is merely incidental. If however you assign the blame for the credit rating downgrade to Obama because he is black it is most definitely racist. I don't see how that is twisted.
While I completely agree with you, and your instructor, that: "We all must accept full responsibility for our thoughts and deeds, but ... we have no responsibility for how others view or perceive our actions as that responsibility rests with them." the fact that those two points, while singularly are completely factual, I believe were put into the same cartoon for a reason.
@fossil: I see you are still trying twist people's words to get a reaction from them without actually adding anything to the discussion.
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Date: August 07, 2011 06:15AM
Maybe Obama was elected because everyone was being PC instead of voting for the best man and/or party.
If that was true then it's just a case of the USA people getting what they deserve.
Which makes this picture kinda humorous.
But hey, what do I know, I live in a country with a union lawyer, female, red-head as a Prime Minister who nobody actually voted for but she took it from Kevin'07 in a leadership tussle. God help us all.
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Date: August 07, 2011 11:22AM
f_d, I was referring to the comment you made just prior to mine, among others. Emails are a whole different thing as any forwarded mail should be taken with a grain of salt. What worries me are the number of people who believe everything they see on the internet or anywhere else as long as it fits into their own belief system without ever questioning it's veracity, and with the amount of information now at our fingertips it's sometimes difficult to find out what is the truth.
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Date: August 07, 2011 12:03PM
Fossil just needs to get laid.
The internet is a great invention for mass debating. You don't have to be correct in order to have an argument, it's good fun trolling but you shouldn't do it to your "friends".
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Date: August 07, 2011 12:07PM
GAK. any perception of racism belongs to the individual viewer, period, not the fact that the 2 facts were stated in conjunction
'berto, Obozo was elected for a myriad of reasons, the actual least of which in my opinion, was the misguided perception he was the best candidate.
The dimwitted libs fawned over this POS because he is 1/2 black and with blacks always as firm supporters of the Dems, blacks flocked to the polls to vote for him (between 90-98% of the black voters cast their ballots for Obozo, most of whom had never in their lives cast a ballot for their local dog catcher, much less in a prez. election), has a gift of oratory (and they were too busy slobbering over his verbal diarrhea to take the time to actually understand his silky speeches were filled with nothing of import, much less substance), they viewed him as intellectual (though since his educational records were constantly refused to be revealed [still are BTW] I'm not sure where that perception came from), because he promised governmental openess, racial unity (tempered with the PC concept of "social justice" to assuage their guilt), and told them he would end all the wars we were in, which he has not only not done, but involved us in another and done so in abject violation of his constitutional authority by never asking congressional approval, and lastly because as another part of his "social justice" platform BS he swore he'd grant the fuckin illegal hoards of aliens within our shores not only amnesty for their breaches of our laws, but also full citizenship (something he's not only failed to do legally but now has implemented through circumvention of our actual laws in a backdoor fashion through manipulation of policy by those empowered to enforce immigration law).
Obozo the obloviator is the most abject failure of a prez. we as a nation have ever subjected ourselves to and even when a huge segment of his liberal base has begun to say so and distance themselves from, it amazes many of us that no matter how diametrically opposed his policies are to moving us positively forward he still manages to unwaveringly hold onto a solid 40% of the electorates support, which given that this segment of the population has suffered even more severely from his policies really defies logical support for them!
I voted for McCain not because I saw him as a great candidate but because I saw Obama for what I still espouse him to be ... a narcissistic lying puppet of those intent on manipulating and destroying my country from within.
BTW, while I don't fully grasp nor understand the Aussie process of placing your leader into power I do have to wonder about the efficacy of a leader being selected by any means other than a simple popular vote by the electorate. Having said that I also take issue with our own system as it manipulates the popular vote through the process of the electoral college, an outdated concept prone to manipulation and distortion of the overall will of the electorate. I feel neither method is suitable for implementing the will of the electorate in a representative republic form of governance
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Date: August 07, 2011 12:15PM
Gak: Kim already did this (using your own words), but i see you need to be reminded.
"I hope Obama is judged on his decisions and policies (both good and bad) rather than the colour of his skin, but from the original post I don't think that is likely."
Quasi: you are right, most things you find on the net are agenda based that's why i rarely suggest taking said info for what it really is meant to do. this being said, you need to take in as much as possible from
sources BEFORE making your own conclusion.
i've said this before and will say it over and over again...do not fall into the BS the elite are throwing at you keeping the races and parties fighting amongst themselves, because only the rich profit from such stupidity. the more you toss the race card the more money they make.
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Date: August 07, 2011 05:49PM
It is interesting when the blame is displaced. The extremest in Congress are to be blamed for the down grade. Unwilling to negotiant, they delayed the budget until the last minute. The scared the economist, who in retaliation, down graded the U.S. Bonds. I am hoping this will be a wake up call to everyone that we must change the way we have been doing things.
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Date: August 07, 2011 06:46PM
Interesting indeed wolfie .... the extremist-in-charge misusing his bully pulpit in attempts to frighten seniors into believing their SS checks might not be sent out (an obvious lie as almost all other debt legally must be put on hold before such a default could occur), then these claims were parroted endlessly by the extremists minions and the MSM press as further attempts were made to force seniors to contact their conservative representatives and get them to acquiesce to the demands of the libs for a tax increase as a part of the "deal", this of course backfired since many seniors KNEW this was BS.
Then there were the daily rancorous calls by the other extremist libs claiming failure by conservatives to agree to tax increases and fewer overall spending cuts in the bargain would in turn lead to default on the govt to cover their international debts which of course was another bold faced lie put forth by the libs/dems as again legally the Treasury Dept. had no legal right to NOT pay the debt prior to making whatever other necessary financial dispersement adjustments would be required after covering SS and the debt payments.
In the final analysis after the dust finally settled Standard and Poors has downgraded the credit rating of the US govt and have stated their reasoning was that the proposed spending cuts were too few and that the bulk of the proposed cuts were too far into the future to insure they would ever materialize (you might not really grasp subtle things like the realities of congressional governance and limitations and such wolfie but NO future congress can be limited by the actions of previous congresses policies).
All this now shakes out as there were not large enough immediate cuts, no cuts had been made to the overall largest drivers of the expanding national debt, SS, Medicare and Medicaid, relevant to the overall increase of govt spending and inherent increases to the extension of basically more unsecured govt debt having been agreed to so an agency like Standard and Poors who are charged with accessing an overview of a debtors debt level relative to their ability to repay it has now downgraded the US' rating for all the above.
The "extremists" who forced this scenario however were the libs who wanted 1st a debt increase without ANY cuts, then agreed to "some" cuts so long as the bulk of 'em occurred so far in the future as to be unenforceable while increasing the national debt above its already scandalous and insupportable limits, all the while daily screaming about how the conservatives, who had presented, voted and passed a plan some time back, with the libs, dems and deceiver-in-charge never having offered a single documented plan of their own were somehow portrayed as the obstructionists EVERY FUCKIN DAY until the final agreement was voted in.
Then after the bill was passed the extremist libs still weren't satisfied until they had called the Tea Party folks economic terrorists, likened them to suicide bombers or as the illustrious Chuck Schumer quipped had essentially held guns to their heads in getting an agreement worked out regarding the debt debacle and the FAA funding debacle where he and other libs, Harry Reid et al perpetrated another huge lie in claiming 74,000 US jobs and US air travel safety were at risk because the conservatives failed to agree to fund the FAA bill, which in turn was a string of lies since the House had already voted and passed the FAA bill which BTW affected less than 24,000, not 74,000, none of which even involved in any way areas related to air travel safety as the dems had claimed and the real hold up in getting funds to the FAA was the dem controlled senate failing to have approved the house passed bill because it also sought to keep the playing field level in union negotiations, which the dems refused to agree to and eventually chose the rats way out by allowing Ray LaHood to circumvent that part of the bill before they would agree to pass it.
Yep, in light of Standard and Poors downgrade and the reasons they gave for it all libs like yourself have still done your damnest to twist reality into something a 5th grader could see through in blaming the Tea Party for trying to hold the line on increasing our unsustainable debt levels, cutting the size and spending of govt NOW, not in an uncertain and unknowable future.
I said earlier the Tea Party would be wrongly blamed for this and it didn take good ol wolfie long to jump right in and do so. Thanks for not disappointing me there dude
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Date: August 07, 2011 07:42PM
why do you waste your breath/type on these msnbc (and such) fools? it's much more fun to watch them spout the BS they're spoon fed.
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Date: August 07, 2011 08:42PM
Uhhh .... mostly because I keep hoping the witless have the ability to learn from the truth instead of continuing to live on in total ignorance while being spoon fed by the other idiots too mindless to understand the difference between what is truth and what is just parroted talking points. And .... until one has ALL sides of a debate put forth how can they ever make a rational decision so I always try to at least present the conservative view so they at least have a perspective different from what the MSM spews in their daily spin fests.
I too often wonder what the point is but as one who believes we have the ability to learn until we choose not to do so, or die, I keep the faith that such inaccuracies can be bridged and that people still CAN learn .... again, so long as they are willing to do so.
Perhaps all in all it's a delusional fantasy that truth will win out over fallacy but I still hold out hope that such is not a given ... hi ho
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Date: August 07, 2011 10:07PM
i think you see what i mean now. you spill some truth out there (maybe they verify it, maybe they don't), but they always shut up and the entertainment stops.
edit: i didn't even get the opportunity to
@ wolfiecock.
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Date: August 08, 2011 01:56AM
@Mrkim: Alright then, using your words, I perceive the original post as racist as I perceive that the two facts were deliberately put together to imply the reason for the downgrade in the credit rating is in relation to the colour of the president's skin. I have no issue with people blaming Obama for the credit rating downgrade (as I said in an earlier post I too think it is, at least in part, due to his decisions and policies). What I have issue with is the (perceived) implication that it is due to him being black. To me the colour of his skin is incidental to this situation.
When I was growing up I lived in a small town which was predominantly white. There were only two Maori families in the town and they were not nice people. That was my reality when it came to Maori people. My family then moved to a town in another part of the country where approximately 50% of the population were Maori. I quickly learned that regardless of skin colour you get good and bad people, you get intelligent people and stupid people from all races, you get variety of opinion that has nothing to do with race, gender or other physical attributes. I feel that those (I do not include you with those) who, due to his skin colour, blame Obama for your country's woes have not yet learned that (and potentially never will).
I find it funny/interesting/sad that those who say that this is all due to Obama being black will be the first to say that black people do not have the right to expect racial quotas in employment and education etc. They can't have it both ways. Either their skin colour has nothing to do with the decisions they make and therefore they deserve no special treatment, but Obama's decisions have nothing to do with his skin colour, or their race means they can't help what they do which means you can blame Obama's blackness for his performance, but it also then means they should have rights to special treatment in education and employment. In case I haven't made my own opinion clear, I believe that race has nothing to do with the decisions we make, therefore Obama should not be judged based on his skin colour, but there should also be no 'positive discrimination' policies either.
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Date: August 08, 2011 02:17AM
i have had some of the most interesting theoretical Astro-Physics discussions with an exchange student from Ghana at work for the last couple of weeks. this kid (27) is brilliant. the only thing about him that bothers me is that his education is funded 100% (that subject is a whole other thread). when he graduates (he's in graduate school now) he plans to return to Ghana. i think i may have made him think about taking a job here for a couple of years to not only improve his resume, but to give something back to the country that helped him.
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Date: August 08, 2011 05:47AM
for Fossilization.
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Date: August 08, 2011 06:14AM
GAK, I understand the point(s) you made and agree to your rights to possess them as truth, while I will similarly point out that these are also simply one possible point of perspective, while not the only possibility .... sound fair enough?
Onto you point regarding discrimination and discriminatory policies involving race here's a slightly differing perspective, which I will lay claim to.
In the US we are all legally equals and legally no discrimination is acceptable either because of ones race, while conversely no race is to receive differential/preferential treatment under the law. That all sounds great on the surface and would seem to imply no bias is allowed in hiring, individual civil rights or treatment under the law. The reality of these policies is far from that.
When racial quotas are implemented in hiring, what is that if not discriminatory? When civil testing procedures are downgraded claiming the previously required higher scores to allow someone to be considered for a position because a claim is made that these higher requirements are unfair and racist, what is that if not being discriminatory towards everyone who scores well and in turn decreases instead of increases the overall accepted level to be considered for the job?
And then there's my all time favorite ... only whites actions can ever be considered to have been racist. If I say "I don't like your attitude" to a black dude/dudette, many will initially take that to the lowest possible denominator and claim I'm being racist for having simply made such an assertion, which if they want to pursue it legally I can then be charged with a civil rights violation, fined and/or jailed simply because they "perceived" my actions as having been racist.
Conversely a black cat can say to me "I don't like your attitude you cracker motherfuckin piece of lily livered white trash" and his statements will never be considered racist, even an appeal for maintenance of my own civil rights, which I remind you are legally supposed to be equal, will never see equal treatment under the law. Additionally, let's say he chooses to escalate this even further and perpetrate violent acts against me while at the same time racially berating me, this will still not be viewed nor adjudicated as a racially motivated or hate crime, regardless, though to most anyone with a reasonable mind it would indeed have been racist acts.
Maybe you live in a different situation there buddy but here it's hardly a level playin field and I would be less that truthful if I said I felt these practices were not discriminatory
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Date: August 08, 2011 06:45AM
Mrkim, yes, fair enough. I have no problem with you perceiving it differently to me.
It is the same here as in the US, in that all citizens, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation are equal in the eyes of the law. Unfortunately there are some of the same discriminatory acts here - especially around educational opportunities, with racial quotas in place by some institutions for some courses. I agree with you that it is discrimination, but it is also a dumbing down of the professions concerned. If somebody gets into the training to become a doctor because of race over somebody who is better qualified to get that training opportunity then that means the average qualifications for that course are lower than they could have been, so therefore the quality of the doctors coming out of that course is potentially, and in all probability will be, at a lower level as well.
That doesn't change my opinion though that it shouldn't be that way.
On the positive side, there is not quite the same one-sidedness here as you say there is where you are. I am sure it is here to some extent, but not as bad as you portray it to be there. For example, the government appoints a Race Relations Conciliator here and the current one is white (although he is also a South African immigrant) and the previous appointee was Indian rather than Maori so there is a broader perspective on race relations here.
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Date: August 08, 2011 09:52AM
Is it possible that Odamna's agenda is to simply destroy the country financially. If his intention is to destroy the US then his actions can be understood quite easily in that context. As for why he might be doing this the reasons could be many. If an organization wanted to attack the US and inflict causalities then the method they used was quite effective on 9/11/01. Now if they wanted to destroy us financially, what better way than to have someone in as president who will cater to the greed of the people in congress and spend us to death. I am not saying this is what is happening but merely suggesting that it is possible that one could be working with the organization that wants to destroy the US. Just think about it with an open mind and an understanding that we never know what is in the mind of another.
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Date: August 08, 2011 07:25PM
@jgoins: While I acknowledge the possibility of the theory you purport I think that circumstance to be unlikely. I say this for two major reasons. Firstly, there would have been a number of investigations into Obama's life, both from his supporters and his opponents. If there was some connection with anti-American terrorists it would have most likely been discovered. Secondly, and probably more importantly, he does not operate alone. He is part of a political party that has some control over his decisions through the houses of parliament (or whatever terminology is used in the US).
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Date: August 08, 2011 07:28PM
cheese and rice how do u all find time to read and write all of this stuff??? I'm not even working right now and I don't have time for it.......
Quasi -
"people who believe everything they see on the internet or anywhere else as long as it fits into their own belief system without ever questioning it's veracity"
that is called
confirmation bias...
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Date: August 08, 2011 07:29PM
and yes, this picture is racist.
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Date: August 08, 2011 08:35PM
Hey pro, where you been dude?
Is bobtailing unsafe?
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Date: August 08, 2011 08:42PM
Sorry GAK, but you're almost 100% wrong in your last comment.
Obozo was inspected prior to his election, with very staggering results in what was found but with the liberal media slobbering over his every word every single revelation was minimized, downplayed and the ever famous race card was played at every opportunity to portray anyone saying anything deleterious to his campaign as a racially motivated attack.
Here's a cuppla interesting facts about Obozo that are NOT disputable:
1.He began his political career in the living room of his long time friend Bill Ayers, an extremely anti-American liberal who was instrumental in home grown terrorist attacks in the US. Once this came out his association was downplayed and minimized, but never denied.
2. Obozo attended a radical black activist church for 20yrs, one soooo radical the preacher has made it well known the white man in America is his enemy and who has openly said in his sunday services "God Damn America" as he rails against American govt. and policies.
Obozo quickly again distanced himself from Rev Wright when this came to light, initially saying he never saw such sermons while in attendance, acted as if he barely knew the Rev, which again was disproven over and over and eventually finally threw his long time pastor under the bus in saying he could not support the type of message he was handing out, something he NEVER did until political pressure made sure he must do so during his campaign or suffer obvious political consequences
3. Obozos college records, and I mean all of them, have been sealed and are not available for inspection ..... by his OWN order after taking office.
There's tons more if you care to do the research but these are in of themselves either incriminating regarding his past and possible agenda or at best would make one wonder.
While the office of prez is supposed to be limited and require presidents to allow congress to enact the laws, with the prez as a guiding force in this process, Obozo has sought this route when useful, yet also directly and indirectly implemented policies he could not get congressional approval on through manipulation of policies of other arms of the Administrative branch (the only one of 3 branches of our government (Administrative, Legislative and Judicial branches) the prez is directly in charge of).
Essentially this is in defiance of the authority of the elected congress and their function in passing laws on issues he's legislatively failed to have prevailed upon as in immigration reform, Cap & Trade (a bill designed to levy huge taxes on energy producers and implement extreme changes in how energy production would be achieved in general. This is also closely tied to global warming doctrines.) and again in other areas as well if you care to research this further.
I will not go into great detail on many of the other areas that are open to speculation as they are ... speculative.
However, suffice to say that during his campaign Fox News was the only outlet who openly reported on these issues, with all other media outlets here far too busy fawning over Obozo and in their off time playin the shop worn race card to down play every new development that was revealed. And ... after he was elected he attempted to deny FOX reporters access to the presidential news briefings (which failed as all the other outlets supported FOXs right to their reporters access) and recently email trails have emerged from with members of the WH staff where open distaste and disregard for FOX was made evident and that there had at one time been a plan to attack FOX even more directly, which was eventually shelved.
If you doubt any of my above statements, fine, but before you just flatly disagree with this as agendized, do the research to find out for yourself. I assure you if you choose to do this research you'll find I've really just hit the high points
I watch lotsa news, FOX, MSNBC, CNN, ABC and then read quite a lot in other places too and I can assure you the liberal bias is still alive and well in nearly all of our media outlets
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Date: August 08, 2011 10:00PM
how could you have missed all that info yak even from your side of the world and even after all this info was posted all over this site prior to the election?
did you think we were all lying?
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Date: August 08, 2011 10:46PM
@berto - I've been busy doing things out in the
real world
here in the Pacific Northwest our summer lasts only a few days
so I spend as much time outdoors as I can and no longer own a laptop so...
yes, bob-tailing can be dangerous...tractors are designed to pull trailers, typically the bulk of the stopping power comes from the trailers' brakes, this prevents skids/fish-tailing/havoc... however, it isnt such an issue anymore with newer tractors as they have superior braking systems now-a-days...
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Date: August 09, 2011 12:55AM
When I win the lottery I always wanted to buy a Kenworth with a penthouse and travel across the USA. No trailer, just the beast on it's own, total road superiority! But I suppose brakes are important so I might rethink that one.
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Date: August 09, 2011 01:22AM
i want a 17 foot van body bio diesel RV to pull my Ford GT on a trailer around the country.
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Date: August 09, 2011 01:50AM
nah berto you could do that with a truck made probably anytime in the last 10-15 years and be just fine...really only pertains to older trucks, pre-ABS etc..
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Date: August 09, 2011 04:58AM
Roger that PJ.
By the sound of Kims tirade I better win than money soon because the USA as we know it might not be there next month!
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Date: August 09, 2011 10:30AM
Mr Kim I remember all that stuff form before the election, all that and more is what brings me to my conclusion about Odamna and his hidden agenda. If everyone else would just keep and open mind and watch then they too can easily see something going on here. All he has to do is promise to sign any legislation that gives the politicians the money they want to spend and congress will help him destroy the US economy.
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Date: August 09, 2011 11:58AM
Mrkim: You may think the implications you have drawn from the facts you say have been revealed are obvious, but somebody recently told me that
"We all must accept full responsibility for our thoughts and deeds, but ... we have no responsibility for how others view or perceive our actions as that responsibility rests with them."
I do think your comments are agendized. I am reminded of the story of Chicken Little. As in that story something is happening, but (in my opinion) not as severe as you perceive it to be.
@fossil: You think I read all of the diatribes on here?
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Date: August 09, 2011 12:19PM
Tirade? What a curious term indeed to label the coupling of words into a stream designed to de-couple the irreality of the level of disinformation being put forth by those who choose to plaster half-truths and complete fabrications replete with nothing more than talking point after talking point all over the news with the overall seeming point being to mislead, obstruct the truth, and then vilify anyone willing to see through the smoke screen here in my country.
In the US Nero is happily fiddling away as the flames keep rising. We have a crisis of leadership, fueled in no small part by the idea our leader quite simply is not a leader at all. There's a total gridlock within our congress as factions bent on continuing further down the same path we've been taken down in the last few years that all too obviously leads to a place which looks gloomier and ever more grim by the day are pitted against a minority in government trying desperately to at least bring some sort of reason and debate to the table in hopes we can halt this descendence into darkness.
I would not wish the same scenario upon any govt or people, but if this ever happens in Oz I sure hope you can find humor in it then 'berto
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Date: August 09, 2011 12:46PM
GAK, if my statements can be viewed as agendized my greatest hope is that they'd be associated with the idea that truth and reason is at their core.
Anyone can be portrayed as villainous by mistating facts involving their actions, associations or character, yet when such a portrayal is instead based upon provable facts I fail to see how that can then be viewed as agendized.
I also fail completely to see how my statement "We all must accept full responsibility for our thoughts and deeds, but ... we have no responsibility for how others view or perceive our actions as that responsibility rests with them." has any bearing in your last post unless you can offer some proof that what I have stated are falsehoods. If you can prove such, please do but it would seem you've simply fallen into the velvet lined trap of failing to do any research regarding my statements and instead choose to dismiss it all and claim it's all agendized.
Or .... did you actually make the effort to see if my statements were true and have arrived at a different conclusion from that act of discovery?
Interesting analogy using chicken little dude but with the uncertain state of the US' credit position in the global economy, other credit rating agencies putting forth the idea that they too are considering downgrading our status, stock markets in Asia, across Europe and certainly here in the US as well taking a serious hit over this overall financial uncertainty it would seem less than logical to look at it all and say nothing of import is really taking place.
However, you certainly get to make that claim, just don't forget to also take responsibility for having made it
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Date: August 09, 2011 06:21PM
@Mrkim: Chill dude. I'm not accusing you of lying, merely that you have put your own perception and perspective into your post. For example:
Exaggeration -
"with the liberal media slobbering over his every word"
. Did anybody in the media actually slobber? Even if they did, was it with every word Obama spoke?
Conjecture -
"at best would make one wonder"
. How do you know how 'one' would react? You certainly don't know how this one (ie. me) would react.
Opinion -
"Essentially this is in defiance of the authority of the elected congress"
. I am sure he and his supporters would argue the opposite case.
Extrapolation -
"recently email trails have emerged from with members of the WH staff"
. Just because a staff member wanted something or did something doesn't mean their boss wanted the same thing or sanctioned, or even supported, the action - and I'm not just talking about the White House here, but in general.
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Date: August 09, 2011 07:42PM
Your semantical attack on my verbage does absolutely nothing in making a case for an opposing view of what is or isn't truth. Are my statements filled with my personal perspective, of course, but that in no way means the underlying message is any less valid simply because you choose to take semantical exception to the way they're put forth.
I guess the bottom line is that since you have no dog in this fight it's easy to sit 1/2 way around the world and take this all with a grain of salt. If I came across a discussion about a political struggle amongst you guys in Kiwiland I would never comment at all unless I felt knowledgeable enough on all sides of the discussion to do so.
Knowing enough about the issues involved here to reasonably comment on this topic is obviously not your strong suit, which you've made abundantly clear. With that in mind my question to you is, what if any is your point in even entering into this discussion except if your point is really only to show how little indeed you are aware of
I notice the only lib on here even willing to stick up for Obozo wasn't willing to do so more than once and PJ just sat on the sidelines and then added a snarky bit of bullshit about others having made the effort to even discuss this issue at length. That's easy enough to understand though with Obozo now gettin it from all sides it's pretty hard for even his supporters to pipe up in defense of his failing tactics
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Date: August 09, 2011 09:23PM
yes i do think you read everything on this site yak.
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Date: August 10, 2011 12:48AM
Mrkim: So let me get this right, if I express an opinion on the original post you pull me up on it and say it is only my perspective, but when I do the same to you you basically tell me to fuck off? If you can't handle an opposing view to your own opinion I suggest it be you that doesn't get involved in the discussions.
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Date: August 10, 2011 01:32AM
I hope the weather gets cooler in Texas.
Oh and the new plus613 logo is cool but Bill Gates might file an injunction...
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Date: August 10, 2011 02:23AM
i thought the 613 special olympics were upon us.
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Date: August 10, 2011 02:30AM
GAK, as one quite competent in the subtleties of language were it my intention to tell you to fuck off, that's what I'd have said. I strive diligently to leave as little as possible of what I write with any need for individual interpretation, so do yourself a favor and never try to put words in my mouth
What I did say is you have no dog in the fight and not living in this country, hence, no skin in the game, coupled with no real basic knowledge of the issues being discussed so why bother even entering into it at all?
Every assertion you've made about Obozo, the vetting process, his history/background and the intricacies of American legislative policies and jurisprudence have only related you have no educational basis to even enter into such a discussion.
If you want to make a case against anything I've said here would it not seem relevant that you at least have an idea of where it is you choose to position yourself from? Does it not seem foolhardy to enter into debate without even a basic understanding of the topic
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Date: August 10, 2011 02:58AM
can i still get a late entry into the 3 legged blindfold 50 yard dash?
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Date: August 10, 2011 04:51AM
Sheesh, I never thought I'd see the day you wanted to opt in to the democratic party fossil.
"Drunk fat and stupid is no way to go through life son"
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Date: August 10, 2011 07:00AM
Mrkim: I don't know who is worse, fossil for twisting people's words, or you for skirting around the salient points raised instead of addressing them directly. If I was you I would be questioning my self proclaimed grasp of the English language.
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Date: August 10, 2011 10:37AM
Can a devout Muslim hide his religion and beliefs to the point people believe he is Christian when in fact he is a practicing Muslim? Something to think about.
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Date: August 10, 2011 11:07AM
i've always used the wording from the tourette javelin toss
but i'm considering voting no on the inclusion of that competition in the next olympics.
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Date: August 10, 2011 09:23PM
Attempting to discuss politics here is an exercise in futility.
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Date: August 10, 2011 10:15PM
where is it not a act of futility? i wanna fuck with those guys.
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Date: August 10, 2011 10:56PM
I wrote "exercise" not "act."
I rest my case.
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Date: August 10, 2011 11:31PM
exercise is not an act?
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Date: August 11, 2011 09:43AM
Discussing politics is better here where people can't get violent. In public too many people get violent when you discuss politics and don't agree with them.
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Date: August 11, 2011 07:00PM
Yeah... its much safer and more productive doing it on a Aussie picture website.
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Date: August 11, 2011 07:07PM
PJ just sat on the sidelines and then added a snarky bit of bullshit
hey thanks for the shout-out K-man
the problem with texas is there are too many texans there, and texans are the. most. stubborn. people in America. Kim and FD are already reaching for their keyboards to argue that..lol
but ya'll shouldn't argue that, just realize its true, and here's the key, not everyone gives as much of a shit about some things or other things than you may or may not...and that doesnt mean they are wrong lazy stupid ignorant naive inept liberal republican democrat christian catholic protestant asian roman eskimo educated employed unemployed illiterate homeless millionaire midget necrophiliac cartoonist gas-pumper athlete lyricist doctor or dentist. it just means they dont care.
so yeah, call me apathetic if you want to, doesn't matter to me lol...
been playing outside quite a bit lately, I recommend you ALL try it for a bit...the fresh air will do you good ...
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it's not really an Aussie site, it's owned by Aussies, but the server is in America (Texas as a matter of fact
), so it's really a couple of Aussies contributing to our economy indirectly, sorta kinda not really but maybe.
Junior; yes it does matter
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Yes, an exercise is an act but not all acts are exercises.
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I excercise my rights on a regular basis.
But they still don't help me pick up chicks.
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Berto if you want to pick up chicks try hundred dollar bills. Works better than the singles you've been using.
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!0 brothers can't run a white castle....How's one going to run a white house.
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Its been easy to see the one brotha can't run the white house. Not so much because of his race as much as he is an idiot.
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GAHANNA, Ohio – The Mifflin Township Division of Fire wants to get to know residents over a cold one – ice cream that is!
Mifflin Township firefighters will be visiting a number of ice cream shops throughout Gahanna this month, and kids and adults alike are invited to check out the fire engine, and to talk with first responders about what they do and how they serve the community. Residents can see a fire engine and visit with firefighters between 6-7 p.m. at the following locations:
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Monday, Aug. 28 Graeter's
"We want residents to get to know the men and women who serve Gahanna and Mifflin Township as paramedics and firefighters" explained Mifflin Fire Chief Fred Kauser. "Often, the only interaction we have with people is in an emergency. While we are happy to help during a time of need, it's even nicer when we can connect with our friends and neighbors in a stress-free setting, and get to know each other over our favorite flavor of ice cream."
The Mifflin Township Division of Fire serves approximately 36,800 residents in the city of Gahanna and 4,000 residents within the unincorporated township. The division operates from four strategically located fire stations, employing 80 full time firefighter/paramedics, six fire prevention and inspection officers and 24 9-1-1 dispatchers. Mifflin Township firefighters responded to more than 11,600 calls for emergency medical services (EMS) and structure fires in 2016, making it one of the most active and progressive fire divisions in the region.


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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein also gave a stirring defense of the special counsel's credibility and confirmed that the scope of Mueller's investigation includes Trump himself.
Rod Rosenstein stood his ground while being grilled by Republicans during testimony before the House Judiciary Committee today.
As the Los Angeles Times reported:
As the deputy attorney general, the No. 2 position at Justice, Rosenstein appointed former FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III as special counsel to lead the Russia probe, and he has the sole authority to fire him.
The role has placed Rosenstein under immense political pressure, and he faced bipartisan heat Wednesday in the House Judiciary Committee as Republicans questioned whether the Russia probe was partisan in nature, and Democrats urged him to push back.
Rosenstein said he's seen no good reason to remove Mueller from his post, a step that Democrats fear President Trump may pursue.
USA Today elaborated on Rosenstein's testimony, reporting that in addition to stating that there was no reason to fire Mueller, Rosenstein also stated that Mueller "took the appropriate action to remove a senior FBI agent from his team last summer after exchanging overtly political text messages with a colleague."
Continuing, USA Today reported that "Rosenstein further defended Mueller by saying that he was exercising appropriate oversight over his probe."
"I know what he is doing," Rosenstein said of Mueller, adding: "I am not aware of any impropriety."
Responding to questions by Republicans regarding political bias within Mueller's investigative team, Rosenstein responded: "If I thought he (Mueller) was doing something inappropriate, I would take action."
Rosenstein also offered "a stirring defense" of Mueller's "credibility."
"Nobody has communicated to me the desire to remove Robert Mueller," Rosenstein said. "I think it would be very difficult to find anybody better qualified for this job…I believe that, based upon his reputation, his service, his patriotism, his experience with the department and the FBI, he was an ideal choice for this task."
Asked about possible expansion of the probe, Rosenstein confirmed that Mueller had the authority to broaden the scope of his investigation to include any member of the Trump administration – to include Trump himself.
USA Today reported that:
Rosenstein, who oversees special counsel operations, was also asked about whether Mueller had requested permission to expand the scope of the investigation. The deputy attorney general said he had helped "clarify" the outline of the inquiry, but he declined to immediately characterize it as an expansion.
Rosenstein did, however, indicate that Mueller's team had authority to review possible obstruction of justice involving any administration official – including the president.
As CNN reported: "GOP Rep. Lamar Smith asked Rosenstein about Mueller asking for clarification about the scope of his investigation, whether Mueller may be 'casing too wide of a net' in what he's looking into."
"There are a lot of media stories speculating about what the special counsel may or may not be doing," Rosenstein responded, adding that: "I know what [Mueller is] doing. I'm appropriately exercising my oversight responsibilities. So I can assure you that the special counsel is conducting himself consistently with our understanding about the scope of his investigation."
New York Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the panel's acting ranking Democrat, expressed concerns regarding the rash of Republican attacks on the FBI, Mueller, and his investigation.
"I predict that these attacks on the FBI will grow louder and more brazen as the special counsel does his work, and the walls close in around the president, and evidence of his obstruction and other misdeeds becomes more apparent," Nadler said in a recent statement.
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Just last week, Rosenstein offered a full-throated defense of the Justice Department just days after Trump openly questioned the agency's credibility for pursuing Flynn's prosecution while recommending last year not to bring charges against Clinton.
"In this department, Justice is our name. And justice is our mission," Rosenstein said in prepared remarks at an awards ceremony for the department's Criminal Division. "Justice is not just about winning a particular case, or sending a particular person to prison. It is about a fair and impartial process."
The remarks were a clear counterweight to a flurry of Trump's tweets days before in which the president raised the prospect that the criminal justice system was "rigged" and described the FBI's reputation as "in Tatters – worst in History!"
After years of Comey, with the phony and dishonest Clinton investigation (and more), running the FBI, its reputation is in Tatters – worst in History! But fear not, we will bring it back to greatness.
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In 2018, revisions were made to a groundbreaking 2015 Maryland law that permits divorce without the traditional year-long separation under certain circumstances. These recent revisions have expanded the original law and made mutual consent divorce accessible to a larger swath of prospective divorcees. Here, family law attorney Andrew Radding of Adelberg Rudow discusses mutual consent divorce and recent changes to mutual consent divorce laws.
What Were the Original Mutual Consent Divorce Laws?
In 2015, Section 7-103 (a)(8) of the Maryland family law statute was put into effect, which allows for mutual consent divorce in certain circumstances. A mutual consent divorce is one where both parties agree on the terms of their divorce and are not required to live separately from one another for a minimum period of one year. Under the original 2015 passage, in order to qualify for a mutual consent divorce, the following criteria needed to be met:
- the parties could not have any minor children in common,
- must have signed a marital settlement agreement,
- must have no disputes regarding the marital settlement agreement and
- both parties needed to appear at the uncontested divorce hearing.
A marital settlement agreement is a legally binding document that stipulates the terms of the divorce, including alimony and property division. Besides the marital settlement agreement, a Form CC-DR-020 must also be filed. If all of the above criteria were met by the couple, they could bypass the standard year-long separation and get a divorce in a quicker manner.
How Have These Laws Now Changed?
As mentioned above, the 2015 passage of this law did not allow mutual consent divorces for families with minor children. This meant that couples with minor children must be separated for a minimum period of one year—this included maintaining separate homes and finances. Effective as of October 1st, 2018, couples with minor children are now eligible for mutual consent divorce, so long as they meet all other original stipulations for a mutual consent divorce. Couples with minor children must sign a marital settlement agreement that includes provisions for the care, custody, access and support of minor or dependent children. A completed child support guidelines worksheet must also be submitted to the court, which the court will review in order to ensure that the terms of the agreement are in the best interest of the children. If the court finds that the terms of the marital settlement agreement are not in the best interest of the children, the agreement will have to be redrafted and submitted for a secondary review.
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While the essence of a mutual consent divorce is that both parties agree to the terms of the divorce as stipulated by the marital settlement agreement, it is always in an individual's best interest to have an attorney review any legally binding agreement prior to signing it. This is particularly true for couples with a large number of assets, individuals whose spouse has retained a lawyer and more. This not only protects your interests, but also the interests of your children, if you share any with your spouse. A family law attorney, such as Andrew Radding of Adelberg Rudow, can help you draft and review a marital settlement agreement in order to help you receive a mutual consent divorce in an equitable and efficient manner. To learn more about how a family law attorney can assist you in filing for a mutual consent divorce or drafting and reviewing a marital settlement agreement, contact Adelberg Rudow today.
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The weekend is finally here, and if your car will still start in this cold weather you or someone in your family may be heading out to watch a movie. There is a great website (from our friends at Focus on the Family) that has tons of great info on movies and other current media.
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Alycia is responsible for the negotiation and implementation of the Local Government State Award. Alycia also assists member with collective industrial issues in their workplaces across the state
Vicky Palmer
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Brindha Thiru
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Size: 22.50 x 32.75 inches
Artist: Hilscher, Hubert
About Polish Posters: Beginning in the 1950s and through the 1980s, the Polish School of Posters combined the aesthetics of painting with the succinctness and simple metaphor of the poster. It developed characteristics such as painterly gesture, linear quality, and vibrant colors, as well as a sense of individual personality, humor, and fantasy. It was in this way that the polish poster was able to make the distinction between designer and artist less apparent.
About the artist: Hubert Hilscher was born into a Polish family of German origin. Originally it seemed he would become an architect, since he graduated from a high school that specialized in construction trades. He often said that this might have been the reason why he liked geometric and modular motifs and drafting methods of design. Health problems disqualified him from military service as a result of which, luckily, in 1949 he started attending the State Academic School of Plastic Arts, since he was interested in printing. When he was in his second year, the school was merged with the Academy of Fine Arts. He studied under Tadeusz Kulisiewicz and graduated in 1955.
This poster was created for a play about Frederick the Great which was put on at the Teatr Atheneum in Warsaw.
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Ok so maybe the title of this post is a little misleading, I wasn't exactly riding down The Strip in my best cowgirl boots and hat to the envy of every tourist around! However, we did go trail riding in one of my favourite Las Vegas spots Red Rock Canyon, and I'd definitely recommend it for your next Vegas trip.
If like me spending more than a couple of days in a city has you longing for the mountains (don't get me wrong, I love Vegas in small bursts!), then I can't recommend Red Rock Canyon enough. It's a stunning National Conservation Area great for climbing, hiking and riding with a 13 mile scenic drive that's perfect for getting a flavour of the area. It does get hot in the summer so it's a great option if you're jet-lagged and up early or if you're there in the cooler months as there's not much shade.
Red Rock Canyon can be found just a few miles west of Las Vegas and is around half an hours drive from The Strip. The area is part of the Mojave Desert with incredible rock formations and cliffs formed in sandstone and limestone. The sandstone cliffs are a stunning vivid red colour due to the oxidisation of iron in the rock. If you're lucky you can see tortoises in the park but I'm still yet to find one, although I'm notoriously bad at spotting wildlife so this is no surprise!
Bonnie Springs Ranch sits in Red Rock Canyon, just outside the conservation area and dates back to 1843 as a stopover on the Old Spanish Trail. It was renovated in the early 1950s to establish amongst other things a stables, restaurant, zoo and an old Nevada western town – fun to look round but if you're a reserved English traveller like me the various cowboy actors coercing you to join them on the set of a gun show may fill you with dread!
We opted for a breakfast ride that included around an hour and a half on horseback and a hearty breakfast, with an early pick up from our hotel. One tip if like me you need food to function is that you ride first and then eat breakfast, so grab a snack before you leave if you can't wait a few hours (I was definitely ready for breakfast!). Watch out for the sunbathing turtles in the pond whilst you're eating!
The ranch caters for all abilities, including those that have never sat on a horse before so if you're hoping for a fast paced adventure you may be disappointed, it is just a walking trail catering very much to tourists. However, horseback really is a great way to explore this stunning landscape and quiet as the ride may be it's a lovely way to spend a morning. The trail we took winds gently up and around the floor of the canyon with beautiful views throughout of the desert and rock formations. We were there in December so the temperature was perfect but there's virtually no shade on the trail so I imagine it would be very hot in the summer.
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Designer Craig Siebels works in a wide spectrum of media. His early career includes numerous awards for set and lighting design in theatres across the country, including the Long Wharf Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Madison Repertory Theatre, the Pearl Theatre in NYC and the Black Dahlia Theatre in LA.
His architecture work includes the renovation of the Marilyn Monroe Theatre in West Hollywood, where he designed the inaugural season of productions. Craig is also one of the founding designers of the furniture company, "Mark Craig."In addition to his feature film credits, Craig is also credited as Production Designer on the Possum Death Spree series of webisodes on Atom Films. And he works in television as the Art Director of Burn Notice on USA network.


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