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Forest River RV Cherokee Toy Hauler Travel Trailer RVs For Sale
When the road calls, the Forest River Cherokee will help you answer the beckon. Cherokee travel trailers and toy haulers are built to give you better comfort, style and value so that you can enjoy your travels to the fullest, whether you are vacationing with your family or just the two of you.
The Cherokee provides a 3/8" walkable roof decking, an R7 fiberglass insulation, and galvanized steel high-wind bands. There are also several standard interior features you are sure to want in your next RV including the carousel high-output microwave, the digital TV antenna with a power booster, and the 13,500 BTU air conditioner on the West models. The East models also come with desirable features, like a power awning, enclosed tanks, and a flip-down travel rack.
You can rest assured that the Forest River Cherokee travel trailer or toy hauler is the right choice for exploring the many trails to adventure!
Cherokee 294RR
Forest River Cherokee toy hauler 294RR highlights: Outside Storage Flip-Up Sofas ... more about Cherokee 294RR
Sleeps 6 Slides 1 Length 35 ft 7 in Ext Width 8 ft Ext Height 11 ft 1 in Hitch Weight 1180 lbs Gross Weight 11380 lbs Dry Weight 6879 lbs Cargo Weight 4501 lbs Fresh Water Capacity 40 gals Grey Water Capacity 38 gals Black Water Capacity 38 gals Available Beds Queen Refrigerator Type Vibrationsmart DC Refrigerator Size 10 cu ft Cooktop Burners 3 Number of Awnings 1 Garage Size 17 ft Water Heater Capacity 6 gal Water Heater Type Gas/Electric DSI Awning Info 15' Power Axle Count 2 Shower Type Radius
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Cherokee Features:
Standard Features
***PLEASE NOTE: Features and Options separated by region below:
Base Camp Package
- Back Up Camera Ready
- Black Waste Tank Flush out Kit
- Enclosed Tanks
- Flip Down Travel Rack
- Large Exterior Folding Assist Grab Handle
- Outside Shower with Hot and Cold Water
- Outside TV Bracket and Hook Ups
- Power Awning
- Power Tongue Jack
- RV Grill Quick Connect
- Solar Prep and Panel Hook Ups
Campfire Package
- 40" Dinette Drawers x 2 on models with slideouts
- 6 Gallon Gas/Electric DSI Water Heater
- Cabinets in Bedroom
- Entertainment System
- High Output Attic Fan in Bathroom
- Oven with Light
- Roof Mounted Ducted Air Conditioner (not available on units under 26')
- Sink Cover
- Skylight over Shower
- Solid Bedroom Doors (not available on all models)
Limited Package
- 10 Cu Ft Vibrationsmart DC Refrigerator
- Chef Select Black Stainless Steel Kitchen Suite Package
- Cherokee Stable Step
- Cherokee Total Control App & Remote Control System
- External LED Strip Lighting
- External Porch Scare Light
- Fireplace (not available on all models)
- Full Hybrid Tub with Shower Surround
- Kitchen Skylight W/ Shade (N/A on FW)
- LED Interior Lights
- LED Strip Lighting (not available on all models)
- Light Filtering Sheer Shading Premium Blackout Zebra Blinds
- Matte Black Heavy Duty Spring Assisted Kitchen Faucet Sprayer
- Premium Bedding Ensemble and Comforter
- Premium Teddy Bear Bunk Mats
- Premium Wheel Package
- Ramp Door Patio System (available on Toyhauler Models Only)
- Residential Farm Style Black Stainless Steel Sink
- Safety Slam Friction Hinge Entrance Door
- Super Kitchen
- Tire Pressure Monitors
- Upgraded Designer Backsplash
- Upgraded Sofa with Bolster Arm Rests
- USB Charging Stations(Beds, Bunks,Tables where applicable)
- Mini Blinds on All Windows
- Hard Window Valances
- Radius Windows
- Safety Glass Windows
- Wardrobe Closets
- Dual Bulb Reading Lights
- Night Stands Each Side of Bed
- High Rise Faucet
- Large Storage Doors
- Full Extension Roller Glide Drawers
- Monitor Panel
- Double Door Refrigerator
- Large Storage Drawer Under Cooktop
- Large, Kitchen Sink
Slide Out
- 40" Dinette (Selected Floorplans)
- One Piece Slide Out Side Walls
- U-Shaped Dinette with Pedestal Legs on All Bunkhouse Models (Selected Floorplans)
- Mocha Stained Shaker-Style Cabinets
- Large Overhead Cabinets
- Stainless Steel High Grade Cabinet Handles
- Rounded Styled Cabinets
- Acrylic Bath Sinks (Large)
- Shower Curtain (Tub Models)
- Linoleum In Bath Area
- Double Framed Tub Bases
- Large, Mirrored, Medicine Cabinet
- High Output Cook Top
- Carousel High Output Microwave
- Digital TV Antenna With Power Booster
- 13.5 Air Conditioner
- Water Heater By Pass
- Six Gallon Turbo Water Heater
- Large Radius Luggage Doors
- 20 lb. LP Bottles w/Cover
- Awning Drip Rail And Down Spouts
- Patio Awning
- One Piece Rubber Roof
- Upgraded Graphics
- Two-Toned Exterior Metal
- Colored Front And Rear Metal
- Outside Stereo Speakers
- Radius Entry Door
- Cable Hook up
- Outside Outlet
- Radius, Double Drop Step
- Aerodynamic Radius Front Profile
- Front Stone Guard
Construction Features
- 3/8" Walkable Roof Decking
- 5/8" Floor Deck
- Radius Truss Roof Rafters
- 2" x 3" Floor Joists
- R7 Fiberglass Insulation
- Linoleum Front To Back
- Roto Cast (Seamless) Holding Tanks
- 12" On Average Side Wall Stud
- Galvanized Steel High Wind Bands
- 15K BTU Ducted A/C IPO 13.5K
- Spare Tire & Carrier
- Stabilizer Jacks (Non-Slides Only - Set Of 4)
- Enclosed Tanks
- Mini Outside Kitchen (T17BH, T22BH, T26BH, T29DSFB)
- Deluxe Mini Camp Kitchen (264CK, 264DBH, 274DBH, 294BH, 26DBH, 27RR)
- Screen Wall / Tent Wall (T22RR, T26RR, T27RR Only)
Base Camp Package
- Back Up Camera Ready
- Black Tank Flush
- Flip Down Travel Rack (N/A on Some Models)
- Friction Hinge Entrance Door
- Large Exterior Folding Assist Grab Handle
- Outside Shower with Hot & Cold Water
- Outside TV Bracket and Hook Ups
- Power Awning
- Power Tongue Jack
- LP Quick Connect
- Solar Prep & Wiring
Campfire Package
- 40" Dinette Drawers X2 (N/A On Some Models)
- Sink Cover
- Cabinets In Bedroom (N/A On Some Models)
- 6 Gallon Gas/Electric Dsi Water Heater
- HDMI Entertainment System
- Sky Light Over Tub
- High Output Attic Fan
- Solid Bedroom Doors (N/A On Some Models)
- Ducted A/C (N/A On Some Models)
- Oven
Limited Package
- Night Shades (N/A On Some Models)
- External LED Strip Lighting
- Kitchen Skylight W/Shade
- LED Interior Lights
- LED Strip Lighting (N/A On Some Models)
- Mag Wheels
- Tub Surround
- Premium Bedding Ensemble & Comforter
- Super Kitchen
- USB Charging Stations
- Cherokee Stable Step
- Upgraded Entertainment Sofa
- Upgraded Designer Glass Backsplash
- Fireplace (N/A On Some Models)
- Upgraded Kitchen Appliance Package
- Premium Teddy Bear Bunk Mats
- Ramp Door Patio System (Available On RR Models Only)
- Upgrade Kitchen Appliance Package
- Residential Farm Style Sink
Please see us for a complete list of features and available options!
All standard features and specifications are subject to change.
All warranty info is typically reserved for new units and is subject to specific terms and conditions. See us for more details.
In 1996, Forest River founder Peter Liegl had a vision. He foresaw an RV company dedicated to helping people experience the joy of the outdoors by building better recreational vehicles. Today, we have grown to become one of the largest RV manufacturers in North America, producing class A and C motorhomes, travel trailers, fifth wheels, toy haulers, camping trailers and destination trailers. From the new family just starting out in the world of RVing to the experienced full-timer, we offer something for everyone.
Forest River RV is a division of Forest River, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company, which produces recreational vehicles, pontoons, park models, buses, cargo trailers and commercial trucks. The diversity of Forest River, Inc., enables us to approach the RV industry with a unique perspective, incorporating lessons learned at each one of our divisions. Operating with openness across a wide range of products is what makes us stand apart from the competition. At Forest River, Inc., quality and dependability are a necessity in everything we make.


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Welcome to PerryMoore Wine
Whether you're climbing the corporate ladder or any other ladder of success, we have found that the top of the ladder is not the true measure of success; it's the joy of the journey. That is what attracted us to winemaking — learning new things, reaching new heights, and most importantly, continuing to dream. It's the attention to detail and total commitment to quality that guides the journey and PerryMoore Wine is the continuation of our climb.About us
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Congratulations on setting the world record for the longest seamless gutter! Your hard work and determination is to be commended. Best of luck in your future endeavors.
— Mike Green, MI State Senator
M&M Seamless Gutters Inc.
801 S. Henry St
Bay City, MI 48706
At M&M Seamless Gutters Inc., we want to be your source for quality roofing, siding, doors, windows, gutters, and more! When you hire our employees for a job, you can expect your project to go according to plan. Our family-owned business has built its reputation on providing personalized, professional, and affordable service to every customer.
Conveniently located in Bay City along the Saginaw River, we help home and business owners in Bay City, Midland, Saginaw, MI, and the surrounding areas keep their properties in top condition. Whether you need a gutter installation or renovation, speedy snow removal, or top-notch lawn care, we're here to help. Call us during the following hours:
Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
It's time to see for yourself what makes M&M Seamless Gutters Inc. so popular among area residents. If you have a question about our seamless gutters or want to consult with our employees, simply fill out the form on this page. We look forward to hearing from you.
Request an Estimate
To find us, head to the Harry S Truman Parkway river crossing and then follow Woodside Avenue to the northeast until you reach our location.
Congratulations on setting the world record for the longest seamless gutter! Your hard work and determination is to be commended. Best of luck in your future endeavors.
— Mike Green, MI State Senator
Thank you for the quick and efficient service. I will recommend you in the future.
— Sandee Frasle, Freeland MI
Thank you for the good and fast service in installing our gutters!
-Ed Cunningham, Freeland MI
I wanted to send you a quick note as appreciation for another job well done. This is the second time that we have used your team, the first time to install gutters, and the second time to construct a roof. The crew was incredibly friendly and polite, fast and very helpful. When we asked to look at an issue with a different part of the roof, they identified the issue right away, gave us an estimate of the costs and repaired it on the spot. This was excellent customer service! Thank you.
— Gael DeMartelaere, Midland MI
Thank you, your crew was terrific. They did a great job, they were so congenial, a good group to be proud of. Thank you for your patience and time. We appreciate it.
— Diane and Wayne Holmes, Bay City MI
I was impressed with the work ethic of your crew. Also, they considered my suggestions about the layout and were very helpful in that direction. Please pass along my comments and my thanks. They worked very hard. I didn't see a laggard in the bunch. I look forward to the next hard rain instead of facing it with dread.
— Frank Knoll, Midland MI
I want to thank all of those involved at M&M for the outstanding job you did on our home. My wife and I are very satisfied with your work. The gutter, soffit, fascia, and sliding patio door were exactly as ordered. The guys were very friendly and answered all the questions we had.We have more work to be done and will surely be using your services in the future. We will certainly recommend your company to anyone we know.
— Brian & Sandy Berkobien, Midland MI
I just can't say enough good things about the entire crew. Great people, hard workers! And our roof looks absolutely awesome! And, great news here, it rained like heck last night and we didn't get a drop of water! So glad we chose your company. Will highly recommend you guys to everyone we can!
— Don & Deb O'Brien, Saginaw MI
There a good trio, fun to watch them work as a team.
— John Galesterer, Saginaw MI
Thank you, M&M Seamless Gutters, for the new gutters on my 130+ year-old home. The four man crew was wonderful They enjoyed working with each other and did an excellent job. Their attitude and courtesy were refreshing. I could easily tell the difference in the high quality of aluminum and other materials compared to the more generic aluminum (thinner gauge) from a box store.
You have a winning combination from the owners, Chuck and Nichole, to the estimator, and the whole installation crew. It was a pleasure to have your sign in my front yard and to let people know that this is a company that will do a quality job and that stands behind their work.
— Ed Benisz, Bay City MI
Siding looks great! Thanks for getting it done before today's deadline.
— Vicki Deyarmond, Bay City MI
Keeping Promises — They came as an intruding army, descending quickly like storm troopers, and suddenly, veni, vidi, vici and abruptly without warning, they were gone; swiftly they left in the darkness: BRAVO ON A GREAT JOB!
— Bill and Barb Rozek, Bay City MI
Your guys did a hell of a job! I'll be certain to spread the word.
— Daniel Blossom, Saginaw MI
The customer service at M&M Seamless made me feel like I was their only client. They took the time to walk through all the details of my roofing needs.
– Steven H.
Just wanted to let you know how happy we are with our new roof and gutters. The daily cleanup was superb! And it was done just in time too.
— Laura Meyer, Midland MI
Just wanted to say thank you for everything, gutters look great! I will recommend M&M to anyone I know looking for gutters and roofing. Great work and great service. I wish more businesses operated the way you guys do!
— Kyle Hartley, Pinconning MI
We are very pleased with all of the work that your company has done for us so far. You have a great group of workers employed by you. As I look around at all of the other roofing/siding companies working in West Branch, there is no comparison to yours, you are definitely top notch!!
Thanks for helping us out!!
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Jennifer Lopez stole the show at last night's Premio Lo Nuestro a la Musica Latina Awards in Miami. Que bonita!
While J.Lo's mini-husband Marc Anthony was nominated for an award, it was the actress/singer/dancer/fashion icon who earned accolades on the rojo carpet, wearing an ivory chiffon Dolce & Gabbana babydoll dress. The svelte star topped off her golden glow with a leather waistbelt, highlighting her signature curves.
If the rumors are true, ay Dios mío, then maybe Scientology really does do a body good!
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The accounts, which Obama announced Tuesday in a State of the Union Address that concentrated on expanding economic opportunity, will be available to workers who don't have access to a 401(k) plan, administration officials said.
The "MyRA" accounts, similar to an individual retirement account, will provide "a new way for working Americans to start their own retirement savings," Obama said in the text of the speech released by the White House.
Under the initiative, workers would be allowed to have a portion of their pay deducted for deposit into an account invested in U.S. government bonds that would be treated for tax purposes as an individual retirement account, administration officials said.
The accounts, set up through the Treasury Department, would have a maximum balance after which money would have to be rolled over into an IRA, the officials said.
The officials project that millions of Americans will take advantage of the savings accounts.
"This isn't earth-shattering stuff," said Brian Graff, the chief executive officer of the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries. "But it is a step in the right direction to get more people saving for retirement, which I would think is a bipartisan issue."
Existing Authority
Obama can establish the savings program under existing executive authority without new legislation, the officials said. He will announce details of the plan Wednesday.
"I don't expect this to get a lot of pushback," said Graff, who discussed the proposal in advance with Treasury officials. He said it draws on an existing program that permits workers to purchase U.S. savings bonds through payroll deductions and adds "a retirement twist."
The proposal resembles an earlier Obama administration plan that would have required employers to offer an automatic IRA option to employees. That plan, which was included in Obama's 2014 budget, would have cost the government an estimated $17.6 billion in foregone revenue over 10 years.
About 68% of U.S. workers had access to retirement benefits as of March 2013, with 54% participating, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Company Reaction
"Although we don't have the details yet, Vanguard is generally supportive of expanding savings opportunities for those not covered by a workplace retirement plan," Linda Wolohan, a spokeswoman for Vanguard Group Inc., said in an e-mail.
Wolohan declined to comment further before hearing the specifics of Obama's proposal. Vanguard was the second-largest manager of 401(k)-type assets in 2012 behind Fidelity Investments, according to researcher Cerulli Associates.
Fidelity, which is also the largest provider of IRAs, declined to comment before hearing the speech, according to an e-mail from spokeswoman Eileen O'Connor.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), which manages retirement assets and administers plans, declined to comment before seeing more details, Gregory Roth, a spokesman for the bank, said in an e-mail.
Under the proposal, proceeds couldn't be cashed out without a tax penalty until the depositor reaches retirement age, unlike ordinary savings-bond purchases, Graff said. The funds could be transferred to an ordinary IRA without penalty, he said.
Access Lacking
One of the biggest challenges for the U.S. retirement system is that many workers don't have access to a pension or 401(k) plan through their employer, said Lisa Mensah, executive director of the initiative on financial security at the Aspen Institute.
"We have to get people in," Mensah said. "You do need an automated way for people to get into the savings system."
Small-business groups in the past have opposed such proposals because they say that setting up the required payroll deduction would be a cost for them.
U.S. savings bonds designed for retirement accounts have been proposed in the past and termed R-bonds, said Don Fuerst, an actuary and senior pension fellow at the American Academy of Actuaries.
The securities are seen as a way to allow low-income workers to save for retirement, Fuerst said. They usually can't contribute much at the start, making their balances expensive to administer and vulnerable to investment-management costs.
'Small Amount'
"If you're only putting a small amount into the plan the fees could eat up your investment income," said Fuerst, who is based in Washington. "This gets around that."
With savings bonds the U.S. government could issue the investments and cover the costs of keeping track of them, he said.
The accounts aren't as attractive as a typical employer-sponsored 401(k) because there is no employer match and only one investment option, Graff said.
Even so, he said, it may significantly boost retirement savings for middle- and low-income workers who don't have access to a 401(k) account, Graff said.
Research has shown that middle- and moderate-income workers are likely to save for retirement when they can do so with a payroll deduction and are unlikely to do so when they don't have that option, Graff said.
Among workers earning between $30,000 and $50,000 a year, 72% of those covered by an employer-sponsored payroll deduction retirement plan such as a 401(k) participate, while only 5% of those without such a plan set aside money through an individual retirement account, according to a 2010 analysis by the Employee Benefit Research Institute.
Participation in the Obama retirement savings program would be voluntary, Graff said.


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1) If you'll recall, the RAZR was one of the most successful cellphones of all time, selling more than 130 million handsets. It's a huge name for them, so Moto might pull out all the stops on this new phone. Could be pretty sweet.
2) This thing could possssssssibly have the newest flavor of Android on it, Ice Cream Sandwich, and, if it does, we want to be here to tell you all about it.
3) Brent has never liveblogged before. And he loves Android. And he, like, begged. And hey, practice makes better, so let's do this thing, right? But we need to ask you a favor: If Brent sucks at liveblogging, you need to help us haze him: on Twitter, in the comments here (unfortunately they're not working on our fancy new liveblogging platform yet), wherever. But if he's good, Internet high-fives are much appreciated.
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As a consequence to TSE 2 and TSE 3 asking for new energy concepts, the last TSE will address the energy system on-board and on-ground.
Only with these four elements, the whole 24/7 goal can be gained, and the complete impact of aviation to the environment can be analysed.
Future Sky Theme 4 is designed to complement Clean Sky and SESAR by looking further ahead, considering the air transport system to be an essential element of a future total transport chain. The 24/7 system is e.g. to provide an essential contribution to achieving the Flightpath 2050 goal of at least 90% of travellers within Europe completing their journey, door-to-door, within 4 hours.
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And now, the owners of the clinic, which offers individual treatment in small groups with a sliding pay scale, are the winners of the grand prize for the Brooklyn Public Library's "PowerUP! Your Dream Starts Here" business plan competition and proud recipients of $15,000.
"It was surprising to us to win," said co-owner Parker.
The Crown Heights resident discovered acupuncture after a bike accident in Philadelphia.
"One of my co-workers sent me to acupuncture when I got into the accident," Parker said. "I thought it was great, simple medicine for people who use their bodies hard and encounter different effects of stress."
She decided to attend the Tri-State College of Acupuncture in New York City. It was there she met Bishop. The two were classmates and after graduation worked in different community clinics, but they always harbored the idea to create their own business.
Three years later they teamed up.
I'm consistently amazed at how powerful acupuncture is," Bishop said.
Bishop became an acupuncturist after years of community organizing, education and activist work.
"Through my work as an activist and teacher I witnessed the impact trauma, pain and sickness had people's capacity to participate in and create sustainable social and political movements," she said.
Her motivation is to integrate acupuncture into the work of building sustainable, self-determining communities.
"The prevailing model was that acupuncturists give a private treatment of an hour in an individual setting while charging a high price," Parker said, but they both wanted accessibility for many people with varying incomes.
The frequency of the therapy affects the efficacy. And Parker says that at the prevailing rates it is difficult for people to get enough treatment for people to follow through and get results.
"We're excited to bring this to people of all walks," she said, noting that acupuncture is good for the effects of stress, digestive problems, hormonal issues, anxiety, even insomnia. Brooklyn Open Acupuncture sees about 20 patients a day.
The duo credits the Brooklyn Public Library with their business workshops, including one-on-one business counseling. In 2010, they won a merit award of $750 from the competition and were encouraged to enter again for 2011.
"It was through PowerUP that we were connected to these resources, we feel like even if we didn't win first prize, we'd still be winners," Parker said.
With the $15,000, the duo wants to hire more acupuncturists, market their business so that more people in the community know it exists, form a herbal pharmacy and make improvements to the current space.
"Our business isn't just to make money, but to make this accessible to as many people as possible," Parker said. "It's great that a social entrepreneurial model could win first. We're excited for what it means for accessible health care and for the people and care they'll get."
For more information, visit brooklynopenacupuncture.com.


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Gary Hart is a household name nationwide, but he's a Colorado guy first and foremost. And his affinity for his home state doesn't stop at the Front Range, as evidenced by his latest novel, Durango.
"I've always loved that town. I can't articulate why, but when I started campaigning in '73, it seemed like a magic place and just had a good feeling about it," Hart said by phone from his home in Kittredge. "After I got elected (to the U.S. Senate), I came back a lot. And what I learned quickly in those years was that there's only one issue people care about and that's A-LP."
A-LP is, of course, the nearly completed Animas-La Plata water project that dominated local politics from the 1970s until water started flowing into Lake Nighthorse two years ago. Hart was in the thick of the debate for his 12 years in the Senate, and his firsthand knowledge of the project carries the story of Durango. The book is peppered with real-life characters whose names have been changed, slightly, to emphasize that the book is a work of fiction. (A review of the book can be read at http://durangoherald.com/article/20120727/ARTS05/707279969/0/SEARCH/Water-project-becomes-fiction)
Hart will speak and hold an informal question-and-answer session Monday at the Durango Arts Center. While it will be hard to ignore that one big question that derailed his Presidential campaign in 1987, that's only one small and unfortunately overblown chapter in his storied career of public service. His post-Senatorial career has taken him from Asia to the Far East to Latin America and Europe as chairman of the Threat Reduction Advisory Council for the Department of Defense.
The group is tasked with the elimination of decades worth of Cold War-era weapons of mass destruction in the U.S., Russia and other countries.
He also went back to school and earned a Ph.D. in his 60s and assists American businesses with doing business globally through his firm Hart International, Ltd.
One of the most interesting – and timely – stories the audience may hear Monday is that of Hart's time as a member of the U.S. Commission on National Security at the end of the Clinton presidency and beginning of the George W. Bush administration.
On Sept. 6, 2001, Hart met with Secretary of State Condaleeza Rice at the White House and warned her that a terrorist attack by al-Qaida was "imminent."
"That was 11 years ago today," Hart said Thursday.
Five days later, the World Trade Center was a pile of rubble.
"The Bush administration paid no attention to what we had been telling them for months. I wanted to tear my hair out," Hart said.
Monday's visit will give the audience one of the best opportunities to gain a comprehensive understanding of A-LP. For newcomers, it will be an eye-opener into what a real, drawn-out political debate looked like in Durango. Plastic bags pale by comparison. And for those who lived it, Hart's talk should serve as a trip down memory lane. It will be for him, anyway, as he'll have a chance to meet old acquaintances like Fort Lewis College Professor Duane Smith, attorney Tom Shipps and even some members of the fourth estate at the Herald. All play significant roles in Durango, though Shipps was more of a consultant for Hart; Shipps was the law partner of the late Southern Ute Tribal attorney Sam Maynes, who appears in the book as Sam Maynard.
"I said to Tom, 'I hope I haven't overplayed the confrontation,'" Hart said. "He said, 'If anything, you've understated it.'"
On Monday, Hart will give a short speech before taking questions from the audience in the DAC Theatre, then he'll sign copies of Durango in the Barbara Conrad Gallery. Maria's Bookshop will provide copies of the novel for sale.


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(Reuters) - U.S.-based specialty pharmaceutical company Endo Health Solutions Inc will buy Canadian peer Paladin Labs Inc to expand its presence in Canada and emerging markets, as generic competition for its top drugs squeeze sales.
The news sent Endo shares up as much as 33 percent, valuing Paladin - to be acquired in a cash and stock deal - at about $2 billion.
The deal, Endo's biggest acquisition since its $2.9 billion purchase of American Medical Systems in June 2011, will help Endo to add more products to its pain and women's health portfolio, as well as reduce its tax burden.
The complex deal structure will create a new Irish holding company, which will own both Endo and Paladin, to take advantage of Ireland's low tax rates.
"They (Endo) are getting good value for what they are paying for," Gabelli & Co analyst Kevin Kedra said.
"They are buying an asset that is going to be accretive and they are restructuring themselves, which is going to help their tax structure going forward."
Endo has been seeing its sales slide as its Lidoderm pain patch lost patent exclusivity and demand for its Opana painkiller fell due to mounting competition.
Endo said in June it will restructure the company to cut costs, divest some of its non-sore assets such as the urology business HealthTronics and look for strategic deals.
"Paladin Labs' stable and growing cash flows and strong Canadian franchise complement our existing portfolio and further diversify our pharmaceutical product mix and geographic reach," Endo Chief Executive Rajiv De Silva said in a statement.
The Canadian company markets pharmaceutical and biotechnology drugs that it acquires or licenses out from drugmakers. It was also developing a drug, named Impavido, for treating a rare parasitic disease.
Paladin shareholders will receive 1.6331 shares of Endo and C$1.16 ($1.11) in cash, with around 98 percent of the purchase value made in stock.
Based on Monday's closings, the deal was valued at $72.38, a premium of 13 percent to Paladin's last close.
With Endo's shares rising to a life high of $58.23 on Tuesday, Paladin's stock was up 50 percent at C$95.50 ($91.42) on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Paladin shareholders will also receive a single share of a newly created Canadian company called Knight Therapeutics Inc, which will own Impavido and be spun off at deal closing. Marketing approval for the drug is before U.S. regulators.
The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2014 and will immediately add to Endo's adjusted earnings.
Shareholders representing about 34 percent of Paladin's outstanding shares have already agreed to vote in favor of the deal, Endo said.
The U.S. company has secured committed financing that will be used to refinance certain elements of its existing debt and the early buyback of its convertible notes due April 2015.
Deutsche Bank, Skadden Arps, Torys LLP and KPMG acted as advisers to Endo, while Credit Suisse, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, and EY advised Paladin.
($1 = 1.0447 Canadian dollars)
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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division agents arrested a convicted felon on Dec. 19 for allegedly possessing a firearm illegally and booked him into the Bienville Parish Jail.
Ray McKinney, 37, of Benton, was found outside of Jamestown by a landowner deer hunting on property without the landowner's permission on Nov. 25. When the landowner confronted McKinney, he ran into the woods and became disoriented spending the night in the woods.
Rescuers from the LDWF Enforcement Division and the Bienville Parish Sheriff's Office located McKinney on the morning of Nov. 26 near Hwy. 507.
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After further investigation, agents discovered that McKinney is a convicted felon and not allowed to possess a firearm as a condition of his probation. A warrant was obtained for his arrest and he surrendered into custody on Nov. 26.
Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon brings a fine between $1,000 and $5,000 and between 10 to 20 years in prison. Hunting without a basic or big game license and without hunter's orange brings a fine of $50 and up to 15 days in jail for each offense. Hunting without deer tags carries a fine between $100 and $350 and up to 60 days in jail.


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Lee Sang-deuk is seen as a major force in the president's election
He is alleged to have received money from troubled savings banks
Relatives of previous South Korean presidents have also faced charges
The daughter of a former president says she will run for president this year
A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for the brother of President Lee Myung-bak on bribery charges, a court official said Wednesday, dealing a blow to the governing party ahead of elections later this year.
Lee Sang-deuk, a former six-term lawmaker, has been charged over allegations he received about half a million dollars from the savings banks Solomon and Mirae in exchange for exerting influence over officials investigating the banks, the court official said.
He was taken to a detention center early Wednesday after the issuing of the arrest warrant, said the court official, who declined to be identified because she is not authorized to speak publicly on the case.
Lee Sang-deuk is considered to have been the major force behind Lee Myung-bak's presidential election in 2007.
The incumbent president won't be running for re-election later this year because the law limits presidents to only one five-year term, but the arrest taints the image of his governing party.
Lee Sang-deuk's lawyer did not return calls seeking comment on Wednesday.
The president's brother said he was sorry as he was taken to the detention center but did not comment further, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.
The operations of Solomon and Mirae were suspended in May for six months by the authorities, prompting anger from people who were unable to retrieve money they had deposited in the banks.
Lee Sang-deuk is not the first relative of a South Korean president to face criminal charges.
"Families of former presidents have been misusing power before," said Kwang Won-taek, professor at Seoul National University. "The current's president's term is going to end soon and the suspicions are surfacing."
Former President Roh Moo-hyun committed suicide in 2009 amid an investigation into a bribery scandal that had tarnished his reputation. His older brother was convicted and sentenced to prison.
And former President Kim Dae-jung's three sons were also imprisoned for corruption by the end of his presidential term.
Lee Sang-deuk's arrest came after the announcement by Park Geun-hye, the daughter of former President Park Chung-hee, that she would be running for president this year.
Park Chung-hee, who was shot and killed by his intelligence chief in 1979, stirs mixed reactions among South Koreans.
Some members of older generations consider him a national hero who built up the nation's economy, but some critics say he was a dictator who abused human rights.
Park Geun-hye said Tuesday that she would aim for "transparent, capable, and service-oriented government" if she were to be elected, Yonhap reported.
Her mother was shot and killed in 1974 by a Japanese-born Korean who had close ties to North Korea.


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Nanostructures will raise thin-film solar cell efficiency
|(Nanowerk News) Thanks to nanostructures that scatter and channel light, University of California, San Diego electrical engineers are working toward thin-film single junction solar cells with the potential for nearly 45 percent sunlight-to-electricity conversion efficiencies. This UC San Diego effort to break the theoretical limit of 31 percent efficiency for conventional single junction cells recently received a big funding boost from the U.S. Department of Energys Solar America program.
|In November 2007, a team of Jacobs School electrical engineers led by professor Edward Yu won an $885,000 grant from the U.S. DOE to further develop their thin-film and nanowire solar cell devices that incorporate nanostructures, including semiconductor quantum wells and photon-scattering nanoparticles.
|The new devices could lead to big gains in thin-film solar cell efficiency by increasing both the number of photons thin-film solar cells absorb and the number of excited electrons the same devices collect.
|The most recent estimate of the maximum power conversion efficiency under normal illumination conditions that one can expect with our new thin-film solar cell approach is approximately 45 percent. This is a very large improvement over the 31 percent maximum theoretical efficiency for todays solar cells with classic p-n junctions, said Edward Yu, the Principal Investigator on the three-year DOE grant.
|Electrical engineering professors Paul Yu and Deli Wang are co-PIs on the project.
|From the outside, the optimized devices behave just like traditional thin-film solar cells. But inside, the nanostructures enable the solar cells to circumvent an important tradeoff that has stymied past attempts to incorporate quantum wells into thin-film solar cells in order to boost device efficiency. Quantum wells can increase solar cell efficiency by raising photon absorption by lowering the energy band gap.
|In the past, engineers have tried to add quantum wells to thin-film solar cell devices by stacking several quantum-well layers to achieve a high probability of absorption of low-energy photons. This approach, however, can be counter productive because electron-hole pairs get stuck in the quantum wells, making it impossible for them to generate current for the device.
|The UC San Diego engineers are using nanoparticles to scatter incoming light into paths within the quantum well region paths that run parallel to the p-n junction. This gives photons more time to be absorbed without having to stack the quantum wells to a thickness that makes it hard for electrons and holes to escape.
|Our devices have a much thinner stack of quantum wells, which means the extra photons that are absorbed are much more likely to make it out of the quantum wells and generate current, explained Edward Yu. This enables high photon absorption efficiency, high electron and hole collection efficiency and therefore also high voltage to be achieved simultaneously.
|In the UCSD approach, the photons are provided with a long path along the quantum wells and the carriers have a short path to the electrode. This design maximizes photon absorption while minimizing a major drain on device efficiency in solar cells electron-hole recombination.
|We have already demonstrated the basic concepts in thin-film devices. I think it will take a few years to see how far this approach can be pushed to achieve really high efficiency because there are many aspects that have yet to be optimized, said Yu.
|Source: UC San Diego
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It's a full roundtable for the Pete's Basement Not-At-Comic-Con Party! The boys didn't make it to SDCC this year, but that didn't stop them from gathering as much information as they could from their main source, the enigmatic Shadow! See the boys react to San Diego Comic Con news as it happens right there while filming the episode! Some great "odds and ends" superhero books up for review this week, like Aftershock's Captain Kid, Dark Horse's Black Hammer, and Graphic India's Avatarex, written by Basement favorite (sarcasm) Grant Morrison!
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Alas poor Alex, we knew him well. Just not for very long. Whereas many Scottish terriers are around for as long as 15 years, Alex didn't make it to his first anniversary.
Alex, the black Scottish terrier, both live and stuffed, was Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association's holiday symbol in 2004. His entrance on the scene heralded the concept of promoting the city's Scottish heritage. He was to become the annual symbol of that heritage to compliment the annual "Scottish Walk" festivities.
That was last year. This year, with a new marketing firm, association has decided that Alex, although not entirely out of the picture, will have a far less prominent role. He has been unceremoniously replaced by a small young, blond girl in a red, hooded coat peering into a shop window filled with toys.
Titled, "The Gift Is Being Here," Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association's holiday event calendar urges recipients to "Shop, Dine and Celebrate on America's Historic Main Streets." By using the plural "streets" the inference is that visitors and residents should not only enjoy Old Town this holiday season but also all segments of Alexandria.
"While our marketing campaign concentrates on Old Town's King Street, we are selling the entire city. The more people we get into Old Town, the more we can encourage them to shop other neighborhoods as well," said Jo Anne Mitchell, president and CEO, Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association.
"WE STARTED off this year's campaign by holding five different meetings with 20 or 30 people at each meeting, representing businesses from throughout the city, to find out what they wanted in a marketing campaign. This is how we came up with this," she said.
When asked about the demise of Alex as the centerpiece, Mitchell gave two reasons. "There were some in other areas of the city that complained last year that the Scottish heritage did not necessarily apply to them." And two, "Alexandria's Scottish heritage is not necessarily known in our other marketing areas."
This latter rationale was buttressed by Mark Abrials, CEO, Abrials & Partners, the upper King Street advertising, marketing and public relations firm retained by ACVA to develop the 2005 holiday marketing campaign. "We wanted to create something that would have a little more Americana appeal," he said.
"We wanted to make it a family destination. Something that would communicate both history and vibrancy," Abrials said.
"We really wanted to do something this year that would help 'brand' Alexandria as a place to come to for a variety of reasons — not just a place to shop. We are hoping people come to visit, dine and celebrate in general," Abrials explained.
ONCE AGAIN this year Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association's holiday campaign is being financed by a $125,000 appropriation from city coffers. That money is in place of free parking for holiday shoppers that was offered in 2001, 2002 and 2003.
"We switched the money from subsidized parking to the marketing campaign at the request of ACVA. We cannot afford both. However, we will be providing free parking for the First Night New Year's Eve events," said Mark Jinks, assistant city manager, Fiscal and Financial Affairs.
"Following the switch from the free parking last year we got very positive feedback from the business community on the marketing campaign. And there is a great deal of parking in the Old Town area, both city-run and commercial," he said.
Free parking during the holiday season was instituted after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, when tourism slumped. It was estimated that parking during the holiday season, including metered, city-operated garages and expired meter tickets, produced an estimated $125,000 in revenue. That was the amount allocated last year and this year to ACVA's holiday marketing program.
Following the 2004 holiday season, most merchants asked to evaluate the marketing plan as a substitute for free parking were unable to compare the two because they were not able to identify actual results of the marketing effort as compared to normal shopper visits.
The one element several merchants focused on was the adverse impact of shoppers receiving parking tickets for expired meters. As one merchant stated in the 2004 after holiday survey, "When a customer gets back to their car and finds a ticket it usually means they'll do the rest of their shopping at the malls."
As verified by the city, most of the parking revenue generated over the holiday period arrived at the $125,000 budget item generated by parking tickets. But, as Jinks noted, the city provides a map on its Website and via a flyer showing all municipal parking areas, both garages and lots, in the Old Town core.
They are identified as to their location and when they are available: 1. Days, evenings and weekends; 2. Evenings and weekends only; and 3. Days only. The map also directs visitors to Metrorail, Metrobus and DASH.
Various parking facilities in Old Town can also be found on Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association's interactive map on its Web site, thefunsideofthepotomac.com or by going directly to the parking facility map at mapalexandriava.com, said Laura Overstreet, vice president, ACVA Communications.
Central to Alexandria Convention and Visitors Association's marketing of the "2005 City-Wide Holiday Program" is media exposure not only throughout the Washington metropolitan area but also in markets ranging from Philadelphia, Pa., to Richmond. This encompasses both written and electronic media and consumes more than $89,000 of the $125,000 budget.
OTHER OUTREACH highlights of the campaign include a direct mailer to 39,000 homes in the mid-Atlantic/D.C. metro region; transit advertising on Metrobuses in Fairfax, Arlington and Montgomery counties and Northwest D.C.; an e-mail blast on Nov. 15 to more than 20,000 addresses in ACVA's database; and a New York Times Great Getaway blast on Nov. 30 to more than 300,000 e-mail addresses.
This will be combined with holiday decorations that include seven professionally decorated trees placed throughout Old Town and Del Ray; entertainment that includes strolling carolers, Santa, elves, mimes, jugglers and other performers in Old Town, Del Ray and the West End on weekends throughout the holiday season; and a decorating contest for both residences and businesses.
Coupon books, being mailed this month, will contain vouchers valid throughout December with participating businesses, hotels and restaurants citywide. A separate restaurant coupon book will be mailed in January with vouchers valid through March.
Designed to "create a fun holiday ambiance and make shoppers feel welcome in Alexandria," ACVA's holiday decorating contest is divided into a nominating phase from Nov. 25 to Dec. 12 and a voting phase from Dec. 16 to 26. Details for each, and instructions on how to participate, can be found on FunSide.com home page.
Prizes will be awarded to the top-three businesses and residences based on the number of votes received. Prize amounts for each category and level are first, $100; second, $75; and third, $50. Winning businesses and residences must allow photos to be taken and used in 2006 promotional materials, according to ACVA.


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Fareed Zakaria looks at how the immigration systems work – and don't work – in Japan, Europe, Canada and the U.S. in the TV special: "Global Lessons: The GPS Roadmap for Making Immigration Work" on CNN at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 10. Watch on CNN International on Saturday, June 16, at 4 a.m. and 9 p.m. ET
Editor's note: Philippe Legrain is the author of "Immigrants: Your Country Needs Them" and "Aftershock: Reshaping the World Economy After the Crisis." Follow on Twitter @plegrain. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Philippe Legrain.
By Philippe Legrain, Special to CNN
It is no longer acceptable to discriminate against people on the basis of a whole range of characteristics that they happen to be born with, notably their gender, their race and their sexuality. So why is it still deemed acceptable to discriminate against people on the basis of where they happen to have been born?
The world is anything but flat: the biggest determinant of your life chances is not how talented you are or how hard you work, it is where you were born and who your parents are. Anyone lucky enough to have been born in the United States who doubts this should try to imagine how different their life would have been if they had been born in Africa.
Zakaria: Will an immigration deadlock make the U.S. a second-rate nation?
A hard-working entrepreneur born in a remote African village has far fewer opportunities to achieve his dreams than a lazy dimwit born in America. Even if the African seizes all her chances and the American none, the American is still likely to enjoy a more comfortable life. And the surest thing that African could do to transform her (and her family's) life chances is to go and work in the U.S.
But only if governments allow her to. Unfortunately, we live in a system of global apartheid, where the rich and the educated can move about increasingly freely, while the poor are expected to stay put, like serfs tied to the land where they were born.
Can the U.S. learn from other countries' immigration policies?
For the most part, people are oblivious to the injustice of this: it is seen as part of the natural order of things, like slavery once was. But insofar as people try to justify this unnatural and unjust state of affairs, they claim immigration controls are necessary to protect people in rich countries from their poorer brethren. Yet if one thinks a bit more carefully, one realizes that these objections don't stand up.
One objection to allowing women into the workplace was that they would take jobs away from men. But in practice, women have not deprived men of work. Why? Because people don't just take jobs, they also create them, when they spend their wages as well as in complementary lines of work. The same is true, of course, of immigrants.
By the numbers: U.S. immigrants
Another objection is that immigrants will all end up on welfare – as if someone enterprising enough to uproot themselves to move to America will suddenly want to do nothing, even though they could earn more working. Indeed, when immigrants are working, they're accused of stealing "our" jobs and when they're out of work, they're accused of scrounging from the state. They can't win: they're damned if they do and damned if they don't. Such accusations tell us more about critics' prejudices than about immigrants' behavior.
There is also something unpleasant about the notion that governments can – and ought to – select only the seemingly best people to allow in to a country. It is nonsense that we can predict how someone will contribute to a country, let alone how their children will. Who would have guessed that the son of a Kenyan goatherd would end up as U.S. president?
More from "Global Lessons: The GPS Roadmap for Making Immigration Work"
Google, Yahoo!, eBay, Intel and many other companies were all co-founded by people born outside America who arrived not through some clever selection process, but as children. Nobody could have guessed, when he arrived in the United States as a child refugee from the Soviet Union, that Sergey Brin would go on to co-found Google. Had he been denied entry, America would never have realized the opportunity that had been missed. How many potential Sergey Brins do Europe and post-9/11 America turn away or scare off – and at what cost?
As Fareed Zakaria rightly remarked in his book "The Post-American World,": "America has succeeded not because of the ingenuity of its government programs but because of the vigor of its society. It has thrived because it has kept itself open to the world – to goods and services, to ideas and inventions, and, above all to peoples and cultures."
The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Philippe Legrain.
Even though I went to Harvard and obtained 3 degrees, I packed my bags and left US and came back to India.
I don't wants to be an immigrant in a foriegn country.
White racism is good for countries like India, White racism stops "brain drain".
If you are really talented create wealth in your own country, not in someone eles country.
You do not write like an educated man/woman.
Yes we haven't needed any outside help to make America the greatest country on Mother Earth and probably don't need it now! Henry Ford must be rolling over in his grave! America has created and will continue to create all that the World wants and needs! Autos the modern day computer, light for goodness sake if India is so high and mighty stay their you don't like us and we don't like you!! OK I said it. And stop with the sponsor stuff...the only difference between you and Mexicans is that you know how to play the paperwork game!!
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iIam sure of one thing. The main cause of the U.S supremacy in the world is because of diversity. The world's great minds have flocked to America.
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iIam sure of one thing. The main cause of the U.S supremacy in the world is because of diversity. The world's great minds have flocked to America.
US needs intelligent immigrants, not more f'n dumb lattinos.
You're an idiot, and probably trailer trash.
Impressive! now go back
At least he dosen't Live in a box.
Really, well I must have all the illegal mexicans in my neighborhood. Their trash is all over, they are living 12 to a one bedroom apartment. They have 3 cars up waiting for tires, they drink till the early morning leaving their garbage all over. Their kids roam the streets without any supervision and the drugs they sell is obvious as cars come and go. But this is the NEW AMERICA! Nice Obozo thanks for the trash! You don't have to live near them because you have lots of money to live with the rich people. It's the middle class that suffers with these pigs!
Really?!! Why are u so rude... U guys should be the ones getting kicked out.. And I bet you're voting for Donald trump.. "Build a wall" right?
A least she is more American than you
Nice we need more people who cheat on their college entrance exams. Cheat on their tests while Americans are excluded because their honest entrance exam is lower. Or when people are payed to take exams online for them! Americans are not above this but .... at least they are our own............
Why do they get special reatment same as Calif I lived there for 35 years and saw and in 2005 I moved here
to arizona and I looked here in phoenix and said what I just moved from this stuff. So I moved to Prescott Valley
and I have been there from 2005 better only because thier not as many jobs alot of retired peoplebut I do see the same thing but as much .I worked in factories and I was the only white person in alot I owrked through the temps And they would guve me a hard time so I would quite Just like here down the street big moving trucks no sign sorry I could go on and on. ONLY ONE THING ARIZONA TAKE A BIG""""""" LOOK AT CALIF LAWS ARE LAWS
As long as we have more than 3% unemployment, America should not be accepting more guest workers or illegal immigrants. PERIOD!
The US needs immigrants because longtime residents believed in the propa ganda that they should have only two or less children per family. Families should have four or five kids. With all the Mcmansions and electronic toys that families can buy, that tells you they can afford four kids, if not more. Don't let business make the excuse that more immigrants are needed. The current level is already too much for public budgets. A small amount of legal immigrants is just fine.
The U.S. need birth control not immigrants!
The Argument for immgiration is nonsense. Allowing immigration from other countries deprives those countries of needed talent that those countries need to develop themselves. This is called the "brain drain". At the same time, immigration makes things more difficult for Americans since now they are competing with immigrants. The US has outrageous levels of unemployment. With such unemployment we do not need to import more workers. The US can develop its own talent and work force with its own education system. This is what we should do. Not drain worker away from other countries. if people want to have a nice country to live in, they should work to make the country which is there native land better, not flee to other countries leaving their home country in the dust. There is no right for people to immigrate and as well it is not the solution to any problems.The solution is for populations to work to solve their own countries problems, not flee elsewhere. Furthermore, many of the countries, including middle eastern and asian ones, do not allow uncontrolled immigration into them. So it is hypocrtical to say that the US should allow this when not many other countries do.
Fareed we allow more immigrants into this country legally than the entire world combined, we also allow more illegals to stay in this country than the rest of the world combined because we simply don't have the resources to get them all out. I as a child of immigrants myself don't mind people coming here to make a better life but i do mind when people come here and overstay their visa's or cross the border illegally and stay here for 20-30 years, have babies and put them through our education system for free a lot of times because a lot of times these immigrants don't pay taxes since they are paid off the books costing the tax payer billions each year and causing our education system to dumb itself down in order to meet their needs.
Many of you are so ignorant. First, all of your ancestors were illegal immigrants. How do u think you arrived in America? Second, the U.S. was not founded on Christianiaty. Religions were at war in Europe (Christianity, Catholicsm, Lutheran) during the early colonizations. Protestant's religion was the belief system from England. America was originally made up of many religions and cultures that initiated with England, France, and the Natives of the Land. United States was founded and built on the backs of immigrants.
The fact that many of you became so ignorant, blind, and self-absorbed in yourselves in assuming that the US had its own "culture" that is a composition of all the cultures, and belief system, what do you all have to say about the original inhabitants of America, the Indians? Early settlers killed off many generations and took their lands.
The U.S was founded for people to be able to have a new start; but, the lack of education, exposure, and an open mind obviously shows how prejudice and ignorant many of you have become. Was it your confederates that wrote we are one nation under God and Liberty and Justice for all. Everyone should be treated equally despite our color, race, ethnicity, or creed? We are all humans seeking a better way of life. Why are the lives who are attempting to do the same any different.
Your welfare funding is being depleated due to the restrictions and reductions that were entered by your Republicans. There are intelligent well educated imigrants that are on the system; but, their are also large volumes of US citizens on the program. Dealing with hardship is not easy. It is necessary to do what we can to establish a foundation. However, I seldom met an immigrant that did not feel that it was shameful to be on the Welfare system. They will rather find all kinds of odd jobs while they seek certifications (Education, Nationality) to obtain better jobs. Most enter the US with Degrees acquired from their countries. Yes they are very proud people to want to share their culture with the New World. New immigrants are well known to work in jobs at pay that the so called Citizens of the US will not consider.
This growing hostility on the immigrants and new laws to prevent and segregate entry will be unreasonable.
*plays world's smallest violin*
American's number 1 source of "immigrants" are from Mexico and already the majority of "Americans" in poverty are.. guess what? Hispanics
The author of this article is forgetting about averages. The average well educated immigrant, or one from a less desperate or foreign background, will work harder, stay on social security for a shorter period of time, and is less likely to commit a crime. Take the disaster with third-world immigrants in Europe as an example. The one reason that it is not as bad here in America is for better or for worse the relatively weak social security net. Most people do not have the luxury to riot.
America needs immigrants. Legal immigrants. And if you've come here illegally, you DO NOT get to vote.
Because if all the illegal immigrants were going to vote for Republicans, the Democrats would have them all deported – or at least seek to have their votes disqualified like they do to the military overseas ballots, which are mostly Republican.
Wake up, Amerika.
I got to bookmark this website. These short, simple Youtube videos have made them one of the most popular influencers online. You really seem to understand a lot on this subject. Might there be any scientific papers on this subject or any closely related topics?
No one lays claims to this land except those that have built it and whose descendents see the wisdom of bringing in new populations according to their laws. America is our legacy and we must nurture it to the betterment of all our peoples. its founding populations, those under the british monarch, did noit come as immigrants, but as loyal subjects of the crown settling new lands claimed by the crown and recognized under international law. as a new nation, in the immigration act of 1790, the united states sought the immigratrion of "free whites" to become citizens of the u.s. our immigration laws have changed over time, but we must never lose the essential notion that this land belongs to us and not to others. i don't know if there is such a thing as a sustainable immigration policy, but using our nation as a dumping ground foir the world's surplus immigration growth as the answer is not sustainable. our current trajectory is hopeless...our once spacious skies are populated from sea to shining sea...there is nothing to stop nor slow down our 300 millions from becoming 500 millions or a billion of "neo-Americans" who speak an ark of languages and share no common being.
You people are stupid, immigrants come to the US to work not to live off welfare like you lazy spoiled brats.
I don't like how arguments for immigration are always built around individual feats of achievement and then applied across an entire race; that's like saying all American's are racist because a few individuals can be shown to be racist.
Immigration is multifaceted, and always linked to economic and social pressures. Illegal immigration is even more multifaceted and creates further economic and social pressures.
It is in segregation of race that we actually obtain peace, it is only when they mix that we find pressures bubble to the surface funnily enough.
Remember also America was a different world with more opportunity many years ago, less welfare, less opportunity to 'take advantage'. If these immigrants really are as driven as you say, then why is their reliance on welfare growing.
It is unfortunately part of assimilation; they could take on the good parts of American mentality or the bad, like any human. So naturally in a foreign environment with very little language of educational skills to survive they will lean to the bad (bar exceptions or those who do have enough skills to survive).
The trends are showing that with current immigration rates its not going to help the economy anymore, immigration has benefits but the disadvantages show it should only be embraced while not being detrimental to the economic or social climate of America; at this point in time it is damaging to both.
Also missed was the analysis on how technology has reduced the requirement for workers, and in countries who have matured along with technology they understand this and birth rates have dropped; not so with immigrants. So your analogy about women is conceptually flawed entirely.
I could keep going, but in summary this was basically a poor attempt at promoting immigration to references to specific individual examples and some very cliche and hollow human rights arguments.
I really hope they'll inspire you to take action to improve this troubled world we inhabit. Like so many of you, I try to learn a little bit more about myself each day. I can't stop myself from reading your blogs. I try to visit this website at least once a day or more so I can stay up to date with the latest news and trends.
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Who doesn't sympathize with poor children, but unless the CNN journalists are first in line to take illegals into their homes, they need to stop calling anarchy discrimination. The line of thinking in the beginning of the paragraph is a ruse. The governments that rule these countries have sold out their countries and are despotic. Now they want to unload the results on us.
These CNN and MSNBC people are rich. Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reed are filthy rich, When they take a busload of illegal immigrants then they they can show ho big their heart is and how sincere they are about "discrimination." They're nothing but big fat FAKES exploiting Americans' sympathies for their own power! Shame on them!!
Want to balance the budget? Take all religions out of the equation and problem solved!
If your write ups are always this useful, I will be back soon. I do not even know where to go now now that I have read this. I was reading your write up and girlfriends dumb hamster broke a pitcher on my brand new Iphone. And to think, I was really confused a moments ago. Have they tested your idea?
I have talked to so many people that are so against immigration period! The main reasons are as follows, The US needs to take care of our citizens, veterans living in tents, children going hungry etc, certain groups not assimilating in our culture or learning ENGLISH.
They are only here for democrat votes. If all the workers leave these bad countries then those countries will always need help so it cost us double. I see foreigners buying up all the small businesses here and it makes me wander why here instead of their own country.
Immigrants leave violence in their country,they leave corruption from their government ,and leave from poverty.they came to this country basically survive and their children have a good education life.
You People Need To Calm Down, We Need People Who Can Make Money For The Economy
Like so many people, I try to learn a little bit more about myself each day. I just stumbled upon your posts. If it is not really important to you then just do not do it. I will certainly comeback! It is very informative and you're obviously very knowledgeable in this area.
I just found these write ups on Friday. I have been surfing on-line for more than 6 hours today. It's about time that we spoke directly. I would really love to talk to you about some of the subjects you've brought up here. The fight is so big that no one company can be expected to take it on alone. I'll discuss your website with my Reddit meet up. A cool write up.
I think it's about time that we spoke directly. I would really like to discuss to you about some of the subjects you've discussed here. It's really great to see that you're still writing great content after all this time. This is helpful to anyone who sees it, including me. Excellent insights and very simple to comprehend. I'm super blown away at how slow your article loaded on my cell phone.


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Earlier this week, Project Veritas released the first of what it promised would be many shocking revelations from CNN's internal editorial meetings, which founder James O'Keefe appears to have infiltrated and recorded over the course of several weeks.First, the right-wing group tried to make hay out of the fact that one high-level CNN staffer considered Fox News host Tucker Carlson to be racist—while simultaneously misidentifying the staffer in question. Their latest bombshell? CNN President Jeff Zucker thinks Rudy Giuliani is "crazy."According to Project Veritas' website, O'Keefe believes it will be "virtually impossible for the American public to take CNN's reporting seriously after listening to these tapes." And yet, once again, nothing that Zucker has said should surprise anyone who has been paying attention to Giuliani, especially in the weeks since Trump lost the presidential election to Joe Biden."There is a term for what Rudy Giuliani is suspected of being, which is 'useful idiot,'" a voice identified as Zucker's can be heard saying in a tape made just a couple of days after the man formerly known as "America's mayor" started pushing material supposedly obtained from Hunter Biden's laptop.He goes on to call Giuliani's efforts to undermine the election a "really important story," adding, "It gets tied to the Hunter Biden email disinformation campaign. That's the way we do this, because it's all tied and part-and-parcel of one. I know Washington is working on putting that all together."In a more recent call, when another staff member suggests that the "real craziness is the client," referring to President Trump, "not the lawyers," the voice ID'd as Zucker agrees before saying, "I think you raise a good point about not just pawning it off on the crazy legal team, but the client is the one who is directing the crazy legal team."Other comments from Zucker that seem to have outraged Project Veritas concern the baseless allegations of pedophilia against Biden that circulated online, especially among QAnon Facebook groups, in the run-up to the election."The president of the United States has just retweeted a post accusing Joe Biden of being a pedophile to his 86 million followers which is just beyond," he says on another tape. "You know it also is just unacceptable that the president of the United States is trafficking in this and doing it."Once again, an exposé intended to make Zucker and CNN look bad has only revealed that they are simply adhering to reality.Project Veritas' CNN Sting Uncovers Explosive News That Tucker Carlson Is RacistRead more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
The leader of a pro-gun group that stages armed protests against police violence has been charged with pointing a rifle at federal officers while in Kentucky for a demonstration. John F. Johnson, who calls himself "Grandmaster Jay," is facing a federal charge of assaulting task force officers. A complaint filed in federal court in Louisville said Johnson pointed a rifle, which had a flashlight mounted to it, at officers who were on a roof in downtown Louisville on Sept. 4.
A Florida attorney is reportedly under investigation after trying to register to vote in Georgia ahead of the January runoff election and encouraging other Republicans to change "your address for the next two months" so they can vote in the state as well, WSB-TV reports.Attorney Bill Price in a Facebook video that has since been deleted was reportedly seen speaking to members of the Bay County GOP in Florida last month, saying "we have to do whatever it takes" to "hold the Senate" and that he's "moving to Georgia" for the January runoff."And if that means changing your address for the next two months, so be it," Price says. "I'm doing that. I'm moving to Georgia and I'm gonna fight and I want you all to fight with me."Price reportedly says in the video he's "moving to my brother's house in Hiram, Georgia and I'm registering to vote." Then, he reportedly tells the Florida Republicans his brother's name and his address, and when a woman asks if they "can truly register at that address," he reportedly responds, "Sure."Georgia's office of Secretary of State told Fox News that "registering without the intention of permanent residency is a felony," as "only permanent residents are eligible to vote in Georgia." According to Fox, Price says in the video he will "move back to Florida on Jan. 6." Price told WSB-TV these were just "humorous comments" and that he "did not change my voter registration." But according to the report, he did register to vote using his brother's Georgia address the day after he made the remarks, and he's now under investigation. Price admitted to Fox News that he filled out the voter registration but claimed, "I wanted to see how easy it was to do it. I'm not actually moving to Georgia. I was joking." Read more at WSB-TV. > "If that means changing your address for the next two months,so be it.I'm doing that. I'm moving to Georgia."Our 6 investigation reveals deleted video-a FL attorney telling GOP members how to move to GA,vote in runoffs. It's illegal.There's more,& an investigation @wsbtv gapol pic.twitter.com/or2PgWQrT1> > -- Nicole Carr (@NicoleCarrWSB) December 2, 2020More stories from theweek.com 5 absurdly funny cartoons about Trump's desperate fraud claims Biden says he's concerned about reports Trump is considering preemptive pardons Report: DOJ investigated top GOP donor, Kushner lawyer in suspected pardon scheme
Former US president Bill Clinton did visit Jeffrey Epstein's infamous private island despite his claims to the contrary, his former associate has claimed. Doug Band, who worked for Mr Clinton for around two decades, claimed the former president flew on Epstein's jet dozens of times and visited the convicted sex offender's private Carribean island in January 2003. Although ignorant of Epstein's crimes at the time, Mr Band claimed in an interview with Vanity Fair that he attempted to keep his boss away from the financier after a 2002 trip to Africa. Mr Band told the magazine the trip had left him with a bad impression of Epstein and he advised Mr Clinton to end his relationship with the multimillionaire financier. The two men were friends in the 2000s, with Mr Clinton taking several trips on Epstein's private jet, which has come to be known as the "Lolita express" after it was alleged that the financier used the jet to traffic underage girls between his various properties.
The Bond Fire started with flames at one home, before it reached nearby vegetation and spread out of control.
The Atlantic Fleet will confront the Russian navy, which has been "deploying closer and closer to our East Coast."
A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist who is visiting Denmark urged European nations on Wednesday to allow protesters in Hong Kong "a safe haven from the terror" of China's Communist Party. "The situation in Hong Kong is getting worse by the day and it is important that the world knows that Hong Kong is no longer a free city," Ted Hui said in an email to The Associated Press. Britain has extended residency rights for up to 3 million Hong Kongers eligible for British National Overseas passports, allowing them to live and work there for five years.
President-elect Joe Biden said when it comes to the Department of Justice, he is "not going to be telling them what they have to do and don't have to do."Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris were interviewed by CNN's Jake Tapper on Thursday, and the discussion turned to reports that President Trump is contemplating preemptively pardoning his adult children, son-in-law Jared Kushner, and personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani. Biden said this "concerns me in terms of what kind of precedent it sets and how the rest of the world looks [at] us as a nation of laws and justice."Biden promised that he is "not going to be saying, 'Go prosecute A, B, or C,' I'm not going to be telling them. That's not the role, it's not my Justice Department, it's the people's Justice Department. So the persons or person I pick to run that department are going to be people who are going to have the independent capacity to decide who gets prosecuted, who doesn't."Harris, who once served as California's attorney general, added that the administration will assume that "any decision coming out of the Justice Department ... should be based on the law, it should not be influence by politics, period."More stories from theweek.com 5 absurdly funny cartoons about Trump's desperate fraud claims Report: DOJ investigated top GOP donor, Kushner lawyer in suspected pardon scheme Trump reportedly derailed a GOP meeting about the Georgia Senate runoffs by praising QAnon
During a preliminary hearing at Kenosha County Circuit Court, commissioner Loren Keating ruled that there was enough evidence to send Rittenhouse to trial.
Infantry Marines, Commandant Berger said, are going to be operating in a more decentralized, distributed way in the future.
Authorities in Bangladesh have begun relocating thousands of Rohingya refugees to an isolated island despite calls by human rights groups for a halt to the process, officials said Thursday. The United Nations has also voiced concern that refugees be allowed to make a "free and informed decision" about whether to relocate to the island in the Bay of Bengal. The island's facilities are built to accommodate 100,000 people, just a fraction of the million Rohingya Muslims who have fled waves of violent persecution in their native Myanmar and are currently living in crowded, squalid refugee camps.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court declined to hear a case from President Trump's legal team that seeks to challenge the state's presidential election results, The Washington Post reports.On Thursday, the court ruled that Trump's team should have taken up the matter with a lower court. The ruling is yet another blow to Trump's longshot effort to overturn his election loss in several states; he has claimed voter fraud led to President-elect Joe Biden's victory, but there is no evidence of widespread fraud.Trump lost to Biden in Wisconsin by more than 20,000 votes. The campaign alleges that Wisconsin election officials improperly accepted thousands of ballots in two of the state's most Democratic counties. Read more at The Washington Post.More stories from theweek.com 5 absurdly funny cartoons about Trump's desperate fraud claims Biden says he's concerned about reports Trump is considering preemptive pardons Report: DOJ investigated top GOP donor, Kushner lawyer in suspected pardon scheme
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As a pair of critical Senate runoff races approach on Jan. 5, Georgia Republican leaders find themselves in a conundrum, trying to balance indulging President Trump's baseless claims of voter fraud with supporting state GOP election officials. Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan, a Republican, is frustrated with the misinformation about the election process in his state. "I'm actually embarrassed at the amount of misinformation that continues to show up on Twitter feeds and Facebook posts and blogs that takes literally 10 seconds to debunk," Duncan told Yahoo News. "Anybody could debunk it, but because they've let themselves get to a point where they're more worried about flipping an election result than they are following the truth, that's how we've gotten here."
A 70-year-old Swedish woman has been arrested for imprisoning her son in her Stockholm flat. He was found by a relative covered in wounds and pus.
A Muslim man has been arrested under a controversial anti-Muslim "love jihad" law in India after a Hindu father accused him of harassing his daughter to convert to Islam and marry him. The man was arrested on Thursday from his village in Uttar Pradesh state, under the new legislation approved five days earlier. In his complaint the woman's father claimed that three years ago the man had 'harassed' his teenage daughter, with whom he went to high school, pressuring to convert to Islam by offering her 'allurements' in order to marry him. He claims the man had threatened to kidnap his daughter if she refused. Police said the father, who strongly objected to his daughters association with a Muslim man, had similarly accused the man at the time of kidnapping his daughter, but the case was closed after the girl was found and denied having been abducted. Local media reports indicated that the two were in a relationship, but this has not been confirmed. The woman, who has not been named, married someone else in June, but in his complaint after the approval of the 'love jihad' law last week, her father claimed the man continued pursuing and harassing her. Under the law, which carries a 10-year sentence and a £500 fine, all marriages between Muslims and Hindus can be annulled if it is proved the woman had converted solely for that purpose. Hindu women who want to change their religion to Islam after marriage need to apply to the local district authorities for permission to do so. The law was passed by the ruling Hindu fundamentalist Bharatiya Janata Party, the BJP, which believes that Muslim men have launched a "love jihad" to turn Hindu women Muslim, which would dilute India's Hindu majority. Hindu's constitute around 80 per cent of India's population of 1.3 billion, while Muslims comprise around 15 per cent. Over the past six years in power, the BJP has increased its political and electoral support across India, primarily by portraying Muslims as the 'enemy' poised to 'dominate' Hindus. Opposition parties and critics have called the 'love jihad' legislation 'regressive' and accused the BJP of normalising anti-Muslim sentiment, charges the nationalist have ignored. In October, a leading Indian jewellery brand was withdrawn by its manufacturer after one of its advertisements featuring an inter-faith Hindu-Muslim family was viciously trolled online by BJP supporters. Senior BJP ministers accused Netflix of the same in a scene in The Suitable Boy television series, in which a Hindu woman kisses a Muslim man. Senior BJP leaders are demanding legal action against the producer and director of the series for this 'outrage'. In the meantime, other than Uttar Pradesh at least four other Indian states, all ruled by the BJP, are readying to pass identical 'love jihad' legislation.
President Trump has combined dozens of his favorite conspiracy theories about the 2020 election into one incredibly debunked Facebook video.In a 45-minute video posted Wednesday, Trump repeated debunked lie after lie about the 2020 election, including claims that Dominion voting machines were rigged; Attorney General William Barr said Tuesday that the Department of Homeland Security had looked into claims about the machines changing ballots and found no evidence. Trump also falsely suggested mail-in ballots were somehow rigged against him, despite it being known before the election that mail-in ballots would tend to go for President-elect Joe Biden, and that there have been no instances of widespread fraud found since.Trump made several more false claims throughout the video, but because it was pre-recorded, there was no chance for the press to question him.> Making this speech full of blatantly false attempts to undermine the election in a Twitter video rather than at the White House means the president doesn't have to face questions about his comments from the press. He has almost entirely avoided questions since election night. https://t.co/iiHMyEDeLr> > -- Hunter Walker (@hunterw) December 2, 2020One question that might be asked is why Trump isn't heading to court with these seemingly serious claims, as the team leading his legal challenges in several states has yet to bring forward compelling evidence. Republican pollster and consultant Frank Luntz had an answer: It's because they don't have any "substance." > If the claims had substance, he would be presenting them in a courtroom - not a Facebook video. https://t.co/tgfTUm1Zg7> > -- Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) December 2, 2020More stories from theweek.com 5 absurdly funny cartoons about Trump's desperate fraud claims Biden says he's concerned about reports Trump is considering preemptive pardons Report: DOJ investigated top GOP donor, Kushner lawyer in suspected pardon scheme
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management plans to hold an oil and gas lease sale for Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge next month, weeks before President-elect Joe Biden, who has opposed drilling in the region, is set to take office. Bernadette Demientieff, executive director of the Gwich'in Steering Committee, which was formed by Indigenous leaders who oppose drilling in the refuge, described Thursday as difficult.
The New York Times reported that a lawyer for President Trump's son-in-law was investigated by the Justice Department this summer.
France's embattled interior minister on Thursday announced raids on dozens of mosques suspected of Islamist extremism following Emmanuel Macron's pledge to fight "separatism" in the wake of terror attacks. Gérald Darmanin said 76 mosques out of the more than 2,600 Muslim places of worship had been flagged as possible threats to French Republican values and its security. Any mosque found to be fomenting extremism would be closed down, he added. Eighteen of the 76 are in the Paris area and 18 face imminent closure, according to reports. The first swoops were due on Thursday afternoon. "There are in some concentrated areas places of worship which are clearly anti-Republican (where) imams are followed by the intelligence services and where the discourse runs counter to our values," Mr Darminin told RL radio. Investigators will probe the mosques' funding and the background of imams deemed suspicious. The Right-wing minister insisted the relatively small number of mosques targeted showed that "we are far from a situation of widespread radicalisation". "Nearly all Muslims in France respect the laws of the Republic and are hurt by that (radicalisation)," he said.